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ADF STAFF A broad palette of emotions surged through Najma Hashi when she discovered she had contracted COVID-19 in late April. Sadness, anger, fear and frustration eventually yielded to hope and determination. One of Somalia’s most…

ADF STAFF As Zimbabwe battles famine and COVID-19, the U.S. government has pledged $60 million in food aid to the country as it faces a particularly dire “lean season.” The money will go to the World Food Program’s 2020-21 Lean Season…

ADF STAFF The U.S. Department of Treasury announced new sanctions targeting Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian financier with a worldwide reach. The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin is accused of trying to suppress democratic…

ADF staff In a retreat from the southern outskirts of Tripoli, militia forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar left behind a shadow of death in the form of land mines. Advancing troops serving in Libya’s Government of National Accord…

ADF STAFF Despite setting off two global pandemics — SARS and COVID-19 — in the past 20 years, demand for wild animals and animal products shows few signs of abating. This market driven largely by Chinese consumption continues to…

ADF STAFF A diverse group of Nigerian plaintiffs has sued China for $200 billion over damages caused by the spread of COVID-19, believed to have originated in a Chinese wet market in late 2019. As of mid-July, the disease had…

ADF STAFF The U.S. Embassy in South Africa has donated protective gear and medical equipment to the Kingdom of Lesotho to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Officials met at the border post between South Africa and Lesotho’s capital,…

ADF STAFF Misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing Kenyans from doing all they can to contain the virus’s deadly spread. A recent study of people living in 20 African nations, including Kenya, showed that more than 58% believed…

ADF STAFF It’s a familiar sight in the many markets of Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) — young men in white protective gear talking to anyone who will listen, handing out face masks and…

ADF STAFF To help Djibouti deal with rising cases of COVID-19, the U.S. recently donated $9,400 in hospital beds to Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City. The beds donated to Djibouti’s main quarantine hospital will help the Horn of…