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Olympic champions Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica and Karsten Warholm of Norway have been named the World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2021, a ceremony held virtually on Wednesday. FILE PIC: Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica celebrates after winning the women’s 200m final at Tokyo 2020 …
China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Ethiopia on an official visit and maintained that his country will not interfere in Ethiopia’s internal affairs. He added that China is opposed to any foreign powers meddling in the ongoing conflict in the African country. Wang made the comments on Wednesday when he met with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen in Addis Ababa. Wang also called for dialogue, a truce, and …
HIV prevalence rate of infection in Somalia has been dropping over the last 14 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. Citing periodic surveys conducted, the WHO warned despite the general decline in HIV prevalence across Somalia, there are locations such as Garowe and Bosaso in Puntland in northern Somalia where the infection rates have merely levelled off, with the risk of increasing yet again. “Early testing and treatment can help people with HIV to battle …
China’s resolve at the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has inspired hope for the future, Ghanaian experts said. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Monday, Anani Demuyakor, former Ghanian ambassador to China, said China’s resolve at the conference set the tone for the future of China-Africa cooperation. “With the COVID-19 demonstrating the need for countries to get closer, China has laid the foundation for a prosperous future together …
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya had made tremendous progress in slowing down the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years noting that new infections had declined by 68.4% between 2013 and this year. Within the same period, the President said deaths attributed to HIV/AIDS had dipped by 67% from 58,446 people in 2013 to 19,486 this year. The Head of State attributed the positive indicators to the growing Government investment in the diagnosis, prevention and managent of …
