Spanish gains ground in Africa
Around 3.5 million people study the Spanish language in sub-Saharan Africa, double the number in 2014. Music, football, migration and the decline in French’s prestige explain its advance
Hospitals in Malawi team up with artificial intelligence to reduce child mortality
Leonard Masauli|Lilongwe (Malawi)|
In one of the poorest countries in the world, an AI monitoring system detects early deterioration in hospitalized patients and helps overstretched medical staff intervene before it's too late
Pandemics that weren’t: How to nip an outbreak in the bud
Doctors, epidemiologists and surveillance systems have managed to contain flares of cholera, mpox and Marburg virus before they become international crises
Gabon’s military leader sworn in as head of state after ousting president last week
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General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room of government officials, military and local leaders in Libreville
‘Epidemic by contagion:’ Military coups in Africa are on the rise and the juntas are here to stay
The continent has witnessed 10 uprisings by the armed forces in four years and promises of transition periods to make way for civilian governments are not being honored
Soldiers in Gabon say they’ve seized power and detained a president whose family ruled for 55 years
In a video apparently from detention in his residence, President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on people to ’make noise’ to support him. But crowds instead took to the streets of the capital and sang the national anthem to celebrate the coup
Macron: ‘New era’ in economic, military strategy in Africa
French President vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa under a “new security partnership”
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