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ADF STAFF The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin remains popular as a treatment for COVID-19, despite a lack of evidence supporting its use. A new analysis by an international team of researchers suggests the faith in ivermectin has been…

ADF STAFF 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,…

ADF STAFF 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,…

ADF STAFF 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…

ADF STAFF 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.…

ADF STAFF 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…

ADF STAFF 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…

ADF STAFF 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…

ADF STAFF 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…

U.S. Africa Command Staff COVID-19 has slowed global commerce, but it has not stopped criminals intent on stealing Africa’s natural wealth. In fact, some poachers, loggers and maritime criminals see the virus as an opportunity. They…