Uganda targets 8 million children in January 2022 mass polio vaccination

Parents are encouraged to make their children available for vaccination KAMPALA, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Starting January 2022, the government with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to conduct mass polio immunization across the country targeting an estimated 8 million children aged below 5.Ministry of Health spokesperson…

Zimbabwean clinic shuts down after ‘goblins’ haunt nurses

Shale clinic was shut down after several complains from nurses HARARE, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shale clinic in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe has temporarily shut down after nurses complained of being sexually assaulted by invisible creatures at the institution.The clinic was commissioned in February this year.Villagers used to…

Tunisian ex-President Moncef Marzouki sentenced to prison for criticising President Saied, call for protests

Moncef Marzouki, Former Tunisian President TUNIS, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Tunisian court has sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison after he criticized President Kais Saied and called for protests.The court found Marzouki guilty in absentia of “assaulting the external security of the state”, according to…

Ugandan medical workers end strike after more government promises

The government has promised to address the demands of the medical workers KAMPALA, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have ended their 29-day sit-down strike after the government committed to progressively handle their grievances.UMA president, Dr Samuel Oledo said medical workers have resumed work Thursday,…

Madagascar shipwreck death toll rises to 85

The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of Madagascar this week has risen to 85 ANTANANARIVO, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of Madagascar this week has risen to 85, maritime officials have said.Maritime authorities said 138 people were on the…

PM Hasina for furthering Bangladesh-Maldives ties to enhance trade, investment

MALE (Maldives), Dec 24 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and Maldives must grow further to enhance trade, investment and connectivity.   “Our bilateral relations must grow further to enhance trade, investment, connectivity, and people-to-people contact. It is my firm belief that the…

Libya elections: Delay called for in Dec 24 presidential poll

Libyans have been registering to vote in a poll that has long been marred by uncertainty  TRIPOLI, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s election commission has called for the country’s first presidential poll, due to take place on Friday, to be postponed for a month. It proposed the new date of…

Covid-19: US Pres Biden denies failure in Omicron testing response

 WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden has denied his administration bungled its response to the emergence of the Omicron variant. He told a TV network that “nobody” could have predicted it. His top adviser Dr Anthony Fauci has said experts did foresee variants. It comes a day…

Covid-19: Israel plans to give fourth dose of vaccine to over-60s

An expert panel has recommended giving a fourth vaccine dose to health workers and those over 60 JERUSALEM, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A government panel of experts in Israel has recommended a fourth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine for all people aged over 60 and healthcare workers. The move was welcomed…

French outcry over academic in Grenoble Islamophobia row

Students put up posters and demonstrated against Prof Kinzler and a colleague in March  PARIS, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of French academics have warned that freedom of expression is at risk after a German professor was suspended over a row with politics students. Klaus Kinzler has been locked in dispute…