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Scientists analyzing DNA helix and editing genome within organisms, CRISPR technology (elenabs via iStock by Getty Images)
June 15, 2023, 3:10 pm
‘Next’: A glimpse at innovators and tech set to change the world as we know it
This summary of Avi Jorisch’s new book takes a look at how people and countries are helping meet 13 key sustainable development goals
By Shoshanna Solomon
A child in Malawi enjoys clean water thanks to the work of Innovation Africa. (Innovation Africa)
May 24, 2023, 1:15 pm
Three clean water startups win contest to pilot their technology in Africa
EZMEMS, NanoClear Water Solutions, and SoLED will work with Innovation Africa, whose solar panels pump water from underground aquifers and clean it for villagers
By Sue Surkes
Congolese politician leader Moise Katumbi, speaks during a press conference held at his lawyer's office in Paris, France, June 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariane Grosset)
March 31, 2023, 6:09 pm
Bill that would bar Congo’s only Jewish politician from presidency resubmitted
Overseas Jewish leaders decry proposal to require candidates have two Congolese parents, which would disqualify Moise Katumbi from running because his father was a Greek Jew
By David I. Klein
Dr. Mattan Arazi, ophthalmology resident at Sheba medical Center, consulting with a child in Nigeria as part of a humanitarian mission on January 10, 2023. (Courtesy: Sheba Medical Center)
January 13, 2023, 2:11 pm
Battling kids’ eye cancer in Nigeria, Israeli doctors introduce pinpointed chemo
Week-long mission from Sheba Medical Center aims to teach local doctors to perform the complex procedure that spares patients the side effects of full body radiation
By Nathan Jeffay
People move through a market in Mumbai, India, November 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
November 15, 2022, 2:49 pm
World population slated to surpass 8 billion Tuesday amid mounting global challenges
UN report says populations of many sub-Saharan countries projected to double between 2022 and 2050, ‘putting additional pressure on already strained resources’
By DAN IKPOYI and Chinedu Asadu
FILE - An aerial view of a solar power plant in Ouarzazate, central Morocco on February 4, 2016. Renewable energy's potential across the African continent remains largely untapped, according to a new report in April 2022 by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar, File)
November 12, 2022, 10:04 am
New digital platform seeks to connect region’s business with climate opportunities
Climatech MEA, brainchild of two lawyers who met at State Comptroller’s office, looks to build network of climate change actors working in energy, water and food security
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures after delivering his speech at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, January 20, 2022. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation Press Service via AP)
September 3, 2022, 3:00 am
Experts warn: Iran widening its inroads into South Africa through Palestinian issue
With a history of anti-apartheid support, the Islamic Republic enjoys warm ties with Pretoria – which it seeks to exploit, as Western sanctions sting
By Steven Gruzd
Empty vials of monkeypox vaccines lie on a table after being used to vaccinate people at a medical center in Barcelona, Spain, July 26, 2022. (AP/Francisco Seco)
July 28, 2022, 3:36 pm
Africa is only continent with monkeypox deaths, but it still has no vaccine doses
‘If we’re not safe, the rest of the world is not safe,’ says head of African health organization; disease, endemic in parts of Africa for years, began spreading globally in May
By Cara Anna
Members of the first Afrikan delegation sit with students in a renovated classroom in a school in Malindi, Tanzania, in May 2021.(Idan Arad/Courtesy of Afrikan)
July 23, 2022, 9:17 am
Ex-IDF officers band together with Tanzanian villagers to improve life on the ground
25-year old Rafi Ryker founds Afrikan, a volunteer organization that utilizes Israeli ingenuity and leadership skills to help locals build a vision and realize it themselves
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh chairs a cabinet meeting in the Jordan Valley village of Fasayil, on September 16, 2019. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)
February 5, 2022, 1:01 pm
Palestinian Authority PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status
Mohammed Shtayyeh says Israel should not be ‘rewarded’ for its policies toward the Palestinians; summit could still see a vote on the matter
By AFP
Delegates attend the opening session of the 33rd African Union Summit at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 9, 2020. (AP)
February 1, 2022, 7:40 pm
African Union members set for rare clash as Israel ties split bloc
Last year, organization’s commission accredited Israel, sparking backlash from South Africa and others; leaders are set to discuss issue at a summit this weekend
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
A man takes a rapid COVID-19 test in Doula, during an African Cup of Nations 2022 soccer match between Cameroon and Ethiopia at the Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
January 21, 2022, 10:13 am
COVID cases ‘drop significantly’ in Africa, WHO says
Officials say 56-day flareup was continent’s ‘shortest upsurge yet’ in pandemic, as cases fall by 20 percent
By AFP
Elderly people, many without face masks or not fitted properly, sit in tightly packed lines waiting to withdraw their pensions in Harare, Zimbabwe on December 13, 2021. (AP Photo/ Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
December 27, 2021, 8:54 pm
Omicron surge worsens Africa’s severe poverty, hunger woes
UN commission warns that continuation of pandemic could ‘bring the total number of extremely poor Africans to 514 million people’
By FARAI MUTSAKA
In this March 15, 2021 file photo boxes of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative arrive at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
December 16, 2021, 3:29 am
Israel to give 1 million coronavirus vaccines to African countries
Government will reportedly have say over which countries get unwanted AstraZeneca shots through COVAX program as it seeks to bolster diplomatic ties in Africa
By AP and ToI Staff
Mark and Erica Gerson help fund Christian missionary hospitals in Africa, but religion has little to do with it. (Michael Gerson/ via JTA)
October 11, 2021, 6:29 am
Meet the Jewish couple funding Christian missionary hospitals in Africa
Rabbi Erica Gerson and husband Mark often get strange looks when people hear about their charity work, but they say they’re following the Jewish tenet of protecting life above all
By Asaf Shalev
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