WHO drops endemic nation tag to boost monkeypox fight
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said it has removed the distinction between endemic and non-endemic countries in its data on monkeypox to better unify the...
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Hopes fade for missing Burkina Faso miners as rescuers find no survivors in rescue chamber
The Perkoa mine, owned by Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp (TV.TO) and located about 120km (75 miles) west of the capital Ouagadougou, was abruptly submerged...
‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
Guterres, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time as secretary-general, said he had traveled to Nigeria “to express his solidarity with victims of terrorism,”...
Uganda’s proposed new law will see anti-vaxxers face fines or six months in jail
A parliamentary health committee said Tuesday it was considering proposed legislation to fine or imprison unvaccinated people in the East African country of around 45...
At least 60 people killed in blast at gold mine in Burkina Faso, state TV reports | CNN
About 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state...
This Nigerian tech startup is fighting baby jaundice with solar-powered cribs
Her son, Tombra, was diagnosed with jaundice, a common condition affecting more than 60% of newborns worldwide. Many cases are mild and resolve on their...
Seven children killed in airstrike by Nigerian forces in Niger, official says
The attack took place in the village of Nachadé in the region of Maradi, Niger, on Friday, a few kilometers from the border with Nigeria,...
Nigeria’s looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later | CNN
Reuters — Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by...
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years | CNN
Malawi’s health authorities have declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of...
French-led western forces to withdraw from Mali
“We cannot remain militarily engaged alongside de facto authorities whose strategy and hidden objectives we do not share,” Macron told reporters. The withdrawal will take...