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Africa: U.S. Funding Cuts Threaten Global Health Response, WHO Chief Warns

Africa: U.S. Funding Cuts Threaten Global Health Response, WHO Chief Warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health efforts worldwide. In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks […]

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Southern Africa: SADC Makes Progress On Visa-Free Travel for Africa's Economic Transformation

Southern Africa: SADC Makes Progress On Visa-Free Travel for Africa’s Economic Transformation

The African Union Council (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have jointly urged African governments to accelerate the removal of visa restrictions that continue to hinder regional integration, trade, and economic development. As African leaders gather for the 38th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethopia, the call for a visa-free continent has

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Africa: Uncertainty Around Pepfar Programme Puts Millions of People At Risk

Africa: Uncertainty Around Pepfar Programme Puts Millions of People At Risk

The decision by the United States (US) government to temporarily freeze funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) alongside all other foreign aid for at least a 90-day period has had immediate effects on people living with HIV, said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. Although the US has since clarified that certain

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Africa: Extending Topnotch Services for AU Participants

Africa: Extending Topnotch Services for AU Participants

Ethiopia, well-known for its rich cultural hospitality, is poised to showcase its warm welcome as it prepares to host the 38th African Union (AU) General Assembly and the 46th AU Executive Council. The country’s commitment to hospitality is deeply ingrained in its culture, where the warmth and care extended to guests often surpass self-needs. Visitors

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Africa: World News in Brief - Peacekeeper Killed in CAR, Gaza and DR Congo Latest, Preventing Violent Extremism

Africa: World News in Brief – Peacekeeper Killed in CAR, Gaza and DR Congo Latest, Preventing Violent Extremism

The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing of a Tunisian peacekeeper serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA. The ‘blue helmet’ was part of a long-range MINUSCA patrol to protect civilians, that was near the village of Zobassinda, in Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture, which came under attack on Tuesday night by

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Africa: Lamola Leads SA Delegation to AU Executive Council Meeting

Africa: Lamola Leads SA Delegation to AU Executive Council Meeting

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is leading the South African delegation to the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU). The session is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The council will convene under the agreed AU theme for 2025, which is

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Africa: Statement By the Africa Platform On Children Affected By Armed Conflicts (AP-CAAC) On the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

Africa: Statement By the Africa Platform On Children Affected By Armed Conflicts (AP-CAAC) On the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

Today, the Africa Platform on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts (AP-CAAC) joins the global community in commemorating the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, also known as Red Hand Day. This day serves as a solemn reminder of the plight of countless African children forcibly recruited and used in armed conflicts. It underscores

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Africa: Worldwide, Carbon-Rich Peatlands are Dangerously Under-Protected - New Study

Africa: Worldwide, Carbon-Rich Peatlands are Dangerously Under-Protected – New Study

New York — Report is the first to comprehensively assess the global conservation status of peatlands, which store more carbon than all the world’s forests’ biomass combined; calls for urgent action to protect this overlooked ecosystem, including by strengthening Indigenous People’s land rights A new study released today reveals that peatlands — a vital carbon

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Africa: Shaping Conditions for Fair, Equitable and Enduring Climate Finance

Africa: Shaping Conditions for Fair, Equitable and Enduring Climate Finance

The global commitment to fair climate finance is at a crossroads. COP29 concluded with a disappointing New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG), leaving developing nations at risk of being left behind. With the U.S. withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and slashing development aid, prospects for more ambitious fair climate finance are getting out

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Africa's Progress Towards Sustainable Local Manufacturing Health Products

Africa’s Progress Towards Sustainable Local Manufacturing Health Products

Africa has made significant progress towards local vaccine and other health products manufacturing–securing funding for manufacturers, improving regulatory instruments and mobilising support to establish local markets–all key to advance health security and self-reliance on the continent. The 2nd Vaccine and Other Health Products Manufacturing Forum in Cairo, convened by the Africa CDC, Gavi, the Regionalized

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