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The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, leaving 14 people dead.; President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is impeached (signing pictured) following his declaration of martial law.
Africa Today is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal with articles about contemporary Africa. It was founded in 1954 and is published quarterly by the Indiana University Press . [ 1 ] The editors accept submissions based on original research in any humanities and social science discipline.
[2] 11 January – South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) : A two-day public hearing begins at the Peace Palace in The Hague regarding alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention and international law in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip .
A drought in East Africa began in 2021 and further intensified in 2022, precipitated in part by the oncoming La Niña in 2022. [38] [140] Three rainy seasons failed in the Horn of Africa, destroying crops and killing large herds of livestock. [38] In Somalia, five rainy seasons have failed, Kenya and Sudan were also strongly affected. [14]
The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the spread in Africa on 20 July 2020, stating that South Africa's surging numbers could be a precursor for further outbreaks across the continent. [35] The number exceeded a million by 6 August, with five countries making up over 75% of the total confirmed cases: South Africa, Egypt, Morocco ...
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2 January – 2022 Parliament of South Africa fire: A major fire breaks out at the parliamentary complex in Cape Town. 4 January – The first part of the final three-part report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture was published.