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Africa’s polio certification commission calls for increased action in 2024 to rebuild immunity and end polio
Maputo – The Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC) has advised Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, together with health partners, to urgently address gaps in polio immunity in order to prevent outbreaks. This recommendation follows a week of intense discussions between partners, countries and ARCC members in Maputo, Mozambique, from 31
Are South Africa’s captive lions inbred? No—at least not yet
Published August 8, 20234 min readFor years, industry critics have argued that South Africa’s captive lions are inbred—but a new study shows that may not be the case.Between 8,000 and 10,000 captive lions live on about 300 farms across the country. The multimillion-dollar breeding industry supplies cubs for tourism, lions for trophy hunts, and bones
Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges
Lomé – The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé opened the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa with African health ministers and government representatives in attendance. The region’s foremost public health gathering held annually will discuss and agree on measures to lower the burden
Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think
There are currently about 440 fission reactors operating worldwide, which together can generate about 400 gigawatts of power with zero carbon emissions. Yet these fission plants, for all their value, have considerable downsides. The enriched uranium fuel they use must be kept secure. Devastating accidents, like the ones at Chernobyl in Ukraine and Fukushima in…
Africa’s Oldest Known Modern Human Fossils are 233,000 Years Old, Research Suggests
In the 1960s, paleoanthropologists uncovered the remains of anatomically modern Homo sapiens — known as Omo I — in the lower Omo valley of southern Ethiopia. Earlier attempts to date the Omo I fossils suggested they were 197,000 years old, but the new research shows they must be older than a major explosive eruption of…
Africa’s credit unions are tapping into fintech for growth
From table banking to credit unions, the savings and credit cooperative organization (Sacco) sector in Africa is fast digitizing to bring financial inclusion to all Sacco members.In December 2021, Kenyan fintech Kwara—designed to help credit unions in the east African state shift to digital platforms—raised $4 million in a seed round from Breega and the…
South Africa was placed on the UK’s red list in December – a status which has been severely destructive to the South African economy. South Africa’s UK red list placement requires tourists from the UK to quarantine for ten days at their own expense in government-selected hotels when they return. The exorbitant costs related to…