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Zambia Latest African Nation to Join UN Water Convention
Geneva — Zambia has joined the UN Water Convention to improve water management within and across its borders in response to severe drought and...
UN Body Outlines Broad Rights’ Violations, and International Crimes in Sudan
Geneva — A body set up by the United Nations said on Friday that Sudan's warring parties have committed "an appalling range" of human...
Africa: Mpox Outbreak Exposes Need for Robust Global Vaccine Distribution
A "unprecedented" spike in mpox cases has been reported in 15 countries since January 2024.
The African region, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the...
RCSDC Cautions Africa About Mpox Spread
The African continent has since the beginning of 2024 lost 1,451 people to the Mpox epidemic with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) being...
Africa on the UN Security Council: Why the Continent Should Have Two Permanent Seats
Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by three factors. First, repairing...
Mpox Cases Are Soaring in Africa – What Must be Done to Prevent a Global Pandemic
Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through...
Africa: Mpox Outbreak Demands Immediate Global Response and Resources
There is a serious concern about Mpox's continued outbreak, which has now spread to several African countries
Urgent investment and action by all stakeholders across...
Teenage Girls in Africa Face Shocking Rates of Physical and Sexual Abuse in Intimate Relationships – New Global Report
Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls between the ages of 15 and 19 who have been in a relationship will have suffered intimate partner...
African HIV Networks Seek Stronger Commitment to Ending Epidemic
Munich, Germany — African networks representing people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs) convened in Munich, Germany, to demand increased funding for HIV programs...
China and 26 African Countries Agree to Strengthen Partnerships in Digital Field
China and 26 African countries have agreed to strengthen partnerships and boost innovation in the digital sector.African participants at the Forum on China, Africa...