US-backed hepatitis B vaccine study halted in Guinea-Bissau/in /by
Guinea-Bissau has halted a US-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns, pending an emergency ethical review. The country’s health minister says a six-member ethics committee never met before the study was approved, a major red flag.
Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic ‘Sinners’ breaks Oscar nominations record/in /by
Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.
South Africa’s Kruger park suffers ‘devastating’ damage from floods/in /by
South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday.
Over one million Nigerians face hunger due to funding shortages/in /by
A catastrophic hunger crisis is set to dramatically worsen in northeastern Nigeria, as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns it will be forced to slash food aid to over a million vulnerable people within weeks due to a critical lack of funding.
Mali’s junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector/in /by
Mali's military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government's direct grip on the country's crucial gold industry, and has appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to the job.
Nigeria’s strategy to combat illegal logging and poaching/in /by
Facing catastrophic deforestation, Nigeria is deploying an unconventional defense: recruiting the very poachers and loggers who once threatened its last wildlife refuges.
Eco-charcoal gains traction as a cleaner, cheaper alternative to firewood {Business Africa}/in /by
Clean cooking is gaining ground in Cameroon. Eco-charcoal is emerging as a practical response to health, energy and environmental challenges while Cocoa exports stall in Ivory Coast as 660 tonnes pile up without clearance. Farmers go unpaid while exporters demand compensation for losses.
Ghana’s multidimensional poverty rate declines for third consecutive quarter/in /by
The rate fell from 23.9% in the first quarter to 21.9% in Q3, confirming a steady improvement in living conditions nationwide.
Uganda election violence: Bobi Wine ally arrested/in /by
Police on Thursday detained a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine, accusing him of participating in bouts of violence in a remote part of central Uganda during last week's election.
New mass kidnapping, initially denied by police, shakes Nigeria/in /by
Residents of northern Nigeria's Kaduna state say kidnappers surrounded their village, beating up people, as they abducted dozens of Christian worshippers. "They took them from church on Sunday around 10am in the morning," says the mother of a kidnapped victim.