The World Health Organization recommended Wednesday that children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions on the continent with moderate-to-high malaria transmission receive a malaria vaccine.
The vaccine, known as Mosquirix, proved effective in a pilot program in Ghana, Kenya and …
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.
Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab …
WASHINGTON – U.S. warnings to Russian President Vladimir Putin over shielding cybercriminals holed up in Russia appear to have made little impact, according to top U.S. law enforcement and cyber officials.
“There is no indication that the Russian government has …
In Numbers
12,490 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lesotho, including 345 deaths and 6,602 recoveries (17 July 2021)
US$ 10 million six months (July-Dec 2021) net funding requirements
343,410 people targeted in 2021
Operational Updates
COVID-19
• The country has …
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,721,121, as of yesterday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said.
Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, said, the …
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,721,121, as of yesterday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said.
Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, said, the …
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Violence against women and girls (VAW/G) remains the most widespread breach of human rights – a long-standing pandemic whose many forms and manifestations are often exacerbated in times of crisis. Since its establishment in 1996, the UN …
Former Chadian president Hissene Habre, who was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has died, Senegalese Justice Minister Malick Sall said Tuesday. He was 79.
“Habre is in his Lord’s hands,” Sall told …
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. After a series of meetings throughout the weekend with my national security team, I want to update the American people on our ongoing evacuation operation in Afghanistan.
But first, I just was briefed by the FEMA …