World leaders, health groups, and pharmaceutical firms have announced an African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator initiative to the tune of $1.2 billion that will incentivize and offset start-up costs for vaccine manufacturing in the continent. The initiative is “an essential step towards a genuine African vaccine market,” French President Emmanuel Macron said at the opening of […]
Morocco’s livestock reconstitution program has achieved substantial progress with the establishment of a comprehensive database documenting 32.8 million animal head and approximately 1.2 million herders, Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari announced Tuesday in Rabat. Speaking before the Chamber of Counselors regarding measures to preserve and strengthen national livestock, El Bouari explained that the database has […]
M23 rebels have entered the town of Kamandi Gîte near the border with Uganda, in yet a new set back for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Forced displacement were observed in the wake of the town’s fall to the hands of the rebels, according to local media. The DRC has accused Rwanda of backing […]
