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In the run-up to World AIDS Day on 1 December, here in Kenya, the battle against HIV/AIDS remains a pressing public health challenge, particularly for women. According to the Ministry of Health, there are approximately 1,377,784 Kenyans…

Ethiopian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the government's plan to increase spending by an additional 581.98 billion Ethiopian birr ($4.8 billion) for the 2024/25 fiscal year, a parliament broadcast showed. The extra spending approved by…

A high court in Kenya has giving the green light for a new deputy president to take office despite a continuing court case challenging the impeachment of the previous deputy president. The three-judge High Court in Nairobi set aside…

The World Health Organization says on Monday that it had approved Bavarian Nordic's (BAVA.CO), opens new tab mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that…

The cabinet of Senegal has approved an amnesty law during its session on Wednesday evening. This decision follows the proposal made last Monday during the inauguration of a national dialogue spearheaded by President Macky Sall. The…

Chadian Supreme Court has definitively validated the results of the referendum for a new constitution organized by the military junta that has been in power for the past two and a half years, a key step intended to pave the way for…

Zimbabwean Parliament has approved a controversial new law that criminalises acts that damage "the sovereignty and national interest" of the southern African country. The new law was passed hours after the government announced nationwide…

The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill that increases paternity leave from four to seven days to enable male working employees to help their spouses. “It is important that more time be accorded to male employees to help their spouses,”…

Ghanaian parliament has approved a new contested tax on electronic transactions. “Known as the E-levy, the bill will introduce a 1.5 per cent taxation on electronic money transfers”. President Nana Akufo-Addo's government claims it will…

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday has completed the fourth review of Angola’s economic program supported by an extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and have decided to approve an…