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Ethiopian Airlines carries 3.5 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Brazil
Logistics Update Africa
April 19, 2021: Ethiopian Airlines has transported 3.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Shanghai to Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa. The vaccine arrived in Brazil on April 15. So far, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has transported over 20 million vaccines to more than 20 countries…Read more>>

African Union and Africa CDC launches Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM), framework to achieve it and signs 2 MoUs
African Union
RECALLING that during 22 February 2020 emergency meeting of African Ministers of Health, Ministers endorsed the Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 outbreak, including Africa CDC’s leadership role in coordinating the response on the continent…Read more>>

TOURISM

Plans to carryout Sun City Resort revamp in South Africa

CR
South Africa’s North West Provincial Government delegation led by Premier Prof. Tebogo Job Mokgoro recently met with the management of the Sun City Resort which is located north of the platinum rich Rustenburg town, to pursue public-private partnership…Read more>>

South Africa is ‘safe’ for tourists
DW
Due to a dangerous COVID varriant, South Africa has been blacklisted by many countries as unsafe to travel to. But Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says travel warnings are based on "misinformation"…Read more>>