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U.S., Angola partner for medical readiness exercise Luanda, Angola – The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve, will host a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Luanda...

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights Subcommittee Lead Republican Chris Smith (R-NJ), and other bipartisan House members sent a letter to Secretary Blinken calling for increased engagement...

No casualties reported during the incident at the nuclear site that was hit by a large explosion last year. By Maziar Motamedi Tehran, Iran – Iran condemned a blackout at its underground Natanz nuclear facility early on Sunday as an act of...

The government said there would be a period of national mourning for seven days following Pierre Nkurunziza's death Government statement on Twitter says outgoing president, 55, died at Karuzi hospital after suffering a heart attack. Burundi's government says outgoing President...

New York, May 23, 2019--The Trump administration today disclosed 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing national defense information. "The indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act for publishing classified...

The leaders spoke during a high-level presidential dialogue on day two of the African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 12, 2019/ -- Leaders from four African countries on Wednesday shared their vision for an integrated and...

Vice President Samia Sulhu Hassan announces death of 61-year-old after weeks of uncertainty over his health and whereabouts. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died, the country’s vice president has announced on state television, after weeks of uncertainty over his health...

By Goth Mohamed Goth H.E President Muse Bihi Abdi today in his office received the United States of America envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Donald Yamamoto and his delegation. The President and the visiting America envoy to Somalia Ambassador Donald Yamamoto and...

The US has the highest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the world/AFP President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On Twitter, he cited...

For countries in Africa and other areas where health resources are limited, a little-understood pandemic such as COVID-19 is a challenge that requires a whole-of-society response NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22, 2020/ -- By Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Resident Coordinator to...