Protest Highlights Experts Missing Because of Visa Denials #Aids2024
This protest during the International Aids conference in Munich was aimed at changing how experts are identified, with the cry "Communities are Experts!", as well as speaking out about the missing experts who were denied visas or do not have formal medical qualifications.
Protesters Demand Lower Prices for HIV Drugs #Aids2024
''Access for all!'' Protestors at #AIDS2024 calling on pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of life-saving #HIV medication, including long-acting lenacapavir.
Keep informed with allAfrica's Melody Chironda, reporting from the conference in Munich, Germany.
#Sudan #Women’s dialogue, bringing together Sudanese women in #Kampala (Uganda) from all political persuasions to discuss ending the war and putting in place a consensual transitional government in Sudan
Protesters Enter Parliament, Several Shot as Police Fire Live Bullets
Footage of the protest in Kenya shows clouds of tear gas and the sounds of gunshots in Nairobi. Several people have been reported dead and dozens injured. Anti-Finance Bill protesters have entered Parliament, damaging some buildings as police try to remove them.
(This video has been shared on social media, and confirmed to be of Nairobi during the protests on June 25 - allAfrica editor)
MSF Calls on More Aid for ZamZam Camp in North Darfur
''In Zamzam camp, there's an acute disaster on a catastrophic scale, with the fighting escalating, we're extremely worried that it'll make it even more difficult for the much-needed international support we've been calling for'' says Claire Nicolet, Head of MSF's Emergency Response
President Ruto Visits Flood-Devastated Mathare in Nairobi
As floods continue to wreak havoc across Kenya, with the death toll reaching 228 and over 227,000 people affected since March, President William Ruto has visited flood-hit Mathare in Nairobi. Rescue efforts continue in various regions using helicopters, boats, and the help of government agencies and NGOs.
For more, visit our Kenya section.
Rescue Teams Push On in Kenya's Devastating Floods
Efforts to reach others in this challenging operation continue.
Kenya Red Cross Rescues Child from Floodwaters
This is the moment our colleagues at @ICHA_KRC deployed #drones that spotted this young child alone and marooned by floodwaters. They promptly alerted the Kenya Police, who then deployed a chopper for the rescue. We take pride in our ongoing partnership with the Kenya Police, which strengthens our search and rescue efforts. We also recognize the valuable contributions of other partners such as @KenyaFlyingLabs.
How Sudan Refugees Live in Eastern Chad
MSF currently supplies 75% of the water provided to refugee camps in Eastern Chad. These camps host about 600 000 people fleeing the conflict in Sudan. "We still don't supply enough. We would like to see [more] actors supply water to the people, so we can focus more on the medical conditions of the population," says Dr Christos Christou, MSF's International President.
Sudan's Lost Generation of Children - Angham, 14, Talks About Her Life
14-year-old Angham was displaced from her home city of Madani when the fighting spread from Khartoum to Al Jazirah state. She is now living in a school in Kassala State where she and her family share a small office space. With no beds or mattresses, they sleep on the ground and struggling to survive.
Angham says she misses everything about her old life; her friends, school, teachers, home, and even her bedroom. She hopes the war will end soon so she can return to her old life, but says she does not know what the future will bring and her hopes of becoming a doctor like her father have been shattered.
CCA Trade and Investment Mission to Nigeria
Highlights from the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) Trade and Investment mission to Nigeria that visited Abuja and Lagos from February 21-26, 2024.
Revue de presse du 01 Mars 2024 #revuedepresse #podcast #allafrica #Afrique #Africa #afrique #kebetu #actualités
AllAfrica est la voix de l'Afrique, par l'Afrique et sur l'Afrique. Nous collectons, produisons et distribuons plus de 500 articles et nouvelles par jour provenant de plus de 100 organes de presse du continent, de nos propres journalistes et de centaines d'autres sources vers un public africain et mondial.
Super Eagles Fans Sing Tyla's Water to Celebrate Win Over Bafana
Nigerian fans at YabaTech College celebrate their team's Afcon semi-final against South Africa's Bafana Bafana. They're singing Tyla's Water, the song which won the Grammy in the Best African Music category, beating the other nominees - all Nigerian.
AllAfrica Interview with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Following a three-nation, five-day visit to west Africa, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke with AllAfrica's Tami Hultman. From her office at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York, Thomas-Greenfield talked about the ongoing crisis in Sudan, UN engagement with smaller, peaceful countries like Namibia and Africa's role on the Security Council. READ the interview.
She cites her stops in Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia, where she led the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the inauguration of Liberia's 26th president, Joseph Boakai. In an earlier AllAfrica interview in Monrovia on Inauguration Day, she talked to Boakai Fofana about Liberia's post-conflict transition and the importance of democracy in Africa to the United States.
Invest More in Mental Health Services, Ghana Govt Urged
Over the past decade, Human Rights Watch visited more than a dozen prayer camps and documented cases of people with psychosocial disabilities who were chained for long periods, some for years. Beyond deprivation of liberty, they endured horrific abuses, unsanitary conditions and lack of hygiene, and lack of access to health care.
For its video, Human Rights Watch spoke with people with mental health conditions in Ghana who are living meaningful lives in the community with support. They include medical professionals, social media influencers, and avid churchgoers. Human Rights Watch found that they are loved by their families and appreciated for their contributions to their communities.
'First, Value Girls as Full Human Beings' - End Child Marriage Leaders Agree
A power move from women wanting to end child marriage before another generation of children have to deal with its consequences. Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates and Amal Clooney gathered activists (to share their stories), leaders (to share their skills) and funders (to share their resources) so that more and more girls, all girls, are "valued as full human beings", and not seen by family as a commodity, as Graca Machel, activist and founder of the Graça Machel Trust and the Foundation for Community Development, and former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique, said 6 minutes into the final panel discussion.
A power move from women wanting to end child marriage before another generation of children have to deal with its consequences.
Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates and Amal Clooney gathered activists (to share their stories), leaders (to share their skills) and funders (to share their resources) so that more and more girls, all girls, are "valued as full human beings", and not seen by family as a commodity, as Graca Machel, activist and founder of the Graça Machel Trust and the Foundation for Community Development, and former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique, said 6 minutes into the final panel discussion.
Somali Farmers Digging Canals to Help During Flooding
"Whenever the rains are heavy, we move and rent shelters somewhere else. We are farmers with little income," says Muslima Ali, a resident of Jowhar, Somalia. Farmers are now digging canals to relieve the river and save their farms.
Red Cross Speaks on Situation in Sudan
"For many months, Sudanese have been caught in the line of fire." - ICRC Africa Director Patrick Youssef @PYoussefICRC on the current situation in the country.
Shipments of World�s First WHO-Recommended Malaria Vaccine Arrive in Africa
More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine arrived in Cameroon last night - a historic step towards broader vaccination against one of the deadliest diseases for African children The malaria burden is the highest on the African continent, which accounted for approximately 95% of global malaria cases and 96% of related deaths in 2021. With several African countries now finalizing rollout plans, an additional 1.7 million doses are set for delivery to Burkina Faso, Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone in the coming weeks.