AFRICA

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday commended China for partnering with African countries in the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines on the continent. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, the acting director of Africa CDC, said the partnership with countries such as Egypt, Algeria and …

Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh | BIRD AGENCY | The recent World Bank report urges African countries to increase their investment in climate adaptation lest they miss out on their development goals. As African nations push for more climate financing at the ongoing COP 27, a series of reports by the World Bank underscores the …

Kampala, Uganda | BIRD AGENCY | Sandra Suubi, 32, is rallying against climate change through wearable installations made from various waste products. At the Climate Story Lab Africa 2022 edition, a woman dressed in a costume made with over 500 green plastic bottles struts onstage in a fully packed auditorium. “Kiragala …

S.Sudan, Juba | Xinhua | South Sudan, in partnership with UN agencies, on Friday launched the parliamentary alliance for food security and nutrition to advance strategies on the right to adequate food and promotion of investments in food and nutrition security. The platform will enable the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) to …

United Nations | Xinhua |Fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) army and the M23 militia has led to a complex and deteriorating humanitarian situation, a UN spokeswoman said on Friday. The most recent fighting, resuming Oct. 20, between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group forced …

Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | DRC President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has met a delegation of Tutsi Congolese, who he reassured of their safety and security in the country as citizens. The meeting comes a week after he also met leaders of the Congolese Hutu community. According to a statement from …

United Nations | Xinhua | Terrorism is intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Thursday. “Terrorists and violent extremists including Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates have exploited instability and conflict to increase their activities and intensify attacks across the continent,” the UN deputy …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s government on Thursday announced plans to reduce malaria deaths by 80 percent by 2025. Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, vice president for Services Cluster, said the government developed the national malaria strategic plan 2021-2025 with the ambitious goal of reducing malaria deaths by 80 percent by …

Johannesburg, S.A. | Xinhua | The South African government said on Wednesday that those who are to take part in the strike called by the public servants will not be paid for the days they are not at work. “It must be emphasized that public servants who are working in essential …

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