Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 October 2026 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will convene a high-level virtual meeting of African Ministers of Health on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, as the ongoing Ebola outbreak poses an escalating threat to health security across the continent. Five months into the response, the outbreak caused…
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025 showing that progress is possible, but gains remain fragile and far too slow to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. The warning comes in the latest edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report issued…
Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their abundance and ecological importance, many of them have long remained invisible to science. This gap is largely due to the methods environmental virologists have used –isolating viruses…
In the past, forex trading was mainly viewed as a specialized, niche financial activity in Africa. However, that all has changed in recent years, with the market moving toward becoming much more mainstream across the country. People from all demographics are beginning to trade. Youths, business professionals, current students, and even retirees will regularly participate…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning conferred with the AU Deans of the Regions (Permanent Representatives of Zimbabwe, Uganda, Senegal, the DRC & the Saharawi Republic) to exchange views on the Union’s priorities, theme of the Summit, & the implementation of Agenda 2063, ahead of the 39th…
Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their vectors – such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks – to thrive. This is confirmed by a recent report for the global climate change conference, COP30. The report was produced by a team of global south scientists from the Climate…
A forestry worker injured in a wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir has died from his injuries, raising the death toll in recent days from the fires to three, as emergency crews also continued to battle a blaze in a province bordering Syria. Turkiye sent two firefighting aircraft to help battle wildfires in…
