Africa is making measurable progress in controlling trachoma, with millions treated and several countries nearing elimination benchmarks. Sustained public health efforts and community participation are essential to achieve a trachoma-free continent and prevent future blindness. Addis Ababa: Africa is seeing huge gains in the fight against trachoma, which is an infectious eye disease that has […]
Copenhagen is perhaps the global star in Denmark, yet the beauty of the country lies much further. Those who seek the real culture, bustling food cultures, and relaxed city living will have lots to do in other places. Denmark has a selection of different destinations that are full of character, in the old port towns […]
At least 17 passengers were killed and nearly 30 injured on Sunday when a bus collided with a train in Thailand, officials said. The collision happened around 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the capital Bangkok as the bus passengers were on their way to a temple in Chachoengsao province for a ceremony to mark […]
ADDIS ABABA Coronavirus cases in Africa are now over 1.55 million (1,556,262), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said in an update on Saturday. At least 37,922 people have died across the continent, it said. However, the figures also indicated that more than 1.29 million (1,292,306) patients have recovered. Southern Africa […]
Auhoritinaism in Benin? Opponents and members of civil society in Benin have denounced the six-month away presidential election which they claim could be held without any credible opposition candidate under questionable and dubious political circumstances orchestrated by the ruling government in light of an amendment to the electoral code and several court convictions against prominent […]
Open on Friday for worshippers, mosques in and around the Libyan capital city Tripoli — almost seven months after a nationwide back in March Upon the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The capital-city based United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord officially authorised the reopening of mosques with strict coronavirus-prevention conditions — with worshippers first and […]
Nigeria is sinking deeper into debt. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2021 budget to the National Assembly on Thursday. He announced that it would be funded by fresh borrowings worth 4.3 trillion nairas, which is a third of the total budget of almost 13 trillion nairas. That’s 33.2 billion American dollars. The president said […]
Uganda’s coronavirus cases may be small but the pandemic is constraining the delivery of health services regardless. A blood shortage that has hit major hospitals in the country has delayed, even halted life-saving surgeries and in some cases, patients have died. The China-Uganda hospital, Naguru in Kampala is a vital source of health care for […]
Two people were killed in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state as protestors against police brutality took to the streets in several Nigerian cities on Friday. One protestor and one police officer were killed while another sustained life-threatening injuries during a protest in the southern town of Ughelli, Hafiz Inuwa, Delta State Commissioner of Police told AFP, […]
Raubex, the listed infrastructure development and construction materials supply group, yesterday warned shareholders its earnings per share for the six months to August 31 were expected to be much worse than it previously forecast. In a trading statement on July 30, the company said that it expected earnings and headline earnings per share to be […]
A South African judicial panel on Friday ordered former president Jacob Zuma to testify next month over allegations of state corruption during his nine-year rule, forcing the embattled politician to appear in court despite his plea that the judge was biased against him. The subpoena came just weeks after the scandal-tainted former president hit out […]
Argentina has become the first country in the world to approve HB4 drought-resistant transgenic wheat by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA, the government has confirmed. “HB4 technology provides seeds that are more tolerant to drought, minimizing production losses, improving the capacity of plants to adapt to situations of hydric stress and giving greater predictability to yields […]
Bose Ogudu, the mother to a popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Burna Boy, has showered praises on Wizkid for surprising her with a gift. In celebration of the African Giant’s mother, Adedeji Balogun best known as Wizkid sent a bouquet to Mama Burna – as often called. Recall that the two Artists – Wizkid and Burna […]
Nigeria lost 1-0 to Algeria in an international friendly played on Friday in Austria. It was the first game the Super Eagles were playing this year, with te entire football calender disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Gernot Rohr despite withdrawals and injuries named a fairly strong side to face the Desert Foxes. However, it was […]
A thick layer of black paint, a giant canvas painted red… The talents of Abobo, in Ivory Coast, are expressing themselves. The painters are telling the stories of their hometown, with its colours and characters, to the visitors of the Adama Toungara museum. “This artwork reminds us about the history of this place, which used […]
The World Food Programme has won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020, the Nobel Committee announced on Friday. David Beasley, the Executive director of the World Food Programme, reacted from Niger. “This is the first time in my life I’ve been speechless,” Beasley said. “This is unbelievable! Talk about the most exciting point in time […]
An elderly French aid worker and a top Malian politician landed in the capital Bamako to an emotional reunion with their loved ones after being released from captivity by presumed jihadists. Mali announced the release of Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin, 75, and Malian politician Soumaila Cisse on Thursday, alongside two Italian nationals. French President Emmanuel Macron […]
Mali’s presidency on Thursday announced that opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé had been freed. The announcement, over Twitter, added that Cisse was on his way back to the capital Bamako. The news will likely warm the hearts of Cisse’s supporters who have held rallies waiting for his arrival since reports of his release broke out days […]
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday South Korea’s trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister were in running to become the next director-general of the Geneva-based body, ensuring a woman in the top job for the first time. WTO spokesman Keith Rockwell announced that a selection committee, after meeting in recent […]
A total of 160 more Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded since the last report, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday, who admitted that there has been an investigation into the ’’noticeable increase in the number of deaths recently’’. A total of 105 deaths were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, 18 in the Eastern Cape, 6 in […]