Jun 22, 2024
Ivory Coast Ramps Up Universal Health Coverage with Mobile Enrollment Centers
In an effort to improve access to healthcare, Ivory Coast has launched mobile enrollment centers for its universal health coverage program, the CMU, which has been met with public scrutiny since its 2019 launch....
Jun 22, 2024
Early Rains in Niger Claim 21 Lives, Expose Thousands to Hardship as Climate Change Intensifies
Recent heavy rains in Niger have resulted in 21 deaths and affected over 6,000 people at the start of the country’s rainy season...
Jun 21, 2024
Kenya Launches Probe into Police Actions After Tax Protester Killed
In Kenya, an investigation into police conduct during recent tax protests has been launched by the country’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA)....
Jun 20, 2024
$1.1 Billion Boost for African Vaccine Production: Macron and Leaders Launch Pioneering Project in Paris
This $1.1 billion initiative aims to enhance vaccine production capabilities within Africa, a continent that has historically relied on imported vaccines, often at great cost....
Jun 13, 2024
South Africa Reports Second Death from Mpox
A second person has died in South Africa this week from the viral infection mpox, says the health ministry, less than 24 hours after it announced the first death....
Jun 13, 2024
Kigali Accuses a UN Agency of Dishonesty in British Asylum Policy Case
Rwanda has accused the United Nations refugee agency of lying after the body told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on to states where they risked torture or death....