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Health
Nigeria: COVID-19 vaccine rollout kicks off in Africa’s most populous country
First batch of COVAX vaccines arrived in March, country aims to inoculate 70% of 200 million people by 2022. -
coronavirus
Viral Facts Africa initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation
Tracking the focus of misinformation circulating on social media is difficult, but African fact-checking organizations say they have debunked more than 1300 misleading reports since the onset of the pandemic. -
Health
What COVID-19 has taught us: “Healthcare can no longer exist without technology”
Start-up works to bridge healthcare gap in The Gambia. -
Economic Development
New AU chair DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi sets ambitious agenda for 2021
Top priorities are COVID-19, the AfCFTA, peace, climate change, integration, gender equality and promoting African culture. -
Health
Africa CDC: There is a continental plan to vaccinate millions of Africans
— Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC -
Health
COVID-19: African countries scramble for vaccines
Rich countries hoard available and future vaccines, as poor countries wait. -
16 Days of Activism
Let’s all UNiTE to end violence during COVID-19 and beyond
Message by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. -
Culture and Education
VERIFIED: MultiChoice Group joins global effort against COVID-19 misinformation
Pan-African TV subscription platform engages young creatives to fight fake information -
16 Days of Activism
Malawi: Health hotline helping survivors of gender-based violence
Nurse Alepher Matemba Banda responds on national GBV helpline. -
Education
WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa
Urge governments to take measures to limit the spread of the virus. -
Health
Africa marks six months of COVID-19
The virus is now moving from high density urban areas to to rural areas with lower population density. -
Health
UNAIDS Chief Winnie Byanyima: Preventing new HIV infections a top priority
— Ms. Winnie Byanyima is the new Executive Director of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). -