Omicron’s Newest Offshoots Drive Rapid, Less Deadly Wave in South Africa
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As South Africa’s fifth wave of COVID-19 infections winds down, researchers have learned a key lesson from the experience: New sublineages of a variant can drive infections as much as entirely new variants can.
South Africa’s…
Illegal Fishing Thrives Due to Lack of Knowledge, Patrol Capacity
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Coastal states are sounding the alarm that a lack of resources to patrol waters, combined with limited surveillance of vessel activity, are enabling illegal fishing and leading to food insecurity and the loss of income for…
M23 Rebel Attacks Add to Tumult in Eastern DRC
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The militant rebel group March 23 Movement, known as M23, recently launched its biggest offensive in a decade in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Tens of thousands of civilians have fled the resurgence of…
Islamic State Attacks Show Ambition to Control Mali-Niger Border
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Islamic State attacks in the Sahel have shifted in recent months toward towns along the Mali-Niger border.
Civilians continue to pay with their lives.
“Armed men arrived on motorbikes and shot at everything which moved,” a…
In the Fight Against Extremism, Ghana Urges Citizens to ‘See Something, Say Something’
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Facing the threat of extremist groups encroaching into its northern border regions, Ghana recently announced its “See Something, Say Something” campaign urging citizens to report suspicious activity that may be connected.…
COVID-19 Or Flu? Health Experts Say Mask Up
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Vuyo Lumkwani awoke one morning in mid-May feeling unwell with a headache, stuffy nose, body aches and dizziness. She went to a COVID-19 testing center in the Chiawelo area of Soweto, South Africa.
“I was terrified about my…
Mozambique Receives Oxygen Plant Amid COVID-19 Battle
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To help save the lives of some of Mozambique’s sickest COVID-19 patients, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated an oxygen production plant in late April.
Known as a pressure swing…
Does South Africa’s New COVID-19 Wave Foretell Shift?
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South Africa’s newest wave of COVID-19 infections is proving to be substantially different from previous waves. This is partly because of the high level of immunity in the population, according to experts from the country’s…
WHO Director-General: Vigilance Still Needed in Pandemic Fight
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, had a simple message for the WHO’s first in-person assembly in two years: Life might be returning to normal in many countries, but it’s important…
Benin Partners With Global Fishing Watch to Combat IUU Fishing
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Benin became the first African nation to commit to publicly share data about fishing vessels in its waters when it partnered with Global Fishing Watch (GFW) in May.
Benin will establish a vessel-monitoring system (VMS)…