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Presidential Declaration On Advancing Local Manufacturing of Health Products in Africa

eriinfo.com7 months ago03 mins

On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union We, the Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Health of AU member states High-Level Representatives, and Partners Recalling the Assembly Decisions Assembly/AU/Dec.877(XXXVII) and Assembly/AU/Dec.924(XXXVIII) on advancing health products manufacturing, pooled procurement, and regulatory harmonization. Recognizing local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals,…

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Africa: VP Shettima Back in Abuja After Successful Engagements At AU Summit

eriinfo.com7 months ago03 mins

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has returned to Abuja after successfully representing President Bola Tinubu at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, as well as the 30th AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. According to a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha,…

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Africa Must Have Permanent Seat At UN Security Council – SG Guterres

eriinfo.com7 months ago05 mins

“This is 2026 — not 1946. Whenever decisions about Africa and the world are on the table, Africa must be at the table.” The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has declared the exclusion of Africa from permanent membership of the Security Council “indefensible”, urging urgent reform of global power structures. This is contained in a…

Africa: One Crop, Three Identities – What Bambara Groundnut Teaches Us About The Future Of Pulses

eriinfo.com7 months ago08 mins

On World Pulses Day, the theme chosen by the Food and Agriculture Organization, “Pulses of the world: from modesty to excellence,” could not be more timely. It captures a quiet transformation already unfolding across kitchens, streets, and food labs, especially in low- and middle-income countries where pulses have long anchored diets, livelihoods, and resilience. I…

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Africa: How Vaccines Give Our Immune Systems a Home Advantage

eriinfo.com7 months ago09 mins

We are now approaching six years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, yet talk of vaccines and our immune systems persists in our cultural conversations — from political arenas to the dinner table. The vaccination conversation has extended beyond the scientific community, resulting in controversial changes to the recommended vaccination…

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Africa: UN Chief Urges Renewed Push to Complete Decolonization As 17 Territories Remain

eriinfo.com7 months ago05 mins

More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule. Since 1945, more than 80 former colonies comprising some 750 million people have gained independence. However, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories remain on the UN list, home to…

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Africa: Ebola Has Gone From a Global Emergency to a Disease We Can Stop, Says CEPI Chief

eriinfo.com7 months ago012 mins

“In a single decade, the world has transformed Ebola from a global emergency to a disease that can be stopped in its tracks,” said Dr Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Dr Hatchett said, a few weeks ago, Ebola vaccines from MSD (known as Merck & Co. in the U.S. and Canada)…

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Africa: Could Africa’s Youth Bulge Help Fill Europe’s Military Ranks?

eriinfo.com7 months ago010 mins

Military recruitment increasingly reflects the same demand-supply dynamics that shape global civilian migration. In November 2025, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said over 1 400 African nationals from around 36 countries were fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, warning that foreign recruits faced extreme danger. While some, such as those from South Africa, may be…

Africa: All of Africa Today – February 17, 2026

eriinfo.com7 months ago07 mins

US Sanctions Eight Nigerians for Alleged Terror, Cybercrime The United States imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians over alleged links to Boko Haram, ISIL, and cybercrime. The sanctions were announced in a February 10 publication by the United States Department of the Treasury through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The individuals were added…

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Africa: UN Forum Calls for Overhaul of Agrifood Systems

eriinfo.com7 months ago05 mins

Rising food prices and declining farm incomes are putting increasing pressure on the global food system, with up to 720 million people facing hunger last year, and billions more struggling to afford healthy diets. These numbers point to an even deeper crisis: in 2024, an estimated 2.3 billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity,…