African Union, Fifa pledge to enhance collaboration in sports and education
African Union and Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) have vowed to further grow the positive momentum of collaboration between both organisations in the past two years for the benefit of Africa. Speaking during a conference call that preceded the 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of...
It’s time Trump learnt what happens when the law stops being polite and gets real
This week, we start the second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. For those of you who have been sent here by a family member trying to save you from Newsmax, here’s a quick recap of how we got here: After losing his bid for re-election, Trump spent two-and-a-half months...
WHO rolls off construction of South Sudan’s public health emergencies centre
The African Development Bank (ADB) has kicked off the construction of the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) in South Sudan. The ground-breaking ceremony that was presided over by South Sudan Minister of Health Elizabeth Acuei Yol in the presence of ADB country manager for South...
Report: Vaccines helping curb infections, admissions among older people in Israel
Good news from Israel. Researchers are seeing signs that Covid-19 vaccines are helping to curb infections and hospitalisations among older people, almost six weeks after shots were rolled out in that group. The country is the first to release data showing vaccines working in such a large group of people,...
