Geneva/Yokohama — Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Shigeru Ishiba announces Japan’s contribution of up to US$ 550 million to Gavi’s next strategic period at TICAD9 Gavi and the African Union Commission renew commitment to advance universal health coverage and health security in Africa through immunisation, innovation, and co-created solutions Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi:…
Monrovia — The African Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) is accelerating efforts to mobilize resources in its fight against mpox, one year after declaring the outbreak a public health emergency of continental security. Speaking at the continental health agency’s regular press briefing on Friday, August 23, the Incident Manager for the Democratic Republic of…
President Donald Trump on Monday said he had fired Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented and dramatic escalation of his attacks on the U.S. central bank’s independence over its refusal to cut interest rates. Trump, in a termination letter to Cook posted on Truth Social, cited allegations by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte…
Standard Bank on Tuesday launched a new virtual credit card with “advanced security features” that it said it has so much confidence in that it has made a 100% credit fraud protection promise to customers who use it. The bank said the virtual credit card includes a feature that lets clients use their banking app…
Africa Prudential Plc has announced a strong performance for the first half of 2025, posting a 75 per cent year-on-year growth in Profit Before Tax to N1.98 billion, compared to N1.13 billion recorded in the same period of 2024. The unaudited results released in Lagos showed that Profit After Tax rose by 73 per cent…
New York/Geneva — To mark World Water Week 2025, new report highlights persistent inequalities, with vulnerable communities left behind. Despite progress over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services, putting them at risk of disease and deeper social exclusion. A new report: Progress…
Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics. “I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but I don’t consider myself an activist.” But after the July suspension of $584 million in federal grants at UCLA, which he…
Why AI in the contact centre is only as good as your strategy. Artificial intelligence is everywhere in business conversations right now. In the contact centre space, it is often hailed as the next great leap forward, promising to transform customer interactions, improve efficiency and drive significant cost savings. Yet, for every success story there…
Botswana Declares Public Health Emergency Over Severe Medicine Shortage Botswana declared a public health emergency after facing severe shortages of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko announced the decision in a televised address, setting out a multimillion-pound plan to rectify the supply chain involving military oversight. Boko said that managing shortages would be…
Lusaka — African ministers of health gathering in the Zambian capital Lusaka today opened the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, the highest decision-making body on health on the continent. The ministers from the 47 countries of the WHO African Region, meeting from 25 to 27 August 2025, will…
