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Guterres says Africa is ‘source of hope’ for the world
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said that Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of…
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Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold
The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the 70 per cent target set for…
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1.5 million children lack treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa
At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa, warned the United Nations…
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Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs
For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths…
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COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this year, but deaths remain low
An 83 per cent surge in COVID-19 cases during the past week in Africa, driven by the Delta and Omicron…
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New FAO report highlights urgent need to restore Africa’s degraded landscape
The first-ever stocktake of Africa’s forests and landscapes, which was released on Wednesday finds slow progress in repairing Africa’s degraded…
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Only 2% of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom…
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COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa
After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday. According…
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Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August
With cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to 16 countries and…
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COVID-19 pandemic ‘feeding’ drivers of conflict and instability in Africa: Guterres
Women and young people must be part of Africa’s plans to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, which is feeding factors…
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