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Police: 24 vehicles burned in South African anti-migrant unrest
Anti-migrant protests turned violent in Durban and Soweto on 8 October. Police counted at least 24 burned vehicles, and Home Affairs withdrew its asylum order…
Germany plans more support for African drug and vaccine makers
Berlin will add backing to a fund investing in African pharmaceutical firms, while an Africa CDC official says imports cover roughly 70% of medicines used…
South Africa halts asylum order after anti-migrant riots
Home Affairs says it will start a new process to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling, after two days of unrest in Durban and Soweto…
Validating a Startup Idea Before You Build It
Many startups struggle because too few people needed what they built. This guide shows how to test a problem, customer commitment and business logic cheaply…
Kenya’s first Ebola patient went undetected for six weeks
Africa CDC’s reconstruction shows a Kenyan businessman sought care for weeks in DR Congo and passed two airport checks before his diagnosis in Nairobi.
Soweto and Durban hit by anti-migrant violence after ruling
Police counted 24 burnt vehicles and looted foreign-run shops, while Home Affairs withdrew its asylum processing order a day after the unrest.
Zambia and the US sign a five-year health agreement
Lusaka says the final text drops the specimen clause and narrows US access to programme data, after months of protest over patient records.
How to Keep Household Drinking Water Safe From Source to Cup
Water can be clean at the source and unsafe by the time it is drunk. This guide explains how to choose containers, store water and…
Plague is still a risk where wild rodents carry it
The infection never vanished from nature. How plague spreads from wild rodents and fleas to people, how to recognise its forms, and why early treatment…
In the Horn of Africa, El Niño forecasts are turning into aid before the crisis
Livestock insurance, paid phone reports from herders and pre-agreed cash triggers show how a forecast can become protection before floods or drought arrive.
Africa CDC opens a pilot clinical research certificate
A course for mid-career health professionals starts in Addis Ababa, followed by hands-on placements at research organisations in four African countries.
The plague never went away: where cases still occur
Plague still appears in Africa and the US each year. How the disease spreads, its three forms, and why antibiotics work if given early.