Africa News
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Malawi finds Africa’s first wild polio case in five yearsMalawi has declared a wild polio outbreak after a case was identified in a three-year-old girl - the first of...
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How we can nourish people and nurture the environmentThe future of food seems more and more uncertain in the Near East and North Africa (NENA), as it faces...
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Pollution kills nearly 2 million a year in world’s citiesNearly nine in 10 people living in cities worldwide are exposed to high levels of air pollution that resulted in...
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Dubai Internet City and Khazna Data Centres to build two data storage unitsDubai Internet City has teamed up with Khazna Data Centres, one of the largest data centre providers in the Middle...
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JSE-Listed Reunert Says It May Consider Acquisitions In Renewable Energy Spacewould consider acquiring a renewable energy company, the JSE-listed electronics and electrical engineering group disclosed in its latest annual report.“We...
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A look back at Desmond Tutu's greatest quotes, from kindness to forgivenessArchbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. In...
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Spotify reveals most-streamed artists in North Africa, with Arab artists on topNorth African countries in the Arab world are streaming local content on Spotify more than neighbouring Arab countries, exclusive data...
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Can Omicron evade detection from PCR and lateral flow tests for Covid-19?As Omicron causes Covid-19 case numbers around the globe to surge, concerns are being raised over whether lateral flow and...
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UK announces more than £100m in aid to tackle Covid worldwideWidening access to coronavirus testing and increasing oxygen supplies for countries in need will be backed by £105 million ($141.6m)...
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Binance secures in-principle approval to operate from Central Bank of BahrainThe Central Bank of Bahrain has granted Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, an in-principle agreement to...
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Technology to play a crucial role in rapid urban development, experts sayFuture cities must deliver seamless customer experiences and governments should consider adopting technology to “listen to, understand and act†on...
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Global Covid vaccine rollout a stain on our soul - BrownFormer prime minister Gordon Brown says the failure to distribute vaccines to poorer countries is a "stain on our global...
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Another COVID Christmas brings anxiety, but also optimismChristmas arrived around the world Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and...
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Smartphone industry to face headwinds from supply chain disruptions in 2022The global smartphone industry will continue to be hamstrung well into the next year by supply chain disruptions and component...
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Global roll-out of UK's booster campaign would vaccinate world by FebruaryThe UK, EU and the US have received more doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the last six weeks than African...
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Review: art collective The Otolith Group creates 'a science fiction of the present'At the very end, this experimental drummer called Charles Hayward, plays 16 musical instruments for six hours, creating all kinds...
