Over 20 biological facilities are involved in obtaining pathogenic agents from endemic areas and natural hotspots. On Tuesday, Alexei Rtischev, deputy head of the Russian Army’s Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, accused the United States of conducting unethical medical practices in Africa. RELATED: Russia and Cuba on Track to Ratify Bilateral Agreements Soon “The […]

Niger authorities have suspended BBC broadcasts for three months following the broadcaster’s report on an attack that allegedly killed over 90 soldiers and 40 civilians. RelatedNiger: The anti-imperialist struggle in the Sahel, key for Africa and the world The Nigerien government denies the attack occurred, claiming the BBC’s report is false and intended to destabilize […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a significant loan of $108 million to Zambia aimed at enhancing the nation’s economic governance and implementing essential reforms across key public sectors. Related:Zambia: Recruitment of 3,000 Police Officers Ahead of General Elections The funding will support the Fiscal Sustainability and Economic Resilience […]

The Government of Sudan reported on Tuesday that more than 60 people were killed by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR) in Omdurman, a town located in the northern area of metropolitan Khartoum (capital). Related:Army Ousts Paramilitaries From a Major City in Eastern Sudan According to a statement by the Sudanese Ministry of Health, […]

With the slogan “Stop femicide!” they denounced the alarming number of murders of women and girls in the African nation.Hundreds of Kenyan protesters rallied on Tuesday in the streets of Nairobi (capital) to denounce the increase in femicide cases in the African country, while they were repressed by the police. Related:Kenya: Leader Condemns Rising Femicide […]

Ghana voted this Saturday in a close presidential and parliamentary elections marked by the country’s severe economic crisis, in which Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia and former President John Dramani Mahama are leaving as favorites to become the new head of state. RELATED: Candidates Intensify Campaigns on Ghana’s December Presidential Elections About 18.7 million voters, out of […]

Families are currently recovering the bodies of their loved ones from a morgue in the Guinean city of N’zérékoré following a deadly stadium stampede that resulted in numerous fatalities. Related:Guinea: Tragic Stampede at Soccer Stadium Claims 56 Lives Jules Koevogui, a father of one of the victims, recounted his harrowing experience upon discovering his daughter’s […]

At least 10 people have been killed, and an unknown number of others kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, according to a military spokesman on Monday. Related:DRC includes malaria vaccine in children’s vaccination schedule The attack was carried out by rebels from the Allied […]

International Amnesty (IA) condemned on Thursday the “excessive use of force against demonstrators” during protests in August in Nigeria, where police killed at least 24 people in several states of the country, according to this organization. Related:Nigeria: Combat Between Boko Haram and Nigerian Army Left Fifteen Dead “In all cases the victims were shot by […]

The Mauritanian police forcibly dispersed two demonstrations on Thursday in defense of the rights of black Mauritanians who are victims of extrajudicial executions. Related:Mauritanian Authorities Report 25 Migrants Dead After Shipwreck One of them took place in the capital, Nouakchott, where the demonstrators, convened by the Association of Widows and Orphans of the Victims, went […]