Africa

Dr. Ayotunde Fasunla has cautioned Nigerians in opposition to embracing conspiracy theories over COVID-19 vaccines. He advised NAN that there was no have to conduct native scientific trials that had already been accepted by the WHO. Fasunla is the chairman of the Nigerian Medical Affiliation (NMA) in Oyo State. Fasunla warned that native scientific trials, amid the second wave of …

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has highlighted the risks and advantages of Africa Continental Free Commerce Space, AfCFTA. He famous that one of many some ways by which the continent can maximize its advantages is to make sure that commerce negotiations with the remainder of the world be primarily based on the free commerce settlement slightly than offers individually endorsed …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to ECOWAS leaders to not elongate their tenure in workplace past constitutional limits. Making the decision whereas presenting Nigeria’s Normal Assertion on the 57th Odd Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Authorities in Niamey, the Niger Republic on Monday, the President urged his colleagues to respect constitutional provisions and guarantee free and truthful …

Coronavirus circumstances in Africa have surpassed 1 million. The Africa Centre of Illness Management (CDC) gave the replace on Friday. CDC confirmed that the continent has recorded 22,066 deaths. South Africa is the worst-affected nation. It’s the fifth worst-hit on the earth with greater than half one million circumstances and over 9,000 deaths. John Nkengasong, head of the Africa CDC, …

Sudan’s former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir, ousted amid a well-liked pro-democracy rebellion final yr, faces trial from Tuesday (Jul 21) over the navy coup that introduced him to energy greater than three a long time in the past. Bashir, 76, who’s already behind bars for corruption, may face the loss of life penalty if convicted over his 1989 coup in …

The Ebola outbreak within the DR Congo’s northwest is rising, in line with well being officers, sounding the alarm weeks after the nation formally declared an finish to a separate Ebola epidemic which claimed over 2,000 lives. There have been 54 confirmed circumstances since June 1 in Mbandaka, a transport hub in Equateur province, together with 22 deaths, in line …

Nigerian afro reggae music artiste, Patoranking has inaugurated his scholarship programme as he awards absolutely paid college scholarship to 10 individuals throughout Africa. He revealed this in a congratulatory message he made on his verified Twitter web page. Whereas revealing the winners of the inaugural 2020 Patoranking scholarship programme, he congratulated the winners for being chosen to endure a management …

Faculties in Kenya will reopen in January and never September as deliberate earlier, with the variety of the coronavirus infections within the nation persevering with to climb. “The varsity calendar of this yr shall be thought of misplaced because of Covid-19,” Schooling Secretary George Magoha stated Tuesday in a televised deal with from the capital, Nairobi. Main and secondary final-year …

Wambui Gichuri has been appointed the brand new Vice President, Agriculture, Human, and Social Improvement of the African Improvement Financial institution Group (AfDB). Gichuri’s appointment was disclosed in an announcement on Monday by the AfDB. Naija Information studies that the appointment of the brand new VP took impact from July 5, 2020. Earlier than his appointment, Gichuri was overseeing the …

As a precautionary measure, the President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has determined to isolate himself for 14 days following the looks of at the very least one case of Covid-19 an infection in his entourage. This Sunday, July 05, 2020, a press launch from the Ministry of Info, Ghana introduced that Akufo Addo is in quarantine. A preventive resolution that …

Grammy-nominated Nigerian famous person, Burna Boy has reacted to his emergence because the ‘Finest worldwide act at 2020 BET awards. That is the second consecutive time ’The African big’ will take residence the award after doing so in 2019. Burna Boy beat the likes of Sho Madjozi, Santan Dave and Stormzy to win the award on Sunday. In a video …

Elements of Accra have been shaken by a fleeting earth tremor Wednesday night time which threw residents into worry and panic. Based on the USGS (United States Geological Survey), it recorded a magnitude of 4.zero at 10: 53 pm at Gbawe in Accra. It occurred at about 11:50 pm and was felt thrice within the house of 10 minutes. The …

South Africa’s Premier Soccer League, which was suspended on 16 March because of the Covid-19 pandemic, has been given the inexperienced mild by authorities to renew topic to the golf equipment assembly stringent protocols. This follows an announcement by nation’s Division of Sport, Arts and Tradition that it has accepted the PSL’s proposed security rules which embody testing and taking …