November 09, 2021
Niger: School Fire Kills At Least 25 Children in Niger
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At least 25 primary school children were killed after their straw-hut classrooms caught fire in Maradi region, Niger on Monday, November 8, 2021. Read more »
Africa: Is the World Health Organization Slowing Down the Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Harm? [opinion]
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On the 2nd of November 2021, the Vapour Products Association of South Africa (VPASA) organized a Diginar (digital seminar) with an unequivocal title: WHO's (World Health… Read more »
November 08, 2021
Africa: Reforestation Pledge to Bring Major Change in #AfricaClimateCrisis Fight?
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More than 130 world leaders who gathered at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, have pledged to co-operate and reverse land degradation and forest loss by 2030 by signing the Glasgow… Read more »
Africa: Money For Something - Financing a Global Climate Plan [guest column]
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The jury is still out on whether world leaders are ready to turn words into actions at COP26. At stake is life as we’ve known it for millennia. Read more »
Sudan: Army Chief Committed to Transferring Power to Civilian Leadership - Report
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In an interview with Al Jazeera, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said that he would not participate in any government that comes after a transitional period and… Read more »
Africa: Nearly 7.9 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent
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As of November 8, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,531,667 while over 123,372,219 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 06, 2021
Africa: Over 123 Million Vaccinations Administered Across the Continent
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As of November 6, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,526,266 while over 123,323,713 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 05, 2021
Niger: Dozens Dead in Attack By Gunmen - Govt
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At least 69 people, including a mayor, have been killed in an attack by gunmen in southwestern Niger, the country's government has confirmed. Read more »
Sudan: Army Chief Orders Detained Ministers Released Amid Global Pressure
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Top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered the release of four civilian ministers who were detained when he led a military coup in which Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was… Read more »
Ethiopia: International Pressure for a Ceasefire in Ethiopia Grows
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With Tigray forces advancing towards Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and the humanitarian crises escalating, UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a Tweet on Wednesday… Read more »
November 04, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Responses Impacted Africa's Food System
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When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the… Read more »
November 03, 2021
Africa: Cooler Solutions for Urban Cities That are Feeling the Heat #AfricaClimateCrisis
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The climate crisis is no longer a future concern. It has already begun. Extreme heat is threatening millions of people around the globe. It is bringing death, the destruction… Read more »
Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Blames All Sides For Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Conflict
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As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the… Read more »
Africa: Tobacco Control Vs Tobacco Harm Reduction - A Never-Ending War?
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The latest Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report was launched on October 27th, 2021. Titled: “ Fighting the last war: the WHO and International Tobacco Control , its… Read more »
South Africa: Good Start But More Transparency Needed on Energy Transition Deal - Activists #AfricaClimateCrisis
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A "historic" plan to create an U.S.$8.5 billion partnership to fund a climate finance deal for South Africa has been welcomed by climate and environmental justice groups along with… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Approach 220,000 Across Continent
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As of November 3, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,505,930 while over 119,875,691 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 02, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Vaccinations Across the Continent Total More than 119 Million
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As of November 2, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,501,690 while over 119,875,691 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
November 01, 2021
Africa: Continent Nears 8.5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
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As of November 1, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,498,303 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Africa: Let Us 'Waste' Children No More - It's Time for a Reset [guest column]
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Young children who are skin and bones are called “wasted”. The root of the verb “waste” is “to devastate, ruin”, which sadly is all too apt.… Read more »
October 31, 2021
Africa: Over 117 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
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As of October 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,491,839 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
October 30, 2021
Sudan: AllAfrica Speaks With Sudan 'March of Millions' Protester As She Marches
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AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with Asma Ismail, human rights activist, as she marched through the streets east of Khartoum. Read more »
Africa: Over 116 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
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As of October 30, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,491,839 while over 116,506,161 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
October 29, 2021
Africa: Louder Global Calls for Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Activists from from across all regions of the planet are making themselves heard by calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels, as the COP26 climate talks are set to start in… Read more »
Africa: How Climate Change Will Hit Small Farmers - And How Adaptation Helps #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Rising temperatures and a decline in rainfall across eight Southern and East African countries are set to slash the production of important food crops in the region by 2050, says a… Read more »
Africa: Over 144 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
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As of October 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,487,438 while over 114,086,034 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »