Africa

Ghana has become the first African country to produce a cholera vaccine, by DEK Vaccines Limited, a consortium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies led by the private sector, giving the country a chance as a future vaccine producer on the continent

Senegalese chef Fati Niang has turned Niébé, a typical bean in Senegalese cuisine, more traditional in rural areas than in cities, into the protagonist of a high-end street food

Somali journalists based in Mogadishu gathered to protest against the arrest of one of their colleagues, Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul, who had reported on a corruption case allegedly involving police officers

Victims of the Ark of Zoe case, a dubious transaction involving children for adoption that held international public opinion in suspense in 2007, are demanding compensation from the Chadian government

Médecins Sans Frontières has launched an appeal demanding that armed groups in the city of Batangafo respect patients and aid workers who have been suffering unbearable levels of violence for weeks

Acting President Traore held talks with a Russian delegation in a meeting that included discussions on possible military cooperation; relations between the two countries have been in the spotlight since the country ousted French troops in February

The Rapid Intervention Battalion of the Cameroon Army, responsible for the protection of President Paul Biya, will receive a batch of Ratel infantry fighting vehicles from South Africa

Noncommunicable diseases are responsible for 70% of all deaths in the country, more than one-third of which are due to cardiovascular disease and about 5% to diabetes, says latest statistical report by the Ministry of Health

An agreement for a $730 million corridor project to improve the key route between Addis Ababa and Djibouti has been signed between the government of Ethiopia and the World Bank

Liberia's new public health bill, passed by the House of Representatives in 2022, is currently being debated in a special session in the Senate, where it is facing opposition from opponents of abortion

24 Liberian journalists from different media outlets have been named by the Chengdu Radio and Television in China as 'Panda Reporters', thusthem to report and participate in the annual Panda Short Video Competition

Although Tunis signed a MoU with the EU with the aim of stopping irregular migration, Italian Interior Ministry published data showing significant increase in the rate of irregular migrants from Tunisia

Seychelles Medical Services has made a donation to the Ministry of Health, providing it with state-of-the-art laboratory, equipped with advanced technology, and medical supplies worth SCR 3 million ($232.400) to improve patient care