Bug bounty hunter partners Integrity360 to strengthen SA’s cyber defence

Bug bounty hunter partners Integrity360 to strengthen SA’s cyber defence

Bug bounty hunters and partners stress the value of acquiring an attacker’s view of the organisation’s systems. Cyber security specialist Integrity360 has partnered with offensive security solution company and bug bounty hunter HackerOne to leverage the expertise of a 2 million-strong global ethical hacker community. Access to this community will ensure real-time vulnerability discovery and…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

West Africa Unite in Abidjan to Fast-Track Lassa Fever Vaccine and Strengthen Epidemic Preparedness

The 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (#ELFIC 2025) concluded this Thursday 11 September 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, after four days of high-level discussions, knowledge sharing, and strategic commitments. The gathering brought together more than 800 policymakers, scientists, health professionals, and development partners from across West Africa and beyond to confront one of the…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

Africa: New Warehouses to Strengthen Africa’s Rapid Health Emergency Response

When a public health emergency strikes, every hour counts. Rapid access to medical countermeasures can be the difference between containment and escalation. One of the key pillars of the Africa CDC Supply Chain Framework is strengthening warehousing capacity to enhance emergency preparedness and response through the prepositioning of essential emergency response products. This is being…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

African Health Ministers Commit to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response

Lusaka — Across the African continent, fragile health systems are often the first to falter when crisis strikes, with profound impacts on lives and, livelihoods and health, and often times causing long-term socio-economic disruptions. Renewing efforts to protect communities from the growing threat of health emergencies, health ministers meeting for the Seventy-fifth session of the…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

Africa: Afrec Empowers South Africa to Strengthen Energy Data Statistics Reporting

Johannesburg — The African Energy Commission (AFREC) has concluded a three-day technical training workshop in South Africa aimed at enhancing the country’s capacity to compile and manage comprehensive national energy statistics, a significant step toward strengthening energy data management in Southern Africa. Held from 30 July to 1 August 2025, the training targeted national focal…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

Africa CDC and European Commission Launch New Initiative to Strengthen Mpox Testing and Sequencing Across Africa

Addis Ababa/Brussels — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission today announced the launch of the Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA), a landmark initiative to boost diagnostics and outbreak response capabilities in Mpox-affected African countries. Co-funded under the EU4Health 2024 Work Programme, PAMTA…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

Africa: AU Commission Launches Platform to Strengthen Africa’s Research and Policy

The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and AUDA-NEPAD, has launched the Africa Think Tank Platform (ATTP). ATTP aims to establish a sustainable platform to strengthen Africa’s capacity for effective policy research and evidence-based policymaking on cross-boundary priorities. It is funded by the World Bank and implemented by the…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

Africa CDC Launches Health Journalism Fellowship to Strengthen Public Health Storytelling

New track under African Union Media Fellowship aims to promote evidence-based storytelling and health security reporting ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | 23 July 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the continental public health agency of the African Union, has launched a health journalism fellowship aimed at empowering African journalists to…

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