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AFRICA AT THE UN

Gabon’s UN ambassador hopes Russia may return to resolution linking climate change to terrorism

In a wide-ranging interview with The Africa Report, Gabon's United Nations (UN) envoy Michel Xavier Biang lays out his country's priorities as ... it begins its two-year stint as one of two African states joining the UN Security Council (UNSC) this month.

Expanding Israeli influence

‘Israel’s absence from the AU is an historical aberration that is about to be resolved’ – FM Lapid

It has been six months since Yair Lapid became Israel’s foreign affairs minister. From normalising relations with Morocco to security and economic ... cooperation, not to mention Israel’s reacquired observer status at the African Union (AU), the 58-year-old former journalist discusses his country’s major priorities and its relationship with Africa.

Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of two military coups and new interim president, walks during his inauguration ceremony in Bamako

forced hand

Mali: ECOWAS announces tough measures to force Bamako’s return to civilian rule

West African leaders have decided to push back hard this time to compel coup leaders in Mali to return the country to civilian rule. They have ... seized power since August 2020.

A view of the headquarters of the state energy company Sonatrach in Algiers

Growth strategy

Algeria’s Sonatrach announces $40bn in investments

Algeria's state-owned oil and gas group Sonatrach will invest $40bn in oil exploration, production and refining, as well as in gas exploration ... and extraction between 2022 and 2026, its CEO Toufik Hakkar said on 3 January.

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Stress Test

Prudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app

Streetlights illuminate the central business district in Cape Town

Red Tape Artists

South Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery

fears revived

Should we stop making a fuss about African debt?

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Stress Test

Prudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app

Red Tape Artists

South Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery

fears revived

Should we stop making a fuss about African debt?

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Chips are down

Kenya: KFC spud shortage sparks hot-potato over sourcing

Fast food chain KFC has announced plans to localise its potato supply chain in Kenya, after it ran out of imported potatoes as a result of global ... supply chain disruptions.

digital rights

Addressing loopholes in digital and data rights in Africa: This is what it will take

This year has seen several African governments clamping down on their citizens’ data and digital rights. Many have used the Covid-19 pandemic ... and election misinformation as reasons to infringe on these liberties, which global institutions such as the UN define as human rights.

vaccine advice

Nigeria: Ten things you should know about the Covid-19 vaccine

It's been nearly two years since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. In late 2020, the first vaccine was approved for use. ...

Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA

INSTITUTION BUILDING

AfCFTA secretary general Wamkele Mene lays out his vision for continental trade

Brick by brick, Wamkele Mene is building the institution set to guide Africa's economic integration. Step one, create a team of trade negotiators ... who can help smooth the inevitable tensions in national trading priorities and help Africa create common positions when faced with heavyweight foreign trading blocs.

Trailblazers

Game changers: Tinto, Muyembe, Wonkam…Pioneers of African health

Antimalarials, treatments against Ebola, studies of African genomes... These relentless and visionary scientists succeeded when no one dared ... to believe.

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South Africa calls British travel ban over new COVID-19 variant 'Rushed'

Red list row

Covid: Global North’s power plays impede transparency amid pandemic

On 24 November, the South African government announced the discovery of the new omicron variant. Two days later, the World Health Organisation ... (WHO) designated omicron as a variant of concern based on the evidence that several of its mutations could potentially affect its level of infectiousness and the severity of Covid-19 that individuals experience. However, following South Africa’s announcement of the discovery of this new variant, travel restrictions were swiftly imposed on them by the UK.

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