AFRICA

Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied has validated the draft of a new constitution and unveiled it to the public ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for July 25. The draft constitution, published late Thursday in the official bi-weekly gazette Journal of the Republic of Tunisia, comprises 10 …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Twelve African countries have so far reported 1,782 cases of monkeypox, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed. Out of the 1,782 cases of monkeypox that have been reported in Africa, some 1,678 of them are being suspected while 104 …

Kenyans facing a food crisis has risen to 4.1 million Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Friday announced the removal of duty on imported maize in a bid to boost food security in the light of a prolonged dry spell and household inflationary pressure. The government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna said …

Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The Foundation …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it’s intensifying its operations to the looming health crisis in eastern Africa amid acute food insecurity. Ibrahima Soce Fall, WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergency Response said the health risks in the region are increasing while access to healthcare is …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | China and Uganda this year mark the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, a journey which started back in October 1962 when Uganda gained independence from British colonial rule. Nine days after Uganda gained her independence on October 9, 1962, China established diplomatic ties with the …

Security Council’s sanctions on the DRC are designed to curb the violent activities of armed groups United Nations | Xinhua | The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Adopting resolution 2641 by a vote of 10 in favor to …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating communal violence in South Sudan which it said has left several people dead and others injured. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom condemned the recent clashes in Eastern, …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday called for a national mobilization against the armed aggression by the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). President Felix Tshisekedi made the remark in his televised speech on the occasion of the celebration …

Leaders who attended Kigali CHOGM 2022 must commit budgets to back pledges of doing more to ease Africa’s malaria burden COMMENT |  Tijani Salami & Roseline Orwa |  After a recent work trip to Kisumu City on Lake Victoria in western Kenya, I suffered a bout of malaria that left …