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Kenya Bans Flights From India Over Covid Surge
The Kenyan government has temporarily suspended all flight to and from India as a deadly coronavirus variant ravages the Asian nation. Kenya’s 14 days flight ban begins at midnight Saturday, May 1, giving a three-day grace period that allows those wishing to return to the country. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the Covid-19 response…
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3,000 People Displaced As Boko Haram Hoist Flag In Niger State
The terrorist group Boko Haram, have reportedly hoisted a flag in the middle belt region of Nigeria, going further to seize the wives of fleeing residents, according to new reports. Towns in Niger State have been raided by men identified as part of the Islamist group and about 3,000 people have been displaced from their…
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Tanzania’s New Administration Pardons 5,001 Prisoners
The new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu, has pardoned 5,001 prisoners from different correctional facilities across the East African country. According to The EastAfrican paper, 1,516 of the prisoners were released according to the provision of Tanzania’s Prisons Act chapter 58 that offers a standard one-third reduction. These prisoners were released after a quarter of their…
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New Oxford Vaccine Proven To Be Effective Against Malaria
A newly developed vaccine by the same team behind the Oxford coronavirus jab has shown great promises in the fight against Malaria. The vaccine has been found to be 77 per cent effective in providing protection against the mosquito-borne disease, in what is a major scientific breakthrough for the world. The new vaccine broke the World…
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1.5 Million People Arrested For Breaching Covid Protocol In Morocco
Over 1.5 million persons have been arrested by the Moroccan for violating Covid-19 preventative measures between July last year to 22 April this year. According to the country’s Deputy Interior Minister Noureddine Boutayeb, the figures meant security services arrested more than 5,700 Covid-19 violators daily during a nine-month period. “Although this number seems large, it…
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Uganda To Recommence Production Of Electric Cars
The Ugandan government has announced June 2021 as the new date for the recommencement of production of electric cars after having failed to hit the 2018 deadline. The manufacturing company, Kiira Motors took to its Twitter handle writing, “Expect us to start manufacturing Ugandan made vehicles from our Vehicle Plant by June 2021.” To further…
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2021 Timeline Of Violent Killings And Kidnapping In Nigeria
On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the United States of America issued a travel advisory, warning its citizens against travelling to Nigeria over the worsening security situation in the country. With the unending cases of violent attacks and other forms of lives guzzling insecurity in many parts of the country, Nigeria is literally becoming a killing…
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Total Halts Its $20 Billion Gas Project In Northern Mozambique
Total has announced it has halted all operations on its $20 billion investment in a liquified natural gas project in northern Mozambique as a result of the violent extremist insurgency there. The French-owned energy company’s announcement has cast doubts on the future of the gas project, which had been expected to bring large and sustained…
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Egypt To Locally Produce 80 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Annually
Egypt is aspiring to become Covid-19 vaccine-making hub for Africa following its recent deals to produce Chinese and Russian Sputnik vaccines locally. A state-owned company on April 21, 2021, signed two agreements with the Chinese Sinovac Company for Biological Products to produce its Covid-19 vaccine in Egypt. A day later, another Egyptian company signed a deal with the Russian…
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Nigeria Leads Bitcoin P2P Trading Across Africa in Q1 2021
Despite the suspension of crypto trading in Nigeria, amidst regulatory works, Nigeria is leading the Bitcoin P2P trading in Africa in the first quarter of 2021. Between January and March, Nigeria posted a peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin trading value worth $99.1 million, Kenya followed with $38.4 million,( $61 million less than Nigeria’s). Ghana and South Africa…