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Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination woes present a pandemic paradox

One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, African countries are staring at a daunting new triple challenge: vaccine shortage, vaccine hesitancy, and ... perception of dwindling virus risk.

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Paris conference key for Sudan’s transition and unlocking its economy

Sudan will be in the international spotlight on 17 May at a high-level conference in Paris hosted by President Emmanuel Macron in support of ... its fledgling democratic transition. This important moment is intended to signal Sudan’s reintegration into the international community, following its removal from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) in 2020. It is also an opportunity for Sudan to rebrand itself and tell the world that it is open for business.

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Kenya: Nairobi is losing green spaces, leaving it vulnerable to disease

There’s been widespread concern in Kenya over the shrinking of green spaces in Nairobi, the capital city. Most recently, there was uproar over ... the construction of a raised highway.

China Djibouti Military Base

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US cause in Africa not helped after AFRICOM’S comments

General Stephen Townsend, the top commander for US forces in Africa, AFRICOM, thought it would be a good idea to re-surface the old trope that ... China is looking to build a new military outpost in Africa, this time on the West Coast.

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Covid-19: Are we really in this together?

A woman counts Ethiopian birr notes, after selling a cabbage at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa

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With AfCFTA, ‘Africa is sending a crystal clear signal’ that it is open for business says Wamkele Mene

Chad President Killed

SPARTA SYNDROME

Why Chad’s rebellion and Déby’s demise could tip the region into chaos

Article 7/10 of "Chad: The end of an era"

vaccine roll-out

Covid-19: Are we really in this together?

A woman counts Ethiopian birr notes, after selling a cabbage at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa

dispute settlement

With AfCFTA, ‘Africa is sending a crystal clear signal’ that it is open for business says Wamkele Mene

Chad President Killed

SPARTA SYNDROME

Why Chad’s rebellion and Déby’s demise could tip the region into chaos

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Nigeria: Fela’s music finally getting global recognition

Scrolling through the comments made on YouTube on Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s music, one comes across remarks such as: “The greatest unknown musician ... who ever lived”, “Why isn’t Fela’s music more widely known?”, “His music beats everything I’ve ever heard before” and “Why am I so late to this?”

bluff and subterfuge

Eritrea’s letter to UN is ‘open admission of aggression’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray war

In an attempt to shift blame, the Eritrean government has openly implicated itself as being in violation of international laws. On 16 April, ... Sophia Tesfamariam, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the UN, sent a letter to the Security Council (UNSC). She explained Eritrea’s involvement in Ethiopia’s war in the Tigray region.

Switzerland Davos Forum

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Rwanda: ‘Do Not Disturb’ – Less about the RPF, more about rewriting history

A review of 'Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad', by Michela Wrong, published by Fourth Estate and ... PublicAffairs.

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Strive Masiyiwa, Dangote Group, Safaricom… Africa’s private sector leads the fight against Covid

Private sector organisations are unsung heroes in healthcare delivery across Africa, and they should be recognised and celebrated. Whether formal ... or informal organisations, the private sector contributes to improving health across the continent.

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Burkina Faso: Why was Thomas Sankara murdered?

Earlier this month a court in Burkina Faso’s capital indicted former President Blaise Compaoré for his role in the murder of his comrade, ... Thomas Sankara, on 15 October 1987.

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Nigeria’s VP Osinbajo cannot blame the country’s implosion on the ‘silence of the elite’

Nigeria's Vice President Osinbajo blames the elite for not speaking up against what is going wrong in the country, but is this fair, considering ... he is both a part of the elite and a part of the government?

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