AFRICA

Doha, Qatar | QNA | Head coach of Cameroon Rigobert Song expressed pride in the performance of his players against, who won Brazil 1-0 in the match that was held at Lusail Stadium in the third and final round of Group G competitions in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. At …

From Kenya to Nigeria, African startups are debuting electric vehicles and unveiling plans for increased fleet deployments, especially in the public transport sector, as electric vehicles roll out across the continent. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | Kenyan e-mobility firm BasiGo recently secured $6.6 million in new funding to fast-track …

Africa’s climate experts urge the continent to look beyond COP27’s faux arguments for fossil fuels and adopt cleaner energy sources. Sharm al Sheikh, Egypt| BIRD AGENCY | A significant number of environmental disasters have occurred across communities in Africa this year. In the lead-up to the “African COP,” there was …

With only three years left to achieve the global testing and treatment targets, African countries are demonstrating significant progress toward HIV epidemic control. Harare, Zimbabwe | BIRD AGENCY | To achieve the 2030 global goal of ending AIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) tasked countries to ensure …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria on Thursday launched an online donation portal to boost equal patient access to HIV/AIDS treatment in the most populous African country. The “HIV Trust Fund Online Donation Portal” was launched in the capital city of Abuja on World AIDS Day, with the authorities calling for …

Goma, DRC | Xinhua | Rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels are still not withdrawing from occupied areas in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), despite the ultimatum by Kinshasa demanding their withdrawal, observed Xinhua correspondent on the spot. With fighting still escalating between the rebels and the …

Several high-carbon emitting countries in Africa are developing just energy transition plans while still focusing on exploiting their fossil-fuel reserves. Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s carbon-intensive economies are racing to develop just energy transition plans as more green funding commitments begin to flow in. However, these oil and …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua |  The total number of suspected dengue fever cases in Sudan has exceeded 4,000 as the African country is struggling to battle one of its worst dengue fever outbreaks in years, the Sundanese health ministry said. “There are 4,104 suspected cases of dengue fever, including 516 …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya was on Wednesday spared an international ban from athletics, although the country will be “monitored closely” by World Athletics due to the spiraling cases. At a news conference from Rome that was streamed live to the expectant east African distance running powerhouse, World Athletics President …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three Uganda Waragi brands – Premium, Pineapple and Coconut – have each won Gold Awards in the 2022 Monde Selection International Quality Awards, bringing the overall number of quality awards won by the brand to twenty-two. The Monde Selection Award – which began in …