Senegal President Faye Agrees to Support Raila's AUC Candidature
Capital FM
Raila Odinga's bid for the African Union Chairmanship has continued to gather momentum after President William Ruto secured support from Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye… Read more »
WHO Reports 30,000 Suspected Mpox Cases in Africa, Mainly in DRC
RFI
Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health… Read more »
Summit of the Future - Tanzania Hypes Clean Cooking
Daily News
NEW YORK: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa represented President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan at the opening ceremony of the Summit of the Future as part of the 79th United Nations General… Read more »
Online Hate Speech Threatens Refugees' Safety, Well-Being - UNHCR
Nile Post
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for greater responsibility in using social media platforms, highlighting the rise of online hate speech and… Read more »
Violence, Displacement, and Hunger Plagues Somalia
IPS
Somalia is currently in the midst of a dire humanitarian crisis that threatens to destabilize the nation's security. This crisis is a result of the Somali Civil War, which began in… Read more »
Devastating West and Central Africa Floods Affect Over 4 Million People, Raise Health Risks
WHO-AFRO
Widespread flooding in West and Central Africa has affected more than 4 million people, caused extensive damage to homes, schools, health facilities and swaths of farmland,… Read more »
Ruto Changes Tune On Ford Foundation, Showers It With Praises for Role in Safeguarding Democracy
Capital FM
President William Ruto on Monday held high-level talks with the President of the Ford Foundation Darren Walker in New York, two months after the Kenyan government accused the… Read more »
WHO Donates Mpox Sample Collection Kits to Ministry of Health
Nile Post
The Ministry of Health has received a substantial boost in its fight against the Mpox outbreak, thanks to a donation of sample collection kits worth shs56 million from the World… Read more »
UN Report Warns of Growing Violent Extremism Threat in Uganda
Nile Post
The report, presented by Professor Abdu Katende, identifies key trends in violent extremism, outlines vulnerabilities in high-risk communities, and provides recommendations for… Read more »
Florence Otedola Makes History As First British-Nigerian to Host Unga's Opening Session
This Day
Says she's passionate about quality education for young people Read more »
UNGA - Govs Woo Chinese Investors On Power
Vanguard
·Power has been one of our challenges--Alia Read more »
Boosting Digital Health Can Help Prevent Millions of Deaths From Noncommunicable Diseases [press release]
WHO
An investment today of an additional US$0.24 per patient per year in digital health interventions, such as telemedicine, mobile messaging and chatbots, can help save more than 2… Read more »
President Nangolo Mbumba Cautions About Technology Like Artificial Intelligence At United Nations Summit
Namibian
President Nangolo Mbumba has voiced caution about technologies like artificial intelligence at a United Nations summit. Read more »
UNGA 79 - Nigeria Demands UN Security Council Seat
Vanguard
THE Nigerian government has reiterated its demands for the United Nations Security Council seat after contributing to 41 peacekeeping missions and deployment of over 200,000 troops… Read more »
Making the 'Pact for the Future' a Pact for Peace
Africa Renewal
The urgent need for collective action to safeguard peace in an increasingly volatile world. Read more »