The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization on Friday launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox. The joint initiative aims to strengthen and accelerate African countries' response to the virus, supporting their efforts to curb its spread, and to save and protect liv...

 Fighter jets perform white-knuckle manoeuvres in the skies above Egypt. They are performing feats of aerial acrobatics at the first International Aviation and Space Exhibition in El Alamein. The exhibition promises to showcase the latest developments in aviation and space technology, and includes a range of aircraft, spacecraft and defence sy...

 A high-ranking Chinese diplomat responsible for African relations stated on Tuesday that China and Africa will collaborate closely to protect the interests of developing nations against the rising tide of hegemonism and a cold war mindset. Liu Yuxi, China's special envoy for African affairs, announced at a press conference on Tuesday that the...

 Tunisia's electoral authority confirmed on Monday that only two candidates will compete against President Kais Saied in next month's elections. One of these candidates, businessman Ayachi Zammel, was arrested shortly after the announcement and is being investigated for allegedly falsifying signatures of registered voters. The treasurer of Zam...

 Chidimma Adetshina, who was forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa contest amid nationality controversies, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria. The 23-year-old law student celebrated her victory on Saturday, stating that the title represents a call for unity. Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian and mother Mozambican, faced scrutiny ...

A draft version of Gabon's future constitution was handed to transitional president, Brice Oligui Nguema, in an official ceremony at Gabon's presidential palace. The handover came a year after the military ousted President Ali Bongo, whose family had ruled the country for over 50 years. A referendum on the new constitution is due to take place befo...

 The number of monkeypox (mpox) cases in Nigeria has reached 48, with the virus now detected in Abuja and 20 other states, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Despite the rising cases, no deaths have been reported. On August 27, Nigeria received 10,000 vaccine doses from the United States to aid in controlling the outb...

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held bilateral talks with his Senegalese counterpart Yassine Fall in Moscow on Thursday. Speaking during the joint news conference, Senegal's Foreign Minister Yassine Fall said the two countries hoped to increase collaboration on mineral exploration, energy, agriculture, scientific research, formation of...

 Six Polish students and a lecturer from the Warsaw University who were detained in Nigeria during protests there have been released, the Polish foreign ministry said Wednesday. They are in good health and will be returning home this week. The ministry's spokesman, Pawel Wronski, said the seven Polish citizens have had their passports, laptops...

 Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent's public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed. Eighty-one deaths from mpox were reported in Africa in the past week, bringi...

 Malawi has begun screening for mpox at all ports of entry in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus. The move comes just days after the first two suspected cases were registered in the country and are currently awaiting laboratory test results. This includes a 31-year-old male who is being treated in hospital and a 17-year-old boy who is re...

 Over 748,000 refugees and asylum-seekers are registered with UNHCR Egypt, a majority of whom are women and children who have recently arrived in Egypt fleeing the brutal conflict that started in Sudan in April 2023. Since the conflict broke, the registered Sudanese refugee population has grown almost sevenfold and numbers are expected to keep...

 Somalia has issued a warning to suspend all Ethiopian Airlines flights to its territory due to an ongoing territorial dispute. The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) announced on August 21, 2024, that the airline has failed to respond to concerns related to Somali sovereignty. The dispute escalated after Ethiopia signed an agreement in Ja...

 Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko officially set up Monday (Aug. 19) a commission tasked with reviewing the oil and gas contracts the country signed with multinational corporations. The PM made the announcement on national TV insisting that the team of legal, tax, and energy sector experts will work meticulously to make sure all legal a...

 A massive increase in the price of electricity is on the cards for households in Egypt as the country gradually phases out subsidies. Raises will range from 14.45 per cent to 50 per cent, depending on the consumption bracket of individual homes. For households with prepaid meters, the increase came into effect on Saturday, while people with r...

 Kenya's Workers Aviation Union (KAWU) has postponed for two weeks a strike that was scheduled to start on Monday. The union, which represents airport workers, said this was to allow for talks with government over a proposed deal to develop the country's main airport. It believes the agreement with India's Adani Airport Holding to upgrade Nair...

 The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) announced on Friday that it has contingency plans to prevent disruptions to airport operations due to a possible strike by the country's main aviation union, set to start on August 19. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union, which represents staff at airports and Kenya Airways, has threatened to go on strike start...

 In Uganda, the death toll from the collapse of a landfill in Kampala has risen to 34, with many residents and homes in the Kiteezi neighborhood buried under a massive pile of waste following heavy rains. The landslide occurred on Saturday, August 9, and rescue efforts continue, though 35 people remain missing. The collapse is believed to have...

 French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné was in Beirut for a short visit on Thursday as western powers aim to help ease tensions in the Middle East. His visit came a day after US senior advisor Amos Hochstein also visited Lebanon. International mediators were set to hold a new round of talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securin...

 Preparations are underway for a possible meeting between Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who now leads the African People's Party. The two leaders have not met since 2022, and it's been months since they last communicated. Various envoys are making efforts to facilitate this meeting, which could happen...