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First steps in reforming global health emergency rules agreed at WHO meeting - sources

Countries have agreed to an initial U.S.-led push to reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations, after early opposition from Africa and others was overcome this week, sources told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

African Development Bank to send emergency fertiliser to W Africa

A source told Reuters that emergency volumes will be sourced from Nigeria and Morocco.

Al Jazeera

Monkeypox expert reveals how outbreak could become endemic as cases soar in UK

Outside of Africa there are now 237 confirmed cases of monkeypox, 80 of them in the UK, and the World Health Organization has asked world leaders to "increase the surveillance" of the disease to "understand where it's going"

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EU Agrees Common Purchase of Vaccine, Antiviral against Monkeypox, Paper

The European Union has decided on common purchasing of a vaccine and antiviral to fight the outbreak of monkeypox, a virus endemic in Africa and usually rare in other places, Sweden's vaccine coordinator said on Friday. "After several meetings it has been decided that we will buy both vaccine and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU in talks for common purchase of vaccine, antiviral against monkeypox

The European Union is working on a common purchasing agreement for vaccines and antivirals against monkeypox, as cases of the viral disease usually endemic to Africa gather steam in Europe and beyond.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

UN peacekeeping in Africa is working better than you might think

Media headlines often make it seem as if peacekeeping is not going well; they tend to highlight violence, displacement and abuse. The quantitative data, however, tell a different story. Peacekeepers are saving lives and helping to keep the peace.

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Bejjani: Digital Investments Boosted Majid Al Futtaim's Resilience During the Pandemic

Digital investments have boosted Majid Al Futtaim's resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerated its recovery, announced CEO Alain Bejjani. Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AU leaders seek home-grown solutions for continent's 'alarming' humanitarian situation

African Union leaders are meeting in Equatorial Guinea for two summits as the continent contends with humanitarian crises, terrorism and military coups.

Radio France Internationale

Funding For African blockchain start-ups grows 1000%

Whilst Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) continues to consolidate sideways, adoption in Africa continues to surge. A new report reveals venture funding for African cryptocurrency start-ups grew 11x in 2022.

Benzinga

Monkeypox spreading through sex, but not an STI

For years, the dating application Grindr has doled out sexual health tips to its more than 11 million users. Now, the app, which serves the gay, bisexual and transgender community, is using its platform to get the word out about monkeypox, a virus that has long been endemic in parts…

Bangkok Post

Africa CDC warns against vaccine hoarding over monkeypox outbreak

Since early May, more than 200 suspected and confirmed cases of the virus have been detected in at least 19 countries.

Al Jazeera

South Africa needs $250bn for clean energy transition: Report

Approximately half of the funding required is needed to ramp up wind and solar power projects, new publication says.

Al Jazeera

Spain, UK say Russian influence in Africa threatens NATO security

Russia’s growing influence in Africa poses ‘worrying’ threat to security of NATO alliance, Spain and the UK say.

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Roche Develops Test Kits to Detect Monkeypox Virus

Roche on Wednesday said the company and its unit have developed three test kits to detect the monkeypox virus, as the disease spreads in regions outside Africa, where the virus is not normally found. There have been more than 200 suspected or confirmed cases in Europe and North America of…

The Guardian - UK

Monkeypox may have been circulating in UK for years, scientists say

UK confirmed cases in outbreak rise to 78, and experts say virus may have been spreading unseen for some time

Irish Mirror

Five ways monkeypox can spread as Irish expert describes the sudden surge as a 'scientific mystery'

“If you have not been contacted [by the HSE], and you have not travelled to west or central Africa, it's extremely unlikely you have monkeypox”

Reuters

Spain, Britain call on NATO to look at Russian threat from Africa

Russia's expanding influence and activity in Africa pose a "worrying" threat to the security of NATO countries along with its invasion of Ukraine and must be addressed by the military alliance, the Spanish and British defence ministers said Wednesday.

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South Africa: No need for mass monkeypox immunisation – experts

The African continent has not recently recorded any confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox, unlike Europe and the US.

The Conversation

Snare and shotgun injuries reveal more about threats to lions and leopards in Zambia

Wildlife and people are coming into more and more conflict across Africa as human populations expand. Habitat loss and fragmentation of animal populations are causing declines in species.

The Conversation

Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria

The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of cases has declined from about 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000 since 2000, there were still an estimated 240 million cases and 600,000 deaths in 2020 globally.

Al Jazeera

AU chairperson says Africa a ‘collateral victim’ of Ukraine war

Millions of Africans have been pushed into extreme poverty by COVID and face rising costs because of the Ukraine war.

Bangkok Post

Explainer: What vaccines, treatments do we have to combat monkeypox?

With cases of monkeypox inexplicably on the rise outside of Africa - where the viral disease is endemic - public health officials are using contact tracing, isolation and targeted vaccination to curb its spread.

Reuters

S.African experts don't see need for mass monkeypox vaccination

South African disease experts do not see a need for mass vaccination campaigns globally against monkeypox or believe that cases will explode in the same way as COVID-19.

The Independent UK

For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority

The al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab is projecting authority and asserting a wider role in public life in Somalia, underlining the extent of the challenge Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist group presents to the newly elected government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

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