Download logo Accra – Fast-spreading misinformation online is hard to measure, but the 10 organizations and 10 African fact-checking groups that make up the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance are working to track and debunk dangerous myths on the pandemic and COVID-19 vaccines. Data collected regularly since March 2021 in 20 African countries show that false claims around COVID-19 […]
Hepatitis can't wait, know your status today-stakeholders urge Nigerians
Download logo Philemon Lar, a 39-year-old farmer living in Bokkos local government area (LGA) in Plateau State, Nigeria, got to know about his Hepatitis status in 2015 when he went to the hospital to donate blood for his cousin who was to undergo surgery. “It was after the donation process that the laboratory technologist called […]
Coronavirus – Botswana: No vaccine manufacturing company has withdrawn from an agreement with Botswana for supply of COVID-19 vaccines
Download logo The Ministry of Health and Wellness has noted with concern a story in the Sunday Standard/The Telegraph social media platform indicating that Moderna has withdrawn from its agreement to supply COVID-19 vaccine doses to Botswana. In the said article, the paper states that Moderna withdrew from the sale agreement after the Ministry of […]
Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 Statistics Daily Status Update (30 July 2021)
956 new cases out of 7,019 tests (14% positive); 1,001 recoveries; and on a sad note 21 new deaths (MTSRIP) Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI). Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa
SWIFT launches SWIFT Go, a fast, cost-effective service for low-value cross-border payments
New service enables businesses and consumers to send payments in seconds with full transparency and strong security; SWIFT Go (SWIFT.com) is a key building block in the co-operative’s strategy to enable instant and frictionless cross-border transactions; Seven leading global banks already live with the service. SWIFT today announces the launch of SWIFT Go, a transformative […]
Driving the energy transition in West and Central Africa
Download logo As countries in West and Central Africa face a rising demand for power, fuelled by growing populations and industry, there is an opportunity to introduce an improved energy mix to aid them on their journeys to reduce carbon emissions. According to Kweku Frempong, recently appointed as Area General Manager for West and Central […]
NBA to name 75 greatest players during 75th anniversary season celebrations
Download logo Season-long Celebration to Honor Past, Present and Future of NBA (www.NBA.com); New List of 75 Players – Voted on by a Blue-ribbon Panel of Media, Current and Former Players, Coaches, General Managers, and Team Executives – to Be Unveiled in October. The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that its landmark 75th Anniversary […]
Team Qhubeka NextHash back in action in the Basque Country
Team Qhubeka NextHash (www.TeamQhubeka.com) will be back in action this weekend, racing the UCI World Tour Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa on Saturday the 31st July, followed by the UCI 1,1 Circuito de Getxo – Memorial Hermanos Otxoa on Sunday the 1st August. Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa will be a challenging race, starting and finishing in […]
Driving Regional Energy Growth in Central Africa: African Energy Week in Cape Town Emphasizes Market-Driven Policies, Local Content Development, and an Enabling Environment
Through a series of high-level meetings with industry leaders and international oil companies in Leoncio Amada NZE, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) Executive President for the CEMAC region, is driving a strong narrative on the role of regulation and an enabling environment in accelerating investment in Equatorial Guinea. By promoting African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 in […]
Coronavirus: UAE sends plane carrying medical supplies to Mauritania in fight against COVID-19
Download logo The United Arab Emirates, through the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has sent an aid plane carrying 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Mauritania to bolster the country’s efforts in curbing the spread of the virus. This shipment of medical supplies, which arrived in conjunction with the opening of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed field hospital […]