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Africa: It's Official - January Was the Warmest On Record

Africa: It’s Official – January Was the Warmest On Record

The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service Last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, despite expectations that the La Nina weather phenomenon might bring cooler […]

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Africa: 'Step Up the Pace' and End Female Genital Mutilation, UN Says

Africa: ‘Step Up the Pace’ and End Female Genital Mutilation, UN Says

As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on Thursday, the United Nations is warning that without urgent action, a staggering 27 million more girls could undergo the procedure by 2030. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or total removal of female external genitalia

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Africa: Ugandans Fear Resurgence of Aids As Health Clinics Close

Africa: Ugandans Fear Resurgence of Aids As Health Clinics Close

Kampala, Uganda — As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear. Clinics that provide medicine to people with HIV/AIDS, as well as drugs that prevent transmission of the virus, closed here this week as the United States stopped nearly all

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Africa Moves Towards Self-Sufficiency in Vaccine and Health Product Manufacturing

Africa Moves Towards Self-Sufficiency in Vaccine and Health Product Manufacturing

Africa is taking major steps toward self-sufficiency in vaccine and health product manufacturing, as leaders, manufacturers, and global partners gathered at the 2nd Vaccine & Health Products Manufacturing Forum in Cairo, Egypt. The forum, organized by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), focused on strategies to bolster local production and strengthen

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Africa: ICC, Others React As U.S. Sanctions International Criminal Court

Africa: ICC, Others React As U.S. Sanctions International Criminal Court

The sanction also affects anyone assisting the ICC with its investigation of the US or its allies. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has described President Donald Trump’s sanction on its staff as an attempt to harm its independence and impartiality. In a statement issued on Friday, the court said it would continue to prioritise its

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Africa: Sylvia Mulinge Crowned Best CEO of MTN Across Africa

Africa: Sylvia Mulinge Crowned Best CEO of MTN Across Africa

Ms Mulinge, who took the reins at MTN Uganda in 2022, received this prestigious accolade at the MTN Global Leadership Gathering (GLG) gala dinner held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday evening. MTN Uganda’s Chief Executive Officer, Sylvia Mulinge, has been recognized as the best CEO across all 20 African countries where the telecom giant

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Africa: Eastern DRC - Unpacking the Difficult Task of Regional Diplomacy

Africa: Eastern DRC – Unpacking the Difficult Task of Regional Diplomacy

As M23 continues its destructive march, the EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts. On 27 January, Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) forces took control of Goma, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province. The city’s capture and M23’s advances towards Bukavu in South Kivu mark a

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Africa: 'She Had a Syringe, Razor Blade, and Bandages' - Surviving Genital Mutilation

Africa: ‘She Had a Syringe, Razor Blade, and Bandages’ – Surviving Genital Mutilation

Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia – have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and can suffer lifelong physical, emotional and psychological scars, an issue that the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency has been tackling with the support of the international community including the United States.

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