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Nigeria quits international basketball for two years

By AFP The Nigerian government on Thursday ordered the country’s basketball teams to pull out of international competitions for two years following a lingering leadership row at the basketball federation. In January, the federation staged two separate elections during which the incumbent Musa Kida emerged as the winner in one, while Igoche Mark was voted through…

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Nigeria’s markets regulator publishes rules on crypto assets

By CGTN Africa Nigeria’s market regulators published a set of regulations for digital assets, signalling the country is trying to find a middle ground between an outright ban on crypto-assets and their unregulated use. Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the “New Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms and Custody of Digital Assets” on its website….

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West Africa nears local vaccine production: official

By XINHUA West Africa edges close to starting local vaccine production for various health conditions in the subregion, an official from the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) said Friday. Stanley Okolo, the Director-General of WAHO, made the remarks at a press briefing after the 23rd Ordinary Meeting of the Assembly of Economic Community of West African…

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Cameroon starts nationwide polio immunization

By XINHUA Cameroon on Friday launched a nationwide polio immunization exercise targeting over 5 million children under the age of five years. The first phase of the campaign will run from May 16 and the second phase will run from June 10 to 13 in 197 districts of the country, according to officials of the Ministry…

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Africa’s COVID-19 infections top 11.54 million

By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 infections reported in Africa reached 11,545,490 on Sunday as many countries the continent continue to report reduced new cases. The latest figure was published by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which also noted that the continent has registered a total of 252,626 virus-related fatalities. Most African…

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South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron

By AP South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts. For about three weeks the country has seen increasing numbers of new cases and somewhat higher hospitalizations, but no increases in severe cases and deaths, said Professor Marta Nunes, a researcher at Vaccine and Infectious…

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S.Africa’s new COVID cases cross 10,000 for first time since January

Reuters South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Wednesday reported 10,017 new COVID-19 cases, the first day since January the institute has reported more than 10,000 new infections. Health authorities have warned South Africa may be entering a fifth wave of infections driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants. South Africa has recorded…

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Bank of Central African States Urges CAR to Annul Bitcoin as Currency

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — The Cameroon-headquartered Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has urged the Central African Republic (CAR) to annul a law it passed in late April that made the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender. The bank warned in a letter made public last week that the move breached its rules and could affect monetary stability in…

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Ghana records highest inflation rate since 2004

By CGTN Africa According to the latest statistics, Ghana’s inflation rate reached 23.6 percent in April, the highest since 2004. Speaking at a regular press conference, the Government Statistician, Samuel Kobina said that the food inflation increased to 26.6 percent and the non-food inflation increased to 21.3 percent in April. Providing policy considerations for national and…

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‘There’s need for effective regulation in alcohol marketing’:WHO

By CGTN Africa Globally, 3 million people die each year as a result of harmful use of alcohol – one every 10 seconds – representing about 5 percent of all deaths. A disproportionate number of these alcohol–related deaths occur among younger people, with 13.5 percent of all deaths among those who are 20–39 years of age…