Africa

W.H.O. Chief: Trump Funding Cuts Offer Countries Chance for ‘Self-Reliance,’ Suggesting ‘Taxes on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Sugary Drinks’

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested in remarks on Tuesday to African and European leaders that “sudden and unplanned” spending cuts following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. agency were an “opportunity” for poorer countries to pursue sovereignty.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at

Ethiopia Confirms Outbreak of Lethal Marburg Virus

The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Friday confirmed an outbreak in Ethiopia of the lethal Marburg virus, a pathogen with symptoms similar to the infamous Ebola virus, but even more deadly and difficult to treat.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and World Health Organization (W.H.O.)

Nigerian Gunmen Kidnap Chinese Workers, Boko Haram Wipes Out Village

A group of as-yet unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy in Nigeria’s southern state of Edo on Friday, killing eight security officers and kidnapping five Chinese nationals who worked for a local cement company. Meanwhile, the notorious Islamist terrorist gang called Boko Haram went on a rampage in northeastern Nigeria, slaughtering dozens of civilians in a methodical door-to-door village massacre.

Relatives consoles each other as relatives arrive for treatment after a wave of suicide at

Lesotho Declares State of Emergency Over U.S. Tariffs

The African nation of Lesotho declared a two-year “state of disaster” this week over “high rates of youth unemployment and job losses,” which have ostensibly been exacerbated by uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

A worker folds completed jeans at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, Lesotho on Marc

OPEC Predicts Soaring Oil Demand by 2050

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Thursday released an updated forecast for 2050 which anticipated soaring demand for oil in the medium and long term, once China’s economic outlook improves.

RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Bore fluid gushes from a well on an oil derrick in the Lukoil owned