After UNESCO recognition: Gambia marks 2nd Int’l Day of Sonnike Language

In the same vein, the theme for this year’s event is - ‘The impact of digital technology on the preservation and promotion of the Soninke language’. At a presser held on Sunday on the level of preparations ahead of this year’s event, Sheriff Marie...

Ghana champions locally led climate adaptation at UNGA80

Ghana’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, delivered a powerful and forward-looking address at the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) Leaders’ Dialogue on the theme “Shaping Resilient Futures”, held during the...

Vaccine Skeptics Face Their Limits at Crucial CDC Meeting

Public health officials watched with dread as a panel shaped by the Trump administration took up an agenda to begin dismantling six decades of vaccination development and progress. But while the result seemed foretold, the debate was far from...

‘africa’s Voice Is Not Heard’: Leaders Issue Call For Equity, Justice And C

On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding and unified message: the United Nations must undergo meaningful reform, and the global order must be reshaped to ensure fairness, equity, and...

Universal BCG vaccine at birth

Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer, assistant professor in vaccinology1 2, Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen, clinical associate professor1 3 4 1Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 2Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research,...

We have a shared vision for Kenya and Israel

When I landed in Nairobi and saw the signs “Karibu Kenya” at the airport, I immediately felt at home. As I take up my role as Israel’s Ambassador to Kenya — and concurrently to Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Seychelles — I feel both honoured and...

Journey to the heart of kush, the drug devastating West Africa

The room smells of sweat and fear. A thick chain with a padlock seals the barred door, and inside, three young people lie on mattresses on the floor, dozing off thanks to a mix of exhaustion and diazepam. Every so often, nurse Saio Keita...

Strengthen coverage on money laundering

Journalist undergoing a Regional Training on Investigative Journalism in Economic and Financial Crimes, have been urged to strengthen their coverage of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Financing Terrorism (CFT), to prevent their negative...

US Nears Highest Cancer-Rate Around The World

Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, but its prevalence varies significantly from country to country. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu shows age-standardized cancer incidence rates across 180+ countries,...

In Senegal’s shadow, The Gambia still waits in hope for oil

- Advertisement - By Sheriff Bojang Jr Caught between its next-door neighbour’s oil boom and its own string of dry wells, The Gambia, one of Africa’s smallest nations, has seen oil become as much about politics and perception as geology. For more...

‘Africa’s voice is not heard’: Leaders issue call for equity, justice and courage

The urgency reflects a global reality – that the UN risks losing relevance in the face of today’s polycrisis – from blatant disregard for international norms and unending conflicts to runaway climate disasters and crushing debt burdens. Africa’s...

The U.S. Attacks Cuban Doctors to Punish the Nation for Existing

Donald Trump came into his second term in office proclaiming his intention to tighten the United States’ grip on Latin America, proudly invoking the Monroe Doctrine. As part of this agenda, one of the administration’s earliest foreign policy moves...

France's Navy Seizes 10 Tonnes of Cocaine Off West Africa

France's navy has completed a major cocaine bust in the trafficking lanes off the coast of West Africa, an increasingly important transshipment region for the drug supply chain from South America to Europe. Following a tip-off from British...

Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition

Report September 23, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Print this page Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition By Neil Ford Bottom lines up front Roughly 42 percent of Africa’s population lacks reliable access to electricity at...

KALW Almanac - Thursday September 25, 2025

Today is Thursday, the 25th of September of 2025, September 25 is the 268th day of the year 97 days remain until the end of the year. 87 days until winter begins Sunrise at 7:00:44 am and sunset will be at 7:00:21 pm. We will have 11 hours and 59...

Wild Chimps Likely Ingest the Equivalent of Several Alcoholic Drinks Per Day

The first-ever measurements of the ethanol content of fruits available to chimpanzees in their native African habitat show that the animals could easily consume the equivalent of more than two standard alcoholic drinks each day, according to...

Health United Press International Study: Chimps consume the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks per day

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found chimpanzees eating fermented fruit in their native habitats consume the equivalent of nearly two alcoholic drinks per day. The research team, who published their...

Study: Chimps consume the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks per day

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found chimpanzees eating fermented fruit in their native habitats consume the equivalent of nearly two alcoholic drinks per day. The research team, who published their...

New York Film Festival 2025

Hong Sang-soo having but a single film at this year’s New York Film Festival might appear like something of a cinematic recession indicator. While the South Korean auteur has showcased a pair of films at every festival since the pandemic, he...

Berkley study finds chimps consume same as two glasses of wine daily

By Stephen Beech Boozy chimps down the equivalent of two glasses of wine every day in their native habitat, according to new research. A survey of the ethanol content of fruits eaten by the primates suggests they are "chronically exposed" to...