DRC Looks for Answers in Its Restive East
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A sharp rise in deadly attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has coincided with a link to ISIS.
There are 122 armed groups operating in the densely forested region that borders Uganda to the east,…
Guardians of the Sea Protect Cabo Verde’s Marine Life
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Boaventura Martins has been fishing off the island of Maio for 40 years.
Maio is part of the Cabo Verde archipelago, a group islands 620 kilometers off Africa’s west coast, where the waters once teemed with sharks, whales,…
Analysts: Mali Deal with Wagner Group is ‘Recipe For Disaster’
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Military analysts say the decision by Mali’s government to invite Russian Wagner Group mercenaries into the country could backfire and lead to further instability. Wagner’s track record in other countries shows its fighters…
Africa CDC Launching Community-Level Rapid Test Program
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Hoping to get ahead of another wave of COVID-19 infections, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is adding community-level surveillance to its arsenal of weapons deployed against the pandemic.…
COVID-19 Highlights Need for African Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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Last year, Margaret Ilomuanya was unable to find her aunt’s hypertension medicine in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, for nearly three months.
Her experience was common in Africa, where every country suffered some degree of…
COVID-19 Pill Could Be ‘Game Changer’
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Health experts are cheering the potential of an antiviral pill after studies show it offers protection against COVID-19 after a patient is infected.
American pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) announced…
South Africa at Risk of Being COVID-19 Variant ‘Factory’
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More than 8 million South Africans live with HIV-compromised immune systems, a situation that makes them vulnerable to infection by COVID-19 and — if they become infected — potential sources of new variants as their bodies…
Somalia Opens First Oxygen Plant During Pandemic
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Facing severe oxygen shortages in late September, Somalia opened its first oxygen plant at a hospital in Mogadishu.
The plant is expected to produce 1,000 cylinders of oxygen per day. It was installed at Banadir…
‘Do Not Drop Your Guard’
Dr. Monica Juma is Kenya’s cabinet secretary for defence.
She delivered this message to Kenyan troops serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on October 14, 2020, in commemoration of Kenya Defence Forces Day. Her…