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Africa

Zambia signs deal with China for its first cholera vaccine plant

October 8, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

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

Africa

Kenya’s National Assembly backs impeachment of VP Gachagua

October 8, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

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.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says

October 8, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The infected prisoner has been isolated and is receiving medical treatment.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Burkina Faso: Military Junta suspends Voice of America

October 8, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The suspension, announced on Monday, also includes a temporary ban on local media using international news reports.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza

October 8, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Kenya’s deputy president defends himself before impeachment

October 8, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Rigathi Gachagua, in a televised speech on Monday, accused the legislator who drafted the motion of lying, calling it “shameful and sensational.” This is the first time he’s publicly addressing the issues raised by the legislator in detail.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

10 people dead, others missing after a mine collapse in Zambia

October 8, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Nine bodies were recovered from the site and a tenth person died in a hospital, said Charity Munganga Chanda, police commissioner for the Central Province.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Ethiopia’s FM elected president, replaces country’s first female head of state

October 7, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Taye Atske-Selassie Ethiopia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs has been elected by Ethiopia’s parliament to become the next head of state. He replaces Sahle-Work Zewde. The role of president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ius largely ceremonial.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Sudan: ‘Children should be safe everywhere’, says UNICEF, as fears grow for El Fasher

October 7, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur, where continued clashes are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the region at risk. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa

October 7, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday. UN Africa News Read More