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More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities called Thursday for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease.The antiretroviral drug lenacapavir could be a “real game-changer” in the fight against HIV, …

Pharma firm urged to share new ‘game-changer’ HIV drugThu, 30 May 2024 16:13:27 GMT Read More »

Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday defended his use of a luxury private plane for his landmark trip to the United States, saying it cost taxpayers less than $80,000.Ruto was hosted by President Joe Biden last week on the first state visit to the United States by an African leader since 2008 and the first …

Kenya’s Ruto defends use of private jet on US tripThu, 30 May 2024 15:46:32 GMT Read More »

Africa’s economy has shown resilience overall despite global conditions but growth needs to be in double digits to truly tackle poverty on the continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday.The pan-African economic institution also emphasised the need to create more jobs and further industrialise, during a presentation on Africa’s economic outlook at the …

Africa economic growth not enough to tackle poverty: AfDBThu, 30 May 2024 13:01:18 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority on Thursday after voters queued long into the night to cast their ballots, preliminary results and projections showed.With a fifth of votes tallied, the ANC was leading but with a score of 44 percent — well down on the 57 percent it …

ANC set to lose majority after watershed voteThu, 30 May 2024 12:16:34 GMT Read More »

Aiden Markram has an advantage no other South African cricket captain has had before — he led a team to victory in a World Cup.The 2014 Under-19 World Cup remains the only global cricket trophy won by South Africa.Ten years is a long time in cricket, and Markram acknowledges that there is a huge difference …

Markram seeks to build at T20 World Cup on South Africa junior successThu, 30 May 2024 10:20:32 GMT Read More »

Ballot counting was under way on Thursday after South Africans queued long into the night to vote in a watershed election, with partial results suggesting the ANC could lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority.Counting began in each voting station shortly after polls closed, in some cities long after the planned 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) Wednesday shutdown, …

South Africa counts votes with ANC majority on the lineThu, 30 May 2024 06:58:31 GMT Read More »

Working as a fisherman his whole life on the lagoon near Benin’s capital Porto-Novo, Antoine Ababe Houssou always believed he would spend the rest of his days on the water banks where he made his home and his living.Now the 62-year-old retiree faces upheaval with a French-backed green tourism development project expected to push his …

Green tourism project uproots Benin fishing communitiesThu, 30 May 2024 06:28:00 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha is urging the planet to combat air pollution, saying athletes need clean air to keep smashing boundaries at showpiece events like the Olympic Games.Breathing in huge lungfuls of air, athletes feel the sharp end of air pollution. Taming dirty air at the world’s landmark sports events will …

Running star wants world to move faster on air pollutionThu, 30 May 2024 05:52:08 GMT Read More »

A state governor in northern Nigeria on Wednesday banned protests and public rallies to prevent a power struggle between two rival royals over a traditional throne from escalating into violence.Emirs in the mostly Muslim north, as well as Obas or kings and other traditional rulers in the predominantly Christian south, have no constitutional authority but …

North Nigerian state bans protests over royal power struggleWed, 29 May 2024 20:30:32 GMT Read More »

South Africans queued late into the night to vote Wednesday, forcing polling stations to remain open beyond closing time in a landmark general election, with the ruling ANC fighting to protect its three-decade-long grip on power.More than 27 million voters were registered for the most uncertain poll since the African National Congress led the nation …

Long queues as S.Africa votes with ANC rule in balanceWed, 29 May 2024 19:44:18 GMT Read More »