December 12, 2021
Africa: Kerim Koray Kebir 'Our Ambition is to Export 30 Years of Experience and Know-How to West Africa in Order to Create Added Value' [interview]
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The Acibadem Medical Group which, from Turkey, shines throughout the world intends to conquer the West African health services market from an upcoming establishment in Senegal. On… Read more »
December 11, 2021
Seychelles: Top Figures Charged as Govt Tries to Clean Up Nation's Reputation
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One of the Seychelles' wealthiest and most powerful men, his wife and former senior government officials face charges of laundering U.S. $50 million as a new government, elected… Read more »
Africa: Over 8.8 Million Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Across Continent
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As of December 11, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,869,367 while over 164,426,678 vaccinations have been administered across… Read more »
Angola: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Former Govt Officials Nascimento and Dias Junior [document]
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Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
South Sudan: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on South Sudan Construction Company [document]
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Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
December 10, 2021
South Africa: 'Improve Broadcast Codes to Help Strengthen Gender Equality in Media'
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The media has power to influence, spreads information and messages across countries and across the entire world, it is the most powerful sector that serves to inform, to influence… Read more »
Africa: Everyone's Health Depends on Stable Funding for the World Health Organization [guest column]
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Imagine being told by your government that you need to build a new tertiary-care hospital. But then the authorities give you only 20 percent of the budget – little more than… Read more »
December 09, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 224,000 Across Continent
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As of December 9, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,803,411 while over 157,091,842 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Prince Yormie Johnson [document]
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December 08, 2021
Sierra Leone: Entrepreneur Creates Clean, Affordable Energy for Sierra Leone's Rural Areas #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Energy. Who has it, who doesn't, where it comes from and the consequences of its use are some of the greatest challenges we face. Read more »
Africa: Over 8.1 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent
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As of December 8, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,773,400 while over 156,583,736 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
South Africa: Researchers Produce First Look at How Vaccine Deals With Omicron Variant
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Vaccines against the virus that causes Covid-19 may provide less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other major versions of Covid-19, according to laboratory experiments in… Read more »
Africa: Democracy Spotlighted at Biden Summit Who's There and Who's Not from Africa?
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Leaders from 17 African nations will this week join a 'Summit for Democracy' organized by an American administration clearly aware that the United States is itself under scrutiny… Read more »
December 07, 2021
Africa: Over 156 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered in Africa
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As of December 7, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,749,742 while over 156,583,736 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Criticises Greedy Western Countries for Handling of Omicron Variant
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised travel bans imposed on parts of Africa by western countries because of the outbreak of Omicron, a variant of Covid-19. Read more »
December 06, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Brings 10 Challenges That Hinders Africa's Path to Recovery
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Africa faces 10 key governance challenges it must resolve in order for it to fully recover from the Covid-19 outbreak, according to this report by the Mo Ibrahim… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: "Today, We Are At the Door of Economic Liberation" - Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) [interview]
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The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021, which was held on November 24 and 25 in Kinshasa, has come to a close. The process of manufacturing a regional electric battery industry from… Read more »
December 05, 2021
Africa: Continent's New Covid-19 Cases Surge as Omicron Spreads
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As of December 5, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,724,887 while over 152,134,852 vaccinations have been administered across… Read more »
December 02, 2021
Africa: Nearly 150 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent as Omicron Threat Looms
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As of December 2, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,666,255 while over 149,172,177 vaccinations have been administered… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Moves Afoot to Take DR Congo From Exporting Cobalt, To Manufacturing Batteries
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Translated from French by Michael Tantoh from original interview by allAfrica's Bacary Dabo Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Climb
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As of December 1, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,652,830 while over 148,643,411 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 30, 2021
Africa: A Travel Ban on African Countries Won't Stop the Omicron Spread [guest column]
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South African scientists are some of the best in the world at the genetic sequencing of viruses. They demonstrated this expertise last week when they alerted the global community… Read more »
Africa: Telling Africa's Stories As Seen Through African Eyes
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The African film industry has grown rapidly over the past few years as an influx of great stories are being created, filmed, directed, starred,… Read more »
Africa: Southern Africa Should Be Thanked, Not Punished for Detecting New Variant - WHO, UN
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The World Health Organization says that South Africa and Botswana should be thanked for detecting, sequencing, and reporting the new Covid-19 variant, known as Omicron and not… Read more »
Africa: Protecting Antibiotic Effectiveness is an Urgent Public Health Priority [guest column]
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Every year, more than 700,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant infections - number expected to grow to 10 million annually by 2050 if we continue on the current path. Read more »