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Why the response to new Ebola outbreak must be different this time
Questions answered by Jacqueline Weyer* New reports of Ebola in Guinea are causing anxiety given the history of the West Africa…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election result challenge
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed…
China cancels $6 million debt to Rwanda, offers extra grants
Rwanda and China have signed agreements where the Asian country will cancel its $6 million loan to Rwanda as part…
Niger votes in presidential runoff to usher in first democratic transition
Niger votes on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election that is expected to usher in the first…
Ousted leaders in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray ‘set conditions for talks’
Ousted leaders of the former ruling party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, who have been on the run for more…
Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection
Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE said said on Wednesday that a laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus…
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Biodiversity Conservation & National Development: Potentials & Challenges
By Adedimeji Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez* As the ices melt and the environment is withered away through natural and human causes,…
Kenya adopts hi-tech robots to fight coronavirus at Airport
The three hi-tech robots, Jasiri, Shujaa and Tumaini only landed in Kenya just over two weeks ago, but they’re already…
France rules out immediate troop cuts in Sahel, Chad deploys reinforcements
French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out an immediate reduction of French troops battling militants in the Sahel region of West…
MAIROBOT: Nigerian students build coronavirus, Ebola care robot
In Nigeria, a group of students have built a machine they hope can one day help hospitals remotely treat COVID-19…
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history by taking over the WTO
Written by Patrick Smith* Crashing through glass ceilings, let alone ones with reinforced steel, doesn’t often happen in Geneva –…
COVID-19 effect on Ethiopia’s private higher education institutions
Written by Wondwosen Tamrat* Ethiopia’s education sector has seen unprecedented challenges since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and universities…
