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Africa: Mosquitoes Carrying Malaria Are Evolving More Quickly Than Insecticides Can Kill Them – Researchers Pinpoint How

eriinfo.com6 months ago010 mins

The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects present another evolutionary front: Insects themselves can evolve resistance to the poisons that people use to kill them. In particular, the mosquito-borne disease malaria kills over 600,000 people annually. Since…

Africa: CAF President Dr Motsepe Express Gratitude to Outgoing General Secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba Who Announced Decision to Step Down

eriinfo.com6 months ago02 mins

Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President Dr Patrice Motsepe has expressed his and CAF’s gratitude to outgoing General Secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba who has left the role after over five successful years. Mosengo-Omba will be replaced on an interim basis by Samson Adamu, while the process to appoint a permanent General Secretary is undertaken. Dr Motsepe told the media…

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Africa: Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission On the Passing of Former President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, H.E. Liamine Zeroual

eriinfo.com6 months ago02 mins

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses profound sorrow upon learning of the passing of H.E. Liamine Zeroual, former President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, who departed on yesterday evening. The AUC Chairperson extends heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Algeria, as well as to the…

Africa: All of Africa Today – March 30, 2026

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

Former Algerian President Zeroual Dies at 84 Algeria has announced three days of national mourning after the death of former president Liamine Zeroual at the age of 84. Born in Batna in 1941, he served in the National Liberation Army during the fight for independence from France. He later led a transitional government during…

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Africa: Littlefish Raises $9.5m to Scale Merchant Infrastructure Across Africa

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

littlefish raised $9.5 million in a Series A round to expand its merchant operating system across African markets. The round was led by Partech, with participation from TLcom Capital, Flourish Ventures and Proparco. Founded in 2021 by Brandon Roberts and Miod Davith Kahwa, the company provides a platform that connects banks with merchants by integrating…

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Africa: CAF’s Senegal Decision Exposes a Deeper Crisis in African Football

eriinfo.com6 months ago08 mins

By any reasonable standard, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision to penalize Senegal for their walkout is not just controversial—it is emblematic of a deeper institutional failure that African football can no longer afford to ignore. As CAF president Patrice Motsepe prepares to issue a formal statement, the question is not simply whether Senegal…

Iran signals control over Strait of Hormuz amid escalating conflict

eriinfo.com6 months ago09 mins

A crucial early warning radar plane, used to provide commanders with a real-time picture of war, was destroyed in an Iranian attack on the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia on Friday. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The Iranian Embassy in Nairobi has confirmed that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz “has not…

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Afreximbank to Hold Its 33rd Annual Meetings in El Alamein, Egypt, From 21-24 June 2026

eriinfo.com6 months ago04 mins

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that it will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings (AAM2026) at El Alamein in Egypt, from 21 to 24 June 2026. Against the backdrop of deepening geopolitical re-alignment and conflicts, Afreximbank will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings under the theme “Intra-African Trade and Industrialisation: Pathway to Economic Sovereignty”, underscoring the…

Africa: UN to Vote On Resolution Calling Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would designate the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, a move that supporters describe as both historic and essential to global healing. Backed strongly by African nations, the initiative at the UN seeks not only to…

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Africa: Presidential Elections in the Republic of Congo

eriinfo.com6 months ago021 mins

On 15 March, the Republic of Congo staged its fifth presidential election since Denis Sassou Nguesso reclaimed power after the 1997 civil war. Few citizens bothered to participate. He was declared victor on 17 March with 94.82% of the vote, despite his long record of corruption, economic mismanagement, and human rights abuses. When his new…