WHO Declares Monkeypox A Global Emergency Amid Surge In Case...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries an “emergency of international concern”.
The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern” – is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated ... Read More
USAID Chief Visits Horn Of Africa Amid Severe Regional Hunge...
USAID Administrator Samantha Power, left, speaks during a joint press conference with Kenya's public service cabinet secretary Margaret Kobia in Nairobi on July 22, 2022.
U.S. aid officials are calling on countries in the Horn of Africa to speak out against ... Read More
Russian FM Lavrov Visits Egypt, Part Of Africa Trip Amid Ukr...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Egypt, July 24, 2022.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri in Cairo Sunday for talks focusing ... Read More
Africa Prepares Rollout Of World’s First Malaria Vacci...
Preparations are underway for the mass rollout of the world’s first malaria vaccine to protect millions of children in Africa.
The rollout is being funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for nearly $160 million.
The World Health Organization said Gavi’s multimillion-dollar funding ... Read More
US President Joe Biden Tests Positive For Covid
Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating at the White House.
The 79-year-old, who is fully-vaccinated and has twice received booster jabs, is experiencing "very mild symptoms" and will continue to carry out all his ... Read More
Biden Announces US-Africa Summit For Mid-December
President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in Washington, DC this December to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change.
“The summit will demonstrate ... Read More
Report: Africa Countries Partly To Blame For Food Insecurity...
Economic and trade experts are calling on African countries to increase trade with each other and revive their agriculture sectors to overcome food insecurity and slow economic growth exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
The global food crisis has led to ... Read More
Mali Gives UN Spokesperson 72 Hours To Leave Country
Mali's military government has given Olivier Salgado, the spokesperson for the U.N. mission to Mali, 72 hours to leave the country. The order comes after he tweeted that the Malian government was informed of the arrival of 49 Ivorian soldiers ... Read More
Ukraine War: CIA Chief Says No Intelligence That Putin Is In...
President Vladimir Putin
There is no intelligence that Vladimir Putin is unstable or in bad health, the director of the CIA has said.
There has been increasing unconfirmed media speculation that Mr Putin, who turns 70 this year, may be suffering from ... Read More
WHO: Millions of Refugees, Migrants Suffer Ill Health for La...
A new study shines a light on the health risks, challenges, and barriers faced daily by millions of refugees and migrants who suffer from poor health because they lack access to the health care available to others in their host ... Read More