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Monkeypox: What are the symptoms, how does it spread, and how worried should we be?

An unusual outbreak of monkeypox has now spread to at least 15 countries. Here's what we know about the disease, which is rarely seen outside of Africa.

ABC News

WHO Says Monkeypox ‘Containable’ as More Govts Start Limited Vaccinations

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus. The moves came as authorities investigated 237 suspected and confirmed cases of the virus in 19…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Glencore ‘to plead guilty’ over £20m bribery case in Africa

The Serious Fraud Office has charged Anglo-Swiss mining giant Glencore with seven counts of bribery after a long-running probe into its activities in Africa.

Evening Standard

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UAE Detects First Case of Monkeypox

Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates detected on Tuesday the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in a young woman who traveled from West Africa. The government said little about the patient, but stressed that authorities were investigating her contacts and "taking all necessary measures" to limit the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO says monkeypox 'containable' as more govts start limited vaccinations

Reuters

Central African Republic To Build Tax-Free Crypto Island

The Central African Republic, the first country in Africa to make Bitcoin legal tender and second in the world after El Salvador, Tuesday announced the building of Sango, a crypto island to attract businesses and global crypto enthusiasts.

Benzinga

S Africa’s Ramaphosa: Russia sanctions hurting ‘bystander’ states

Africa, still facing lingering pandemic economic blues, has been hit hard by rising costs linked to invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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Monkeypox outbreak: Bizarre theory accusing US of creating virus in lab goes viral on Chinese social media

Pro-Chinese Communist Party influencers have spread conspiracies about outbreak

The Independent UK

Eagles awarded three international markets; First NFL team to enter Africa

Philadelphia Eagles awarded three international markets, and they'll now be the first NFL team to have a presence in Africa

USA Today Sports Media Group

The African Union's conflict early warning system is no more. What now?

Since 2017, the African Union (AU) has undergone institutional reforms to increase its efficiency and effectiveness. The gist of these reforms was proposed by the so-called Kagame Report commissioned by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

The Conversation

We tested plants used for contraception in South Africa. Here's what we found

In sub-Saharan Africa, 91 per 1,000 pregnancies are unwanted. This is around three times the rates of unintended pregnancies recorded in Europe and North America.

The Conversation

Africa's urban planners face huge corruption pressures: some answers

Corruption is commonly defined as the abuse of entrusted power for personal gain.

The Conversation

HSE's monkeypox warning to Ireland's gay community amid 'higher risk'

The virus has been detected in 11 countries worldwide

Irish Mirror

EXPLAINER: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?

Health authorities in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia have identified more than 100 cases of monkeypox in recent days

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Al Jazeera

Arms seized in Niger from regional gov’t stockpiles – report

New report finds evidence that some seized ammunition in Niger came from West African state stockpiles.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox in the US: Where is the disease and will it spread?

Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

The Independent UK

German chancellor to discuss Ukraine war in South Africa

South Africa’s neutral stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine will be a major topic of conversation as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Tuesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, to end his three-nation tour of Africa

The Independent UK

Environmentalists meet in South Africa to stem plastic waste

Environmental activists are meeting in South Africa this week to press governments and businesses to reduce the production of plastic because it is harming the continent’s environment

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Zenger

Muslims And Christians In Medieval Italy Abused Jewish Woman To Extort Money

Wealthy Italian Jews were blackmailed into buying the freedom of black Jewish slaves from Africa by locking them in a prison to be gang-raped by Muslim inmates and Christian forced labourers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Training Courses on Counter-Terrorism Kick off in Rabat

The Rabat-based UNOCT Program Office for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa launched on Monday a series of specialized training courses on counter-terrorism, organized in collaboration with the Australian government. This first session of a 10-week training, supervised by international experts, aims to bolster the specialized and technical capabilities of participants…

Al Jazeera

Monkeypox: Can it be treated and how worried should we be?

Dr Khan looks at the new outbreak of an old virus that has been detected in about a dozen countries in two weeks.

Radio France Internationale

France reports three cases of monkeypox virus that is spreading in Europe

French health authorities said Monday that three cases of monkeypox have been identified in the country as part of an alarming outbreak of the virus outside of Africa. However, the World Health Organisation said there is no reason for now to offer mass inoculations, but instead, urges hygiene measures to…

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Everything you need to know about monkeypox

In today’s newsletter: rising cases of an infectious disease will naturally cause alarm – but Guardian science editor Ian Sample tells Nimo Omer why we shouldn’t be too concerned

France 24

Germany's Scholz on African tour in search of new energy supplies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Niger, continuing a three-country tour of Africa. One of the main motivations is that Germany is interested in new sources of energy. We get analysis from Dr. Douglas Yates of the American Graduate School in Paris. Also, as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is sworn in…

Reuters

Indian vaccine giant Serum plans African plant in global expansion

The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest vaccine maker, is considering setting up its first manufacturing plant in Africa as it looks to expand globally after its success in selling COVID-19 shots, its CEO told Reuters on Monday.

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