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Rwanda dismisses ‘Sportswashing’ claims, focuses on winning development strategy/in /by
This effort reflects his broader strategy of positioning the country, once devastated by genocide, as a continental leader in Africa.
Gaza Strip faces famine risks despite declining hunger levels/in /by
More than a year into Israel's war, the Gaza Strip remains vulnerable to famine, despite a recent decrease in the number of individuals experiencing severe hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which monitors hunger crises.
Kenya’s Ruto nominates interior minister as his new deputy president/in /by
Kithure Kindiki's appointment as Kenya's new deputy president still needs to be approved by parliament.
U.N. envoy proposes partition as solution to Western Sahara conflict/in /by
In a closed U.N. Security Council briefing, de Mistura proposed partition, with the southern part becoming independent and the rest integrated into Morocco under internationally recognized sovereignty. However, both Morocco and the Polisario rejected the idea.
Israel says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza/in /by
Israel said Sinwar was identified by dental records, fingerprints and DNA tests. Sinwar was imprisoned by Israel from the late 1980s until 2011, and during that time he underwent treatment for brain cancer — leaving Israeli authorities with extensive medical records
Unprecedented Impeachment: Deputy President Gachagua ousted/in /by
In an unprecedented move, Kenya's Senate on Thursday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing corruption and other accusations, only hours after he was hospitalized with chest pain.
Suicide bomber at café in Mogadishu claims seven lives/in /by
At least seven people were killed and six others were injured at a Café located near a police training facility in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia after a Suicide bomber set off an unknown device as reported by the police on Thursday.
Fans pay tribute to former One Direction star Liam Payne/in /by
In 2015, the One Direction fever hit South Africa as the group performed there. According to a preliminary autopsy report, Payne died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage,” as the result of the fall from the balcony of a third-floor room at the hotel on Wednesday (Oct. 16).
Mpox: Head of Africa CDC urges partners to honour pledges as death toll tops 1,000/in /by
The estimated budget for a six-month plan put forward by Africa CDC and the World Health Organization is almost $600 million, with 55% allocated to the response to mpox in 14 affected nations and boosting readiness in 15 others.
Nigeria to roll out a new malaria vaccine/in /by
It will become one of the first countries to roll out the new malaria vaccine, R21, after receiving a first batch of 846,200 doses.