Cape Town — When COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, health experts braced for devastation in Africa. The continent’s healthcare systems, already stretched thin by endemic diseases like malaria, seemed ill-equipped to handle a new pandemic. Yet as the virus spread, a puzzling pattern emerged – many African countries reported lower COVID-19 severity rates…
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Watch: Parts of US brace for huge waves, flooding as Hurricane Erin churns off East Coast Beach-goers from Florida to New England have been warned to beware of rip currents as Hurricane Erin churns off the US East Coast. While the storm is not expected to make landfall, forecasters have warned…
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has warned that discounted pricing by mobile virtual network operators could have adverse consequences for the entire mobile telecommunications industry if MVNOs continue to offer data to their customers at prices lower than infrastructure owners like MTN. MVNOs have no physical network infrastructure of their own, instead relying on mobile…
DR Congo Peace Talks Collapse as M23 Rebels Pull Out The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo withdrew from peace talks with the government, saying it will not return unless the authorities adhere to a previous ceasefire deal. The fighting between the two sides escalated in January after the M23 captured large…
TLDR The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has launched applications for the seventh edition of the MEST Africa Challenge, this year focused on fintech MEST runs a pan-African software training programme, seed fund, and incubator that supports early-stage technology ventures Its annual challenge, now in its seventh year, awards winners $50,000 in equity funding…
Washington — President Trump is working to coordinate a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which would be the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine more than three years ago. Asked about arranging the meeting on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said on Fox & Friends that…
CRISPR gene-editing therapy has already shown immense promise in treating and curing diseases, but scientists are now revealing its potential for disease prevention. A recent paper published in Nature details how a team of researchers successfully edited a single gene in mosquitos, rendering them unable to transmit malaria. This groundbreaking development could eventually lead to…
With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, one veteran UN aid worker based in Gaza reaffirmed the resolve of humanitarians everywhere to save lives and relieve suffering, no matter how challenging the situation. Speaking to UN News from the wartorn enclave…
As the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 enters its final group stage round from Saturday, the stakes could not be higher. From Nairobi to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Kampala, the co-hosted tournament is bracing for decisive fixtures from Saturday to Tuesday, where qualification dreams will either be sealed or shattered. With only…
Ties between the two nuclear-armed Asian powers have made ‘steady progress’, India’s PM Modi says. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the bilateral relationship after a years-long standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers and as the two nations navigate a shifting…
