travel

  1. Africa
  2. World

Africa: Who Director-General’s Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 – 1 March 2021

[ad_1] Today, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19, becoming the first countries to begin vaccination campaigns with doses supplied through COVAX. A further 11 million doses will be delivered this week. Between now and the end of May, 237 million doses of vaccines will be allocated to 142 participating economies in […]
Written by
  1. Business
  2. Opinion

Africa Looks Likely to Continue Relying On Power From Fossil Fuels for Some Time

[ad_1] The narratives of “leapfrogging” to new technologies are pervasive when it comes to development in Africa. One example is skipping cord phones and landlines to advance directly from limited phone coverage to wide mobile phone usage. Another that’s frequently discussed is Africa’s potential for a quick transition to renewable energy. This is important both […]
Written by
  1. Africa
  2. World

Sierra Leone: Chinese Ambassador Hu Zhangliang Presents Covid-19 Vaccines to Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio

[ad_1] Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Monday 1 March 2021 – Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E. Hu Zhangliang, has presented 200,000 doses of the SinoPharm COVID-19 Vaccine to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio on behalf of the President and People’s Republic of China. The donated items, which arrived in the country on Thursday 25 […]
Written by
  1. Africa
  2. World

Egypt: President El-Sisi Makes Phone Call to Chinese President

[ad_1] President El-Sisi held a phone call with the Chinese President Xi Jinping this afternoon. The Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency stated that the President congratulated the Chinese President on the Chinese New Year and affirmed the significant momentum the Egyptian-Chinese relationship has been gaining over the past years within the framework of a comprehensive […]
Written by
  1. Africa
  2. World

Ethiopia Categorically Rejects U.S.’s Statement About Tigray

[ad_1] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the U.S.’s statement released concerning the Tigray State has undermined the sovereignty of the country. The ministry stressed that as the government has been meticulously providing humanitarian support in collaboration with international and local agents, situation in the state has shown improvement. As to the ministry, the […]
Written by
  1. Africa
  2. World

Nigeria: U.S. Reacts to Appointments of WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala, New Service Chiefs

[ad_1] The United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has applauded the appointment of new service chiefs to help “bring new approaches to combat terrorism in the northeast and provide national security throughout the country.” This is just as he reiterated the US’ support for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Director-General of the World […]
Written by