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ADF STAFF When it comes to testing people for COVID-19, speedy results have become a key element in preventing the spread of the disease. In Ghana, that means samples frequently take to the air. Since 2019, the medical delivery…

ADF STAFF The deadly COVID-19 outbreak underlines the fragility of Africa’s health systems, officials said during an annual meeting with the World Health Organization. More than 500 people attended the virtual meeting, including…

ADF STAFF The U.S. government donated $15,000 worth of sanitation supplies to the Gambian city of Kanifing to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Located on the country’s northwest coast, Kanifing is The Gambia’s largest city, with a…

ADF STAFF Nigerians are turning up the heat on their government to account for rising debt to China and a lack of transparency they say could put the nation’s sovereignty at risk. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project…

ADF STAFF Eric Acquah founded an agricultural drone company in Ghana three years ago, but when COVID-19 struck his home country, he pivoted from spraying crops to spraying markets. His company, AcquahMeyer Drone Tech, has disinfected…

ADF STAFF As part of its ongoing support of the Nigerien Armed Forces’ anti-extremism efforts, U.S. Ambassador to Niger Eric P. Whitaker recently presented Niger’s military with $8 million in equipment and spare parts, including 22…

ADF STAFF Fireworks erupted at a recent Nigerian National Assembly meeting. The explosive subject? A probe of loans from China since 2000 and whether Nigeria’s sovereignty could be at stake if it were to default. China has long…

ADF STAFF The sight of 50-meter-long trawlers has become increasingly common at the port in Monrovia, Liberia. The arrival of six such Chinese-owned vessels in June stoked fears among artisanal fishermen of a further depletion of…

ADF STAFF The U.S. government has delivered 200 ventilators to Nigeria to strengthen the country’s COVID-19 response. U.S. President Donald Trump promised to donate the ventilators during an April telephone call with Nigerian…

ADF STAFF Desperate to counter a spike in COVID-19 infections and saddled with record debt, Namibia has taken aggressive actions to fund its pandemic response. In May, President Hage Geingob trimmed the size of his Cabinet from 26 to…