November 29, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Africa Travel Ban Slammed by AU Expert, Renews Call for #VaccineEquity
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Dr. Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija, an African Union vaccine expert, has slammed a decision by Western governments to ban African travelers following the emergence of the Omicron… Read more »
Africa: Over 8.6 Million Covid-19 Cases Confirmed Across Continent
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As of November 29, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,638,733 while over 145,314,195 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 28, 2021
Africa: Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Launched in Nigeria
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Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and… Read more »
November 26, 2021
Sudan: Thousands March Despite PM Hamdok's Promises
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Thousands of citizens are marching across the country, despite assurances from Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok that he will step down if the Sudanese people see that… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Exceed 222,000 Across Continent
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As of November 26, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,621,143 while over 142,812,626 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Historic World Heath Assembly Session Offers New Chance to Prepare for Future Pandemics [opinion]
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Five million lives worldwide have already been lost to Covid, and the WHO/ACT-A grimly predict another 5 million more lives will be lost in months to come. Alarmingly also,… Read more »
South Africa: New Covid-19 Variant Detected, Institute Confirms
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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the presence of a new variant of Covid-19 in the country. A total of 22 positive cases infected with the new… Read more »
Africa: The DRC Faces a Skills Shortage in its Quest to Manufacture Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Congo
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will develop a lithium battery industry and drive a regional value chain. Firm commitments have been signed, but the country will have to… Read more »
Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC
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The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a… Read more »
November 24, 2021
Somalia: State of Emergency Declared as Drought Worsens #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Somalia's government has declared a state of emergency in the country following a report submitted by a committee set up to evaluate the drought situation in the country. In a… Read more »
Africa: WHO's Special Envoys Call for Support for Pandemic Preparedness Treaty
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Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, several countries are witnessing a fifth wave of high transmission. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing substantial numbers of… Read more »
Africa: African Artists' Great Music Reap Rewards With Grammy 2022 Nominations
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Africa is representing the best artists in the game. Read more »
November 23, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: The Pitfalls to be Overcome for the Integration of the Congolese in the Value Chain of the Electric Battery Industry
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine… Read more »
Africa: Sexism, Violence Rife for Women in African Parliaments, Says Study
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Sexism, harassment and violence against women permeate parliaments across Africa, according to a new study published Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: A Public Health Approach to Ending Building Collapses in Nigeria [guest column]
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Since 2007, 145 buildings have collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous state and so-called centre of excellence. Recently, a nother building under construction in… Read more »
November 22, 2021
Africa: Over 140 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
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As of November 24, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,609,126 while over 140,068,810 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
South Africa: Heavy Rains Flood Roads Along South Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
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A downpour of heavy rains in George led to flooding in the Garden Route town, affecting transports and damaging homes and businesses. Read more »
Africa: Continent Nears 8.6 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
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As of November 22, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,583,223 while over 135,670,394 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 21, 2021
Sudan: Prime Minister Hamdok Set to Return to Lead Govt After Deal
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Sudanese coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reached a deal with civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, 65, - who was placed under house arrest on October 25, 2021 for… Read more »
November 19, 2021
South Africa: Oil Giant Capitalising on 'Loophole' to Pursue Hazardous Seismic Scanning #AfricaClimateCrisis
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A 2014 government decision to grant oil giant Shell permission to pursue seismic scanning of an area situated over 20km off the Eastern Cape coast has resulted in a cascade of… Read more »
South Africa: Police Minister Points to July Unrest as Factor in Crime Statistics
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Speaking to the portfolio committee on police in Parliament, Police Minister Bheki Cele has said that the unrest that followed former president Jacob Zuma's arrest and imprisonment… Read more »
Africa: Continent Nears 8 Million Covid-19 Recoveries
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As of November 19, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,572,474 while over 135,483,514 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 18, 2021
South Sudan: Healing Trauma and Peacebuilding Go Hand-in-Hand for South Sudan [interview]
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Welcome to AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. This is Juanita Williams and today we take closer look at what the road to… Read more »
Mozambique: Treating Root Causes of Northern Conflict Key to Guns Being Silenced
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Four years ago in October, attacks by a few dozen young men on three police stations in Mocimboa da Praia - a district of Cabo Delgado province in northeastern Mozambique -… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan Still Struggling Towards Peace [analysis]
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In January 2011 the people of South Sudan voted in a referendum to secede from Sudan, putting behind them two civil wars which had consumed 39 of the 55 years of Sudanese… Read more »