ADDIS ABABA: Since the start of 2024, a total of 866 people have died from the monkeypox virus across Africa, according to the African Union’s Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). In its latest update, the Africa CDC reported that 34,297 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in 16 African countries where […]
MADRID: Spain will donate 500,000 doses of the mpox vaccine, or 20 percent of its stockpile, to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, according to reports. In a statement today, the Ministry of Health of Spain said that the country had urged the European Commission to propose that all EU member states donate […]
HARARE: About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Saturday. The drought, which started in early 2024, has hit crop and livestock production, causing food shortages and damaging the wider economies, […]
Africa is undergoing a major geological transformation, and it’s something straight out of a science fiction story! Scientists have discovered that the continent is slowly breaking up and splitting into two parts, and a new ocean is beginning to form. But that’s not all. Scientists say that the break-away land would drift towards India creating […]
MENA region shows a broader scope, including Finance, Risk, and areas like Product and Proposition, Sales, Marketing, and Change Management. Dubai: The need for agility, cost flexibility, and access to critical skills became increasingly important in the 2023 talent landscape. As a result, Outsized, the leading on-demand talent platform in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and […]
Utilizing innovative Mini LED and QLED TV offerings to unite football fans as they experience new realms of entertainment together. Dubai: TCL, a Global top 2 TV brand, has announced a new partnership with Arsenal Football Club. The collaboration will give Arsenal supporters in the UK, Middle East and Africa more opportunities to engage with […]
The 46-year-old Indian doctor embarked on the adventurous journey to inspire and motivate youngsters and his patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle Dubai: A 46-year-old Indian doctor in the UAE embarked on an adventurous trip to Africa and conquered Mt. Kilimanjaro, situated 5,895 meters above sea level. With no prior experience in mountaineering, he took up […]
This day in history we feature the Victoria Falls. Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls on this day in 1855. Trivia – Victoria Falls In 1853, the missionary-explorer had set out from Linyanti, in what is now Namibia, and headed north up the Zambezi and then north-west to find a […]
Sharjah: Alongside Arabic, English, and Urdu poetry which are popular in the region, is a growing appreciation for poetry from Africa that was in the spotlight at the 41st Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2022) which hosted distinguished poets from Africa on the opening night of the 12-day cultural extravaganza at Expo Centre Sharjah. The […]
DUBAI: Kenya has planted 50,000 mangrove trees in partnership with the UAE, as part of a push to replant forest that has been lost due to logging and pollution – and now plans to plants 10 million more. The two countries drew up ‘Tree for 50’, a plan to plant 50,000 trees in Kenya, to […]
In an attempt to bring mobile internet network to the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar and Pemba creators hope that this test will not just transform lives there, but probably across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. At the moment only about 20% of Tanzanians use the internet, as per the World Bank. This is quite low, even […]
