AFRICA
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COVID-19: South Africa to receive first consignment of vaccine
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza, who chairs the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Vaccines, will today receive South Africa’s…
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COVID-19: New Partnership to educate 3,000 Nigerian children
LAGOS, Nigeria — Today, Beyond the Classroom Foundation announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to build ongoing efforts to…
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New revelations of Zuma-era corruption rock South Africa
South Africa has been rocked by testimony at a commission of inquiry into corruption during President Jacob Zuma’s term of…
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COVID-19: New variants fueling Africa’s second wave, says WHO
COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread to additional countries.…
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Hunt for Abacha stolen billions
When Nigeria’s then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and died before spending his loot, it prompted an…
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Pfizer vaccine ‘effective’ against SA virus variant
Pfizer and BioNTech say their vaccine has been shown to be effective against coronavirus variants that emerged in Britain and…
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COVID-19: Botswana to vaccinate all citizens – President
Botswana plans to vaccinate every citizen in the nation against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic once available, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has…
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South Africa’s military ends hijab ban for Muslims
South Africa’s military has changed its dress policy to allow Muslim women to wear hijabs with their uniforms. It is…
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Ghana ranked 75th out of 180 countries in the 2020 Corruption Perception Index
Ghana has been ranked 43 out of a possible clean score of 100 in the latest 2020 Corruption Perception Index…
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Ghana ranked 9th African country with largest Chinese debt
Ghana has been ranked as one of the countries on the African continent that is heavily indebted to Asian superpower,…
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