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2021

Covid-19: Africa’s cases near 8.18 mln – Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA— The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,177,919 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said t…

Cameroon: Rebels Use Smuggled Anti-Tank Rockets to Kill 28 People

Cameroon’s military says separatist fighters have, for the first time, used anti-tank rockets smuggled from Nigeria to attack army convoys.The military reported rebel rocket attacks on a military convoy in the western village of Bammssing in the past w…

Coronavirus Vaccine Inequity a Focus at UN General Assembly

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby and Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni are set to address the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.Access to COVID-19 vaccines has been one of the major topics of the annual me…

Uganda Extends Vaccination Campaign to Bars, Theaters

Uganda is scaling up coronavirus vaccinations with the arrival of another 1.6 million doses from the United States. But with many Ugandans still reluctant to get the shot, the Ministry of Health has taken the unusual move of reaching out to people at b…

UN Spotlights Need for Producing Healthy Food for All

Nearly half the planet cannot afford healthy food, the United Nations secretary-general warned at a food summit Thursday that seeks to improve global food production and access.”Food is life. But in countries, communities and households in every corner…

UN: South Sudan Suffering Human Rights Crisis of Epic Proportions

The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned that the country is suffering a human rights crisis of epic proportions, enmeshing its population in a cycle of violence, abuse and poverty. The report was submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Cou…

Ambassador Yohannes meets South Sudan’s Foreign Minister

Mr. Yohannes Teklemicael, Eritrean Ambassador to South Sudan, met and held talks with Mr. Mayiik Ayii Deng, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Sudan, on strengthening bilateral relations and regional issues of interest to the two countries.The two si…