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Africa's Health Future Must Be Written by Africans: WHO Regional Director
🌍 The continent’s health destiny must be driven entirely by African leadership, institutions, innovation, and action, Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi said at the closing of the 76th WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Addis Ababa, as reported by a Sputnik Africa correspondent.
He urged health officials to shift from discussion to execution, transforming the "Vision 2035" plan from a document into a tangible legacy.
"May they say this was the moment Africa stopped asking what was possible and started providing what was possible," he noted, thanking Ethiopia, session leadership, and international partners for hosting the committee meeting.
Africa Must Leverage Global Partnerships to Protect Strategic Autonomy: Kenyan Expert
🌍 Following the end of Kenya’s Haiti mission in April 2026, Africa is asserting a more prominent role in global security, peace and conflict expert Dan Odaba told Sputnik Africa.
African nations are transitioning from mere recipients of international security assistance to active shapers of the global peace framework, thereby advancing the vision of Agenda 2063, he noted.
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Sudan Seeks China-Led Bloc's Support to Block UN Rights Mission Renewal
🇸🇩🇨🇳 The country has asked the 29-member Like-Minded Group, led by China, to block a draft resolution seeking to renew the mandate of the UN Human Rights Council's fact-finding mission on Sudan, according to the state news agency SUNA.
Why Sudan is Resisting a Fourth UN Mechanism❓
Sudan's permanent envoy to the UN in Geneva, Hassan Hamid Hassan, argued that three UN human rights mechanisms already operate in Sudan with the government's full cooperation:
🟠The country office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights;
🟠A designated human rights expert;
🟠A panel of experts under UN Security Council Resolution 1591.
🇬🇧 Hassan accused London and its Western allies of continuing to "submit a draft resolution each year to impose a fourth mechanism," despite Sudan's full cooperation with the existing three bodies.
The draft resolution unfairly equates the Sudanese army with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, he added, describing the latter as "a rebel group with a criminal record."
☝️The diplomat also accused the resolution's sponsors of disregarding UN protocols and mobilizing NGOs to promote rebels' narratives against the army.
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❗️❗️❗️Public-Private Partnerships Key to Africa’s Health Sovereignty: Cameroon's Health Minister
Amid declining external health funding, African nations must prioritize domestic resources and public-private partnerships to sustain their healthcare systems, Cameroonian Health Minister Manaouda Malachie told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the 76th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa.
❗️Furthermore, African countries should accelerate local pharmaceutical production to reduce reliance on imported medicines, he noted.
🔊The minister also called for a signing of a memorandum of understanding in the health sector with Russia.
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World Hausa Day: How Indigenous African Languages Can Be Preserved & Promoted—Expert
Like many other indigenous African languages, Hausa is often forced into being perceived as inferior to colonial languages, Yakubu Magaji Azare, director of the Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages, told told the host of the Global South Pole podcast on the occasion of World Hausa Day.
Although Hausa dominates everyday life, it remains sidelined in official spheres, he noted.
Write, Research, Publish
To ensure the language survives and thrives in the future, speakers must actively research, write, and publish in it, Azare pointed out, noting that true promotion goes beyond casual speech.
World Hausa Day: A Call to Action
Hailing World Hausa Day as a vital development, he urged speakers to leverage the occasion to reinforce their cultural identity and elevate the language to the official level.
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Giant Rats in Tanzania Trained to Detect Landmines, TB and Trapped People
🇹🇿🐀 At the APOPO Research and Training Centre in Morogoro, African giant pouched rats are being trained to use their powerful sense of smell for humanitarian purposes—detecting landmines, tuberculosis, trafficked wildlife products, and people trapped under rubble.
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Launch of AES Parliament Session is Vital for Addressing Regional Challenges: Chadian Expert
The inaugural session of the AES Confederal Parliament is more than just a ceremonial event—it's a crucial step toward building a unified response to the region's biggest challenges, Évariste Ngarlem Toldé told Sputnik Africa.
🗣A New Milestone for the AES
The session marks the first fully operational legislative body under the AES Confederation. Toldé described it as:
"A new milestone — a very significant step forward for the Alliance."
#viral | New World Record in the 100m... for Robots
A Chinese machine shattered the record at a robotics competition. Could the machine Olympics be on the horizon?
