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Africa CDC welcomes first malaria treatment for babies as “major advance”
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomed the approval of the first ever malaria treatment specifically...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator...
Read moreDetailsGeorge Padmore (1903-1959): Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author
George Padmore, born Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse, was a prominent figure of the 20th century, profoundly influencing the anti-colonial and...
Read moreDetails‘We are on our own’- Africa looks within to weather growing global tariff turmoil
African leaders are pushing to speed up implementation of a continent-wide deal to boost trade as growing concerns over U.S. tariffs,...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union helicopter crashes in Somali capital, state-run media reports
A military helicopter from the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at the airport in the capital Mogadishu on...
Read moreDetailsAU urges member states to increase financing to weather, climate information services
The African Union (AU) Commission has urged for increased financing to weather and climate information services in Africa, stating that...
Read moreDetailsAfDB downgrades Africa growth outlook but sees signs of resilience
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has downgraded Africa's growth forecast for the next two years amid what it described as...
Read moreDetailsDescendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN
The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were...
Read moreDetailsIsrael’s ambassador is ejected from an African Union event
Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was ejected from an African Union event this week and has described it as outrageous. An...
Read moreDetailsRising populism should not stop discussions on reparations, says African Union official
The rise of right-wing populism in Europe and elsewhere should not prevent Africa from bringing reparations for transatlantic slavery and...
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