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Ivory Coast launches mobile enrolment centres for universal health coverage/in /by
Ivory Coast this month launched mobile enrolment centres for the country’s universal health coverage programme, which has been criticised since its inception in 2019 over difficulties in accessing benefits
ICC unseals arrest warrant for Mali suspect accused of crimes in 2012/in /by
It covers crimes in Timbuktu and an attack on a military base during which more than 40 Malian soldiers who were not taking part in hostilities were executed
UN chief warns ‘world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza’/in /by
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced profound concern over escalating violence along the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Newly appointed South African MP suspended for racist language video/in /by
The Democratic Alliance party has launched a probe into the video following Renaldo Gouws' suspension.
“We are ready to fight,” President Kagame responds to DRC/in /by
In an exclusive interview with France 24, Rwandan President Paul Kagame expressed his readiness to go to war with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) if necessary. "We are ready to fight," he stated firmly. "We are not afraid of anything."
Niger revokes French company’s operating licence at major uranium mine/in /by
The decision has highlighted tensions between the junta, which came to power in a coup in July last year, and France.
Dr Yumkella on ensuring a fair energy transition for Africa [Interview]/in /by
The transition to renewable energy will quadruple the demand for essential minerals. The majority of these mineral deposits are found in Africa. So, how can we ensure a fair and inclusive energy transition? We discuss this with Dr. Kandeh Yumkella of the Global Council for Responsible Transition.
US tourist killed in Zambia elephant attack, the second this year/in /by
"Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, of New Mexico, United States of America, died on Wednesday around 17.50 after being knocked from a parked vehicle which had stopped due to traffic caused by elephants around the Maramba Cultural Bridge,"
This week in pictures (17-21 June)/in /by
This is a compilation of pictures representing the top stories in Africa this week.
South Sudan: UN assesses security in community impacted by violence/in /by
There has been an influx of internally displaced people to Nadiangere in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State following intercommunal violence in the area.