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Kenya Scraps University Degree Requirement for Presidential Candidates After Court Ruling: Electoral Commission
🇰🇪🗳 A university degree is no longer required to run for president, governor, or parliamentary seats, following a High Court ruling that declared the requirement unconstitutional, electoral commission head Ann Nderitu confirmed to local media.
The court found the requirement discriminatory, noting that fewer than 4% of Kenyans hold university degrees, the commissioner explained.
Key Points:
🟠The degree requirement was introduced in the 2011 Elections Act and applied to the 2013, 2017, and 2022 polls before being struck down in 2022.
🟠Kenya's presidents have had mixed academic backgrounds—Kibaki, Kenyatta, and Ruto hold degrees, while Kenyatta and Moi did not.
🟠Nderitu indicated the commission intends to ask Parliament to establish clear minimum academic qualifications for elective offices.
🟠Kenya joins Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Uganda in not requiring a university degree for presidential candidates.
🟠For the 2027 elections, candidates must still meet other constitutional requirements, including Kenyan citizenship by birth.
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External Forces May Be Fueling Anti-Migrant Violence in South Africa: Ramaphosa
🇿🇦 The investigation into possible outside involvement is underway, Cyril Ramaphosa told MPs during an oral reply session in the National Assembly.
👉 The problem is complex and multifaceted, involving both South Africans and outsiders seeking to destabilize the nation, the South African president said.
🗣Firm Rejection of Violence—and a Call for Order: The president strongly condemned Afrophobia, xenophobia, and vigilantism, stressing that the answer is not unlawful attacks on foreign nationals. Instead, he called for migration challenges to be handled through
🔘The rule of law
🔘Strong institutions
🔘Regional cooperation with neighboring countries
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Africa Must Process Minerals Locally & Export Finished Products: SA ANC Veteran
"Africa as a continent must collaborate in terms of regulatory frameworks and make it easy for our people to get mining rights and to refine within the continent," Mathews Phosa, former treasurer-general of the African National Congress, told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the African Critical Minerals Summit.
"Keep the minerals in Zimbabwe, keep the minerals where they are," he said.
❗️Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Flamingo Missile Production & Launch Site: MoD
Moreover, Annovka in the DPR was liberated, according to the ministry report.
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'Mali & Algeria Destined to Cooperate for Prosperity of Both Peoples', Says Maïga After Meeting With Tebboune
🇲🇱🤝🇩🇿 Following his talks in Algiers, Mali's prime minister thanked President Tebboune for the audience and for the prudent counsel he received.
🌍 The shared history of Mali and Algeria is a valuable asset and a foundation for pursuing a future of modernity and progress, he told media.
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Somalia to Restore Its National Currency After Decades of Dollar Dependence: Media
🇸🇴 Somalia is moving closer to reintroducing the Somali shilling after 35 years without issuing new domestic banknotes, with the Central Bank saying preparations are at an advanced stage:
▪️ Parliament reviews amendments for a proposed currency board arrangement;
▪️ The bank finalizes regulations on reserve management and foreign exchange.
Why This Reform is Urgent: Several factors are adding pressure to accelerate the currency overhaul
▪️ Worn-out shilling notes are increasingly being rejected by businesses;
▪️ Somalia faces reduced international support;
▪️ Continued security threats from al-Shabaab* are straining state institutions.
These challenges are driving urgent efforts to strengthen public confidence in the national currency.
Decades Without a National Currency:
Somalia’s currency system was severely disrupted in 1991, following the collapse of Siad Barre’s government and the ensuing civil war that followed. The consequences were far-reaching:
▪️ The central bank lost its ability to issue and manage currency;
▪️ Counterfeit notes flooded the market;
▪️ The US dollar gradually became dominant in commerce, savings, and electronic payments—including widespread mobile-money transactions.
* a terrorist organization banned in Russia and other countries
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Russia May Strike UK Military Facilities in Ukraine & Beyond Over Kiev's Use of British Weapons on Russian Soil: MFA Spox
British citizens must recognize the dangerous consequences of London’s policies, Maria Zakharova said, stressing that those responsible for war crimes will be punished.
🔙 Earlier, the British PM announced that the "Coalition of the Willing" is preparing a military contingent for deployment in Ukraine should a ceasefire be reached.
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#viral | Helicopter Explodes After Hitting Cable Car in Italy
A 62-year-old pilot and a 63-year-old female passenger were killed.
