October 11, 2021
Africa: Over 95,7 Million Vaccinations Administered Across the Continent
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As of October 11, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,389,012 while over 95,763,535 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
October 08, 2021
Africa: Climate Services are Crucial for Climate Adaptation But Underfunded, Report Says #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Water. Where we get it, how much it costs, and its quality are inescapable questions, the answers to which are crucial for life on earth. And as our climate changes due to the… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Murder Accused Compaore Chooses to Stay Away for Thomas Sankara Trial
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The main defendant in the long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara and former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, will not be present at the trial… Read more »
Africa: L'Atelier 2021 Celebrates Diverse Talent From Across Africa
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The Absa L'Atelier competition is now in its 35th year and it continues to provide young African artists with the support, recognition, and exposure they need to cement their… Read more »
Africa: Over 8.3 Million Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed Across Continent
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As of October 8, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,373,344 while over 94,073,848 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Southern Africa: Defending Champs Banyana Banyana Bundled Out of COSAFA Cup
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South African women's soccer team Banyana Banyana, fresh from the high of winning the Aisha Buhari Cup in Nigeria, came down with a crash as COSAFA Cup defending champs when they… Read more »
October 07, 2021
Africa: Nearly 94 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
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As of October 7, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,365,251 while over 93,782,194 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Africa: Tanzania Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
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Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of… Read more »
Africa: Internet Boost for Continent as Google Announces U.S.$ 1 Billion Investment
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Google has announced plans to invest U.S.$1 billion over five years to support Africa's digital transformation. The tech giant said that the investment will focus on enabling… Read more »
Ethiopia: Facebook's Lack of Content Control Stokes Violence in Ethiopia - U.S. Whistleblower
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An American whistleblower who previously worked for the social media giant, Facebook, has alleged that its lack of controls over harmful content is promoting ethnic violence in… Read more »
October 06, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 212,500 Across Continent
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As of October 6, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,353,854 while over 93,548,362 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Gambia: U.S. Acts to Seize Former Gambia Leader Jammeh's Property
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Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh whose rule was characterised by allegations of widespread abuses is faced with a forfeiture process in U.S. courts. Read more »
Africa: 'Uncertainty, Loneliness and Grief - The Impact of Covid-19 on Children, Young People'
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Almost 3 years into the deadly coronavirus pandemic, depression among children and young people has reportedly worsened, with on average 50-60% of young people living in… Read more »
Africa: Indigenous People at Centre of Protecting Ecosystems #AfricaClimateCrisis
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Indigenous peoples are increasingly being acknowledged for their protection and management of land, water bodies and wildlife. As their culture and livelihood are intimately… Read more »
Central African Republic: Looking Ahead, Banking On Human Capital - The Keys To Development In The Central African Republic [guest column]
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Géraldine Wonzangba is a student like any other all over the world: a chemistry major at the University of Bangui, she is at that age where one can dream about any and… Read more »
October 05, 2021
Mozambique: Reports Grow of Children Being Abused in Armed Conflict, Says UN
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United Nations officials have received increasing reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including abduction and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups… Read more »
Sudan: Port Closure Leads to Shortage of Essential Medicine, Fuel, Wheat
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The Sudanese government has announced that the country is about to run out of essential medicine, fuel, and wheat after political protests forced the closure of Port Sudan. Read more »
Africa: Over 93 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Africa
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As of October 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,344,554 while over 93,541,467 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
October 04, 2021
West Africa: Focusing on Peace By Peaceful Means For Cameroon's Crises [analysis]
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Welcome to allAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica and today our focus is Cameroon. The West… Read more »
Africa: New Global Probe Exposes African Leaders' Secret Offshore Wealth
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A number of African leaders have been named by an international consortium of journalists as secretly owning assets overseas which show some of them to be enormously wealthy… Read more »
Africa: Can Harm Reduction Help to Reduce the Number Smoking Related Diseases?
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The second Tobacco Harm Reduction International Media Meeting took place on September 28th, 2021. This hybrid meeting was organized online and live by Independent scientific… Read more »
Africa: The state of Tobacco Harm Reduction in Africa
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The 4th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on September 29 and 30th, 2021. Organized by SCHORE, the International Association on Smoking Control which "vision… Read more »
Africa: Over 92 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Africa
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As of October 4, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,339,974 while over 92,936,756 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Africa: Helping Girls Attain Their Educational Dreams without Discrimination [opinion]
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Nineteen-year-old Justina (not her real name) from the southwestern region of Nigeria had just been admitted to the Federal University of Technology in Minna, Nigeria, when she… Read more »
October 03, 2021
Africa: Over 90 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
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As of October 2, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,334,386 while over 91,621,405 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
