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Kenya hospital is first in Africa to join global alliance combating heart, kidney, and metabolic diseases

3Oct

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Kenya hospital is first in Africa to join global alliance combating heart, kidney, and metabolic diseases

MP Shah Hospital today became the first hospital in Africa to join the CaReMe Global Alliance in a landmark collaboration to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic (CVRM) diseases in Kenya, including conditions like diabetes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Spearheaded by global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, the CaReMe Global Alliance is dedicated to transforming CVRM care from an approach that targets each condition individually to one that treats all three comorbidities as one. This approach has already shown to improve clinical outcomes, reduce costs and enhance resource utilisation in partner hospitals worldwide, paving the way for a more sustainable healthcare model. As a member of the Alliance, MP Shah Hospital is the first in Africa...

US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum: Paving the Way for Sustainable African Development

3Oct

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US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum: Paving the Way for Sustainable African Development

In the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, UCLG Africa (http://www.UCLGA.org), the umbrella organization representing the voice of African subnational and local governments on the African continent, organized the very first US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum at the Wall Street Hotel in New York City. The Forum brought together around 100 participants representing the African Union institutions; the USA cooperation agencies; Black Caucus USA State legislators; Africa and USA Mayors and Leaders of subnational and local governments; Africa and USA Development Finance institutions; Africa and USA business community. The proceedings of the Forum were structured around three sequences: the official opening session; the session on market practices, collaboration an...

Logistics Leader DSV to Operate from Agility Logistics Park – Maputo

3Oct

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Logistics Leader DSV to Operate from Agility Logistics Park – Maputo

DSV, one of the world’s largest freight and logistics providers, has chosen the Agility Logistics Park (www.Agility.com) in Mozambique as the location where it will manage storage and distribution for a global beverage customer . The Agility park is the leading warehouse facility in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo. DSV has leased 12,000 SQM at the facility with the possibility to add an additional 2,000 SQM to help its customer meet seasonal demand for raw materials, bottles, packaging and finished products. Philipp Buechler, Managing Director, DSV Mozambique, commented “At DSV, a safe, secure, and efficient distribution center is fundamental to our business model. The Agility warehouses provide the necessary infrastructure to meet exacting international standards and our operational requ...

Guinean cycles across countries for university dream

20Sep

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Guinean cycles across countries for university dream

Mamadou Safayou Barry (R) said he was overjoyed to be studying at the prestigious universityImage caption: Mamadou Safayou Barry (R) said he was overjoyed to be studying at the prestigious university A student from Guinea has had his life-long dream of studying at Al-Azhar University in Cairo come true. Mamadou Safayou Barry did not have the funds to study at the ancient university, so set off on his bicycle to Egypt - a journey of well over 4,000km (2,500 miles). He is said to have cycled for months through Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Niger and Chad. While in Chad four months later, good Samaritans paid for him to fly the rest of the way to Cairo. His determination prompted the university to offer him a place on its Islamic Studies course with a full scholarship. ...

Nigeria ‘gay wedding’ suspects granted bail

20Sep

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Nigeria ‘gay wedding’ suspects granted bail

Homosexuality is widely viewed as immoral in NigeriaImage caption: Homosexuality is widely viewed as immoral in Nigeria A court in Nigeria has granted bail to 69 people who were arrested last month after a raid on what the police described as a "gay wedding". Like in most African countries homosexuality is widely viewed as immoral in Nigeria. The country has strict laws against same-sex marriage. A defence lawyer said his 69 clients would all be released on bail but first had to hand over to the court the equivalent of more than $600 (£480) each. Last month's raid on a hotel in the city of Warri followed what the police said was a tip-off about a gay wedding. Human Rights Watch criticised the Nigerian police for publicly parading the suspects before the media and in...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame confirms fourth-term bid

20Sep

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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame confirms fourth-term bid

Image caption,President Paul Kagame first took office in 2000 Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has confirmed that he will run for a fourth term next year, which could extend his presidency to nearly three decades. "I am happy with the confidence that Rwandans have in me," President Kagame told French-language magazine Jeune Afrique on Tuesday. He has faced criticism from rights groups, which have accused him of cracking down on the opposition. But the president said he was not bothered by the opinion of outsiders. Mr Kagame won the last presidential election in 2017 with nearly 99% of the vote. Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the vote took place in a context where free speech was very limited. In the magazine interview, the president said that he was happy ...

Notorious Kenyan murderer killed in US prison

20Sep

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Notorious Kenyan murderer killed in US prison

Authorities believed that Chemirmir murdered more than two dozen elderly peopleImage caption: Authorities believed that Chemirmir murdered more than two dozen elderly people A notorious Kenyan murderer who was serving two life sentences in the United States for killing two elderly women has been killed by his cellmate. Prison officers found 50-year-old Billy Chemirmir dead in his cell at the Coffield Unit prison in Texas on Tuesday morning. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that Chemirmir was killed by his cellmate on Monday night. A US court sentenced Chemirmir to life in prison in 2022 for killing 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris and 87-year-old Mary Brooks. He had been indicted on charges of killing 20 other elderly people in north Texas over two years. Authoriti...

Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term

20Sep

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Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term

The proposed bill seeks to outlaw gay parades and cross-dressing in publicImage caption: The proposed bill seeks to outlaw gay parades and cross-dressing in public A proposed anti-gay bill in Kenya wants gays and lesbians jailed for 50 years for non-consensual sex. Dubbed the Family Protection Bill 2023, the draft law sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, is recommending a ban on homosexuality, same-sex unions and any LGBTQ activities and campaigns. It also seeks to prohibit gay parades, assemblies and marches on streets, and cross-dressing in public. “A person who engages in sexual act with a person of the same sex without the consent of the other person shall upon conviction be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 10 years and not exceeding...

Afreximbank announces US$500,000 support for earthquake relief in Morocco

20Sep

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Afreximbank announces US$500,000 support for earthquake relief in Morocco

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has today announced a $500,000 donation to provide immediate humanitarian relief to the Kingdom of Morocco and especially towards the hard-hit regions of Al Haouz, Chichaoua, Taroudant, Amizmiz and Marrakesh, following the devastation caused by a massive magnitude 6.8 earthquake. The earthquake is the strongest to hit the nation’s centre in more than a century with a fatality rate reaching nearly 3,000, and many more injured. Historical and cultural sites have also suffered severe damage and many citizens have been left displaced. The donation will be channelled towards assisting the Government in its disaster recovery, relief, and reconstruction efforts. This support will enable the provision of basic needs of food, water, clothing, and shelter...

South African-led health organisations rally Washington, D.C. to reauthorise the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and end HIV as a public health threat by 2030

19Sep

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South African-led health organisations rally Washington, D.C. to reauthorise the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and end HIV as a public health threat by 2030

The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest and most successful commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history, must be allowed to continue to empower local partners in Africa, and especially South Africa as the global epicenter of HIV if the epidemic is to be finally stopped by 2030. This was the consensus among top opinion leaders, civil society groups and politicians from different continents and sides of the aisle, at a gathering hosted by BroadReach Group (https://BroadReachCorporation.com/) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. earlier this week (September 12th) to celebrate PEPFAR’s achievements over the past 20 years and to advocate for its reauthorisation – so that the job of saving millions of African lives and ending...