Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates
September 16, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic is still a threat on the African continent given low vaccination rates, the acting director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
God does not back war, pope says in apparent criticism of Russian patriarch
September 14, 2022 Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine…
‘Challenge’ to maintain world’s focus on global health after COVID-19: Bill Gates
September 13, 2022 Asking the world to prioritise saving lives in the world’s poorest countries is increasingly challenging in a world still rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of…
Africa’s first hydrogen power plant seen producing electricity in 2024
September 12, 2022 French independent power producer HDF Energy expects its green hydrogen power plant in Namibia, Africa’s first, to start producing electricity by 2024, a senior company executive said…
China’s waiver of African interest-free loans worth 1% or less of its lending to continent- Study
September 12, 2022 China’s waiver of 23 interest-free loans to African countries last month amounted to only 1.1% or less of Chinese lending to the continent, a study showed on…
50m people worldwide in modern slavery as crises fuel poverty – ILO
September 12, 2022 …28m in forced labour, 22m trapped in forced marriage The number of people forced to work or in a marriage against their will surged in recent years…
Real reason Jeff Bezos attacked Prof Uju Anya over tweet on Queen’s death
No smoke without fire best sums up the clapback at Professor Uju Anya by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos over the professor’s tweet which some considered insensitive to the grieving British…
Charles to be formally proclaimed King at Accession Council on Saturday: How it happens
Charles automatically became King following the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday but he will officially be proclaimed monarch in a process called the Accession Council which will take place…
Liz Truss makes history, appoints all-people of colour as top four cabinet members
Liz Truss, Britain’s third woman prime minister, has appointed an all-people of colour into his top cabinet thus breaking an age-long code. For the first time in UK history, no…
Japan ex-PM Abe’s state funeral to cost over $12 million
September 6, 2022 Japan will spend about 1.65 billion yen ($12 million) on the state funeral planned for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to the government’s new estimate on…