Transoceanic Aid——The Mission and Commitment of China Medical Team in The Gambia.

Gambia 18/05/2024 | 16:41

Africa-Press - Gambia. The China Medical Team, which was first dispatched to Algeria in 1963, has since provided medical services to nearly 300 million people worldwide, demonstrating China’s profound commitment to global health and humanitarian care. Known for their deep-rooted friendships and...

NMG commemorates International Aids Candlelight Memorial

Uganda 18/05/2024 | 16:06

Africa-Press - Uganda. National Media Group (NMG) Uganda has joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Aids Candlelight Memorial Day in memory of the people who died of HIV/AIDS as well as celebrate the lives of the people living with the virus.The group’s human resource lead,...

Government moves on Sec. Sch. teachers: Recruiting 5000 more, hundreds set for promotion

Malawi 18/05/2024 | 01:37

Africa-Press - Malawi. President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has disclosed that his government is recruiting 5, 000 more teachers and also promote in-service teachers in an effort to improve service delivery in the education sector.Chakwera made the remarks at Mkanga Community Day Secondary...

Brikama hospital gets over D500,000 worth of medicine from CMT

Gambia 17/05/2024 | 18:12

Africa-Press - Gambia. China Medical Team has on Wednesday donated over five hundred thousand dalasis worth of medicine to the Brikama District Hospital.The donation is part of a long history of medical support to Gambians by China and the team of doctors will spend four days at the hospital...

MENTAL HEALTH BOOKLET LAUNCHED IN ESWATINI

Eswatini 16/05/2024 | 17:41

Africa-Press - Eswatini. British High Commissioner to Eswatini Simon Boyden launched a mental health booklet at Ezulwini to help all those facing different mental illnesses.The booklet was launched yesterday (May 14, 2024). The booklet was launched to raise awareness on mental health in the...

UNESCO, partners launch 10,000 trees planting initiative to combat climate change

Gambia 15/05/2024 | 18:57

Africa-Press - Gambia. In their role to combat climate change in the country, the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO and Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO) in partnership with the department of forestry recently launched the ICESCO support for community...

At least four persons rescued from collapsed building in Nairobi

kenya 14/05/2024 | 20:36

Africa-Press - Kenya. Earmarked for demolition but now collapsed. At least four people were rescued from the rubble of the collapsed building in the Mathare neighborhood of Kenya's capital on Tuesday.Three of them were critically injured, while one person sustained minor injuries. The Kenya Red...

MoHERST hosts EU Erasmus+ Information Day for The Gambia

Gambia 14/05/2024 | 16:45

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in collaboration with European Union on Tuesday 7th May, 2024 organised the Erasmus+ Information Day for The Gambia. The purpose of the event was to avail the Gambia’s Tertiary and Higher Education...

Over 1 million Ghanaians to face Food Insecurity between June-August 2024 – WFP Report

Ghana 14/05/2024 | 16:26

Africa-Press - Ghana. As the world grapples with the complex web of challenges surrounding food security, the latest findings from the World Food Programme (WFP) paint a sobering picture for Ghana.According to the preliminary analysis of the Cadre Harmonise (CH) report for March 2024, an...

Terrorists driven back from Macomia

Mozambique 13/05/2024 | 20:08

Africa-Press - Mozambique. The Mozambican defence and security forces have driven back the islamist terrorists who, on Friday morning, attacked the town of Macomia in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.According to President Filipe Nyusi, speaking during the inauguration of a solar power...

DIGITAL FEEDBACK TOOLS PIVOTAL INNOVATION- DIKOLOTI

Botswana 13/05/2024 | 18:10

Africa-Press - Botswana. Digital automated customer feedback tools are playing a crucial role in the government’s efforts to enhance health services and improve health outcomes, Health Minister Dr Edwin Dikoloti has said.The minister was speaking at the launch of the the customer feedback...

Fears of measles outbreak heighten

Ghana 13/05/2024 | 17:52

Africa-Press - Ghana. The Ministry of Health has been unable to capture all children for Measles-Rubella (MR) and other vaccines in the last six years, leading to fears of an imminent measles outbreak among children.Over the period, more than 500,000 children in the country may not have...

Cruises advertise Angola to the world

Angola 13/05/2024 | 17:08

Africa-Press - Angola. The docking of cruise ships in the country is a form of advertising and attracts other cruise companies to choose Angola as part of their route, said this Sunday, in Luanda, the director of TravelGest, José Cabral.According to the expert, there are more and more cruise...

7.1 million South Sudanese to go hungry in mid 2024: OCHA

South Sudan 13/05/2024 | 14:43

Africa-Press - South-Sudan. About 7.1 million people in South Sudan are expected to suffer high levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2024, according to the UN humanitarian agency.UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) added that about 79,000 people are at...

Medics call for deeper research into neurological disease prevalence in Southern Rwanda

Rwanda 13/05/2024 | 14:39

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Medical professionals are advocating for deeper investigation into the prevalence of neurological diseases, like epilepsy, in Southern Rwanda, where such have for long been attributed to cysticercosis, a condition caused by tapeworm larvae originating from contaminated...

Gambian mosquito control researcher to become disease detective’ with CDC after graduating with PhD

Gambia 12/05/2024 | 17:05

Africa-Press - Gambia. When Ndey Bassin Jobe was finishing her undergraduate degree in earth and space exploration, she knew she wanted to pursue graduate school, but questioned how much space exploration would actually help people on Earth.“I’m coming from sub-Saharan Africa,” she...

Kasese mudslides claim 13 lives

Uganda 11/05/2024 | 18:27

Africa-Press - Uganda. Mudslides in Kasese District, western Uganda, claimed 10 lives, bringing the total number of those killed to 13 in one week.The separate incidents occurred across various sub-counties in the district. The victims died after houses collapsed on them.Last Thursday,...

Death toll from rain-related disasters hits 9 so far

Malawi 11/05/2024 | 00:23

Africa-Press - Malawi. The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) has said the death toll from various disasters during this year’s rainy season has risen from five, as reported on January 9, to eight now.In a statement on Thursday, Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs...

Four Tiktokers arrested after filming prank video outside Police Station

kenya 10/05/2024 | 20:12

Africa-Press - Kenya. A group of young people, aiming for social media fame, have been arrested after filming and publishing on Tiktok a fake robbery outside a police station in Kilifi, Kenya.The four, one of whom is 17 years old, made a video titled ‘wezi mbele ya police station’ (robbery...

Vocational graduates urged to serve with humanity, embrace innovation

Uganda 10/05/2024 | 17:33

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Third Deputy Prime Minister, Ms Rukia Nakadama, challenged graduates across Uganda to become both job creators and public servants who prioritise empathy.Delivering the keynote address at the fourth graduation ceremony of Al-Mustafa Islamic College (AIC) in Kyengera,...

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