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In the heart of Mogadishu, the Somali authorities are poised to inoculate 1.5 million children, encompassing both undosed youngsters and those yet to finish their vaccine regimen, now including kids up to the age of five. At a recent gathering to mark World Immunization Week in the same city, Health Minister Dr. Ali Haji Aden unveiled plans to introduce Pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines within the year. Pneumococcal vaccines fend off grave illnesses like pneumonia and meningitis, while rotavirus vaccines combat the…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced that Kenya has allocated 4 billion shillings to address the severe flooding caused by heavy rains in the country. The government is taking steps to prevent further disasters from the ongoing rains, despite the meteorological department's warning of continued heavy rainfall for the next three days. Since the heavy rainfall began, 70 people have died, 22 have been injured, and eight are missing. A total of 131,179 people have been affected by the floods, with plans in place to…

Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, left Cotonou on Friday evening, April 26, after a 24-hour visit, which was the final stop on his West African tour. The European Union supports Benin across various areas, including economic reforms, decentralization, education, infrastructure, and, since 2021, combating terrorism.

On Tuesday, nations agreed to provide over $610 million for the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where 21 million people require assistance and a severe food crisis is worsening.

Somalia: Cabinet Approved $206 Million Budget Amid Ongoing Elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's federal authorities cupboard underneath Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has accepted a finances to cowl the nation's bills over the following three months amid ongoing elections within the nation. The provisional finances of 206 million {dollars} is supposed to preserve this authorities…

Seven million folks in northern Ethiopia want pressing assist: UN ADDIS ABABA - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Thursday that 7 million folks within the Tigray area of northern Ethiopia wanted pressing assist. "For more than a year, a de facto blockade has deprived 7 million people in Tigray of urgently needed healthcare and access to food. People are dying," stated the…

Ivory Coast has been mobilized for a week on its first Ebola case and has not forgotten the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of new cases is increasing again and "We must vaccinate" is the government's watchword to quickly turn the corner. Nearly 1.6 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, funded by the Covax unit, were delivered to Côte d'Ivoire overnight from Friday to Saturday.…

The one with the nickname "the princess" in Angola is now facing a new legal obstacle. Isabel dos Santos, the richest woman on the African continent, is accused of corruption. It must return more than 400 million euros worth of shares to the Angolan oil company Sonangol. The fees are stacked on top of each other for Isabel dos Santos, Africa's first female billionaire. This time, the Dutch arbitration institute is questioning the validity of a transaction it carried out with the Angolan state oil company Sonangol. In…

Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former president and once Africa's richest woman, must return to Angola her shares in Portugal's Galp energy company worth 422 million euros ($ 500 million), an international arbitration tribunal has ruled.…

World Bank approves USD 100 million for health services in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The World Bank announced Thursday that it has approved a total of US $ 100 million to help improve health services in Somalia. The project, the World Bank's 30-year investment in Somalia's health sector, which aims to improve health services is funded by a $ 75 million grant from International Development…