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Mpox, a viral infection that was previously known as monkeypox, is spread primarily through close contact with an infected person. ADVERTISEMENT Mpox cases in Congo appear to be “plateauing” where a new variant was first detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The UN health body said in a situation report that the number of […]

A senior Somali official insisted Saturday that Ethiopia will not participate in a new African Union peacekeeping mission starting in January. The two nations remain deadlocked over a Memorandum of Understanding that Ethiopia signed with the breakaway region, Somaliland, earlier this year. “I can say that Ethiopia is the only government we know of so

Updated: 11/11/2024 – 16:25 GMT+1 Friedi Kuehne and Lukas Irmler, two German slackline athletes, set a new world record by walking a slackline stretched between two hot air balloons at an altitude of 2,500 metres, surpassing the previous record of 1,900 metres set in Brazil in 2021. Friedi Kuehne and Lukas Irmler, two German slackline

Africa has increased technical capacity for diagnosing infectious diseases since the COVID-19 epidemic but with ongoing outbreaks of diseases there is an urgent need to address the gaps in diagnostic capacity and disease surveillance says new research published in the journal, Frontiers Public Health. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the

The private equity business is reported to be looking for a buyer to take on its majority stake in Genetic Group, an Italian pharmaceutical contract manufacturing company. ADVERTISEMENT Luxembourg-based private equity group CVC Capital Partners is reported to be looking for a buyer for its majority stake in Genetic Group, according to the Financial Times.

South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced in his October mid-term budget policy statement that cabinet had approved funding for an early retirement programme to reduce the public sector wage bill. R11 billion (about US$627 million) will be allocated over the next two years to pay for the exit costs of 30,000 civil servants while

According to the EU, member states are allowed to temporarily reintroduce controls at the bloc’s internal borders in case of a serious threat, such as one to internal security. ADVERTISEMENT The Dutch government announced on Monday plans to introduce additional land border checks to tackle irregular migration, following a similar move by Germany in September.

New analysis finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world. For Africa, the COP29 climate talks are set to be a critical moment for the future of global climate action. Starting today in Baku, Azerbaijan, the aptly dubbed “Finance COP” will see

Tsunami-like floods swept over the east of Spain, and the search for the remaining missing people grows increasingly desperate. ADVERTISEMENT Parts of Spain recently flooded by deadly, devastating flash floods are now facing the build-up of rubbish as well as accompanying rats and health issues.  The Valencian town of Alfafar had 83 underground rubbish bins

In November 2022, Jillaine St. Michel was 20 weeks pregnant with her second child when an ultrasound revealed that her baby had serious developmental and genetic conditions that made it unlikely to survive the pregnancy. She and her husband were devastated, and decided that an abortion would be the most compassionate choice for their family.