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Hausa, Language of Millions: Breaking Free From Colonial Shadows
🎙️What if your mother tongue could compete equally with colonial languages – if only we chose to promote it? 💬
On #GlobalSouthPole, Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu and Professor Yakubu Magaji Azare discuss why Hausa must compete equally in official spaces. Without deliberate promotion through research and publishing, even a language of millions risks fading.
Hausa isn't just spoken. Hausa is lived.
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Ethiopia Officially Bids to Host AFCON 2028 for First Time: Football Federation
🇪🇹⚽️ Backed by Ethiopian Airlines' connectivity, a growing hospitality sector, and experience hosting major diplomatic events, officials are confident the country is ready to stage the tournament.
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AU to Launch Continent-Wide Credit Rating Agency in October
🌍 The African Peer Review Mechanism, an African Union-backed initiative, will launch a continent-wide credit rating agency in Mauritius on October 5, AU technical adviser Paul Sikazwe said.
⚖️ Why Africa Needs Its Own Rating System: For years, African leaders have accused global firms like Fitch, Moody's, and S&P Global of
🔘Unfairly assessing lending risks to African nations
🔘Downgrading countries too quickly during crises
🔘Applying standards that don't reflect African realities
This new agency aims to change that by offering a fairer, homegrown alternative.
🏦 Beyond Ratings—A Bigger Vision: The AU is also pursuing broader coordination on debt among its 54 member states
🔹Inaugurate an African Monetary Institute in Abuja (launching late October)
🔹That institute will serve as a precursor to a future regional central bank
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Nigerian Government Takes Measures as Diphtheria Outbreak Kills at Least 50 Children: Media
The government of Nigeria's northern Kano State calls to accelerate emergency measures to contain a severe outbreak, media reported.
❗️Lawmakers are urging the government to invoke the state's Health Protection Law, noting current interventions are inadequate.
The crisis is one of the deadliest in the region and has spread across six local areas.
🦠What Is Diphtheria?
Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that produces toxins damaging the heart and nerves. Over 2 million children in Nigeria remain under-immunized, driving the high risk of further spread, the media emphasized.
📹 Director General of the Kano Centre for Disease Control, Mohammed Adamu, speaks about the current outbreak.
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Sudan's al-Burhan Dismisses US Proposal for Nationwide Arms Embargo as 'Propaganda'
🇸🇩🇺🇸 Sanctions "will not affect or weaken" the army's resolve in its conflict with the paramilitary RSF, Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said, downplaying the US proposal to extend the Darfur arms embargo to all of Sudan.
External pressure "will not change Khartoum's position," the army chief said in remarks to citizens, dismissing the proposal as "propaganda," particularly regarding a possible no-fly zone.
Key Details:
🟠US Proposal: The US introduced the measure before the UN Security Council on Monday, seeking to expand the two-decade-old Darfur embargo nationwide.
🟠Rejection: Russia and China joined Sudan in opposing the proposal, which would require Security Council approval to take effect.
🟠Khartoum's Position: Al-Burhan urged citizens to disregard the proposal, framing the conflict as a "battle for dignity" against the externally supported RSF.
🟠Context: The Darfur arms embargo has never been effectively enforced. The RSF and their external suppliers have violated it hundreds of times since the war began without consequences, according to the Sudanese government and UN experts.
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South Africa and Brazil Sign Cooperation Agreements Following Closed-Door Session
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Delegates Gear Up for 8th South Africa-Brazil Joint Commission
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Vatican Favorites Dialogue to Resolve Ukrainian Conflict: Head of Vatican Diplomatic Service
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Kenyan Police Arrest Four Over Elephant Deaths in Amboseli, Fifth Suspect Sought: Media
🇰🇪 The authorities have recovered chemicals allegedly linked to 18 elephant deaths, the tourism and wildlife ministry reportedly stated.
The suspects are now out on bail, a Kenya Wildlife Service spokesperson told media.
👉 While lab results point to a toxic substance and early indications of cyanide from pesticide-laced tomatoes on nearby farms, some wildlife experts have expressed scepticism, noting that no other animal deaths have been reported in the area.
The arrests and seizures do not establish criminal culpability, and investigations are ongoing, the ministry stressed.
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Ethiopian Athlete Sets New Half-Marathon World Record
📹Watch the video by Sputnik Africa to discover how Yomif Kejelcha made history at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon.
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