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African Health Ministers, Partners Urge Equitable Access to Critical Tools to Curb Cervical Cancer Threat

[ad_1] Brazzaville — Inequitable access to vaccines and high-performance screening tools is hampering efforts to effectively reduce the growing burden of cervical cancer in the African region, which accounts for the highest rates of new cases and deaths due to the disease. Despite being preventable and treatable through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and screening, and curable when detected early, cervical cancer remains the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the African region. Of the more than 76 000 cervical […]

August 29, 2024

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Liberian ex-chief justice clear of niece’s murder

[ad_1] Liberia’s former justice minister and chief justice Gloria Maya Musu-Scott has been acquitted of the murder of her niece by the country’s Supreme Court.The 70-year-old and three female relatives had been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal killing in February 2023 of 29-year-old Charlotte Musu.The case gripped the nation as Ms Musu-Scott had been one of Liberia's most famous judges and politicians, a champion of women rights […]

August 29, 2024

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Africa: Nigeria Becomes First in Africa to Receive Mpox Vaccines – WHO

[ad_1] Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus. On 14 August 2024, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the rise of mpox, formerly monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Following his announcement, the chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was working with partners to facilitate equitable access to vaccines. The United States […]

August 29, 2024

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Digging riverbeds in desperate search for water

[ad_1] BBCOne of the worst droughts in living memory is sweeping across southern Africa, leaving close to 70 million people without enough food and water.In Mudzi district in northern Zimbabwe, a community and their livestock are gathered on a bone-dry riverbed. The Vombozi normally flows throughout the year but right now, it is just beige sand as far as the eye can see.Armed with shovels and buckets, the men are […]

August 29, 2024

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Africa’s ‘Youthquake’ – Huge Numbers of Young People Have No Jobs, the Wrong Skills and Little Hope

[ad_1] By 2050, one in every three young people on earth will be of African origin, according to the 2024 International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report. Africa's young people will be key players in the direction of future global consumption, culture and even stability. It's estimated that by 2050, about 72.6 million new jobs for sub-Saharan Africa's young people will be needed. The ILO report warns of an African "youthquake" unless the continent creates new jobs. […]

August 29, 2024

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Africa: Facing Barriers in West, China to Push Green Products At Africa Summit

[ad_1] Johannesburg — As the West clamps down on imports of green technology products from China, the world's biggest manufacturer is looking for new markets, and that is a topic analysts say will dominate the agenda next month at a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, or FOCAC, in Beijing. The high-level meeting, held every three years, will be the first since the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and China suffered its own economic slowdown. It also comes amid growing geopolitical […]

August 29, 2024

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Africa: Different Policies Needed If African Food Processing Industry to Grow – Experts

[ad_1] Nairobi — Demand for processed food is on the rise in Africa as the population grows, according to a 63-page report from a group of food experts known as the Malabo Montpellier Panel. Ousmane Badiane, co-chair of the panel, told VOA the growing middle class wants to consume African foods with modern conveniences like improved packaging and ready-to-eat options. "The combination of population growth and income growth and urbanization has resulted in a large and growing middle class," Badiane […]

August 29, 2024

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Africa: Guinea Bissau – Journalist Union President Denied the Right to Cover Government Activities

[ad_1] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns, in the strongest terms possible, this act of intimidation, harassment and violation of the fundamental right against the President of one of its affiliates and reminds the Guinea Bissau's Government of journalists' fundamental right to seek, receive and impart information. India Correira was part of a group of journalists who went to cover the delivery of a cold chain product purchased by the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) for the Government […]

August 28, 2024

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Africa: Geingos Advocates for Sexual Reproductive Rights for Africa’s Youth

[ad_1] Former first lady of Namibia Monica Geingos has emphasised the urgent need to champion sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people across eastern and southern Africa. Geingos was the keynote speaker at a regional dialogue themed: 'Transforming Futures: Exploring Strategies for Accelerating Collective Regional Actions to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights' last Thursday. Swedish ambassador to South Africa, Namibia and Lesotho Håkan Juholt, hosted the session at the Swedish embassy residence in Pretoria, where […]

August 28, 2024

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African Health Ministers, Partners Urge Equitable Access to Critical Tools to Curb Cervical Cancer Threat

Liberian ex-chief justice clear of niece’s murder

Africa: Nigeria Becomes First in Africa to Receive Mpox Vaccines – WHO

Digging riverbeds in desperate search for water

Africa’s ‘Youthquake’ – Huge Numbers of Young People Have No Jobs, the Wrong Skills and Little Hope

Africa: Facing Barriers in West, China to Push Green Products At Africa Summit

Africa: Different Policies Needed If African Food Processing Industry to Grow – Experts

Africa: Guinea Bissau – Journalist Union President Denied the Right to Cover Government Activities

Africa: Geingos Advocates for Sexual Reproductive Rights for Africa’s Youth

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