Sudanese paramilitary forces killed at least 80 people in a southeastern village, a medical source and witnesses said Friday, even as US-sponsored talks sought to end 16 months of devastating war.The assault occurred in Jalgini village in the state of Sennar on Thursday.”We received 55 dead and dozens of wounded at the hospital on Thursday, …
Four more bodies have been recovered from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll to 34, police said Friday.The collapse at the landfill in the northern district of Kiteezi at the weekend buried people, homes and livestock in mountains of fetid waste.An MP for the area …
Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 34Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:01:42 GMT Read More »
Pakistan said Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving a new, more dangerous strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.The mpox surge in Africa — which has also affected Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda — prompted the …
Though the Sudanese army is still staying away from ceasefire talks in Switzerland, the US envoy convening the negotiations told AFP they were nonetheless in daily contact — and making progress on humanitarian aid.War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary …
The WHO on Thursday warned further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.The case recorded in a traveller in Sweden was announced the day after the World Health Organization …
WHO warns more mpox to come in Europe after case in SwedenThu, 15 Aug 2024 18:58:02 GMT Read More »
The US special envoy for Sudan said Thursday he wanted “tangible results” from talks on ending the African nation’s devastating war, despite the Sudanese government staying away.War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his …
US wants ‘tangible results’ at Sudan ceasefire talksThu, 15 Aug 2024 17:07:10 GMT Read More »
Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency.Alarmed by a rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread …
Mpox vaccine maker ready to produce 10 million dosesThu, 15 Aug 2024 15:33:12 GMT Read More »
Shares in Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, which manufactures a vaccine targeting mpox, soared Thursday after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency.Worried by the rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread to nearby countries, the WHO hastily convened a meeting of …
Shares soar in mpox vaccine maker Bavarian NordicThu, 15 Aug 2024 12:39:58 GMT Read More »
Kenyans poured scorn and ridicule Thursday on a statue they said depicted Olympic star Faith Kipyegon in the world-renowned running hub of Eldoret as the nation feted its victorious Olympians.The amateurish statue of a female athlete, wearing a top emblazoned with the Kenyan flag, was hastily removed after residents complained, media reports said, but not …
Kenyans ridicule ‘joke’ statue of Olympic star KipyegonThu, 15 Aug 2024 09:04:25 GMT Read More »
The United States on Wednesday pleaded with Sudan’s army to join talks on ending the devastating war as talks opened in Switzerland with only its rival’s participation.War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his …
US presses Sudan army chief as ceasefire talks openThu, 15 Aug 2024 03:03:36 GMT Read More »
