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Seven years after hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, more than 100 are still missing,
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Drop of Maternal Health Care in Africa, Raising Fears of Increased Mortality - The Washington Informer
While almost every country has experienced disruption to its health services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries in Africa have been severely affected, leading to the suspension of maternal, neonatal and child health
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Africa: COVAX Reaches Over 100 Economies, 42 Days After First International Delivery
[WHO] The COVAX Facility has now delivered life-saving vaccines to over 100 economies since making its first international delivery to Ghana on 24 February 2021. So far, more than 38 million doses of vaccines from manufacturers AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Serum Institute of India (SII) have
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Nigeria: Doctors Threaten to Resume Strike If Demands Are Not Met
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Nigeria's Super Falcons - Playing and Begging
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Nigeria: Armed Insurgents Target Aid Groups in Borno State Attacks
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Lies Do Not Define Rwanda, Kagame
[New Times] Lies and falsehoods about Rwanda motivated by petty resentments do not define the country and will not determine the country's fate, President Paul Kagame has said.
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U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept.11 – Florida Courier
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, several U.S. officials said on April 13. The
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Nigeria: The Much-Awaited Dangote Oil Refinery
[This Day] Abuja -- Few years ago, any economic pundit that thought of the possibility of a privately-owned petroleum refinery that would have the capacity to meet the needs of Nigeria's downstream sector, and still export to neighboring countries, would have been tagged a dreamer; hallucinating in
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Why Death From Pneumonia Is Higher in Poor Nigerian Households - Official
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Somalia: Somali Forces Are Planning to Take Lead for Country's Security
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali government forces are set to take the lead in maintaining the country's security by the end of this year, according to Somali and African Union officials who met in Mogadishu this week.
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In praise of Nigerian student who broke academic record in Japan by solving 30-yr-old math equation - Face2Face Africa
Ufot Ekong went to Japan to pursue his undergraduate degree at Tokai Universityand in his first semester, he solved a mathematical equation that could not be solved 30 years ago. Originally from Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria, Ekong was born on December 7, 1990, and has a twin sister. He worked odd
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Africa: Tackling One of Africa's Greatest Enemies - Drought
[Africa Renewal] Susan Ojochide (from Nigeria) talks about her research that will help to alleviate food insecurity in semi-arid areas.
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Coast Ecosystems get Boost from EC$15M GEF Project
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Econet’s Masiyiwa to invest in data centres on the continent
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, who has raised more than US$1 billion to ensure the growth of his group Econet, has ranked first in our exclusive Africa Digital ranking. Strive Masiyiwa, who celebrated his 60th birthday on January 29, is a philanthropist and member of the taskforce set up
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Nigeria: Bukola Saraki Becomes Poster Boy for PDP
[This Day] The 2023 presidential election is like a storm that will soon be upon us. In recent days, the buzz of likely candidates has only increased and is now about to reach a crescendo. Nevertheless, like former Senate President Bukola Saraki, the brave ones have already undergone a baptism of
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Africa: The Digital Infrastructure Imperative in African Markets
[Atlantic Council] Over the past two decades, Chinese companies have come to dominate the telecom infrastructure landscape in emerging markets. Around 50 percent of Africa's 3G networks and 70 percent of its 4G networks are built by Huawei. The Clean Network initiative was the central Trump
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'It's on our doorstep' - Mozambique jihadist insurgency threatens to rock regional stability | News24
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Nigeria: I Was Never On Terror Watch List - Pantami
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Nigeria: A Bill for an Act to Curb the Powers of Death
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Mozambique: Nation Stares Into Uncertain Future After Insurgent Attacks
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How AU can exert influence internationally
BY DYLAN CHAWAWA THE creation of African Union (AU), beginning with its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, was styled on the European Union model. The AU initiated the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights and plans to have a single currency. Yes, to date the organisation has made
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Nigeria: Covid-19 Vaccine - No Diagnosed Case of Blood Clots, No Death Recorded - NPHCDA
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Guns, fire and donkey parades – CalMatters Network
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks on gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harnik, AP Photo TGIF, California! It’s April 9. This is CalMatters politics reporter Ben
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Kenya: Armed With Phones and Seeds, Jobless Kenyans Tackle Illegal Logging
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Nigeria: In Lagos, Traffic Robbers Run Amok in Broad Daylight
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Nigeria lifts four-month ban on new mobile subscriptions | News24
Nigeria will restart issuing new mobile subscriptions from next week, the government said, four months after it halted the process in an attempt to curb growing insecurity in the country.
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Africa cashew nut farmers not reaping benefits: UN agency | News24
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