The World Health Organisation is calling for a universal strategy that includes all continents in the fight against monkeypox. It says Africa must not be left behind. South Africa and Botswana say they are able to deal with the disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is rallying its partners to come up with a plan…
Wendell Roelf and Alexander WinningReuters JOHANNESBURG, May 31 (Reuters) – South African aviation company Comair, a franchise partner of British Airways, said on Tuesday it had suspended all flights until it secures additional funding. The company, which is under a local form of bankruptcy protection called “business rescue,” said in a statement that efforts to raise the…
Wendell Roelf, Julia Payne and Bate FelixReuters KEY POINTS African oil refineries operating far below capacity Lack of investment has left Africa short of fuel products Ukraine war sent prices spiralling leading to shortages Airlines and motorists suffer as a result of the squeeze CAPE TOWN/LAGOS/DAKAR, June 1 (Reuters) – A shortage of oil refineries across sub-Saharan…
Seven African countries have cumulatively reported about 1,400 monkeypox cases this year up to mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. These include 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases. The cases were reported in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, Congo-Brazzaville and Sierra Leone. The number of cases this…
Mali has denied allegations in a UN report that its national army (Fama) carried out human rights violations. A report by the country’s UN mission, Minusma, released last week highlighted alleged gross rights abuses by the Malian army between January and March this year. It attributed to Fama an “exponential rise” in abuses, including summary…
The US’ decision to redeploy 500 troops to Somalia to help in the fight against militant Islamists is a clear sign of its support for new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The redeployment came after former US President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of the troops in December 2020 following years of strained relations with his…
**Several fishermen and restaurant owners in Dakar are worried by a seawater desalination plant under construction. They fear for the environmental impact that could lead to a shortage of fish “because of the waste from the plant”.** Children playing innocently and holidaymakers enjoying their stay. This view is set to disappear from the Dakar coastline.…
Summary The 85-year-old pope has been undergoing treatment for knee pain, believed to be caused by a torn ligament. The trip’s pace suggests the Vatican expects the pope’s condition to improve in the next month, although officials say privately that he likely will use a wheelchair at least some of the time. By REUTERS Vatican…
By AGGREY MUTAMBO Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is facing a load of expectations from both his people and neighbouring countries, seeing him as an old hand to improve ties and solve some of the region’s pressing problems. Mr Mohamud, 66, won the election on May 15, beating odds and 36 other contenders to clinch the…
Amid autochthony struggles and political fights over resource control, food remains one of the only frontiers in which conviviality continues to hold across borders and identity differences. writes Divine Fuh. Last week we observed Africa Day, commemorating 59 years since the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now African Union (AU), was founded in Addis Ababa in 1963.…