February 05, 2021
Ethiopia: Three Months Into Tigray Conflict, Hunger is a Problem, Says UN
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Three months into the conflict in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, the humanitarian response remains severely constrained, and the biggest problem facing those seeking to provide… Read more »
Africa: Continent Records 16,474 New Covid-19 Cases
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As of February 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,629,085 . Read more »
Africa: Biden's Message Ahead of African Union Summit [transcript]
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The transcript of a message from President Biden to participants in the African Union Summit: Read more »
February 04, 2021
Africa: New Toolkit May Unlock Access to Financial Services [guest column]
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Hundreds of millions of people globally remain excluded from formal financial services to meet their needs in an affordable way. According to Findex (2017), 17% of adults in… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 93,000 Across Continent
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As of February 4, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,612,611 . Read more »
February 03, 2021
Africa: Continent Nears 3.6 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
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As of February 3, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,595,072 . Reported deaths in Africa reached 92,364 and 3,097,442 people have recovered.… Read more »
February 02, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 91,000 Across Continent
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As of February 2, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,582,328 . Read more »
February 01, 2021
South Africa: Former President Zuma Defies Constitutional Court Ruling to Testify on State Capture
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Four days after South Africa's top court ordered former president Jacob Zuma to appear before a commission of inquiry investigating the widespread corruption which spread through… Read more »
Africa: Continent's Number of Covid-19 Deaths Surpasses 90,000
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As of February 1, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,569,617. Read more »
January 29, 2021
Africa: Continent's Number of Covid-19 Cases Surpasses 3,5 Million
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As of January 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,516,781 . Read more »
January 27, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 87,000 as Total Cases Exceed 3,4 Million
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As of January 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,475,174. Read more »
January 26, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 86,000 Across Continent
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As of January 26, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,454,580. Reported deaths in Africa reached 85,955 and 2,922,854 people have recovered. Read more »
Mozambique: As the Resource Bubble Bursts, Where Will the Rents Come From?
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The "resource curse" occurs when global mining and gas companies share the surplus from resource extraction with a small local elite, and little reaches ordinary people. Economists… Read more »
January 25, 2021
Africa: Hoarding Vaccines Will Only Prolong Covid-19, Says WHO Africa Chief
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Africa is a few months away from receiving the much-anticipated Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, according to officials working towards getting doses… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 85,000 Across Continent
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As of January 25, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,437,638. Reported deaths in Africa reached 85,184 and 2,892,407 people have recovered. Read more »
South Africa: U.S. Set to Impose Ban on Travellers from South Africa - Report
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United States President Joe Biden is set to ban most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the country, in a bid to contain the spread of a new… Read more »
January 24, 2021
Africa: Over 3,4 Million Confirmed Covid-19 Cases on Continent
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As of January 24, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,417,518. Reported deaths in Africa reached 84,537 and 2,866,931 people have recovered. Read more »
January 22, 2021
Africa: Governments Exploited Covid-19 to Crack Down on Human Rights - Report
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Covid-19 and the emergency measures taken to combat it have affected the poor in Africa particularly badly, and some governments have exploited the pandemic to restrict human… Read more »
Africa: Over 2,8 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent
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As of January 22, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,364,291. Reported deaths in Africa reached 82,789 and 2,809,930 people have recovered. Read more »
Mozambique: Coastal City of Beira Braces for Another Hit
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The Mozambican city of Beira and the region around it are bracing for the impact of tropical storm Eloise, expected to make landfall soon. Read more »
Africa: How Biden Can 'Build Back Better' U.S. Africa Policy [guest column]
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The direction that President Joe Biden will give to the U.S.-Africa relationship will be highly scrutinized as he brings America’s diplomacy back to the global stage.… Read more »
Africa: Former U.S. Officials Call on Biden to Back WTO Selection for Okonjo-Iweala [document]
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A cross-section of former senior U.S. government officials, including a Nobel Laureate, along with academicians and civil society leaders, have written to President Biden in… Read more »
Cameroon: Govt, Militia Forces Continue to Abuse Human Rights [document]
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An excerpt on Cameroon from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
Burundi: Rights Abuses Continue Despite Transition [document]
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An excerpt on Burundi from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
Mozambique: Conflict in North Worsens Human Rights Situation [document]
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An excerpt on Mozambique from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
