Africa

[ad_1] Glody MurhabaziAll of Nzigire Kanigo's children have contracted mpox, including two-year-old AnsimaChildren in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are worst-affected by the current outbreak of mpox, which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. The country accounts for nearly all of this year’s recorded cases and more than 450 deaths.“It began like a small, inflamed spot. The mother […]

[ad_1] Historically land and property ownership in Tanzania have been limited to Tanzanian citizens only (although certain exceptions exist for foreign companies to hold land/ property through the Tanzania Investment Centre). The Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act, 2024 (Bill) which was published on 26 June 2024 as part of the process for preparing the Bill to be introduced in the National Assembly proposes several interesting changes to the […]

[ad_1] In the men's race, Nzioka Matata, 27, produced a brilliant run in awful conditions to break 60 minutes - clocking 59 minutes 48 seconds. The Kenyan's time was only 11 seconds outside his personal best - set when he won the Padova Half Marathon in Italy earlier this year. Nzioka Matata's winning time left him 41 seconds ahead of compatriot Hillary Kipkoech (60:29) with Ethiopia's two-time Tokyo Marathon winner […]

[ad_1] BBCTrhas Teklehaimanot has been invited by cycling’s global governing body to join the Refugee TeamA gold medal-winning cyclist who has been invited to race in the world championships in September is waiting on an asylum interview to determine whether she can go.Trhas Teklehaimanot was a national champion in Ethiopia but is now living in London as an asylum seeker, after she says conflict left her country unsafe to return […]

[ad_1] AFPSudan is classed as the world's biggest humanitarian crisisFamine is ravaging Sudan.The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) - which claims to be the government of Sudan - took a small step towards alleviating that famine earlier this week by allowing 15 UN aid lorries to cross the border from Chad to bring food to the starving.Aid agencies hope that it opens the door to a full-scale relief effort that can […]

[ad_1] Getty ImagesA major player on South Africa's political landscape for more than a decade, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has been shaken to the core following the defection of its deputy leader Floyd Shivambu to former President Jacob Zuma's fledgling party - uMhkonto weSizwe (MK), or Spear of the Nation. Mr Shivambu was seen as the EFF's ideological guru, while party leader Julius Malema assumed the mantle of commander-in-chief […]

[ad_1] Mercy Juma / BBCEgide Irambona, who thinks he contracted mpox from a friend, may have passed it on to his wife Egide Irambona, 40, sits bare-chested on his hospital bed, next to the window, in a treatment room that he shares with two other men.The rays of the evening sun shining above Burundi’s main city, Bujumbura, filter in. His face, bathed in a soft light, is covered in blisters. […]

[ad_1] Botswana's President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, had to use both hands to hold the world's second largest diamond."God is good," he exclaimed as the 2,492-carat stone was unveiled. A Canadian mining company, Lucara, discovered the diamond in the Karowe diamond mine. The world's largest stone was 3,106-carat and was found in South Africa in 1905.Read more about the huge stone here. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The Alabis' tale is particularly compelling because of the barriers they face in Nigeria.Both were affected by polio as children, which is why Christiana uses a wheelchair, while Kayode lost the use of his right leg and requires support to walk."I was the only child with a disability in my community, which made life very difficult," Christiana revealed."My disability made it hard to make friends and I was very […]