Fri 17 December 2021: Kenya said Friday that a ship suspected of carrying radioactive materials had been quarantined for fear of poisoning citizens, according to Xinuha. The ship Seago Piraeus Voy 1475 B/L214735979 container emission, according to Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary for health, poses a threat to Kenyans’ health and lives by releasing radioactive materials. […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: Canada lifted a travel ban on foreigners from ten African countries on Friday, but reimposed testing and warned that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 could quickly overwhelm hospitals. According to Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, the travel ban on flights from South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi, and […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit began Thursday with a meeting of high-level government officials in Istanbul, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said in a statement. The summit will continue with a meeting of foreign ministers Dec. 17. Concurrent sessions on health care, education, and agriculture with relevant ministers will be held also be […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa is continuing his recovery from mild symptoms of COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus on Sunday. In a statement on Friday, The Presidency said President Ramaphosa is “comfortable and in good spirits” and called on South Africans to vaccinate and continue taking non-pharmaceutical measures to prevent the […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: The South African government, through the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), has signed an agreement with the African Vaccination Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to donate 2 030 400 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, valued at R288.6 million, to African countries. AVAT was formed following the establishment of the African Union’s COVID-19 […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: As the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) retains the lockdown restrictions at Adjusted Alert Level 1, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has called for responsible behaviour and stronger compliance with COVID-19 prevention and treatment protocols during the festive season. “The NCCC has reflected on the current COVID-19 situation and deliberated on […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: In images that will break your heart, the impact of Kenya’s drought on the country’s giraffe population is portrayed. The most popular shot is of one of six giraffes laying dead inside the Sabuli Wildlife Conservancy in Wajir. “got caught in the mud as they went to drink from a practically […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: The departure of French forces from Timbuktu is the latest sign that the former colonial power is reducing its presence in northern Mali nearly nine years after a military intervention that helped push back fighters who had overrun parts of the country. On February 2, 2013, former French President Francois Hollande […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: Since December 1, a total of 24 rhino carcasses have been discovered across South Africa, according to a series of tweets from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment late Tuesday. The DFFE has noted posts on social media in recent days stating that 23 #rhino have been #poached in South […]
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Tue 14 December 2021: Russian Health Ministry specialists have arrived in South Africa to assist with the coronavirus response effort, according to a statement from the ministry. Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa previously agreed that a team of virologists, a laboratory, and medical equipment to combat COVID-19 would be sent […]
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