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ZAMBIA, Lusaka, 26 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- A groundbreaking study by 1Day Africa, the African chapter of U.S. public health nonprofit 1Day Sooner, has revealed the high cost-effectiveness of the new R21 malaria vaccine compared to existing interventions such as insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), and mosquito control strategies. The study…

Mati Diop | ©Henry-Roy CAIRO, Egypt, 26 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Narrative change organization Africa No Filter and Cairo International Film Festival awarded a new prize, Africa Narrative Change Film Award, to Dahomey, a documentary that follows 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey as they leave Paris to return to their…

TRIPOLI, Libya, 26 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- In an online workshop, held as part of UNSMIL’s YouEngage programme, twenty-four young men and women from across Libya discussed ways to combat the prevalent issue of hate speech in Libya, particularly on social media. The eleven young men, and thirteen young…

GENEVA, Switzerland, 25 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Gender-based violence persists as one of the most appalling violations of human rights. It also thwarts efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat because intimate partner violence is linked with a heightened risk of HIV acquisition among women and undermines access…

As part of the challenge organised by France’s Defence Innovation Agency (AID) to detect images created by today’s AI platforms, the teams at cortAIx, Thales’s AI accelerator, have developed a metamodel capable of detecting AI-generated deepfakes. The Thales metamodel is built on an aggregation of models, each of which assigns…

Summary Researchers from Target Malaria have published a new mathematical modelling study evaluating the potential impact of gene drive technology on malaria incidence in West Africa.The study projects that gene drives could reduce mosquito malaria vector populations by 71% to 98%, leading to significant decreases in malaria cases — at…

WASHINGTON, USA, 22th November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Increasing exposure to extreme heat, droughts, and floods pose serious risks to livelihoods in Djibouti as well as for the country’s long-term economic growth. Without swift action, Djibouti could lose up to 6 percent of its GDP annually by 2050, equal to…

Countries facing “triple funding crisis” of insufficient climate finance, insufficient HIV funding, and crippling debt GENEVA, Switzerland, 21 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The climate crisis could disrupt HIV services and lead to increasing HIV risk for some of the most vulnerable populations, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS…

The hospitality group has commenced Morocco operations with the takeover of the five-star Marchica Lagoon Resort and Michlifen Resort & Golf UAE, Dubai, November 20, 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Aleph Hospitality, the first and largest independent hospitality management company in the Middle East and Africa, has signed management agreements with the…

WHO / Jin NnCervical cancer screening at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown. GENEVA, Switzerland, 20th November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As world leaders arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Summit this weekend, the city’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue will be illuminated in the colour…