DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week | Health News
DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it no…
WHO Africa chief on mpox and the continent’s health crises | Health
Matshidiso Moeti discusses Africa’s battle with mpox, vaccine inequity, and the need for stronger global health support.Mpox, once confined to Central Africa, has become a…
Ten people dead in northern Ethiopia landslide: State media | News
At least eight people are seriously hurt in landslide in northern region of Amhara.Ten people have been killed in a landslide in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara…
Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso | Conflict News
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an armed group linked to al-Qaeda, claims responsibility for the attack.An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM),…
The shepherd of the sea guiding small boats home to safety in South Africa | Environment
Hondeklip Bay, South Africa – Before day breaks on a cloudy morning in Hondeklip Bay, a small fishing village in South Africa’s semi-arid Namaqualand region,…
Police say 20 abducted Nigerian medical students freed | Crime News
The students were on their way to a convention in Benue State when they were kidnapped by gunmen.Twenty Nigerian medical students who were kidnapped on…
Africa – In the AI era
Africa today is at yet another pivotal moment in its history (in series of many in its pre-modern and modern times). If the continent fails…
Nigeria floods kill dozens amid mounting fears over rainy season | Floods
NewsFeedFlooding in northern Nigeria has killed at least 30 people and devastated huge amounts of farmland. Jigawa state is especially hard hit.Published On 23 Aug…
Sudan’s warring parties agree to open two aid routes, mediators say | Politics News
Sudan’s warring parties have ended peace talks in Switzerland by agreeing to improve access for humanitarian aid, with two routes identified to ensure the flow…
Sudan: Thousands of civilians trapped in fighting have nowhere safe to go
Thousands of civilians remain trapped by heavy fighting in Al Fasher, Sudan, where Al Saudi, the only remaining hospital, has suffered repeated attacks, and the…
Mapped: Which countries have reported mpox cases so far? | Health News
The mpox virus is spreading internationally, and more countries, some very far from the initial location of the outbreak in East Africa, have confirmed cases…
World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana | Mining News
X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine.A 2,492-carat diamond – the second largest in the world –…
In Dadaab, football is now the best medicine the refugee camp can provide | Football News
Dadaab, Kenya – At Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, refugees stuck in the purgatory of indefinite displacement have found a powerful lifeline in the shape of…
Greek oil tanker on fire and adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea | Shipping News
The Sounion was on its way from Iraq to Athens when it was attacked by more than a dozen people in two small boats.A Greek-flagged…
Mpox not the new COVID, says WHO | World Health Organization News
World Health Organization official says regardless of strain, mpox is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread.The mpox outbreak is…
Suspected serial killer escapes from police custody in Kenya’s Nairobi | Crime News
Collins Jumaisi, who is accused of dismembering 42 women’s bodies, breaks out of a police station along with 12 others.A manhunt is under way in…
What is mpox and how do you protect yourself? | Health
NewsFeedThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in…
ECOWAS to Consolidate Diplomatic Relations with Nordic Countries
The Vice-Chair of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, has praised the long-standing and excellent cooperation between…
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC | Health News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It’s dawn at the mpox treatment site at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of the city of Goma,…
Two Minds for Africa – Modern Diplomacy
By the kick off of the 2024 Certified Economic Diplomat (CED) program, the two influential figures — economist Jeffrey Sachs and Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam,…