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The US special envoy for Sudan said Thursday he wanted “tangible results” from talks on ending the African nation’s devastating war, despite the Sudanese government staying away.War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his …

US wants ‘tangible results’ at Sudan ceasefire talksThu, 15 Aug 2024 17:07:10 GMT Read More »

Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency.Alarmed by a rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread …

Mpox vaccine maker ready to produce 10 million dosesThu, 15 Aug 2024 15:33:12 GMT Read More »

Shares in Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, which manufactures a vaccine targeting mpox, soared Thursday after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency.Worried by the rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread to nearby countries, the WHO hastily convened a meeting of …

Shares soar in mpox vaccine maker Bavarian NordicThu, 15 Aug 2024 12:39:58 GMT Read More »

Kenyans poured scorn and ridicule Thursday on a statue they said depicted Olympic star Faith Kipyegon in the world-renowned running hub of Eldoret as the nation feted its victorious Olympians.The amateurish statue of a female athlete, wearing a top emblazoned with the Kenyan flag, was hastily removed after residents complained, media reports said, but not …

Kenyans ridicule ‘joke’ statue of Olympic star KipyegonThu, 15 Aug 2024 09:04:25 GMT Read More »

The United States on Wednesday pleaded with Sudan’s army to join talks on ending the devastating war as talks opened in Switzerland with only its rival’s participation.War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his …

US presses Sudan army chief as ceasefire talks openThu, 15 Aug 2024 03:03:36 GMT Read More »

US-sponsored talks on securing a ceasefire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, despite the Sudanese government staying away.War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his former deputy Mohamed …

Sudan ceasefire talks start despite army no-showWed, 14 Aug 2024 20:55:06 GMT Read More »

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.Worried by the rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread to nearby countries, the WHO hastily convened a meeting of experts to study the outbreak.”Today, …

WHO declares mpox a global health emergencyWed, 14 Aug 2024 19:42:07 GMT Read More »

Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.Several dozen people are also still missing, police said, after the collapse at the landfill in the northern district of Kiteezi …

Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 30Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:06:50 GMT Read More »

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir held talks with political leaders to discuss the feasibility of holding long-delayed elections due to take place in December, his office said, as the United Nations again warned on Wednesday that time was running out.The world’s youngest country has yet to go to the polls, a full 13 years after …

S.Sudan leaders hold talks on election ‘feasibility’Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:04:17 GMT Read More »

At least 39 people are still missing following a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala at the weekend that has so far claimed 26 lives, police said Wednesday.The dump site in the northern district of Kiteezi collapsed on Saturday after torrential rains, burying people, homes and livestock in mountains of fetid rubbish.”Thirty-nine people …

Death toll from Uganda garbage landslide rises to 26, 39 missingWed, 14 Aug 2024 15:35:23 GMT Read More »