Africa: First mRNA Flu Shot Approved By FDA Bodes Well for Improving Drugs of the Future – Though a Few Hurdles Remain Before mNRA Can Move Beyond Vaccines

Africa: First mRNA Flu Shot Approved By FDA Bodes Well for Improving Drugs of the Future – Though a Few Hurdles Remain Before mNRA Can Move Beyond Vaccines

Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers had to tailor manufacturing processes and facilities for each vaccine candidate, and the scientific knowledge gained from one vaccine was often not directly transferable to another….

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Africa: CAF Executive Committee (‘Exco’) Media Statement

Africa: CAF Executive Committee (‘Exco’) Media Statement

The CAF Executive Committee (“EXCO”) unanimously endorses the “Joint Update” by the FIFA President and Secretary General on the FIFA Forward Enterprise and will continue to focus on making African Football amongst the best in the world and adhering to governance and transparency global best practices. The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) today unanimously endorsed…

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Africa: First mRNA Flu Shot Approved By FDA Bodes Well for Improving Drugs of the Future – Though a Few Hurdles Remain Before mNRA Can Move Beyond Vaccines

Africa: Without the Right Tools, COP31’s Implementation Promise Will Fail Africa

Key climate finance decisions have again been deferred, leaving African countries without the tools to deliver on ambitious goals. Geopolitical fractures were on full display at the mid-year United Nations (UN) climate talks in Bonn. Negotiations ended with many agenda items deferred to November’s UN COP31 conference in Antalya, Türkiye, and little consensus on how…

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Africa: Open Skies Delays Keep Africa’s Trade Costs High

Africa: Open Skies Delays Keep Africa’s Trade Costs High

Nairobi — African governments and aviation industry leaders are pushing for faster implementation of open-skies policies, warning that fragmented air transport markets are raising business costs and limiting the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area. A high-level working session ahead of the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali found that Africa has much…

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Africa: First mRNA Flu Shot Approved By FDA Bodes Well for Improving Drugs of the Future – Though a Few Hurdles Remain Before mNRA Can Move Beyond Vaccines

Africa: Grammy-Nominated Jazz Artist Somi Named Spotify’s Africa Artist for August

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and playwright Somi has been announced as Spotify’s EQUAL Africa artist for the month of August. Celebrated globally for her narrative richness and genre-defying sound, Somi has built an extraordinary career bridging African rhythms with contemporary American jazz. The announcement coincides with the release of her highly anticipated new album, What Does…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – August 7, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – August 7, 2026

  UN Warns DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Worsening The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening. At least 19 internally displaced people were infected, and five died in camps in Ituri province. Since the outbreak was declared in May, authorities have reported nearly…

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Africa: First mRNA Flu Shot Approved By FDA Bodes Well for Improving Drugs of the Future – Though a Few Hurdles Remain Before mNRA Can Move Beyond Vaccines

Africa CDC and WHO Call for Urgent, Community-Led Action to Contain Ebola in the DR Congo

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with stronger early detection, contact follow up, access to care, support for frontline health workers and faster delivery of resources…

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