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Global vaccine alliance buys over half million Mpox doses for Africa

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, said it signed a deal with Bavarian Nordic to acquire 500,000 Mpox jabs to be sent to Africa urgently. The vaccine’s will be funded by Gavi’s First Response Fund, a new financial mechanism created in June 2024 to make cash rapidly available to purchase vaccines in health emergencies. The Mpox outbreak […]

Fresh vote of no confidence targets Tunisian parliament speaker; cabinet reshuffle still stalled

As many as 73 Tunisian lawmakers have signed a petition seeking to unseat the speaker of parliament, Rached Ghannouchi, who managed to secure his position in July after a similar motion failed. The petition according to two of its signatories, Mongi Rahoui and Zouhaier Maghzaoui, is ready but has not been submitted to the parliament […]

Algeria Slammed for State Racism against Sub-Saharans

Amnesty International urged Algeria to adopt a law on asylum and fight against the prevailing racism against Sub-Saharans, after several Algerian officials uttered racist statements against Sub-Saharans coupled with mass summary deportations of several African migrants, including asylum seekers. “The authorities should decriminalize irregular immigration,” Amnesty’s Algeria office said in a statement on Sunday. The […]