Somalia, Djibouti Among Countries to Benefit as Kenya Launches Modern KEMRI Lab

The Ministry of Health has launched an expanded Polio Laboratory at the Centre for Virus Research (CVR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), which is expected to serve four countries. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, who launched the lab...

Africa Records Historic Internet Shutdown Crisis in 2024

Africa experienced a record-breaking 21 internet shutdowns across 15 countries in 2024, marking the highest number of digital blackouts ever recorded in a single year for the continent as governments increasingly weaponize internet access to...

Kenya unveils Expanded Polio Laboratory to strengthen disease surveillance

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has inaugurated the expanded Polio Laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute’s Centre for Virus Research (CVR), a move aimed at strengthening disease surveillance. The state-of-the-art facility will...

Nigerian Profs earn $366 monthly, among Africa’s lowest-paid – Investigation

University lecturers in Nigeria have emerged among the worst paid in Africa, with professors earning an average of $366 (about N500,000) monthly, far behind their counterparts in other countries on the continent, findings by The PUNCH have...

Kenya inaugurates expanded polio lab to boost regional disease surveillance

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and other health leaders during the Expanded Polio Laboratory inauguration Kenya has officially launched an expanded polio laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Centre for Virus Research....

Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar: Here's a look at 57 members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Leaders from across the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered in Doha this week to address Israel’s attack on Qatar. During the summit, member nations denounced the September 9, 2025, attack as a grave violation of...

Malawi U-17 coach Chatama reflects on heavy COSAFA defeat to South Africa

…Malawi 1-4 South Africa… NORTON-(MaraviPost)-Malawi U-17 head coach Enos Chatama has attributed his team’s 4-1 defeat to South Africa in the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations COSAFA tournament to his players’ lack of concentration and poor...

As Qatar Hosts Arab-Islamic Summit, Here's A Look At The 57 OIC Member States

Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 00:13 IST The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as of September 2025, includes 57 member states spread across Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + Initially called the...

Remo Stars, Kwara United Choose MKO Arena For Continental Campaigns

Remo Stars and Kwara United have announced that they will use the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta as their home ground for their respective continental competitions, the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup. The decision comes as both...

Kwasi Sibo aims to secure Black Stars future

It took just 90 minutes for Kwasi Sibo to turn himself from a last-minute call-up into Ghana’s newest midfield warrior. The 27-year-old Real Oviedo player delivered a powerhouse display on his international debut as the Black Stars edged Mali 1-0...

Doha calls for an end to ‘double standards’ and sanctions against Tel Aviv for its ‘war crimes’

Qatar is not alone Israel wants to make Gaza uninhabitable for Palestinians No Arab country is safe from Israeli aggression Turkey and Qatar threaten to withdraw from negotiations Joint statement Representatives from all Arab countries travelled...

French police ‘illegally’ ram migrant boats in overseas territory

French police have used aggressive and deadly tactics for years to stop small boats reaching their overseas territories while saying such pushbacks were illegal in the English Channel. At least 24 people, including children and babies, have died...

The Madrid Protocol – September 2025

The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark registrations and pending...

GFA President Praises MTN’s Timely Support for Black Stars

Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku has praised telecommunications giant MTN Ghana for their crucial financial backing of the national teams during a critical phase of World Cup qualification. MTN Ghana committed $2 million over two...

How to watch Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal: live Champions League 2025/26 game, free streams

Eberechi Eze looks set to make his Champions League debut on Tuesday, and although Athletic Bilbao will be without key man Nico Williams, they have a superb record at home, especially in European competition. Lehoiak are back in the UCL after 10...

Iconic Prince Moulay Abdellah key venue for AFCON 2025

The newly refurbished Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, which can accommodate 68,700 spectators, is situated approximately 9 kilometres from the Central Business District in Rabat, the administrative capital from December 21 this year to January 18,...

“They hit us and watched us drown”

French security forces are employing deadly tactics to stop small boats from entering the French overseas territory of Mayotte. These illegal practices include circling and colliding with small, overloaded boats, sometimes causing them to capsize....

The Media Line: Asher Fredman on Abraham Accords’ Fifth Anniversary: Continuation Depends on Peace as a ‘Strategic Choice’ 

Audio By Carbonatix Asher Fredman on Abraham Accords’ Fifth Anniversary: Continuation Depends on Peace as a ‘Strategic Choice’ Between 2021 and 2024, trade between Israel and Abraham Accords Partners increased by 127% By Felice Friedson / The...

EditorialHow the UAE is maintaining Arabic's place in the digital era

Arabic is a language that has always had a profound relationship with the written word. From the Bayt Al Hikmah library in 8th century Baghdad to Al Qarawiyyin university library in Morocco – still going strong after 12 centuries – Arabic has...

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