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Nguesso announces bid for another term as Congo Republic President

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has confirmed he will stand in the upcoming presidential election

SA Agriculture Minister hails return of local FMD vaccine production after 20‑year break

South Africa’s (SA) Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, on Friday visited the country’s Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (OVR) facility, where ARC President and Chief Executive Officer Dr Mpho Magingxa handed over the first batch of locally produced Foot‑and‑Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines in more than two decades.

SA signs landmark duty‑free trade deal with China

South Africa (SA) has secured duty‑free access to the Chinese market following the signing of a landmark China–Africa trade agreement by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau.

UN raises alarm over reports of toxic herbicide use by Israeli forces north of the Blue Line

The United Nations (UN) has expressed renewed concern over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic herbicide over areas north of the Blue Line separating Lebanon from Israel on February 1. 

Ghana, Zambia commit to strengthening trade ties, unlocking AfCFTA opportunities

Ghana and Zambia have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening long-standing bilateral relations, placing renewed emphasis on boosting intra-African trade and accelerating investment-led growth under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). 

Child malnutrition reaches catastrophic levels in Sudan’s North Darfur, Greater Kordofan, IPC warns

Child malnutrition in parts of Sudan has reached extreme and life‑threatening levels, United Nations (UN)‑backed food security analysts said on Thursday.