As African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, hesitancy persists
Across Africa, an average of 190 women died daily from cervical cancer in 2020, accounting for 23 per cent of the deaths globally and making it the leading cancer killer among women in the WHO Africa region of 47 countries. Eighteen of the 20 countries with the highest rate of cervical cancer cases in the world are in Africa. Yet the region’s HPV vaccination rate has been low.
High-ranking government officials reveal Kenyan police deployment to Haiti is imminent
In addition to Kenya, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, Chad, Bangladesh have pledged personnel to the 2,500-strong mission, which is being funded primarily by the United States.
US struggles with shaky relations and troop cuts in African nations as military leaders meet
Niger’s ruling junta ordered US forces out of the country in the wake of last July’s ouster of the country’s democratically elected president by mutinous soldiers. French forces had also been asked to leave as the junta turned to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for security assistance.
