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A plane conducting aerial pesticide spraying over desert locust swarms in Samburu County Kenya in January 2020

Locusts attack South Sudan after Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia

A devastating locust invasion has reached South Sudan after sweeping through Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and neighboring East African nations. The UN's FAO has called it the worst locust crisis in a quarter

February 19, 2020

Business·Climate·Economy·News

Tunisia: towards early legislative elections

Tunisia edged toward early parliamentary elections after the Islamist party Ennahdha and the Qalb Tounes party both rejected Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh's proposed cabinet. President Kais Saied faces a constitutional deadline of

February 18, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Congolese Red Cross workers in protective equipment during Ebola response operations in Bunia, eastern DRC

Bad weather for aid workers in the Central African Republic

The International Committee of the Red Cross suspended operations and team movements in Kaga-Bandoro in the Central African Republic's north-central Nana-Grebizi region after a series of security incidents endangering its staff. The

February 18, 2020

Health·News

Algeria: Karim Younes appointed mediator of the Republic

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed former National Popular Assembly president Karim Younes as Mediator of the Republic, the presidency announced. Younes had previously coordinated the National Authority for Dialogue and Mediation that

February 18, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Unexpected protest overwhelms Algeria a year ago

Algeria's Hirak protest movement marked its first anniversary on February 22, one year after unexpected mass demonstrations forced President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power after 20 years in office. A year later, however,

February 16, 2020

News

CDC 3D rendering of the novel coronavirus 2020

Coronavirus: more than 1,500 dead in China, 1st case in Africa

China's coronavirus death toll exceeded 1,500 and more than 66,000 cases were confirmed in the country as Egypt reported Africa's first Covid-19 infection, with the carrier placed in hospital quarantine. The WHO

February 16, 2020

Health·News

Anti-smoking campaign and tobacco regulation in Africa with cigarette warning

Tobacco Harm Reduction in Nigeria: From Awareness to Action

Nigeria's tobacco epidemic continues to claim lives despite a steady decline in smoking prevalence. Public health experts argue that harm reduction strategies — encouraging smokers to switch to safer nicotine products —

October 4, 2019

Health·News·Opinion

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