Coronavirus Surges in Kisumu, Kenya
The pandemic is worsening in Africa as more contagious variants spread, vaccinations lag and hospitals in some places are pushed
Djibouti’s Green Energy Revolution Not Getting Attention It Deserves
Uncovering the News — 04/05/21 – 04/13/21 What’s At Stake: This worldwide silence about such a big accomplishment for the small East African country shows once again that for many news organizations, Africa only makes the news in negative instances. Djibouti, an East African nation is making it big with green energy. On April 13, The…
Giant African Snails Make the Headlines in America
From a cursory look, at least two dozen US news organizations reported this story about African snails on their websites and TV broadcasts. We are not even counting the ones that reported the story in other forms. It’s the custom of many African immigrants living in the United States that when they travel to the continent,…
Vatican Covid Commission backs debt cancellation for African nations
Through a webinar, the Vatican COVID-19 Commission supports the campaign for debt cancellation for African countries.
Africa’s Low Covid-19 Deaths Stumps Media, Experts
It’s been more than a year since the coronavirus pandemic began circulating around the world. From its difficult to trace origins in Wuhan, a Chinese province, the pandemic has seen more than 117 million cases worldwide, with an estimated 2.6 million recorded deaths. One of the mysteries of the Covid-19 saga is that not…
Africa Making Important Inroads on Vaccine Coverage, WHO Says
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The World Health Organization says COVID-19 vaccine distribution in African countries is accelerating and hopeful signs
How Africa can emerge stronger after COVID-19
Earlier this year, the Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) at Brookings released the latest edition of the annual Foresight Africa report.
Dispatch of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa expected to start in February: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday the joint UN-led COVAX initiative aims to start shipping about 90 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February, in what will be the continent’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign.
Sixteen African nations show interest in AU COVID vaccine plan
Africa CDC director says countries asked for 114 million doses in total and allocations could be announced within weeks.
Long-term strategies for an African recovery from COVID-19: A CEO’s perspective
Late last year, after 20 years of investing on the African continent, Mara Phones opened the first two smartphone-manufacturing factories