Gates Foundation pledges $40 million to help develop Covid vaccines in Africa/in /by
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged a $40 million investment to assist multiple African manufacturers in producing messenger RNA vaccines on the continent.
COP28 president-designate says world can’t just ‘unplug’ existing energy system/in /by
The president of the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai rejected the idea that it iwas feasible to rapidly ditch existing energy infrastructure in pursuit of climate goals. "We must separate facts from fiction, reality from fantasies, impact from ideology," he added.
Libya: UN concerned by clashes and telecoms blackout in Benghazi/in /by
The United Nations expressed concern on Monday about fighting and a telecommunications blackout in Benghazi, the major city in eastern Libya controlled by the camp of strongman Khalifa Haftar.
Liberia’s Weah who seeks re-election remains popular in hometown/in /by
Osman Fofana, a student in Liberia's capital Monrovia, could not contain his excitement as he walked onto a new football field in his slum community of Clara Town. "It's astonishing", he said at a recent school gathering at a sports complex supported by President George Weah's government.
Israel-Hamas war: international community responds/in /by
As the war between Israel and Hamas reached its third day, the regional and international communities stepped up their response on Monday.
Chad: Police arrest “around fifty” opposition activists/in /by
Around fifty Chadian opposition activists were arrested in N’Djamena on Sunday, as they prepared for the return of their leader, who has been in exile since a violent crackdown on a protest against the ruling junta a year ago.
Benin: release of Nigerian Yoruba separatist Sunday Igboho/in /by
Nigerian Yoruba separatist Sunday Igboho has been released in Benin where he was arrested after fleeing Nigerian police two years ago, and has left this country, one of his lawyers said on Monday.
Uganda’s anti-gay law jeopardises progress in the fight against AIDS/in /by
"People need to trust their health workers, health workers need to trust their patients, but in the current circumstances, this has created a situation where everyone is afraid of each other," says Brian, the clinic's founder.
Migrants rescued off the coast of Libya Friday share their ordeal/in /by
“We do a scan, medical scan and this is our priority to see the basic needs of course, and to make people more comfortable. Plus we start making the trust line with the people, listening to their stories. We try to start with documentation of any kind of slavery, torture, inhuman treatment, forced
Liberia: Cost of living and development, big election issues amid voter fatigue/in /by
19 candidates are vying to replace President George Weah, who is seeking a second 6-year term. Voters will also vote on Tuesday (Oct. 08) to elect 73 deputies and 15 senators out of the country's 30 at the end of their term of office.