African News
Fighting mpox stigma key to ending Burundi outbreak quickly, UNICEF says
By: Reuters 20th September 2024 It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a UN health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst... →
A $90bn World Bank plan to electrify Africa gets under way
By: Bloomberg 20th September 2024 A plan to bring electricity to 300-million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30-billion from the World Bank and the African... →
International peace guarantors criticise South Sudan election postponement
By: Reuters 19th September 2024 International guarantors of South Sudan's peace process said the transitional government's postponement of elections due in December was... →
Sudan's warring parties say they are open for peaceful solutions
By: Reuters 19th September 2024 Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they are open for peaceful solutions to a war that has been ongoing for more than 17... →
Ghana's economy surges 6.9% in Q2 2024, fastest in five years
By: Reuters 18th September 2024 Ghana's economy grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, the fastest rate in five years, boosted by expansion in several key... →
Ghana opposition holds protests against alleged voter roll irregularities
By: Reuters 18th September 2024 Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress party on Tuesday held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll irregularities, demanding... →
Gavi to buy 500 000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic
By: Reuters 18th September 2024 The global vaccine group Gavi will buy 500 000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, its first purchase of the shot to help battle an outbreak... →
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed people left hungry by drought
By: Reuters 17th September 2024 Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on... →
