WHO hails Africa’s first mRNA vaccine hub/in /by
Set up in South Africa, the hub has the potential to expand manufacturing capacity for other vaccines and products, such as insulin to treat diabetes, cancer medicines and, potentially, vaccines for diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV
Kenya to scale up testing, investigations to reduce doping cases/in /by
On Thursday (Apr. 20) the Kenya Antidoping Steering Committee and the CEO of Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya officially handed over the Kenya Anti-Doping Report to the Sports minister as the fight against doping 'gathers pace' according to officials.
10 worst stampedes in the world/in /by
The stampede that left at least 85 dead and more than 322 injured in Sanaa on Thursday, during a charity event in the Yemeni capital, is among the deadliest crowd movements of the past ten years.
Hit comedy series ‘A Black Lady Sketch show’ returns for 4th season/in /by
The return was so much anticiapted that network HBO confirmed season 4 one month after concluding season 3 on May 2022.
Mali: Cattle theft to fund jihadists/in /by
Ayouba Ag Nadroun was at a market in central Mali in March when jihadists attacked his village, killing dozens of people and stealing cows and camels worth around $10,000.
Sudan’s capital runs short of water/in /by
Conditions have continued to deteriorate for millions of of people in Sudan's capital Khartoum trapped fighting which entered day six on Thursday
Mali: Prices of livestock surge ahead of Eid/in /by
Islamist violence in Mali has especially hit cattle herding areas, forcing farmers to abandon their trade. Climate change has also led to competition for grazing lands and water, fostering intercommunal conflicts
South Africa braces for dark winter as power shortages persist/in /by
The periodic electricity blackouts are expected to reach a critical stage as winter arrives in the Southern Hemisphere and sends energy demand soaring, experts warn
Kenyas’ Ruto concerned Sudan crisis may deepen, threatening region/in /by
Kenyan President William Ruto warned Wednesday (Apr. 19) that the Sudan crisis shows a systematic pattern of "atrocities against humanity" and could degenerate into a regional disaster.
Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for depicting Cleopatra as Black woman/in /by
The complaint submitted against the streaming platform alleged that "most of what Netflix platform displays contradicts Islamic and societal values and principles, especially Egyptian ones."