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[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 8, 2024 -- Gilead Sciences, Inc., in collaboration with Africa CDC and Rwanda's Ministry of Health, has donated 5,100 vials of remdesivir to support Rwanda's response to the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). This emergency donation aims to provide treatment to those affected by the virus following negotiations led by Africa CDC.

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[The Conversation Africa] One in every 100 deaths globally is by suicide. Each year, more than 700,000 people die by suicide. A staggering 77% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries, with the African region bearing the highest burden at a rate of 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people. In Kenya, the crude suicide rate is 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people. Men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women. Linnet Ongeri is a psychiatrist and a mental health researcher with a focus on suicide prevention. She examines

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[The Conversation Africa] The United Kingdom is resetting its relations with Africa and other countries in the global south after more than a decade of neglect. At the United Nations in September, British prime minister Keir Starmer promised his government was

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[African Arguments] Reviving South Africa's flagging mining sector will take much more than the cosmetics of a new investor-friendly policy.

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[White House] Washington, DC -- Given the projected trajectory and strength of Hurricane Milton, President Biden is postponing his upcoming trip to Germany and Angola in order to oversee preparations for and the response to Hurricane Milton, in addition to the ongoing response to the impacts of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast.

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Why ex-President Ian Khama, son of the first head of state, is engaged in a row with the current leader.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The sun rises early over Djeffa, a locality in southeastern Benin's Sèmè-Podji district where Justine Gantekpin is already tending to her flourishing vegetable farm. Thanks to the African Development Fund Project for Support of Agricultural Infrastructure in the Ouémé Valley, Gantekpin has expanded her farm from a small plot to two hectares of thriving vegetables.

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44 Kenyan MPs voted against his destitution and 1 MP abstained. If the Senate backs the motion too, Gachagua would become the first deputy president to be impeached since the new constitution was adopted in 2010.

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Home to the third largest international book and publishing fair in Africa, Rabat will kick off the year of celebrations on 23 April 2026, on World Book and Copyright Day.

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People in Yauri town say they can now go to their farms or out on to the river to fish without fear.

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Migrants could enter the UK after six months, others are being offered voluntary returns to Sri Lanka.

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President Paul Biya's absence from public events, both locally and internationally, has caught the attention of many Cameroonians, with questions now lingering about his whereabouts.

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Ipswich Town defender Axel Tuanzebe is expected to miss four to six weeks after having surgery on a hand injury he sustained while doing the washing up.

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Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China to establish the country’s first cholera vaccine manufacturing facility.

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[Premium Times] The defendants have struggled since last to meet the bail conditions set by the trial court where they face baffling treason charges in connection with the August #EndBadGovernance protest.

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[Premium Times] The fund is intended to support West African states currently facing various democratic challenges.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The 11th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, originally scheduled for October 25-27, 2024, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, has been postponed for the third time, with the new dates now set for 2025.

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Captain Kylian Mbappé is absent, nursing a minor thigh injury in Madrid while Antoine Griezmann, a former vice-captain, announced on Sep. 30 his retirement from international football.

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[SAPS] Media Statement

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This warning comes after the East African nation reported 12 fatalities, primarily among health workers since the outbreak was declared late last month.

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In his 2019 book, Charles Onana describes the suggestion that the government of Rwanda at the time orchestrated a genocide as 'a scam'. The complainants argue that Onana's book is revisionist, and tries to trivialize a crime against humanity