Mpox Offers Another Chance to Confront Vaccine Inequity
On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization named mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. When the first declaration was issued in 2022,...
At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck
A fuel tanker has collided head on with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency...
Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegui dies after being set on fire by ex-partner
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has died from burns four days after police say her former boyfriend poured gasoline...
Ugandan opposition leader shot in leg after police confrontation
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg in a confrontation with police just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group...