Africa needs 10 million doses of mpox vaccines

Africa needs 10 million doses of mpox vaccines

Tanzanian politician Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been nominated as the World Health Organization’s regional director for Africa for a five-year term. This comes amid an Mpox outbreak across eight African countries, which has been declared a global health emergency. The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has called for 10 million Mpox vaccine doses to address the outbreak.

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World

US Justice Department files new indictment against Trump for 2020 Election interference

The US Justice Department has filed a new indictment against former president Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election. Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office. The revised 36-page indictment still includes the four crimes Trump is accused of committing, including conspiracy to defraud the US. The […]

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Business / Economics

Government and US African Development Foundation to launch grant programme

The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade and the United States African Development Foundation signed an MoU at the US-Africa Leader’s Summit. Minister Lucia Iipumbu and USADF President Travis Adkins will launch the MASP in Windhoek this Thursday, according to Ministry spokesperson Elijah Mukubonda.

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Health / Medical

Health Executive Director gives update on Mpox testing capacity

Following the announcement by the Ministry of Health and Social Services that, as of 26 August 2024, public and private health facilities have collectively tested 18 patients for Mpox, with 15 cases testing negative and three still awaiting results, we asked Executive Director Ben Nangombe whether Namibia has the infrastructure and capacity to test for the disease and how long it takes to receive the results.

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Health / Medical

WHO launches mpox response plan

The World Health Organisation has launched a global plan to stop new outbreaks and spreading of the Mpox disease through collective national, regional, and global efforts. The suggested plan will cover 6 months starting September 2024 to February 2025.

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Namibia

Government culls wildlife for drought support

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has pledged to cull 723 animals as part of the government's drought relief program. The animals, including 30 hippos, 60 buffaloes, 50 impalas, 100 blue wildebeests, 300 zebras, 83 elephants, and 100 elands, will be sourced from national parks and communal areas with sustainable game populations. Ministry spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda.

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Entertainment

Macklemore cancels Dubai show over Sudan conflict

US rapper Macklemore has canceled his October show in Dubai due to the UAE's alleged involvement in the conflict in Sudan. He told the BBC that people had for months been asking him to call off the concert in protest of its reported support for Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which are involved in the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. This is not the first time the artist […]

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World

Iran to sue Pakistan at Paris court over gas pipeline

Iran says it has given Pakistan a final warning, claiming it will file a lawsuit against Islamabad at the Paris Arbitration Court over the stalled construction of the cross-border gas pipeline project. The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project has been stalled for ten years, with the US warning Islamabad of sanctions over its engagement with Tehran.

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World

Ukraine faces new wave of Russian attacks

Russia has launched another wave of strikes on Ukraine a day after one of its biggest air attacks of the war. According to the BBC, at least four people were killed overnight and Ukraine's air defence forces say the entire country is under threat of a ballistic weapon attack. On Monday, seven people were killed and dozens more were injured after more than half of Ukraine’s regions were attacked by […]

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