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WHO: 5.7bn COVID vaccines administered globally — but only 2% in Africa

    WHO: 5.7bn COVID vaccines administered globally — but only 2% in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa got only two percent of the 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered globally. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, disclosed this at a press conference

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Marwa: Illicit drug users in Africa may record 40 percent increase by 2030

    Marwa: Illicit drug users in Africa may record 40 percent increase by 2030

Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says the number of people using illicit drugs in Africa may rise by 40 percent by 2030. The NDLEA

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Report: Anthony Stimler, former Glencore trader, exposes Diezani over bribery scheme in Nigeria

    Report: Anthony Stimler, former Glencore trader, exposes Diezani over bribery scheme in Nigeria

Anthony Stimler, a former employee of Glencore Plc West Africa desk, has exposed Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister in Nigeria, in a bribery scheme in Nigeria. According to Bloomberg, Stimler confessed

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Kole Shettima: Why MacArthur Foundation has supported Nigerians for over 25 years

    Kole Shettima: Why MacArthur Foundation has supported Nigerians for over 25 years

Kole Shettima, Africa director of the MacArthur Foundation, says Nigeria has a significant role to play in the overall development of the continent. Speaking in an interview with PremiumTimes, published

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Osinbajo: AfCFTA could boost Africa’s income by $450bn

  Osinbajo: AfCFTA could boost Africa’s income by $450bn

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a potential income gain of about $450 billion from the African Continental Free

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COVID-19: IFC partners CEPI to boost vaccine production in African countries

  COVID-19: IFC partners CEPI to boost vaccine production in African countries

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global alliance, to accelerate

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AU appoints Obasanjo as high representative in Africa

  AU appoints Obasanjo as high representative in Africa

The African Union commission has appointed Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, as its high representative in the Horn of

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Okonjo-Iweala asks developed nations to channel IMF’s SDR allocation to African countries

  Okonjo-Iweala asks developed nations to channel IMF’s SDR allocation to African countries

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has asked developed countries to channel their shares of the International

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Al-Qaeda, Islamic State spreading across Africa, UN raises the alarm

  Al-Qaeda, Islamic State spreading across Africa, UN raises the alarm

Vladimir Voronkov, UN counter-terrorism chief, has raised the alarm that terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are spreading

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Obasanjo: Our increasing population keeps me awake at night… how do we feed them?

  Obasanjo: Our increasing population keeps me awake at night… how do we feed them?

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa’s increasing population is assuming a worsening trend, which keeps him awake at night. Speaking

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