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WHO: Africa needs 21m COVID vaccines weekly to meet 10% population target by September

    WHO: Africa needs 21m COVID vaccines weekly to meet 10% population target by September

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says African countries will need 21 million COVID vaccine doses weekly to meet the 10 percent population target by September.  Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director

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WHO: COVID deaths in Africa increased by 43 percent in one week

    WHO: COVID deaths in Africa increased by 43 percent in one week

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa recorded a 43 percent rise in COVID-19 mortality within the last one week. Speaking at a virtual press conference on Africa’s COVID-19 update

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Africa CDC: Only 1% of Africans have been fully vaccinated

    Africa CDC: Only 1% of Africans have been fully vaccinated

John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), says only 1.19 percent of Africa’s population have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. The low rate of vaccination raises

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Ripples Nigeria to hold data journalism masterclass

    Ripples Nigeria to hold data journalism masterclass

The Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ) has announced its 2021 data masterclass for journalists. The training, which will hold on August 5, will target 30 journalists from

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Abdul Samad Rabiu donates N2.5bn to Kwara cancer centre

  Abdul Samad Rabiu donates N2.5bn to Kwara cancer centre

The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has announced the donation of oncology and diagnostic centre — largest in

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COVID third wave: Infections spreading faster than ever in Africa, says WHO

  COVID third wave: Infections spreading faster than ever in Africa, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa is experiencing a “speedy” spread in infection rates, as the continent battles a

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Akinwumi Adesina: G7 members agreed to allocate $100bn drawing rights for African countries

  Akinwumi Adesina: G7 members agreed to allocate $100bn drawing rights for African countries

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says G7 countries have agreed to allocate $100 billion special drawing

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Akinwumi Adesina: Africa should be producing — not begging for COVID vaccines

  Akinwumi Adesina: Africa should be producing — not begging for COVID vaccines

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, says the continent needs to start producing and not beg for COVID-19

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Google set to support African startups with $6m funding programmes

  Google set to support African startups with $6m funding programmes

Google has announced new initiatives to help African startups get access to capital and best of its resources. The programmes,

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WHO: COVID cases in Africa increased by 52% in one week — and it may get worse

  WHO: COVID cases in Africa increased by 52% in one week — and it may get worse

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 cases in Africa have increased by 52 percent in the past week. Tedros

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