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Zambia Bans South African Livestock Imports as Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Worsens

Zambia has imposed an immediate ban on all livestock and related products from South Africa, citing biosecurity risks linked to a fast-spreading outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The suspension was…

Africa News Now February 16, 2026

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Malawi Launches Polio Vaccination Drive After Virus Detected in Blantyre Sewage

Malawi has launched an emergency polio vaccination campaign in Blantyre after health authorities detected circulating vaccine derived poliovirus in sewage samples, raising concerns about possible community transmission. The campaign targets…

Africa News Now February 13, 2026

Southern Africa

South Africa Launches First Homegrown Vaccine in 50 Years with Cholera Trial

South African researchers have begun clinical trials on the country’s first domestically produced vaccine in more than half a century, marking a major step toward vaccine independence on the continent.…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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WHO Warns of Rapid Mpox Spread Across Africa and Beyond as Cases Rise Globally

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning over the accelerating spread of Mpox, reporting new outbreaks in 17 African countries and the virus’s first ever detections in…

Africa News Now October 31, 2025

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South Africa Becomes First African Nation to Approve Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Jab

South Africa has made medical history by becoming the first African country and only the third worldwide to approve the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir (LEN), a breakthrough scientists say…

Africa News Now October 28, 2025