Browsing: Africa
This country was the world’s first to ban imports of non-electric private cars. The switch to EVs has been bumpy
As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car. That aligned…
A crop scientist who grew up in Nigeria is working with hundreds of researchers and thousands of farmers to improve…
Congolese authorities Saturday began vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African…
It’s been 40 years since the charity single “We are the World” brought together dozens of pop artists to raise…
Scientifically known as Megachasma pelagios, megamouth sharks were initially discovered in 1976 off the shores of Hawaii. Long been considered…
Xi Jinping promises $51 billion in financing and a million new jobs for Africa in China’s biggest summit since COVID
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising…
France will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries suffering from the emergency, as it readies vaccination centres at home,…
Bavarian Nordic gearing up to produce 10 million doses of mpox vaccine as ‘further imported cases’ in Europe are coming, WHO warns
The WHO on Thursday warned further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after…
Shares in Danish mpox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic soar 12% as WHO declares a global health emergency
Shares in Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, which manufactures a vaccine targeting mpox, soared Thursday after the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Topline The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency Wednesday over an escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, joining the…