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Africa: A Travel Ban on African Countries Won't Stop the Omicron Spread
allAfrica, 30 November 2021
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 »
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Africa: Africa Steps Up Omicron Variant Detection As Covid-19 Cases Rise in Southern Africa
WHO-AFRO, 2 December 2021
African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rise by 54% due to an upsurge in… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Omicron Variant Was in Western Europe Days Before First Identified in Southern Africa
VOA, 30 November 2021
New evidence has revealed that the omicron variant of the coronavirus was already present in western Europe well before the first cases were officially identified in southern… Read more »
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Africa: Omicron - Which Countries Have Closed Their Borders?
DW, 30 November 2021
Days after the new COVID-19 variant omicron was identified in South Africa, ever more countries are moving to close their borders to stem its spread. What travel restrictions are… Read more »
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Africa: Southern Africa Should Be Thanked, Not Punished for Detecting New Variant - WHO, UN
allAfrica, 30 November 2021
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 »
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Africa: Omicron Travel Bans Will Hinder U.S.-Africa Policy
CFR, 30 November 2021
Western rhetoric on partnering with African countries as equals appears hollow as Western nations slap travel bans on African countries with confirmed cases of the Omicron variant… Read more »
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Africa: WHO Stands With African Nations and Calls for Borders to Remain Open
WHO-AFRO, 28 November 2021
As a growing number of countries impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new Omicron variant, World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries to… Read more »
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Africa: Covid-19 Africa Travel Ban Slammed by AU Expert, Renews Call for #VaccineEquity
allAfrica, 29 November 2021
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 »
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Nigeria: Omicron - Senior Scientist Considers Fallout, and Why Travel Bans Are a Waste of Time
The Conversation Africa, 29 November 2021
Nigeria is about to receive President Cyril Ramaphosa, who will be leading a delegation made up of government and business representatives, in the midst of the possible spread of… Read more »
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Africa: Rich Countries Can't Feign Shock If the Next Variant Goes Undetected
African Arguments, 29 November 2021
South Africa's openness helps the world's pandemic response. The Global North's rejection of WHO advice in imposing travel bans endangers it. Read more »