African Women: The backbone of economies and the urgent call for healthcare equity/in /by
According to the World Health Organization, women's health is not only a healthcare issue but a human rights issue. Africa’s population is expected to reach 2.4 billion by 2050, and without robust healthcare systems, the continent will struggle to address chronic diseases and health emergencies
Robert Smalls: a civil war hero to be honoured with statehouse statue/in /by
South Carolina is set to install its first individual statue honoring an African American on the Statehouse lawn.
Scientists says climate change has worsened deadly flooding in Africa/in /by
A team of international scientists said spells of intense summer rainfall have become the new normal because of global warming.
Nearly half of Africa’s population faces worsening governance- Report/in /by
Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Ibrahim Foundation, highlighted a growing "arc of instability," pointing to the security and safety challenges as the main factors behind the decline.
Haiti’s crisis: a focus on security fragility and humanitarian needs/in /by
In a briefing to the UN Security Council, María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, stated that the gang situation in Haiti is deteriorating while attempts to establish a political framework persist.
Egyptian, Russian leaders agree to strengthen ties during Brics summit/in /by
As El-Sissi stressed his desire to enhance cooperation; a feeling shared by Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Oct. 21). Egypt is one of 5 nations which were invited to join the BRICS this year.
Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial/in /by
Three decades later, she told her story on Tuesday at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his alleged role in the mass killings of more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them.
EU observers flag irregularities and ‘alteration of results’ in Mozambique election/in /by
“To date, the EU EOM has noted irregularities during counting and unjustified alteration of election results at polling station and district level,”
Germany’s disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant/in /by
Germany's disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant
Gasoline truck overturns and explodes near Uganda’s capital, killing 11/in /by
At least 11 people were killed on Tuesday (Oct. 22) after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police said.