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Togo orders Covid testing for returning Hajj pilgrims
Africa

Togo orders Covid testing for returning Hajj pilgrims

Hajj pilgrims would have to undergo compulsory Covid tests and "limit contacts, wear masks, wash regularly and avoid large gatherings".
Senegal tightens anti-Covid measures
Africa

Senegal tightens anti-Covid measures

Senegal has tightened anti-Covid-19 measures following deaths registered among Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia.
23% of South Africans depend on social grants — report
Business

23% of South Africans depend on social grants — report

The agency added that the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant contributed to the increase in social grant dependence.
WHO voices concern over cholera vaccine shortage
World

WHO voices concern over cholera vaccine shortage

The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concern over the shortage of cholera vaccine.
World's air travel edges back to pre-Covid levels
Business

World's air travel edges back to pre-Covid levels

The International Air Transport Association has said that the global air travel is increasingly returning to pre-Covid levels.
Why is the world concerned about 'Disease X'?
Africa

Why is the world concerned about 'Disease X'?

Disease X has been identified as an unknown pathogen that has the potential to cause a serious international epidemic.
Uganda to destroy COVID-19 jabs worth $7.4m
Africa

Uganda to destroy COVID-19 jabs worth $7.4m

Uganda has announced that it will destroy COVID-19 vaccines worth $7.4 million.
Kenyan driver, book author win global health awards at COP28
Africa

Kenyan driver, book author win global health awards at COP28

Daniel Kimemia and Whitney Wanjiku Mwangi were given the Recognizing Excellence Around Champions of Health (REACH) Awards for their work in disease elimination.
Africa to receive $1 billion for vaccine production
Africa

Africa to receive $1 billion for vaccine production

The African Union has set a target for the African vaccine industry to supply over 60% of the total vaccine doses required on the continent by 2040.
UNICEF: More than 330 million children still in extreme poverty
World

UNICEF: More than 330 million children still in extreme poverty

The report found that 40% of children in sub-Saharan Africa still live in extreme poverty - the highest percentage of anywhere in the world.
ERIS: Should Africa worry about the new Covid-19 variant?
Opinion

ERIS: Should Africa worry about the new Covid-19 variant?

Some American scientists have expressed alarm that the new variant contains 36 mutations and is more closely related to earlier virus branches.
Why China sees slow economic growth
Business

Why China sees slow economic growth

China’s economy grew slower than predicted in the second quarter of 2023 and the trend is expected to continue.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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