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He declared that the nation is set on establishing a resilient telecom infrastructure to enable the same goals. "Telecom is essential for emergency response and disaster management. Today's assembly shows our collective resolve to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of the Somali populace," he articulated. “We are determined to build a strong and durable telecom infrastructure capable of efficiently handling emergencies. This infrastructure will bolster our national capabilities in disaster management, early warning…

Swedish health authorities said Thursday they had registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, a viral infection spread through close contact. The announcement came a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global health emergency for the second time in two years, warning that the virus could eventually spread across international borders. Sweden's public health authority confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the case was the same…

Kaïs Saïed, the Tunisian head of state, announced in a short press release on the extension of the state of emergency in Tunisia. The text states that the exceptional measures taken on 25 July, in accordance with Article 80 of the 2014 Constitution, are extended. One month ago, the Tunisian presidency had invoked an "imminent…

Somali opposition team calls for emergency meeting ahead of elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Union of Presidential Candidates called for a special meeting on the upcoming elections, raising concerns about the exercise, just days before the country heads to the much-anticipated election. The electoral team issued a statement on the elections, giving a final timetable that will be respected for…

The Tokyo Olympics start in less than two weeks, and it has been decided that most events will be held behind closed doors. For foreign athletes and journalists, it is about quarantine, even if you are 100% vaccinated. For the Japanese, of whom only 16.8% are, the goal is to minimize the risk of contamination and an explosion in the number of cases of Covid-19 in the country. The decision to refrain from spectators is a first in Olympic history. There will therefore be no one in almost all the venues for the Olympic Games…

Ten days after the eruption of Nyiragongo, seismic activity seems to be calming in Goma, but the governor's order to evacuate the city remains in force. While some displaced people are beginning to return home, the majority are away from the provincial capital. They are 514,000 displaced, according to UN estimates, including about 60,000 in Sake, west of the provincial capital. The thing where…

President Faustin Archange Touadéra made an announcement within the nationwide media to evaluate the state of affairs of the Covid-19 epidemic. As of Could 18, the nation had registered 7,015 circumstances of contamination and greater than 96 deaths for the reason that pandemic started. The state of affairs is deteriorating and the president has determined to concern a decree declaring Covid-19 an…

The decree was adopted on Thursday, April 22 in the Niamey Council of Ministers. A pandemic "pretext" according to civil society that condemns the maintenance of restrictions on gatherings while the numbers are very low. With 17 hospital stays due to coronavirus and no patients in intensive care, Niger is not in trouble on the Covid-19 front. It is precisely to keep the pandemic under control that this state of health is prolonged, explains Dr. Illiassou Idi Mainassara, Minister of Health: “Just yesterday we conducted…

The latest violence between rival tribes in this troubled region of Sudan has left at least 50 dead and more than 120 injured since Saturday, according to the Sudanese Medical Association. These clashes began on Saturday in El-Geneina, the capital of this state. They would have started, according to the UN, when a man shot at…

More than 180,000 inhabitants of central and northern Congo spend their annual feast with their feet in the water. These residents, located along the Congo River and its tributary, the Ubangi, are victims of floods caused by rain that has been falling continuously since October in the country. The government, which has declared a state of humanitarian emergency, is preparing to deploy aid and is urging partners to follow it. From Makotimpko to Liranga via Mossaka or Loukoklela, the humanitarian was able to carry out…