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Feb 27, 2025 | theguardian.com | Kat Lay |in Kigali

Health services in Africa are at risk of “collapse in the next few years” due to soaring chronic diseases, a senior public health leader has warned. Foreign aid to Africa has been focused on infectious diseases, leaving conditions such as cancer and diabetes to escalate, said Dr Githinji Gitahi, group CEO of Amref Health Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes and heart disease accounted for 37% of deaths in 2019, up from 24% in 2000.

Feb 20, 2025 | msn.com | Kat Lay |in Kigali

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May 17, 2024 | theafricareport.com | LA Bagnetto |in Kigali

The military accord that was signed in April by Russia and the African island state of São Tomé and Príncipe deals with military training and old Soviet-era stockpiled explosives that need to be disposed of says Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada. “We want training and we also want to see how we can renew our equipment,” Trovoada tells The Africa Report in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, on Thursday.