Africa: Six Years After Covid-19’s Global Alarm – Is the World Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

Africa: Six Years After Covid-19’s Global Alarm – Is the World Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

Six years ago, the Director-General of the World Health Organization sounded the highest global alarm available under international law at the time, declaring the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease (later known as COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). While the PHEIC was declared over in May 2023, the impact of COVID-19…

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Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy – Here’s What the U.S., and World, Will Lose

Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy – Here’s What the U.S., and World, Will Lose

The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration – a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on inauguration day of his second term declaring that he was doing so. He first stated his intention to do so during his first term…

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Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy – Here’s What the U.S., and World, Will Lose

Africa: Afcon Success Shows Africa’s Readiness for World Stage – – Journalists’ Network President

The President of the International Network of Arab and African Journalists, Mr. Cheikh Tidiane Diouwara, has described the successful hosting of the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco as a milestone for African sports, while calling on media professionals to uphold ethical, responsible, and accurate journalism in the coverage of…

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Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy – Here’s What the U.S., and World, Will Lose

Africa: ‘Avoid the United States’ – Ex-FIFA President Blatter Backs Fans’ Boycott As World Cup Security Fears Deepen

Blatter’s comments, made on Monday via social media, lend high-profile support to a controversial warning issued by Mark Pieth, the Swiss anti-corruption lawyer who once worked with FIFA Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has waded back into global football’s biggest political fault line, openly backing calls for fans to boycott World Cup matches in the…

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