AFRICA

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan on Friday lauded the decision by the Ugandan government to scrap visa requirement for travelers from the country. South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement issued in Juba that the country’s nationals will now be free to travel to Uganda without …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had directed that the ban of Twitter’s operations in the country be lifted, but only if the California-based microblogging giant meets certain conditions given by the government. In an Independence Day broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua |  Angola on Thursday made it mandatory for citizens 18 years or older to take the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15. “All citizens over 18 years of age are required to go to the vaccination posts,” Adao de Almeida, state minister and chief of staff of …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria’s apex bank has said it is postponing the proposed launch of the country’s digital currency, e-Naira, to an unspecified date. In a statement late Thursday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the delay was due to other activities lined up to commemorate the …

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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen African countries, accounting for nearly a third of the continent’s 54 nations have fully vaccinated 10 per cent of their people against COVID-19, as per the global target set by the World Health Assembly. The assembly set in May that countries ensure to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Group has published its Social Impact Report which details how Africa’s leading entertainment company continues to make a meaningful difference in the communities in which it operates. The group operates in 50 countries across Africa. The report covers initiatives implemented which had a significant impact …

Lilongwe, Malawi | AGENCIES | The former Deputy Speaker of Malawi’s parliament Clement Chiwaya has reportedly shot himself dead in front of the Clerk of Parliament, inside the parliament building. He shot himself in front of the Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba, according to spokesperson for Parliament Ian Mwenye. “We have …

Tuberculosis target of diagnosing and treating 40 million people by 2022 could be a mirage due to bottlenecks created by the pandemic Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The target of eliminating tuberculosis by 2030 appears elusive amid hiccups linked to COVID-19 pandemic and dwindling financial allocation by governments and multilateral lenders, …

Johannesburg, S.A | Xinhua | South African Airways (SAA) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Kenya Airways to enhance mutual growth potential by taking advantage of the strengths of the two airlines’ busy hubs, said SAA on Tuesday. According to the MoC, the two airliners would cooperate in the …