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Public Health and Professional Standards PS Mary Muthoni in Nairobi on September 18, 2024. Image: HANDOUT Kenya's proposed Sh6.7 billion Mpox response fund has been flagged as insufficient and misprioritized, according to various advocacy groups. Critics have pointed out a glaring omission: there's no budget allocation for vaccine procurement. Speaking in Nairobi, these groups urged the government to reallocate funds towards crucial areas like vaccine acquisition, advanced diagnostics, and community education. The…

Barcelona stumbles in their Champions League opener against Monaco. "Monaco took everyone by surprise," remarked Catalan supporter Pablo Res. Against all predictions, Monaco clinched a memorable victory over Barcelona. Seen as underdogs, the Monegasque squad defied expectations and took command of the stage. Ding-ding! From whistle to whistle, Monaco's craftiness proved overwhelming. Barça couldn’t find their groove, and the final score reflected their struggles. A surprise to many, thousands of Catalan fans left Camp…

Analyst Sees Djibouti's Proposal for Ethiopian Port Access as Insufficient to Ease Tensions Listen up: An analyst suggests that Djibouti’s recent offer to grant Ethiopia access to its coastline likely won't put an end to the ongoing political strife. Meanwhile, the Smithsonian-hosted Teaching Africa Day has wrapped up in Washington, D.C. A prominent Zambian legislator from the Patriotic Front (PF), the leading opposition group, claims the latest remarks from UN experts about the diminishing freedoms of speech and assembly…

On Tuesday, the military court ruled in favor of former President Blaise Compaoré for attacking state security, complicity in the murder and concealing corpses in the case of the assassination of former head of state Thomas Sankara. Gilbert Diendéré, formerly Blaise Compaoré's right-hand man, is charged with complicity in murder, concealment of corpses, attack on state security. A total of 14 people will participate in court…

A new government group, made up of personalities all involved in President Félix Tshisekedi, was unveiled on Monday, April 12, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the presidential decree, this new government, known as the "Holy Union of the Nation", has 57 members - including the Prime Minister - including 14 women. This appointment comes four months after the split of President Tshisekedi's coalition with his…

The president's former secretary general had taken over as interim prime minister shortly before the death of his predecessor, Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer in Europe on March 10. The new prime minister must present a new government to the president "as soon as possible". .

This is the big annual meeting for fans of the 7th art in Madagascar. The 15th edition of the short film meetings started this weekend in the cinema at the French Institute in Antananarivo. A Pan-African short film festival that this year brings together works by some thirty directors from the Big Island and the continent, especially from Kenya, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast,…