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Africa: Thought Leadership – Unleashing the Power of Female Entrepreneurs to Tap Into Africa’s Lucrative Business Opportunities

[ad_1] By Korkor Cudjoe, Senior Entrepreneurship Manager - Graça Machel Trust In recent years, there has been a remarkable surge in the number of female entrepreneurs in Africa. These women are breaking barriers, challenging stereotypes, and carving out their places in the business world. For the Graça Machel Trust, the mission has always been clear - how do we elevate African women for the transformation that Africa is currently experiencing […]

todayAugust 30, 2024

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Africa’s week in pictures: 23-29 August 2024

[ad_1] A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGESOn Saturday in Kenya, members of the Rendille community come together...GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGESThe cultural festival was held in the town of Loglogo, in Marsabit province.AMR ABDALLAH DALSH / REUTERSEgyptian entrepreneur Ibrahim Abougendy is reflected in a mirror made from recycled car tyres at his shop in Cairo on Friday.HOLLIE ADAMS […]

todayAugust 30, 2024

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Africa: New AU Mission for Somalia – Old Problems, Fresh Solutions?

[ad_1] To succeed in tackling al-Shabaab, the new peace support operation needs appropriate resourcing and protection from regional tensions. Seventeen years after the first African Union (AU) mission was deployed in Somalia to degrade the violent extremist group al-Shabaab, the country is set to have a third peace support operation starting on 1 January 2025. This month, the AU Peace and Security Council endorsed a proposal to form the AU Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). It will take […]

todayAugust 29, 2024

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Africa: Mpox Vaccines – Where They Come From and What Stands in the Way of Distributing Them in Africa

[ad_1] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a health emergency. An epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to neighbouring countries and more than 1,400 new mpox cases were detected in just one week. Vaccination is one of the key strategies to contain the disease. Virologist Anna-Lise Williamson unpacks how vaccines have evolved and who should be first in line in […]

todayAugust 29, 2024

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Africa: Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough for Pregnant Women

[ad_1] In a world first, the Sanaria PfSPZ malaria vaccine has been shown to protect expectant mothers from malaria before and during pregnancy. Malaria vaccine breakthrough for pregnant women 29 August 2024 In a world first, the Sanaria PfSPZ malaria vaccine has been shown to protect expectant mothers from malaria before and during pregnancy. Recently published findings in the The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal from a three-armed study in Mali in 2018-2021 on administering a malaria vaccine to women anticipating […]

todayAugust 29, 2024

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Africa: What Are Raila Odinga’s Chances of Clinching the Top AU Job?

[ad_1] Kenya's veteran politician Raila Odinga, who this week officially launched his bid for the African Union Commission Chairmanship, now has the uphill task of convincing the majority of the African Union Members to vote for him. Odinga will need a two-thirds majority vote to become the fifth Commission Chair, succeeding the incumbent Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, in the February 2025 AUC elections. The electorate is composed of heads of state of active members of the continental bloc. As the […]

todayAugust 29, 2024

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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 […]

todayAugust 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 […]

todayAugust 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 […]

todayAugust 29, 2024

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