Month: January 2022

Improving treatment of neglected diseases

Preventive treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) has saved many lives across Africa. However, obstacles persist as these diseases often affect impoverished communities in rural areas, conflict zones and hard-to-reach regions. These diseases ar…

Covid-19: Africa’s cases surpass 10.37 mln – Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 10,373,362 cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across t…

Mali Orders Expulsion of French Ambassador

Mali said it is expelling the French ambassador because of “hostile and outrageous” comments by former colonial power France about Mali’s transitional government.A statement read on national television Monday said French Ambassador Joel Meyer has been …

Cameroon Football Team Donates to Stadium Crush Victims

YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon’s national football team, the Indomitable Lions, Sunday donated $85,000 and dedicated their 2-0 victory over the Scorpions of Gambia to victims of the stampede that killed eight and injured 38 at Yaoundé’s Olembe stadium this week. T…

Online Japanese film festival to kick off next month

Seoul, The Japanese Film Festival Online 2022 (JFF) will open for a two-week run next month, with 13 Japanese films to be screened free of charge, the event’s organizers said Saturday. Under the slogan “Online Trip To Japan,” the festival will start on…

Fans Cheer Malawi Football Team Upon Return From AFCON Games

BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Hundreds of soccer fans in Malawi braved heavy rain Friday to cheer and welcome Malawi’s national football team, nicknamed The Flames, as it returned from Cameroon, despite failing to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qua…

Stephen Curry, Warriors beat Kyrie Irving, Nets 110-106

San Francisco, Klay Thompson hit the biggest shot yet of his 2 1/2-year injury comeback, smoothly sinking a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to send the Golden State Warriors to a 110-106 victory over Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night….