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About Guinea Worm Eradication: A Global Health Milestone in Sight
Borgen Magazine
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July 30, 2025
SOMERSET, United Kingdom — Guinea worm disease is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that has seen one of the most dramatic declines in global health history. It has declined from an estimated 3.5 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just...
Africa goes local to boost pharma sector
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Africa is building a new vaccine future through strategic investments, skilled workforce development, and local manufacturing. From Kenya to Rwanda, deals for new facilities and skills development promise to reduce reliance on foreign pharma...
Floods in Sub-Saharan Africa; causes, determinants and health!
The Point
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The review revealed that the frequency and intensity of precipitations have increased in recent decades in SSA. This is worsened by anthropogenic activities including urban sprawl, population growth, and land use changes. The health effects of...
India has highest rate of wasting in the world, despite 30% decrease in undernourishment since 2006: UN food security & nutrition report
Down to Earth
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As much as 18.7 per cent of Indian children under the age of five suffered from wasting in 2024, the highest rate in the world, according to the United Nations’ 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report released on July...
Thai army condemns 'shameless disinformation' by Mali Socheata
The Nation Thailand
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July 28, 2025
Timeline of Cambodian attacks Withai detailed a series of incidents to counter Cambodia’s narrative. On July 27 at 2am, Cambodian forces reportedly opened fire with artillery into the Chong Chom area, Thai sovereign territory. By 4.30am, heavy...
Egypt Confirms Vast Support to Mali
MENAFN
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July 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has assured Mali of comprehensive technical, logistical, and institutional backing to assist the country in regaining peace and stability. Mali, situated in West Africa, has grappled with persistent...
Egyptian-Malian Business Forum Pushes For Economic Partnerships With Mali During FM's Visit - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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July 26, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday opened the Egyptian-Malian Business Forum in Bamako, a move aimed at boosting economic and trade partnerships, with Abdelatty saying Cairo is keen to invest in Mali's...
Egyptian-Malian Business Forum pushes for economic partnerships with Mali during FM’s visit
Daily News Egypt
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July 24, 2025
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday opened the Egyptian-Malian Business Forum in Bamako, a move aimed at boosting economic and trade partnerships, with Abdelatty saying Cairo is keen to invest in Mali’s key sectors. The forum was...
Mali forward Abdoulay Diaby joins Al Jazira on two-year deal
The National News
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Al Jazira have completed the signing of Malian forward Abdoulay Diaby on a two-year contract, the Adnoc Pro League champions announced on Monday. Jazira manager Marcel Keizer has worked with Diaby when the pair were together at Sporting Lisbon,...
Mali basketball whistleblower still fighting for justice
Deutsche Welle
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July 23, 2025
It is no small matter that Djelika "Mami" Tounkara has lost her anonymity. "I am afraid," Tounkara told DW. "Before my name went public, I had already received death threats. Now, I will need more protection, but I have never had any. So, even...
Another bad review for ICE’s Batavia detention center
Investigative Post
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July 30, 2025
Federal investigators fault guards for inappropriate use of force on detainees, among other deficiencies. Other recent reviews of the detention center found similar issues. For a third time in the past two years, federal inspectors have found that...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
CFO Dive
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America must feed the starving in Gaza & beyond
New York Daily News
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July 30, 2025
Starvation is occurring in Gaza as food shortages caused by the Israel-Hamas war continue to worsen. Lives and hopes for peace will be lost if we don’t take action. The United Nations warns of emergency levels of hunger throughout Gaza with at...
Mali, Mauritania and Senegal must unite against cross-border terrorism
Institute for Security Studies
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Mali, Mauritania and Senegal must unite against cross-border terrorism The threat of a terrorist blockade of Mali’s Kayes and Nioro towns would be disastrous for all three countries. Western Mali, bordering Mauritania and Senegal, is increasingly...
Mali: Army, Wagner Group Disappear, Execute Fulani Civilians
Human Rights Watch
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July 22, 2025
Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025. The Malian soldiers and Wagner Group fighters accuse the Fulani...
Drug Resistance Surges Across Africa, Threatens Health Gains
News Ghana
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July 25, 2025
Africa CDC study reveals alarming antibiotic ineffectiveness, infrastructure gaps The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has issued a stark warning that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rapidly spreading across the...
Egyptian foreign minister delivers Al-Sisi message to Mali’s Goïta
Daily News Egypt
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July 24, 2025
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with Mali’s leader, Assimi Goïta, in Bamako on Thursday, delivering a written message from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi aimed at strengthening security and economic ties, the Egyptian foreign ministry...
Colonial ideas of beauty: how skin lightening products are linked to cancer in black African women
The Guardian
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July 30, 2025
Two months after first going to hospital, a 65-year-old woman was dead – and her doctors are blaming the cosmetic creams she used on her face and body for decades. The anonymous patient, from Togo, is one of a string of recent cases reported in...
From Landlocked to Land-Linked: Tailoring Solutions for African and Asian LLDCs at LLDC3
News Central Asia
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July 30, 2025
Tariq Saeedi The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), set to take place from August 5–8, 2025, in Awaza, Turkmenistan, under the theme “Driving Progress through Partnerships,” provides a critical platform to...
The Zap: catch all the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
Croakey Health Media
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July 21, 2025
Our columnist returns this week, with a focus on diabetes, chronic disease management more broadly, Tasmanian election promises for health, aged care advocacy, and the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Meanwhile, the opening of the...