The three main opposition groups in Guinea were dissolved by an overnight decree Friday (March 6) to Saturday, (March 7) less than two months after President Mamadi Doumbouya took office. Guinea has dissolved 40 political parties, including its three main opposition groups, via a late-night decree, fewer than two months after former junta leader Mamady […]
Mar 25 2026 | Posted in
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World Kidney Day was March 12, and here in the U.S., the conversation must be elevated from awareness to action, because the numbers are staggering. ANDREW O. BADDOO, MD More than 37 million American adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet approximately 90 percent of them don’t know they have it. Another […]
Mar 25 2026 | Posted in
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BOUBA JALLOH Malawi has introduced a ban on dual practice, blocking public health workers from holding private medical jobs. The government says the move tackles corruption, but doctors warn it could deepen staff shortages. Malawi’s government in February imposed a comprehensive ban on “dual practice,” prohibiting public‑sector doctors and nurses from working in private clinics, […]
Mar 25 2026 | Posted in
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US health agreements across the continent promise funding, but demand access to sensitive data and pathogen samples with few guarantees of equitable benefit-sharing. TAFI MHAKA Late in February, Zimbabwe pulled out of a proposed $367m United States health funding agreement after objecting to provisions requiring broad American access to sensitive health data. The five-year program […]
Mar 25 2026 | Posted in
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SEGUN ADEYEMI Rwanda is demanding $125 million from the United Kingdom after the abrupt cancellation of a 2022 migrant relocation deal. The case is being heard at an international tribunal in The Hague, with both sides disputing financial obligations. Kigali argues that it incurred high costs in preparing for the scheme, while London insists that […]
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HENRI ASTIER A Belgian court has ruled that a former diplomat can stand trial in connection with the killing in 1961 of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first prime minister. Etienne Davignon, now 93, is accused of involvement in the unlawful detention and transfer of Lumumba and of his degrading treatment. Davignon was a trainee diplomat at […]
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The squeeze is exposing how refinery closures and underinvestment have left much of the continent dependent on a single trade route Many African economies are running on weeks of refined fuel as the Iran war chokes off shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing governments to scramble for alternatives. About 600,000 barrels a day of […]
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PAUL NJIE Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday, February 24, after cabinet approval last week, after a wave of arrests over alleged same-sex relationships, already banned […]
Mar 9 2026 | Posted in
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Kenyan authorities on Thursday February 26, arrested and charged a man for trafficking 25 Kenyans to Russia last year to fight in Moscow’s war in Ukraine. More than 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, the government revealed last month, after families began protesting the disappearances and deaths of their relatives […]
Mar 9 2026 | Posted in
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JACOB BOSWALL When Marin Petrović arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years applying for tourist visas to Mali, only to be repeatedly denied on security grounds. The West African country has long been afflicted by civil war, foreign military interventions, and Islamist insurgencies. “Now it […]
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