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Team lead | Nairobi, Kenya | 20212021-12-02
Reliefweb: Chemonics seeks a team lead for the Research and InnovationSystems for Africa (RISA) Fund, a multi-country project funded by the U.K.Foreign, Commonwealth and DevelopmentOffice (FCDO) focusing on strengthening research and innovation systems in target...
Turkish aid agency digs borehole in Kenyan village among worst affected by drought2021-12-02
Anadolu Agency: Turkey’s state-run aid agency, along with partners, completed a borehole project, complete with a 50,000-liter (13,000-gallon) capacity elevated tower tank and a solar pump in WajirCounty. The Kenyan government said 2.1 million residents in 12 counties,...
Uniting Business Africa — Building a prosperous, thriving, sustainable, resilient continent (United Nations Global Compact)2021-12-02
Public Technologies: ) New York, NY, United States of America New UN Global CompactAfrica strategy calls for broad-based collaboration of business, finance, trade groups, governments, civil society and United Nations UNITED NATIONS, New York, 2 December 2021 - Leaders from...
WHO says surge team deployed in S.Africa's Gauteng to tackle Omicron2021-12-02
Reuters: A healthcare worker collects a swab from a passenger for a PCR test against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before traveling to Uganda, amidst the spread of the new...
S.Africa sees rise in COVID reinfections from Omicron, mild symptoms – scientist2021-12-02
FX Empire: By Katharine Houreld and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Africa is seeing an increase in COVID-19 reinfections due to the Omicron variant but symptoms for reinfected patients and those infected after vaccination appear to be mild, a scientist studying...
Kenya launches campaign to vaccinate cross-border truckers, female traders against COVID-192021-12-02
Sina: NAIROBI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Thursday launched COVID-19 immunization campaign at four border points targeting female traders and long-distance truck drivers. Funded by external donors and implemented by Kenya Private SectorAlliance...
Kenya's Environmental Activists Welcome US Support on Plastic Pact2021-12-02
Beijing News: WATAMU, KENYA - Kenya's environmental activists are welcoming U.S. support for a global pact to combat plastic pollution in the oceans. Meanwhile, a community-based initiative is doing its part by collecting and recycling plastic washed up on Kenya's beaches,...
Kenya launches regional center to combat CBRN threats2021-12-02
Sina: NAIROBI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Thursday launched a regional center that seeks to combat the threat posed by improper use of nuclear and chemical materials. FrancisKuria, director of public health, Ministry of Health told journalists in Nairobi that the...
East Africa bloc launches platform to manage desert locusts, trans-boundary pests2021-12-02
Sina: NAIROBI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Thursday launched an inter-regional platform for the sustainable management of desert locusts and other transboundary pests. IGAD said the platform,...
Aim is to produce Olympic medallists: Anju Bobby George2021-12-02
The Times of India: BENGALURU: Back in 2003, Anju Bobby George, who won India’s first medal in World Athletics Championships, wondered when her name would be called out at the IAAF’s gala awards night. Almost two decades later, the Indian legend virtually walked down the red...
WHO says surge team deployed in S.Africa’s Gauteng to tackle Omicron2021-12-02
Metro USA: NAIROBI (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying a surge team to South...
Aim is to produce an Olympic medallist: Anju Bobby George2021-12-02
The Times of India: BENGALURU: Back in 2003, Anju Bobby George, who won India’s first medal in World Athletics Championships, wondered when her name would be called out at the IAAF’s gala awards night. Almost two decades later, the Indian legend virtually walked down the red...
Money Heist Season 5 Volume 2: Five characters who may die in the big finale2021-12-02
Pinkvilla: Web Series description: MoneyHeist is all set to wrap up with the final volume of its last season up for release on December 3. The Spanish series became a massive global phenomenon after appearing on Netflix and as the series comes to an end, fans are all...
'Money Heist part 5: Volume 2 ': 5 things to know about the hit series ...2021-12-02
Deccan Herald: One of Netflix's most watched series, Spanish thriller MoneyHeist, will come to an end on Friday when the US streaming giant releases its final five episodes. The following are five facts about the show about a gang of thieves who launch elaborate heists:...