Zambia signs deal with China for its first cholera vaccine plant/in /by
Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China to establish the country’s first cholera vaccine manufacturing facility.
France starts post-Griezmann era, Mbappé absent/in /by
Captain Kylian Mbappé is absent, nursing a minor thigh injury in Madrid while Antoine Griezmann, a former vice-captain, announced on Sep. 30 his retirement from international football.
US warns nationals to reconsider travel to Marburg-hit Rwanda/in /by
This warning comes after the East African nation reported 12 fatalities, primarily among health workers since the outbreak was declared late last month.
Author on trial in France for contesting Rwanda genocide/in /by
In his 2019 book, Charles Onana describes the suggestion that the government of Rwanda at the time orchestrated a genocide as 'a scam'. The complainants argue that Onana's book is revisionist, and tries to trivialize a crime against humanity
Burkina Faso: Military Junta suspends Voice of America/in /by
The suspension, announced on Monday, also includes a temporary ban on local media using international news reports.
Africa: South Africa’s Potential for Oil and Gas ‘Significant’ – Mantashe/in /by
[SAnews.gov.za] Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says the discovery of gas and condensate from two exploration wells in the South Outeniqua Basin are proof that South Africa's underexplored deep waters have significant potential for oil and gas.
Fishermen struggle to make ends meet in Lebanon after Israeli evacuation order/in /by
Fishermen in Lebanon's coastal city of Sidon say they're struggling to make ends meet after Israel warned everyone to stay away from sea.
Morocco: Rare floods in the desert regions/in /by
Water rushing between the sand dunes of southern Morocco: the surreal image left by the heavy rains that fell in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara.
Africa: Loaded for Bear – Africa Oil Week Begins in Shadow of Green Energy Scramble/in /by
[Daily Maverick] Africa Oil Week begins in Cape Town on 8 October. But the real scramble in Africa these days is for the green metals required for the energy transition.
Mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says/in /by
The infected prisoner has been isolated and is receiving medical treatment.