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Kenya’s COVID-19 cases reach 246,530

Kenya’s health ministry on Sunday announced that it has recorded 234 new coronavirus cases, raising the country’s total tally to 246,530 cases. 492 people have recovered from the disease. The number of total recoveries is now at 237,295. Unfortunately, 9 people have succumbed to the disease. Total fatalities from COVID-19 now stand at 4,989. A total of 3,351,109 COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across the country, 2,492,173 being first doses while 858,936 are second doses. …

Tanzania sees rise in new registered investment projects amid COVID-19 pandemic

The number of new investment projects registered in Tanzania between March and August in 2021 rose to 133, worth about 2.98 billion U.S. dollars, a senior official said on Sunday. Gerson Msigwa, Tanzania’s government chief spokesperson, said the new investment projects registered by the Tanzania Investment Center (TIC) are expected to create employment for 29,709 people. The official attributed the rise in registered investment projects in 2021 to massive reforms being undertaken by the administration of president …

South Africa to intensify efforts to get off the U.K’s Red travel list

The Government of South Africa has announced it will intensify efforts to get off the United Kingdom’s red travel list. In a statement, the country’s department of international relations and cooperation (DIRCO) said it is is puzzled at the U.K’s decision to keep South Africa on the red list of countries facing stringent restrictions and high costs when entering the UK.

The Government of South Africa is puzzled at the United Kingdom …

Ethiopia’s Gemechu breaks women’s record at Copenhagen Half Marathon

Tsehay Gemechu from Ethiopia stormed to the finish line in 1:05:08 to set a new women’s record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday. The 22-year-old cut seven seconds off the race record set by the Netherlands’ double Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan in 2018. Finishing in second place was fellow Ethiopian Hawi Feysa, 33 seconds adrift, and Kenya’s Vivian Kiplagat crossed the line third with a time of 1:06:07. After an absence of one year and a …

French minister heads to Sahel amid talk of Russian hired guns for Mali

French soldiers in Mali. /Getty Images

France’s Armed Forces Minister arrived in Niger on Sunday as part of a two-day visit to allies in the Sahel region, where French-led military operations against Islamist militants are under threat from Mali’s talks with Russian defence contractors.

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