Burkinabe former defense minister Jean Claude Bouda

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 […]

Egypt: Alliance of 40 political parties endorse Al-Sisi for another term in office

A grouping of 40 political parties, known as The Egyptian Parties Alliance, has called on President Abdelfattah al-Sisi to seek another term in office, ahead of 2024 presidential elections. “This endorsement aims to fulfil the aspirations and ambitions of the Egyptian people and to continue the path of development and progress,” the alliance said in […]

Stronger Trade Integration Needed for MENA Prosperity

A stronger trade and economic integration among the countries of the Middle East and North Africa is an essential reform that is likely to deliver economic growth on a scale and timetable that would create enough jobs and prosperity for the rapidly growing populations in these countries. “More trade integration would not only create growth […]