Africa: 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but still waiting for vaccines
Kigali (Africanews): Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed.
North America owes its wealth to brutality of slavery: Canadian expert
Kigali (Africanews): The residual influence of slavery remains in North America today, said a Canadian racism expert on the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, which fell on Friday.
UN report says around 733 million people globally faced hunger in 2023
United Nations (Africa News) Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published by five United Nations specialized agencies.
Kagame poised for fourth term with 99.15% of the vote
Kigali (Africanews) President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power.
President Kagame seeks more votes as campaigns near end
Kigali (Africanews) Rwandan president Paul Kagame was met by crowds of admiring supporters at a rally in Gasabo, some twelve kilometers away from Kigali city center, as he campaigned to win a fourth term as president.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso form Sahel Alliance
Niamey (africanews): The coup-hit nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso ruled out returning to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize regional efforts to curb the violence spreading across the region.
Nairobi mosque holds funeral of a teen shot during anti-tax protest
Nairobi (Africanews): A Nairobi Mosque held the funeral of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kamau on Friday after he was shot during a protest on Tuesday against the government’s since-withdrawn proposed tax bill.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov continues Africa tour in Congo
Brazzaville (africanews): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived late Monday in Congo on his latest visit to West Africa, where coups and growing discontent with traditional allies, like France and the United States, have contributed to some countries’ shift toward Moscow.
South African electoral commission says country prepared for upcoming polls
Cape Town (Africanews): South Africa is prepared for Wednesday’s landmark general election despite “orchestration to undermine the credibility of the outcome” after videos circulated over the weekend raised suspicions of the transparency of the process.
