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Senegal's Macky Sall appeals to West to ease sanctions on Russia

Senegal's President Macky Sall appeals to the West to ease sanctions on Russia to facilitate the export of grain to Africa. Millions on the continent face hunger amid a global food crisis sparked by the Ukraine war. We talk to David Laborde, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy…

France 24

Tinubu says it is his turn to rule Nigeria in election appeal to Buhari

Veteran Nigerian politician and former Lagos state governor Bola Tinubu has said it is his turn to lead Africa's most populous nation after his backing helped propel President Muhammadu Buhari to power seven years ago.

Reuters

AU head tells Putin Africans are 'victims' of Ukraine conflict

African Union head Macky Sall on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to take into account the suffering in African countries from food shortages caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

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Senegal leader says Putin showed readiness to free up Ukrainian grain exports

Senegal's President Macky Sall said Russia's Vladimir Putin had told him on Friday he was ready to enable the export of Ukrainian grain to ease a global food crisis that is hitting Africa especially hard.

Reuters

Diagnostic Companies Focus On Monkeypox Tests Following Outbreak; Experts Do Not Count It As Next COVID Yet

Diagnostic companies aggressively developed tests for monkeypox as governments struggle to trace the world's first major viral infection outbreak beyond Africa,

Benzinga

Putin, not West, responsible for hunger in Africa -German foreign min spokesperson

Germany strongly condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempt to create a narrative that the West is responsible for causing famine in Africa, said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

Reuters

African themed restaurant chain set to open first Bristol branch this summer

Afrikana aims to bring “authentic home-cooked African-inspired food” to Bristol this year

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The Independent UK

Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge

Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new market as governments ramp up efforts to trace the world's first major outbreak of the viral infection outside of Africa.

Reuters

Satellite imagery shows air pollution rise in tropical ‘megacities’

A new study uses satellites to measure pollution in African and Asian cities where there is little on-the-ground data collection

The Guardian - UK

Monkeypox: what are the symptoms and should Australia be worried?

Infectious disease was first recorded in 1970 but a surge in cases has led to the largest outbreak in Europe to date

The Guardian - AU

Recently returned traveller identified as third case of monkeypox in a NSW

NSW Health says a man in his 50s who recently returned from Europe is the third identified case of monkeypox in NSW.

ABC News

Monkeypox outbreak needs a united response, says WHO Africa

The World Health Organization’s Africa office says the continent's 54 countries must be part of a united global fight against monkeypox, as countries in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere respond to unusual outbreaks of the disease

The Independent UK

Developing world should reap benefits of new monkeypox research, experts urge

As cases of monkeypox in wealthier Western nations spark a flurry of scientific research to combat the outbreak, scientists are urging the world to make sure lower-income nations benefit from the fruits of that labor as well.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco Reports 1st Case of Monkeypox

Morocco reported on Thursday its first case of monkeypox, in a traveler coming from Europe, state TV said on Twitter, citing the health ministry. The patient is in a stable condition, it said. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization said it had received reports of more than 550 confirmed cases…

Evening Standard

Monkeypox: Eleven new cases detected in the UK as disease continues to spread

Eleven new cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday.

Benzinga

Rivian Backer Eyes India's Two and Three Wheeler EV Market

Abdul Latif Jameel, an early Rivian Automotive, Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) backer, committed to investing up to $220 million (₹17 billion) in India's battery-powered two and three-wheeler vehicles through EV maker Greaves Electric Mobility. The Saudi family-owned group will initially pay $150 million (₹11.6 billion) for a 35.8% stake in India's Greaves Cotton Ltd subsidiary to foray…

WEKU

OPINION: Media coverage of monkeypox paints it as an African virus. That makes me mad

Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a physician in Nigeria, which has seen a monkeypox outbreak over the past few years. He does not like the way the media is covering the current outbreak in Western countries.

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Reuters

Africa's COVID deaths to fall by 94% in 2022, WHO analysis shows

Deaths on the African continent from COVID-19 are expected to fall by nearly 94 percent in 2022 compared to last year, modelling by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

NGO warns world's 'most neglected' refugee crises are all in Africa

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says the world is paying too little attention to a profusion of mass displacements of people across Africa, who risk death by starvation and prolonged conflicts.

Radio France Internationale

Macron congratulates Elizabeth II on her 70-year reign as Jubilee gets underway

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered his congratulations to Queen Elizabeth II on her platinum jubilee, calling her "the golden thread" that binds France and Britain together.

Reuters

Health agency confirms community spread of monkeypox in England

Monkeypox appears to be spreading from person to person in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday.

The Conversation

Enforcing competition would ease food price hikes in east and southern Africa

Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in east and southern Africa are getting a raw deal. To succeed they need fair and integrated regional markets. Research by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development has highlighted the need for better integration of regional economies as a step towards food…

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: Tonix CEO Seth Lederman On The Pursuit Of New Monkeypox, COVID Vaccines

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: TNXP), a Chatham, New Jersey-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced on Wednesday the issuance of a patent that forms the basis for the company's developmental vaccine against monkeypox and smallpox.

Al Jazeera

NRC: World’s 10 ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa

In DR Congo, the most-neglected country on list for 2nd year running, a third of the population went hungry last year.

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