Africa

Libya announces a morality police to crack down on veiling women. international

Libya, the North African country swimming in gas and oil and a major transit point to control migrant flows to…

1 week ago

The UK reports the first local infections of the new mpox variant outside Africa.

WHO says risk remains low but calls on countries to strengthen surveillance measures mpox tests REUTERS Two people became infected…

2 weeks ago

“Los europeos se quedan en África setenta años y no hablan ninguna lengua local, no se mezclan”

Tras estudiar la educación secundaria en Sudáfrica, periodismo en Río de Janeiro, cine documental en Nueva York y cine en…

4 weeks ago

Here’s how Rwanda faced its first Marburg fever outbreak: strict controls and vaccine trials in hospitals and almost normal life outside | Planet of the future

Since the Rwandan government confirmed its first case of Marburg fever on September 27, little has changed on the country's…

1 month ago

Where are the funds to fight diseases that affect one billion poor people? | Planet of the future

More than a billion people worldwide suffer from one of the 21 tropical diseases considered neglected by the World Health…

1 month ago

“Gracias a una camiseta del Madrid pude dormir en una nevera de un barco durante 15 días” | Relevo

Xavier Aldekoa (Barcelona, 1981) es periodista, corresponsal en África de La Vanguardia, donde escribe una columna quincenal en la página…

1 month ago

Democratic Republic of Congo begins smallpox vaccination: ‘It’s a lifesaver’ | Planet of the future

“Vaccination is about protecting yourself. I am a health worker, I am on the front line and I am always…

1 month ago

Monkeypox: Urgent Need to Deliver Monkeypox Vaccines to Africa | Future Planet

On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a smallpox epidemic, formerly known as monkeypox, an international public…

3 months ago

Spain will donate 100,000 vials to Africa to vaccinate 500,000 people against monkeypox, representing 20% ​​of its stockpile.

Spain will donate 20 percent of its monkeypox vaccine "stockpiles" to several Central African countries.that is, 100,000 vials, which would…

3 months ago

Spain to donate 20% of its monkeypox vaccine stocks to Africa

Spain will donate 20% of its money to several Central African countries stock smallpox vaccine, that is 100,000 vials This…

3 months ago