The African Union’s health watchdog has declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent.
“I declare with a heavy heart but with an unyielding commitment to our people, to our African citizens, we declare mpox as public health emergency of continental security,” Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
According to CDC data as of August 4, there had been 38,465 cases of mpox since January 2022.
A total of 191 Nigerian migrants, including 111 women, have been voluntarily repatriated from Libya, the International Organization for Migration
Morocco is racing to complete the nationwide deployment of 5G technology in preparation for co-hosting the FIFA World Cup in
Egypt’s recent joint military exercises with China—the first of their kind—raised eyebrows across the global defense community.
Tunisian authorities on Thursday have evacuated a camp housing around 3,000 illegal migrants in the port city of Sfax,
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