October 30
Africa: Africa Makes TB Progress, But Global Spike Makes It Deadliest Disease in 2023
allAfrica
Tuberculosis was the leading killer among infectious diseases in 2023, the World Health Organization said. While the number of TB-related deaths decreased from 1.32… Read more »
Somalia: UN Security Council Votes to Withdraw Political Mission From Somalia After a Decade
Radio Dalsan
The UN Security Council voted on Wednesday to initiate a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has operated in the country for more than a decade. Read more »
Sudan: Enforced Disappearances 'Systematic and Escalating' - Africa Centre for Justice and Peace Studies
Dabanga
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) organised a meeting with Sudanese civil society organisations and human rights defenders to address enforced disappearances… Read more »
Africa: How G24 Is Helping African Countries, Others Tackle Illicit Financial Flows Generated 'Legally' - Official
Premium Times
"They (illicit flows) go out as profit or whatever, but they are not well-recorded or the officials of the countries, they really don't know that these flows are illicit. So we've… Read more »
Somalia: UN Security Council to Vote On Phasing Out Somalia Assistance Mission
Addis Standard
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote today on a draft resolution to phase out the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) over the next two years, transitioning its… Read more »
Kenya: New Program to Enhance Equity and Quality of Secondary Education for Four Million Learners [press release]
World Bank
Approximately four million secondary school learners in Kenya will benefit from more equitable and inclusive education services under the new Secondary Education Equity and Quality… Read more »
Mali: MSF Condemns Violence Against Our Team in Mali [press release]
MSF
On 14 October, on the outskirts of Nampala in the Segou region of central Mali, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team and community health workers were violently… Read more »
Africa: Eating Elephants and the Assault On Our Waning Wildlife
Daily Maverick
Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia… Read more »
Africa: 56 000 TB Deaths in SA in 2023, According to WHO
spotlight
An estimated 56 000 people in South Africa and 1.25 million around the world died of TB in 2023, according to just-published figures from the WHO. This means that in 2023 TB… Read more »
Ghana: Enhance Leap Effectiveness to Combat Poverty, Hunger - Unicef
Ghanaian Times
The Chief of Social Policy and Inclusion at United Nations International Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF) Ghana, Ms Pauliina Sarvilahti, has praised the government for its… Read more »
Ethiopia: Success for Ethiopia At the 16th Brics Summit
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia participated at the 16th BRICS annual summit in Kazan, Russia, where several heads of state participated. It is the largest gathering of world leaders in Russia in… Read more »
South Africa: Government Assigns Funding for G20 Summit
SAnews.gov.za
With South Africa assuming the G20 Presidency later this year, government will assign additional funding to those departments that will be involved in the preparations. Read more »
Africa: Communiqué of the 1237th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council Held On 23 October 2024 On Consideration of the AU Commission Report On Combating Terrorism in the Continent
African Union
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1237th meeting held on 23 October 2024 on Consideration of the AU Commission Report on Combating… Read more »
Africa: African Vaccine Manufacturing Mapping | Supply and Demand Landscape [press release]
Africa CDC
This slide deck, presented at the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network International Annual General Meeting in October 2024, describes updated results from a study to… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Cross-Border Surveillance and Information Sharing in Africa [press release]
Africa CDC
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October 29
Sudan: Sudan's 'Living Nightmare' Continues As 11 Million Flee War, Mass Killings
UN News
Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass… Read more »
Africa: Tuberculosis Returns as World's Deadliest Infectious Disease
WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) today published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 –… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Delivers Evidence of Israel Genocide to International Court of Justice
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has formally filed its Memorial to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday in the case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and… Read more »
Mozambique: How Will CC Respond to International Pressure and Podemos Appeal?
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
EU, US observers attack elections Read more »
Africa: At COP16, Guterres Urges World to 'Choose Wisely...Make Peace With Nature'
UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward… Read more »
Africa: EU Announces €12 Million Support for Global Biodiversity Conservation Efforts Led By UNDP's Biodiversity Finance Initiative
UNDP
BIOFIN launches new criteria to track efficacy of public spending on biodiversity Read more »
Mali: WFP Responds to Devastating Floods in Mali That Have Affected 350,000 People
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its lifesaving response to people affected by the devastating floods in Mali. Since the start of the rainy season in… Read more »
Africa: WHO and Partners Activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the First Time in Response to Mpox Outbreak [press release]
WHO
In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to countries facing… Read more »
Africa: Africa Bringing More Youth to the Forefront in the Efforts to Ensure Food Security
Ethiopian Herald
Food security, as defined by the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is achieved when all individual citizens in a country possess the financial means and access to… Read more »
East Africa: Djibouti Seeks Support for Top AU Post
The Herald
President Mnangagwa yesterday received a special envoy from his Djibouti counterpart, President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, who has requested support for that country's candidate for… Read more »
