US to donate 10k Mpox vaccine shots to Africa

The US will send 10,000 mpox vaccines made by Bavarian Nordic to Africa, where a new strain of the virus spread outside its epicenter in the DRC to neighboring countries and beyond, Reuters reported. The vaccines will be sent next week marking a breakthrough in a vaccine regulatory labyrinth due to World Health Organization regulatory […]

France rejects Algeria’s memory blackmail

French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out offering any apologies to Algeria over France’s colonial past while insisting on continuing reconciliation efforts between the two countries. In an interview with Algerian writer Kamal Daoud published on Le Point, Macron made it clear “I have no apologies to make.” “The only pardon I asked for was […]

Ethiopia’s CBE in quest to retrieve $40 mln withdrawn during glitch

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), the biggest lender in the country, issued a deadline, asking people who have withdrawn or transferred money from the bank during the technical glitch to return the funds or face prosecution. Up to 40 million dollars have been withdrawn during the technical failure that took several hours to repair […]