MONROVIA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Liberia, Benin, and Sierra Leone have rolled out a malaria vaccine, targeting millions of children across the three West African nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, celebrated annually on April 25, would help to scale up vaccine deployment in the African region, the WHO said in a statement obtained by Xinhua Friday ..read more

The Pentagon says complete pullout will take place in Niger, while forces in Chad will be temporarily repositioned Washington will fully withdraw its troops from Niger and is also relocating military personnel stationed in Chad, as it considers other options for continuing America's counterterrorism mission in the Sah ..read more

by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has already begun its preparation for hosting the 10th World Water Forum, the first of its kind in the Southeast Asia region, which will take place in the country's resort island of Bali in May. The global water and sanitation community forum has been held every three years since 1997. During the last forum held in Senegal in 2022, Indonesi ..read more

COTONOU, Benin - Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programs on Thursday under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children's lives per year across Africa. The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunization for children in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, the glo ..read more

Burkina Faso has temporarily suspended the programs of Voice of America and BBC/Africa following the broadcast of news stories about a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of abuses against civilian populations. The Superior Council of Communication Thursday ordered the immediate halt of the rebroadcasts and suspension of the programs of both international radio stations for two weeks. Acc ..read more

SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group on Thursday claimed responsibility for the attack on the MSC Darwin ship in the Gulf of Aden and the launch of missiles toward the Israeli city of Eilat. "We attacked the Israeli ship, MSC Darwin, in the Gulf of Aden with a number of naval missiles and drones, hitting it accurately," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masir ..read more

DAKAR, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen people were killed and around 40 others were injured in a traffic accident in central Senegal Thursday evening, local media reported. The accident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time on National Road No. 1, near the village of Yamong in the Kaffrine region, reported the Senegalese Press Agency, citing a security source. The accident was caused by the overturning of ..read more

WINDHOEK, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's President Nangolo Mbumba congratulated Tanzania on Thursday, as the nation marked the 60th anniversary of the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. In a message to the people and government of Tanzania, Mbumba celebrated the historic milestone, emphasizing the importance of unity, development, and prosperity achieved over the past six decades. He recalled the pivotal r ..read more

Americans are having far fewer babies for a large number of reasons Women in the US are having children at the lowest rate since record-keeping began; only 3.59 million births were recorded in the country in 2023, the National Center for Health Statistics has revealed. Americans have been having fewer and fewer children for the past 20 years, but the number of births last y ..read more

COTONOU, Benin, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The 2nd Benin-China Investment Forum and the 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) promotion conference were held in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, on Thursday, which saw the participation of over 300 government officials and business representatives from both countries. Noting that the friendship between China and Benin has a long history, Benin's Minister of Indus ..read more