The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been selected to represent regional health organizations worldwide on the Joint Task Force on Global Health Architecture Reform. According to a statement by Africa CDC,
Kenya has proposed that 2030 be declared the Year of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, as part of efforts to reinvigorate the Silencing the Guns agenda and renew the continent’s collective political commitment to
Thirty-two Kenyan families who lost relatives in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 are set to receive a combined $87.3 million from a Boeing 737 MAX crash-victim compensation fund, according to US legal records
US President Donald Trump has said that the US Navy has removed or detonated all mines in the Strait of Hormuz – the vital waterway which Iran has largely closed since the beginning of the
Researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana, have developed a bio-lubricant from Jatropha curcas oil for use in motorcycle engines. The product met international standards and demonstrated reliable
France and Saudi Arabia have announced plans for a six-billion-euro ($7bn) amusement park near Paris, following talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Elysee Palace. The agreement
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha reclaimed the half marathon world record with a blistering run of 56 minutes and 51 seconds to win a World Athletics Label road race in Buenos Aires on Sunday. The 29-year-old shaved
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called on African countries to strengthen domestic financing for healthcare to accelerate Universal Health Coverage and reduce the cost burden on households. Duale said sustainable financing, supported by technology
A new Pan-African organisation, the African Agenda Forum, is set to launch in Kenya in October with a focus on continental policy, trade, investment, culture, and the creative economy. The inaugural event in Nairobi will
Liberia has charged former Vice-President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and a range of other offences as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network. She was detained on Wednesday before
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