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Liberia: Over 10,000 Mpox Vaccines Brought in to Boost Surveillance
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has received 10,800 doses of the mpox vaccines. Healthcare workers and those who came into close contact with affected persons are earmarked for the yet-to-launch vaccination campaign.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:
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The lies behind the e-cigarette industryβs claims about reducing smoking
Measures must be taken to ensure that consumers and policymakers are not misled by industry-funded pseudo-science
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Africa: All of Africa Today - April 7, 2025
[allAfrica] Nigeria's 'Take-It-Back' Movement Determined to Hold Protest
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Perceived Anonymity, Victim-Blaming 'Fuels Cyberbullying and Trolling'
[allAfrica] Cyberbullies often justify their actions as an "inevitable" within online spaces while shifting blame onto their victims, reveals a new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC). The report, titled Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence on Social Media, analyzed common understandings of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) on X (formerly Twitter) between February...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Bed Bugs Outbreak Hits Harare's Mbare Flats
[New Zimbabwe] THE City of Harare (CoH) has confirmed an outbreak of bed bugs (locally known as tsikidzi) in Mbare, prompting an immediate response to address the infestation.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda Marks 1994 Genocide Amid Tensions Over M23 Rebellion in DR Congo
[RFI] Rwanda is commemorating the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militias. But this year the event is marked by tensions over Rwanda's alleged support of the M23 rebel group in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Red Sea on fire: US bombs Yemen as Houthis target Israeli-linked ships
The United States is planning to increase its military presence in the Middle East
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Africa: How the New U.S. Tariffs Were Calculated and What They Mean for AGOA Trade Deal
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The formula used by the Trump administration to calculate the tariffs the United States is imposing on countries across the globe is being widely criticised by trade specialists.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Down syndrome: βItβs just an extra chromosome; we are not differentβ
The genetic condition affects up to one in 500 births each year in South Africa.
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Severe Storm Alert for Northern Cape - South African News Briefs - April 7, 2025
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Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:US cancels visas for South Sudanese over deportation dispute
The African nation is "taking advantage" of the US by not accepting its citizens, says the top US diplomat.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe to scrap tariffs on US goods as it faces 18% Trump levy
President Mnangawa says he wants improved relations, days after Donald Trump said the US would impose an 18% tariff on Zimbabwe.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Harareβs fiscal paradox: A devolved city starved of resources
By law, powers and functions are devolved to local government but the ruling Zanu-PFβs ideology is to control municipalities
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Toxic time bomb: Why Klip Riverβs pollution crisis cannot be ignored
Researchers have uncovered cancer-causing chemicals in the sediment of the river that runs through Soweto and into the Vaal River
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:No wigs please - the new rules shaking up beauty pageants
Wigs and beauty contests are big business in Ivory Coast, but the industry is facing change.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:SA scientists release promising HIV cure trial results
The study found 20% of women who took a drug intervention that included antibodies remained virally suppressed without antiretroviral therapy after 18 months.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Building confidence builds the economy
Real estate investment trusts are booming, reporting strong results for the interim period ending December
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Truth and lies in the GNU faux pas
Here and worldwide people are feeling detached from society and lonely, so they grab onto populist political leaders and parties
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:African gothic reclaimed with a story of seers
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovuβs novel is a profound exploration of power, memory and the cost of knowledge
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Popo Molefe: From politics to fixing potholes
The struggle stalwart debunks narratives about racial discord in South Africa
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Trump's tariffs could be death knell for US-Africa trade pact
Some African countries got privileged access to US markets, but the future of that deal is uncertain.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Meet the football grannies of Africa
Teams from across the continent, created to boost the health of older women, face off in a tournament.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Police seek to reassure South Africans over sexual abuse of seven-year-old girl
The lack of progress in the case of an alleged rape of a seven-year-old has sparked angry protests.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:UN appalled by 'credible reports' of Sudan civilian killings
There are "horrific videos" of "armed men executing civilians in cold blood", the UN's Volker TΓΌrk says.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:A crater, a curry and an arthritic baboon saved my sanity
One personβs pothole is anotherβs route to millions β¦ how online content helps us to navigate the rough ride that life can be
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:'How I survived Nigeria attack that killed my 16 friends'
The hunters were on their way home when they were stopped by vigilantes in an attack that shocked Nigeria.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:BYD launches three new-energy vehicles, but just how impressive are they?
The Chinese manufacturer has added to its line-up and introduced a new competitor for the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Egypt: Solidarity Min. Highlights Initiatives for Disability Support in Egypt
[Egypt Online] Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsi reaffirmed Egypt's constitutional and legal commitment to protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Gavi-Funded Meningococcal Vaccines Arrive in Nigeria to Aid Outbreak Response
[GAVI] Kebbi -- This week, Nigeria's Ministry of Health received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria. The outbreak has already claimed over 70 lives, with more than 800 cases across 23 states.Seasonal outbreaks are common during the dry season, which runs from December to June,...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Africa: U.S. Africa Command 2025 Posture Statement to Senate Armed Services Committee
[Africom] Washington D.C. -- U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, testified yesterday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivering the command's 2025 posture statement and highlighting the strategic importance of the African continent.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Medical examiner refutes accusedβs claims of abuse in Joslin Smith trial
Two men accused, alongside the childβs mother, of kidnapping and trafficking her last year have alleged being abused into confessing to information relating to her disappearance
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Jubaland Deploys Elite Force to Battle Al-Shabaab in Lower Juba Offensive
[Shabelle] Kismayo -- Jubaland has sent a large detachment of the elite Jubbaland Dervish Force into northern Lower Juba to confront Al-Shabaab militants, intensifying efforts to wrest the area from extremist control, officials said on Friday.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Sudan: After Two Years of War - Khartoum Is Slowly Returning to Normality
[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, which was recaptured on March 26 by the regular army (Sudan Armed Forces, SAF) from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militiamen, is slowly returning to normality.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Africa: WHO Brings Countries Together To Test Collective Pandemic Response
[WHO] Geneva -- Over the past two days, WHO convened more than 15 countries and over 20 regional health agencies, health emergency networks and other partners to test, for the first time, a new global coordination mechanism for health emergencies.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Gambia: ECOWAS Commission Strengthens The National Early Warning Response Mechanism Of The Gambia And Liberia
[Ecowas] The Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs organized hybrid sessions to review the state of implementation of the ECOWAS Protection and Human Security Integrated Coordination Mechanisms (ECOPHISM) with the National Centers for the Coordination of Response Mechanisms (NCCRM) of The Gambia and Liberia from 25th -26th March 2025, and 27th - 28th of March 2025 respectively.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: