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After Sweden, Pakistan reports three cases of deadly Mpox virus, patients came from UAE

Islamabad/IBNS: Officials of the health department in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province reported on Friday (Aug 16) that it had detected three cases of the monkeypox (Mpox) virus. more

Africa: Great Lakes envoy urges international support amid rising hostilities

The UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, appealed to the international community on Tuesday for increased support in resolving the escalating hostilities in eastern Dem ...

At critical moment for peacekeeping in Africa, Ghana steps up to host key summit

The UN and Ghana jointly announced on Friday that December’s UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting will be hosted in Accra, at a time when some African nations are questioning the val ...

Central African Republic leader slams West for looting Africa’s wealth, sparking today’s migrant crisis

New York: The President of the Central African Republic on Thursday accused Western countries of triggering a migration crisis by pillaging Africa’s natural resources and impoverish ...

Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’

The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with the climate crisis, with the continent suffering some of the worst impac ...

Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO

New York: A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments in smallholder farmers, embracing new technolog ...

Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

New York: International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root causes and ensuring sustainable funding must fully eliminate threat, which ...

Road Safety Week: African nations steer towards reducing deaths

New York: Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among African youth, so governments across the continent have resolved to drive in a new unified direction, ahead of Road Safety ...

Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa

New York: A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional Govern ...

Despite challenges, Africa ‘poised for progress’: Antonio Guterres

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa on Saturday, in remarks delivered to the African Union Summ ...