AFRICA

Cape Town, South Africa | XINHUA | A new round of rolling power blackouts plunged South Africa into darkness on Tuesday as the country was struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a drop in demand due to the COVID-19 lockdown, Eskom has implemented three rounds of load shedding since the …

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | African countries should leverage on robust bilateral ties with China to boost action on COVID-19 pandemic and hasten growth of the continent’s manufacturing sector, experts said on Tuesday. Speaking at a virtual forum in Nairobi, the experts from Africa and China noted that Africa’s COVID-19 battle …

Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA | Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) on Monday launched an automatic disinfection gate at its office in Rwandan capital city Kigali, as the Rwandan government plans to install such gates at the entrance of all public facilities to contain further spread of COVID-19. These gates will strengthen the …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | As the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to take place on Jan. 1st, 2021, the African Union (AU) says it keeps AfCFTA in track with digital technology in the wake of COVID-19. For the AfCFTA operationalization timeline to be …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Egypt confirmed on Sunday 139 new COVID-19 infections and 19 deaths, raising the total cases registered in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 96,475 and the death toll to 5,160, said the Egyptian Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 908 coronavirus patients were cured and …

Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | Sudan and Egypt on Saturday reiterated importance of reaching a binding agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with commitment to negotiations to resolve the dispute. “It has been stressed on the necessity of the negotiations to reach a binding agreement in a manner that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven Nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been deported over illegal entry into Uganda. The deported DRC nationals, who included 4 adults and seven minors were intercepted on Saturday morning at Murole trading centre in Rubanda district. The adults were identified as Frank …

Monaco, Principality of Monaco | THE INDEPENDENT | With an astonishing time of 12:35.36, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei today added the track 5,000m to the 5,000m road and 15km world records he holds. World 10,000m world champion Cheptegei ran incredibly 11 consistent laps, closing in a time of 59.64 as he set …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | As African countries continue to battle the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, they are making gains on the frontline against massive swarms of the desert locusts that have been threatening the region’s food security. Experts in different countries attribute the gains against the voracious migratory pests to …

Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA | Rwanda’s immigration department on Thursday announced it will replace all passports with the East Africa e-passports after June 27, 2019. “All passports issued before June 27, 2019, will be phased out, and replaced by the Rwanda East African electronic passport after June 27, 2021,” the …