October 28, 2021
Africa: Continent Nears 8.5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
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As of October 28, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,482,418 while over 114,086,034 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
October 27, 2021
Africa: Close to 114,000,000 Vaccinations Administered Across the Continent
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As of October 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,475,770 while over 113,971,714 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
October 26, 2021
Africa: Over 113 Million Vaccinations Administered Across the Continent
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As of October 26, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,471,859 while over 113,381,926 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Ethiopia: International Community Should Back Obasanjo's Peace Mission - Report
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The international community should rally around former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo's peace mission in Ethiopia, or risk all-out civil war within the country and even a… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Envoy Ordered Out By Junta
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ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was on October 25, 2021 named persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave Mali. Read more »
October 25, 2021
Africa: Over 110 Million Vaccinations Administered Across the Continent
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As of October 25, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,465,600 while over 110,484,912 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
Sudan: Military Arrests Civilian Officials, Prime Minister Under House Arrest - Reports
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Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is reportedly under house arrest after an unidentified military force besieged his house early on Monday October 25, 2021, according to local… Read more »
October 24, 2021
Africa: Over 8.4 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19 Across Continent
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As of October 24, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,462,381 while over 106,010,059 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
October 23, 2021
Africa: Continent Records Over 216,587 Covid-19 Deaths
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As of October 23, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,457,869 while over 106,010,059 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
October 22, 2021
Africa: The Carbon-Burning Model of Development is a Dead End - UN Secretary-General #AfricaClimateCrisis
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As the build-up and the stakes for the global climate talks intensify, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for serious and solid… Read more »
Africa: Continent Nears 8.5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
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As of October 22, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,453,282 while over 106,010,059 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
October 21, 2021
Africa: How Intellectual Property Law is Holding Back Covid-19 Therapies
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Médecins Sans Frontières' Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (MSF Access Campaign) has hosted the first of a three-part webinar series which will examine how… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Deploys Special Envoys to eSwatini as Police Fire on Protesters
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Defence, Politics and Security Cooperation has appointed a… Read more »
Africa: Can Africa Exploit its Energy Reserves and Be Part of the Solution to Climate Crisis? [guest column]
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In the lead-up to the 26th global conference on climate next week in Glasgow, Scotland, nations, scientists and climate activists have begun to discuss the role of low-income… Read more »
October 20, 2021
Africa: Africa's Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity at 'Make or Break' Moment?
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The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need for greater investment in Africa's vaccine manufacturing capacity. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Billionaire Gilbert Chagoury Named In FBI Probe On U.S. Election Donors
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Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire of Lebanese descent, has been named in the criminal case of a U.S. congressman Jeff Fortenberry who prosecutors say lied to… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Threatens Up to 118 Million of Africa's Poor - New Report #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Climate change will expose up to 118 million extremely poor Africans to drought, floods and extreme heat by 2030 if it is not addressed urgently. It could cut gross domestic… Read more »
October 19, 2021
South Africa: Why Supporting Small-Scale Farmers and Eating Locally is Climate Smart #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Every day, the food we consume connects us to a vast global network of food manufacturers, farmers, retailers, traders, and many others involved in bringing food… Read more »
October 18, 2021
South Africa: Is South Africa Making Progress Towards a Just Energy Transition? #AfricaClimateCrisis
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You have probably heard the term COP26 quite a lot by now. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference will see people from almost every country on the globe arrive in… Read more »
Africa: Nearly 103 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
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As of October 18, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,430,779 while over 102,872,162 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »
Africa: A New Generation Voices an Abiding Spirit #AfricaClimateCrisis [guest column]
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A decade after the death of Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai, her daughter explains why her mother’s vision and example are as necessary… Read more »
Cape Verde: Former Prime Minister Neves Wins Presidential Elections
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According to provisional results, former prime minister José Maria Neves won the presidential election in the first round the candidate of the historic Left Party in Cape… Read more »
October 15, 2021
South Africa: Ministers Freed In Military Veterans Hostage Drama
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Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modise, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla… Read more »
South Africa: Fifty Men Rescued From House In Johannesburg Could Be In Country Illegally
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Fifty young men including an 11-year-old boy, have been rescued from a house in Lenasia, a suburb in Johannesburg, by members of the South African police. Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 215,000 Across the Continent
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As of October 15, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,415,289 while over 102,340,806 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »