WHO Warns of ‘Catastrophic Collision’ of Ebola and Battle in DR Congo The World Well being Group (WHO) has warned that japanese Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a “catastrophic collision of illness and battle” as a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak outpaces containment efforts in a area already battered by armed violence, mass displacement and…
Throughout my years working in Malawi’s well being system – from clinician and public well being officer to main nationwide public well being programmes, and now as Minister of Well being – I’ve seen firsthand how uncared for tropical ailments (NTDs) form folks’s lives. I’ve sat with sufferers in our hospitals, spoken with households in…
One of many consultants stated Africa’s debt disaster shouldn’t be considered solely by financial indicators however by its influence on abnormal residents No less than 32 African international locations now spend extra on debt servicing than on healthcare, exposing the rising human value of the continent’s worsening debt disaster, consultants stated on Wednesday on the…
Nairobi — Africa’s prime gaming operators, suppliers, regulators and innovators took middle stage on the inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit Awards 2026, with trade leaders topped throughout 25 aggressive classes throughout a glittering gala on the Hyatt Regency Resort in Nairobi. The awards ceremony, held because the climax of the iGaming AFRIKA Summit 2026, celebrated excellence…
The 2 conferences occurring this week in London and Geneva emphasised the crucial significance of selling regionally led agendas and deepening partnerships. As leaders gathered this week in London for the International Partnerships Convention and in Geneva for the 79th World Well being Meeting, one message was clear: international well being is getting into a…
The Republic of Türkiye has reaffirmed its rising partnership and solidarity with African nations because the continent commemorates Africa Day 2026, marking one other milestone in diplomatic, financial, and cultural relations between Türkiye and African international locations. In a press release issued on Monday, the Ministry of International Affairs of Türkiye congratulated African nations and…
Bolanle Austen-Peters, the Nigerian theatre, movie and cultural-enterprise founder, has been honoured with the ASP Architect of Tradition Award on the Africa Gentle Energy Gala & Awards 2026 in Nairobi, in recognition of greater than 20 years of labor constructing the institutional foundations of contemporary Nigerian theatre. The award was introduced by H.E. Zainab Hawa…
Ramaphosa Mounts Authorized Problem to Cease Impeachment Inquiry President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a authorized problem in opposition to a parliamentary report that reopened the opportunity of impeachment proceedings linked to the Phala Phala farm scandal. In 2022, an unbiased panel stated Ramaphosa may need dedicated severe misconduct regarding the theft of huge sums of money…
Kicking off the 61st #AfDBAM2026 in Brazzaville, H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson, representing H.E. Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, reaffirmed the AU’s dedication to constructing an built-in, affluent, and financially sovereign Africa. As H.E DCP acknowledged: “We collect at a defining second.” This 12 months’s theme – Mobilizing Africa’s Growth Financing at Scale…
The African Union (AU) proclaims the arrival in Ethiopia of the African Union Election Remark Mission (AUEOM) for the 1 June 2026 Elections within the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The Mission is deployed on the invitation of the Authorities of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The AUEOM is led by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta,…