World
Countries pledge over $170 million to WHO ahead of US exit
China, Qatar, Switzerland and others have pledged over $170 million for the World Health Organization (WHO).
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said on Sunday.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Tinubu is among heads of state attending the inauguration in the Vatican.
Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation for peace talks with Ukraine, said upon arriving in Istanbul that his team aims to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace by addressing the underlying causes of the conflict.
Africa
Uganda passes law to restore military prosecutions of civilians
Uganda’s parliament has passed an amended law that permits military tribunals to try civilians, prompting protests from the opposition.
The outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar has been declared over, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
DRC’s former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo has been sentenced to a decade of forced labour for “embezzling” $247 million belonging to the state.
A fire at an offshore Angolan oil platform has left 17 people injured, with four in critical condition.
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