Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
New Kiswahili science fiction award and the path for African languages
From The Conversation The 6th edition of The Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, suspended last year due to the COVID-19…
SA dispatches army medics to Covid-hit province
The government of South Africa announced Friday that army medical soldiers will be deployed to the country's commercial hub and…
Burundi reopens borders with Tanzania, suspends compulsory quarantine
Burundi has on Monday reopened its Kobero-Kabanga and Mugina borders with Tanzania, which were closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.…
Kenya Airways halts flights to India due to COVID surge
Following a government directive on travel between India and Kenya due to a Covid-19 crisis in that country, Kenya Airways…
Sudan commences vaccinating health staffers against COVID
Sudan started inoculating frontline healthcare staff against coronavirus on Tuesday, according to a health official, after obtaining the first batch…
S. Africa plans to strengthen spending on vaccines, job creation
In an effort to counter the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, South Africa announced plans on Wednesday to…
