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Olwoodi pokati kongudu yee M23 rebels no matanga opakwaita taa kwafele epangelo la DRC,  okwa lopotwa ladidilikwa onghela oshondaxa mo mudingonoko wa Nyabiondo, lunga ee   100 km okudja monooli ya Goma moushilo wa Congo. Ehangano loiwana yahangana oshoyo omahangano inaanyama kepangelo   okwa lombwela oikundaneki kutya oshiponokela osha fiya sha twaalelelifa eemwenyo do vakwashiwana vahapu. Ongudu yee rebel do M23 oyo taipewa eyambidido koshilongo Rwanda,  oya kwatako nale oitopolwa yafimana […]

  Foreign Minister Osman Saleh met today in Riyadh with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and delivered a message from President Isaias Afwerki to Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. During their meeting, the two Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral relations and other key issues of mutual interest. The meeting was attended by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eng. Waleed Elkereiji, along […]

  International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March, was enthusiastically celebrated in the Northern Red Sea and Southern Regions under the theme “Women: Emancipation for All-Rounded Development.” At a celebratory event held at Massawa Stadium, Ms. Jimia Mohammed Raki, head of the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) in the Northern Red Sea Region, highlighted the vital role and participation of women in national development programs. She called for enhanced […]

Elelo lyondoolopa ya Opuwo olya tseyitha lina eshongo nompumbwe yomagumbo, nonande lina iipambu yomavi tayi vulu oku longithwa. Moonkundathana nomukuluntu-pitithi Matjandjara Tjihuura-Katurota, okwa koleke ndhoka konzonkundana yetu. Ta popi kutya oyena evi lya gwanena ayehe, nota pula noku indila kehe ngoka a pumbwa olukalwa a talelepo oombelewa dhelelo noku tulwa momusholondondo gwaamboka ya ninga omaindilo. Katurota tati aakalimo yaahoka unene oha yazi komalukanda, molwaashoka kayena iiyemo ya gwanena. Kakele okwati oyayi […]

  Rain lashes the ground in northern Zambia, but the mission presses on. It’s a Wednesday in January, and the showers that drench this region—bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north and east—have done little to dampen the resolve of four epidemiologists. They are here on a 14-day mission, working urgently to contain simultaneous outbreaks of cholera, mpox, and measles. With a combined 40 years of expertise, Dr. Abiodun Kolapo and Tesfa Getanew—both […]

  For many women in Cameroon, childbirth remains a significant health risk. Despite medical advancements, the country continues to have one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the region. In 2020, an estimated 438 women per 100,000 live births died from pregnancy-related complications, according to the World Bank’s Gender Data Portal. While maternal mortality declined slightly to 406 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2022, progress has been slow, and maternal health challenges persist. Limited […]

  Kagera, a critical border region in Tanzania, serves as a gateway connecting multiple countries, including Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. Its strategic position makes it highly vulnerable to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. With the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania and concurrent outbreaks such as Ebola in Uganda, Mpox in the DRC and Burundi, cross-border public health collaboration has never been more urgent. This urgency prompted the Tanzania Ministry of Health, with support from the East, Central, […]

  The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Wednesday, March 12, 2025 as the “109th Decoration Day” and it is to be observed throughout the Republic of Liberia as a National Holiday. According to a Foreign Ministry release, the Proclamation is in consonance with an Act of the Legislature, which was passed on October 24, 1916 declaring the Second Wednesday in March of each year as […]

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has been saddened by the violent death of renowned medical doctor, author and black consciousness intellectual and activist Dr Gomolemo Mokae. Dr Mokae, 61, was found dead in his Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, home on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, after he had last been seen on February 28. President Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences to the family, friends, neighbours, patients and comrades of Dr Mokae who was a […]