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ADF STAFF The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has funded 24 public health jobs to help strengthen Namibia’s COVID-19 response. The temporary hires include two public health officers, six nurses, seven surveillance…

ADF STAFF The U.S. delivered a negative air pressure mobile field hospital to the Kenya National Police Border Unit as the nation confronted a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases. The portable 40-bed facility can be transported rapidly and…

ADF STAFF The name of terrorist group Boko Haram translates loosely to “Western education is forbidden.” A spate of attacks against schools in northern Cameroon shows the group is following through on this deadly pledge. Wedged…

ADF STAFF The Gambia made progress in its fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in November when authorities arrested four trawlers in waters reserved for local fishermen. The arrests were made with the help of…

ADF STAFF In recent weeks, the world has seen shocking images coming out of Ethiopia. Refugees streaming across the border into Sudan. Tanks preparing to shell strategic targets in Mekelle, the largest city in the country’s north.…

ADF STAFF As COVID-19 continues to sweep the globe, Nigerian health officials have launched a new weapon in their battle for the truth: HealthBuddy, a chatbot that can answer people’s questions via cellphone. With more than 67,500…

ADF STAFF A global coalition is raising money to procure and deliver badly needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to community health workers in more than 20 Sub-Saharan African countries. Established in August, the COVID-19…

ADF STAFF When Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the World Health Organization’s annual assembly in September, the director-general issued a stark warning. “We might be tired of COVID-19,” he said. “But it is not tired of us.”…

ADF STAFF The U.S. delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) to Rwanda to help one of Africa’s COVID-19 success stories keep the virus at bay. The equipment, valued at more than $200,000, will protect Rwandan health care workers on…

ADF STAFF Zambia is buckling under the weight of foreign debt, and its economic troubles are causing ripples around the world. The country formally defaulted on a $42.5 million Eurobond payment in mid-November. The default came at the…