Cervical cancer: NHS pledge to eradicate disease by 2040 can be achieved – here’s how: Around 80% of teenagers in England already receive the HPV vaccine. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock The NHS has pledged to eliminate cervical cancer in England by 2040. This will be achieved by amping up current vaccination and screening programmes. While this goal …
Africa-US trade: Agoa deal expires in 2025 – an expert unpacks what it’s achieved in 23 years: African governments are seeking an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) beyond 2025. The law was enacted in 2000 to “encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa”. We asked David …
Hamas has achieved what it wanted by attacking Israel: terror, escalation, and disruption to the international order: In many ways Hamas’s attack on Israel sums up the essence of terrorism. The group’s mass incursions have seen its operatives storming Israeli towns, killing and kidnapping hundreds. This appears to have been done by the book when …
Colombia: Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez have achieved a historic victory for the left – so who are they?: It was, said Francia Márquez Mina, a victory for “the nobodies”. Speaking in Bogota on June 19 after the results of the Colombian presidential election were announced, the newly elected vice-president struck a jubilant note after …
The African Union at 20: a lot has been achieved despite many flaws: The African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Gunter Fischer/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images There’s a widespread view that the African Union – and its bureaucracy – are glorified servants of African governments. This view is supported by scholars and …
South Africa in the news: 100 Crore Shots: How India Achieved Covid-19 Vaccination Milestone In 280 Days: As of Friday, more than 102.4 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to the states and Union territories so far through the Central government. A look at the journey so far.: “South Africa” – BingNews T20 World …
South Africa in the news: Achieved all I wanted, never overstay your welcome: Shastri gears up for end of India tenure: His tenure set to end after next month”s T20 World Cup, India head coach Ravi Shastri conceded that there would be a bit of “sadness” but he has no doubts that he is going …
Defeating Museveni can’t be achieved through international pressure alone: Joseph Kazibwe, with his wife Magere, listen to radio updates of the Uganda presidential election result in January 2021. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images In the past few months, Western media and academia have placed unprecedented, and somewhat bewildering, focus on Uganda’s 2021 general …
South Africa’s first democratic elections, 25 years on: never lose sight of what the country has achieved: Nelson Mandela and outgoing president Frederik Willem de Klerk. April 27, 1994 is a pivotal date in the story of South Africa. It was the day on which the country held its first fully democratic elections. These swept …
Morocco’s membership of the AU: has unity finally been achieved?: Morocco's return to the African Union raises questions about the body's continued commitment to anti-colonialism and its pan-Africanism. The African Union (AU) has always considered Morocco the only country missing from its fold. After a 33-year absence, it was recently admitted to the continental body …