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Health

Africa’s COVID-19 cases resurge by 20%

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa has marked its worst pandemic week ever, as cases rose for seven consecutive weeks since the start...
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Agric & Biotech

Africa should collaborate to transform food, nutrition system – Ethiopian ex-PM

Former Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr Hailemariam Desalegn, has emphasised the need for African leaders to collaborate to transform the continent’s food and nutrition system. Desalegn...
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Health

Oral nicotine offers Africa new route on tobacco control

Africa is heading down the wrong road in its efforts to reduce its death toll from smoking. Although the number of smokers on the continent...
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Health

WHO says Africa faces steepest COVID-19 surge yet

Africa is facing a surge in the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr Matshidiso Moeti. Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa,...
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Health

Africa’s COVID-19 infections surging by 20% amid third wave – WHO

The COVID-19 positive cases in Africa is surging by 20 per cent on a weekly basis, as most countries in the continent enters a...
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Health

World Bank, AU agree to deploy COVID-19 vaccines for 400m Africans

President of the World Bank, Mr David Malpass, and his senior management team comprised of Dr Axel van Trotsenburg and Dr Makhtar Diop met...
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COVID-19: G7 institutions, partners to recover, grow Africa with $80bn

The G7 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), European Bank for...
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Climate Change

Climate change: Africa faces drought, hunger, mass migration – Experts

Nearly half of Africa’s population could face a future of widespread drought, hunger and mass migration due to the effects of climate change –...
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International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has decried the continued depletion of Nigeria's forests as the world commemorates the International...
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Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices globally despite recent increases driven by geopolitical tensions in the...
Human Welfare

Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to remain calm as the Federal...

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Conservation

International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has decried the continued...
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Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

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