African Union Archives - Voice of the Cape

Epidemiologist warns that Mpox variant poses greater risk to children

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has raised concerns that children are more vulnerable to Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) due to the absence of Smallpox vaccinations in recent generations. His warning comes as the African Union’s health watchdog has declared a public health emergency in response to the growing Mpox outbreak across the continent. In an interview with VOC Breakfast on Friday, Karim explained, “Mpox is a disease […]

16 August 2024

International

Ethiopian gov’t, Tigray forces establish hotline following truce

INTERNATIONAL The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have established a telephone hotline following a truce struck last week, the African Union’s chief mediator Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday as both sides meet in Kenya for talks on implementing the ceasefire. On November 2, the federal government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to the cessation of hostilities, a diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands and […]

8 November 2022

Local

‘ISIS’ warns SA: Steer clear of Mozambique conflict

ISIS has warned South Africa that it would "open the fighting front" within South Africa's borders, should it get involved in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. This is according to reports on ISIS's latest newsletter, Al-Naba. An organisation linked to ISIS, Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaah, has been waging a violent insurgency in Mozambique's northernmost province, Cabo Delgado. It started in 2017, but the violence has escalated in recent months. They want to […]

8 July 2020

International News

African Union troops killed in al-Shabab ambush

At least 23 African Union peacekeeping troops and a Somalian soldier have been killed in an ambush carried out by armed group al-Shabab in the country's south, according to a senior regional official. The fighting broke out when the al-Shabaab fighters attacked the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops early on Sunday in the Bulamareer district of the Lower Shabelle region, about 140km southwest of the capital, Mogadishu. "We […]

31 July 2017

Local

Zuma to host Africa Day Celebration at presidential guesthouse in Pretoria

President Jacob Zuma is expected to host an Africa Day Celebration at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria on Thursday. The Presidency said Africa Day was celebrated annually on May 25 to mark the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on May 25, 1963 and the African Union (AU) in 2002, as well as to chart the progress made by the continent since 1994. This year’s theme is […]

25 May 2017

African Union

Epidemiologist warns that Mpox variant poses greater risk to children

Ethiopian gov’t, Tigray forces establish hotline following truce

‘ISIS’ warns SA: Steer clear of Mozambique conflict

African Union troops killed in al-Shabab ambush

Zuma to host Africa Day Celebration at presidential guesthouse in Pretoria

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