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What is monkeypox and what is the level of risk?

The Independent UK

Israel seeks to strengthen ties with Africa

Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped the prelate of the Methodist Church in the country. It's the latest in a spate of kidnappings of religious figures. Also, Israel is seeking closer and warmer relations with Africa. The Israeli embassy in Paris is organising a large conference on Israel-Africa relations on Tuesday.…

France 24

Quiz on local Irish radio station goes terribly wrong as presenters in stitches at bad answers

When asked to name a four legged animal that lives out in Africa she responded “racehorse.”

Irish Mirror

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Cannabis policy changes in Africa are welcome. But small producers are the losers

Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for nearly a century. The International Opium Convention of 1925 institutionalised the international control system and extended the scope of control to cannabis.

The Conversation

Analysis: The ‘satchetisation’ of Africa’s largest economy

High poverty rates in Nigeria have led many businesses, including those in tech, to adopt sachet marketing to survive.

Al Jazeera

Curious Kids: how did people talk in the Stone Age?

How did people talk in the Stone Age? – Tsubamé, aged eight, London, UK

The Conversation

Monkeypox outbreak spreads to 257 cases across 23 countries outside western Africa, WHO says

UK has highest number of cases at 106, followed by Portugal, which has 4

The Independent UK

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Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will lead to pandemic, WHO says

The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside Africa will lead to a pandemic, an official said on Monday, adding it remains unclear if infected people who are not displaying symptoms can transmit the disease.

Reuters

The shadowy world of Russian mercenaries

Putin has been using an unaccountable army with a history of human rights violations to pursue Russia's agenda

Salon

African countries need tighter controls to curb growing tobacco use

Average global smoking rates have fallen over the past 12 years with the proportion of people aged 15 or older who smoke declining from 22.6% in 2007 to 19.6% in 2019.

The Conversation

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

Families across Africa are paying about 45% more for wheat flour as Russia's war in Ukraine blocks exports from the Black Sea

The Independent UK

Fore Thought: Mabikacheche Succeeded In Bringing Golf To Rural Zimbabwe

His daughters, two former U.S. collegiate-level golf players, continue his mission.

Zenger

Ukraine war hits Africa's most vulnerable as aid costs spike

A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara.

Reuters

Paying a price: On monkeypox outbreak

Vaccines and antivirals for monkeypox must be made available in endemic countries in Africa

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Investment Opportunities in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE Shift Attention Away from Africa

Investment opportunities in the Arab markets have emerged, in light of the successive crises that have impacted the global economy, starting with the global financial crisis in 2008, the geopolitical changes in the Middle East, the coronavirus pandemic and the current war in Ukraine. Countries that have carried out broad…

Tribune News Service

Abubakar wins primary race for Nigeria’s main opposition party

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party has elected Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for next year’s national election in Africa’s largest economy.

Reuters

Pope's July visit to Africa to go ahead despite health issues

Pope Francis is set to make a gruelling trip to two African countries in July despite knee problems that have forced him to use a cane and wheelchair in recent weeks.

The Hindu

Mistake of ignoring monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria

There are no clear answers to how humans are infected as the host animal has not been identified

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Motorsport

F1 won't lose Europe race focus amid Africa and Asia calendar plans

Formula 1 will not turn its back on Europe despite a fresh push to expand the calendar in Africa and Asia, says the championship’s CEO Stefano Domenicali.

ABC News

Australian mining contractor under investigation after eight workers die in Burkina Faso zinc mine disaster

A Perth-based mining contractor under scrutiny for two employee fatalities in Australia is now at the centre of an international investigation after eight workers die in a West African mine disaster.

Reuters

First steps in reforming global health emergency rules agreed at WHO meeting - sources

Countries have agreed to an initial U.S.-led push to reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations, after early opposition from Africa and others was overcome this week, sources told Reuters on Friday.

Al Jazeera

African Development Bank to send emergency fertiliser to W Africa

A source told Reuters that emergency volumes will be sourced from Nigeria and Morocco.

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox expert reveals how outbreak could become endemic as cases soar in UK

Outside of Africa there are now 237 confirmed cases of monkeypox, 80 of them in the UK, and the World Health Organization has asked world leaders to "increase the surveillance" of the disease to "understand where it's going"

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Agrees Common Purchase of Vaccine, Antiviral against Monkeypox, Paper

The European Union has decided on common purchasing of a vaccine and antiviral to fight the outbreak of monkeypox, a virus endemic in Africa and usually rare in other places, Sweden's vaccine coordinator said on Friday. "After several meetings it has been decided that we will buy both vaccine and…

Reuters

EU in talks for common purchase of vaccine, antiviral against monkeypox

The European Union is working on a common purchasing agreement for vaccines and antivirals against monkeypox, as cases of the viral disease usually endemic to Africa gather steam in Europe and beyond.

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