Namibia has called for increased domestic funding and better alignment of health programmes to sustain HIV/AIDS prevention efforts amid economic challenges and decreased international support. Namibia’s Health and Social Services Minister, Kalumbi Shangula, announced this while speaking at the opening of the Second Regional Technical Network Meeting on HIV and Health Resource Optimisation in Windhoek. […]
Cholera outbreak has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in Sudan in recent weeks, health authorities said. Health Minister, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, said in a statement on Sunday that at least 22 people have died from the disease. Ibrahim added that medics detected at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera across the […]
An Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon has killed nine people, Lebanon’s Health Ministry has said. This is as the Israeli military reported hitting weapons stores of the Hezbollah movement. The toll from the strike in the Nabatieh area included “a woman and her two children”. It also left five other people wounded, two critically, […]
Israel’s foreign minister told Western allies including the UK and France that it expects them to attack Iran if it launch a retaliatory strike on Israeli territory. “If Iran attacks, we expect the coalition to join Israel not only in defence but also in attacking significant targets in Iran,” Foreign Minister, Israel Katz told his UK and French […]
At least 39 people died in recent inter-clan clashes in Somalia in the past two months, the UN humanitarian agency said on Monday. UN blamed land disputes, which left 35 dead in the Mudug region, in central Somalia on the conflicts. Four others also died in Luuq, in southern Somalia, the UN Office for the […]
The Police, on Monday, in Tanzania detained opposition leaders and rounded up several hundred supporters as they halted a planned rally. Reports say authorities have detained former presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu. At least 500 youth supporters were making their way to the event at the time of arrest. Leaders of the opposition Chadema party, including […]
An Israeli quadcopter, on Sunday, dropped leaflets with sticks of cigarettes over the tents of displaced people in southern Gaza as bait for information on the whereabouts of Hamas fighters. Each of the leaflets had single cigarettes attached, with a message. The message is that people who call a number with information about fighters in […]
The Football Federations of Kenya and Zimbabwe will play their home matches of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualifiers at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. The matches will kick off in September, according to organisers. Edgar Watson Suubi, CEO of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), confirmed that both countries do […]
A group of religious Israeli settlers are pictured, practising the ritual of the red heifer, which is meant to herald the building of a new Jewish temple on the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque. According to Jewish tradition, the ashes of a red heifer cow are needed for ritual purification. They believe the purification would allow […]
At least six countries, including Nigeria, have posted safety alerts to their citizens regarding travel to the United Kingdom due to the prevalence of extensive anti-immigration demonstrations throughout the nation. Over the weekend, numerous protests in Britain escalated into violence as anti-immigration demonstrators confronted law enforcement. This is following the tragic murder of three children […]