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African Researchers Lead Scientific Coalition Developing Surveillance System for Detecting Emerging Pandemics in Real-Time
Ede, Nigeria — Researchers at the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria, have begun a partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and other
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Chad's Storytellers Take COVID Prevention Messages Off the Grid
Traditional storytellers in Chad, known as troubadours, are taking life-saving messages to remote communities in the Sahelian country, as the Government steps up its efforts with the support of the UN to counter the COVID-19
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Analysis | The playbook is familiar as first-time candidate with military record gives GOP a shot at House seat
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South Africa: Swazi Editor Flees to South Africa, Wanted in False News Investigation
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South Africa: Quarantine Everyone, Says Limpopo Health MEC After 13 Mineworkers Test Positive for COVID-19
The Limpopo government is at loggerheads with mining houses over quarantining workers as the sector emerges as the main source of the Covid-19 pandemic in the
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Sudan: Registration of New 146 COVID-19 Infections and One Fatality
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Guinea Bissau: MSF Calls for an Urgent Scale Up in the Response to COVID-19
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Mauritius: Government Steps Up Efforts to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Attorney General
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Special Prosecutor In Breonna Taylor’s Case Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘Protégé’ Who Trump Loves
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Kenya: KRU Invites Top South African Coach for Online Webinar With Kenyan Coaches
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African Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Save Additional Lives From Malaria in the Face of COVID-19
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Guinea Bissau: President Calls for Amendment of the Constitution
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Africa: Archaeology Shows How Ancient African Societies Managed Pandemics
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West Africa: Food Insecurity in West Africa Could Leave 43 million at Risk as Coronavirus Hits
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