Download logo “We still do not know the full impact that the deadly militant attack in Palma, northern Mozambique, has had on children, but we fear that it will be brutal. “Palma was already hosting well over 35,000 people forcibly displaced from other areas of the province due to previous attacks. Half of them are […]
Communities host displaced people and share farmland to fight hunger in Cabo Delgado
After their house was burned down, Abdul Selemane (44), his wife, two kids and mother fled Mocímboa da Praia, one of the districts most affected by insurgent attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Leaving behind a farm full of crops, Selemane and his family found shelter in the Marrupa resettlement site in Metuge […]
Basketball Africa League To Tip Off Historic Inaugural Season In May
Download logo The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced that the league’s historic inaugural season will tip off Sunday, May 16 at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, with 12 teams from across Africa competing in the new professional league. The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association […]
Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa sustainable design competition for turning fruit waste into eco-friendly footwear
Download logo The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house as the winner of its competition to support producers of sustainable fashion. Pine Kazi, which converts pineapple leaf and recycled rubber into fashionable footwear, won the $2,000 Fashionomics Africa competition cash prize. In addition, the business will […]
LISTEN NOW: Unclipped with Doug Ryder
Douglas Ryder, Team Qhubeka ASSOS (TeamQhubeka.com) founder and principal, has spoken candidly of just how close he came to seeing his dream of having Africa's UCI WorldTour team competing at the highest level of the sport extinguished, as in late 2020 his prospects of finding a sponsor to secure its future looked over. The first episode […]
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (28 March 2021)
Malawi has registered 23 new COVID-19 cases, 26 new recoveries and one new death. Of the new cases, 21 are locally transmitted: 11 from Blantyre, nine from Lilongwe, and one from Kasungu District while two of the new cases are imported and were identified at Mwanza border during routine screening: one each from Blantyre and […]
Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (28 March 2021)
Daily: Laboratory test: 7,250 Severe cases: 805 New recovered: 1,087 New deaths: 17 New cases: 1,769 Total: Laboratory test: 2,332,735 Active cases: 43,437 Total recovered: 154,323 Total deaths: 2,801 Total cases: 200,563 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 update (28 March 2021)
Tests conducted: 9,803,871 Positive cases identified: 1,545,431 Total recoveries: 1,471,899 Total deaths: 52,663 New cases: 965 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 update (28 March 2021)
Active cases: 206 New cases: 19 New tests: 462 Total confirmed: 5,420 Recovered: 5,050 (+20) Deaths: 164 (+1) Vaccinated: 5,345 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (28 March 2021)
104 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-48 Enugu-16 Kwara-8 Kaduna-6 Plateau-5 Kano-5 Rivers-4 FCT-4 Ogun-4 Edo-2 Ekiti-1 Katsina-1 162,593 confirmed 150,308 discharged 2,048 deaths Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa