Fighting resumed on Sunday August 25 between M23 rebels and the Congolese army in eastern DRC, Lubero, a townclose to the border with Uganda. In a statement issued on Monday August 26, the Congolese army claimed that rebels had attacked its positions in the village of Kikubo, violating a ceasefire …
Read More »Cameroon President to contest again at age 93
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is set to stand in the next presidential election in 2026, at the age of 93, founder of the Foreign Press Association Africa, Kennedy Wandera disclosed. Biya, who is Africa’s longest serving president, is currently 91 years old. He will contest in the 2026 Presidential Election …
Read More »Man tests positive for mpox in Thailand after arriving from Africa
Thai authorities said they have detected a case of mpox in a European who arrived from Africa last week and are awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Thai authorities were treating the case as if it were the Clade 1 …
Read More »USA: Republicans make a request of Donald Trump
On Sunday, August 18, 2024, Graham teamed up with Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination, as well as former advisors, to argue for a focus on policy issues. “President Trump can win this election. His policies are good for America, and if you have a political debate …
Read More »Burkina-Faso: 14 soldiers killed in terrorist attack
At least 14 brave gnedarmes were killed in a terrorist attack in Burkina faso, some ten kilometers from the town of Tougan, on August 15. Burkina Faso is once again in mourning following the tragic loss. The unit, which had just completed its mission in the northern commune of Toéni, …
Read More »DR Congo hopes to receive first mpox vaccines by next week
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hope to receive first doses of mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help the country fight the outbreak, local media reported. The World Health Organization last week declared mpox a global public …
Read More »Libyan Central Bank resumes operations after release of senior official
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that it has resumed operations, following the release of its top official who was kidnapped earlier on Sunday. CBL confirmed the release of the head of its information technology department Musaab Muslam, who was taken on Sunday by an “unknown party.” “Governor Sadiq …
Read More »UN denounces unacceptable violence against humanitarian workers
The UN castigated on Monday 19, August 19, “inadmissible” violence on Monday 19, which are generalized against humanitarian workers, including 280 were killed worldwide in 2023. An outburst of trivialized violence. “The normalization of violence against humanitarian workers and the fact that no one accounts are unacceptable, inadmissible and extremely …
Read More »Libyan Central Bank suspends operations after kidnapping of an official
The Central Bank of Libya announced the suspension of all operations, following the kidnapping of one of its senior officials. The bank said that it would not resume work before the official kidnapped earlier Sunday would have been released. It said an unknown party was behind the abduction of Musaab …
Read More »China strengthens measures to prevent mpox cases in the country
China announced on Friday, August 16, that it was strengthening its controls on people and goods likely to have been in contact with mpox (or “monkey pox”), after the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert about the disease. Mpox, formerly known as monkey pox, is a viral disease that …
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