Africa – AfricaVET ! Portail de la Medecine Vétérinaire en Afrique

The Continental World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) Africa 2024 – Yaounde, Cameroon (WOAH edition.)

3rd Regional Workshop on Fisheries, Aquaculture, and the Blue Economy in Africa’s Development

The 3rd Awareness Enhancing Workshop on the Importance of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Blue Economy in Africa’s Socio-Economic Development, is being held from 07–09 April 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together key stakeholders from AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities, development partners, and civil society, and AWFISHNET South Africa Chapter to strengthen regional dialogue and […]

Extraordinary Summit on the Post Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA What: The African Union Commission is organizing the Extraordinary Summit on the Post Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The Extraordinary Summit will be hosted by the Government of Uganda. When: 09 –11 January 2025 Where: Kampala, Uganda- Speke Resort Conference Centre, Media opportunities: The opening session will be […]

Outbreak Report, 30 July 2024: Mpox Situation in Africa

I- Current Situation Mpox in Africa: Since the beginning of 2022 and as of 28 July 2024, a total of 37,583 cases and 1,451 deaths (case fatality rate [CFR]: 3.9%) of mpox have been reported from 15 African Union Member States (AU MS): Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic (CAR), Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo […]

The continental atlas of the distribution of tsetse flies in Africa

Tsetse flies (Genus: Glossina) occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where they transmit trypanosomosis, a group of parasitic diseases that affect both animals and humans. Tsetse and trypanosomosis are a constant drain on the resources of poor African livestock keepers and they also impose a public health burden. Comprehensive data on the geographic distribution of tsetse flies […]