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Monkeypox cases rise to 31 in Nigeria

By XINHUA Confirmed cases of monkeypox in Nigeria have risen to 31 as more cases were reported across the most populous African country, a report by health authorities said. In its latest monkeypox situation report, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country has recorded since January 110 suspected cases in total and 31…

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Ethiopia launches new COVID-19 vaccination drive as infection rates spike

By XINHUA The Ethiopian government has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign to boost the country’s vaccination rate and limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. State media reported Saturday that the number of infected people entering intensive care units has been increasing over the past month in Ethiopia citing State Minister of Health Dereje Duguma. Lax precautionary…

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BioNTech to soon start construction on mRNA vaccine factory in Rwanda

By Reuters COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said construction of an mRNA vaccine factory to enable African nations to jump-start their own manufacturing network would start on June 23 in Rwanda. The German company’s modular factory elements, to be assembled in Africa to so-called BioNTainers, would be delivered to the Kigali construction site by the end of 2022….

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Sadio Mane’s late penalty lifts Senegal past Rwanda in 2023 AFCON qualifier

By David Ochieng Mbewa Sadio Mane was Senegal’s hero once more as he scored a late goal to earn the Lions of Teranga a narrow 1-0 win against Rwanda in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday. The match was played at the Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade in Dakar with Rwanda designated as the…

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Monkeypox Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases; WHO Warns of ‘Real’ Risk

GENEVA — The risk of monkeypox becoming established in nonendemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than 1,000 cases confirmed in such countries. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was not recommending mass vaccination against the virus and added that no deaths had been reported from the…

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Egypt’s headline inflation quickens to 13.5% in May

By Reuters Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation accelerated to a slower-than-expected 13.5 percent year-on-year in May, data from the state statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Thursday. The inflation figure, up from 13.1 percent in April, fell short of a median forecast of 14.2 percent in a Reuters poll of 17 analysts. The increased inflation could impact…

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Kenya to begin exports of livestock products from Chinese-built port in 2023

By XINHUA Kenya will begin to export livestock products from the Chinese-built Lamu Port in 2023, a government official said Wednesday. Harry Kimtai, the principal secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the government has allocated 500 million shillings (4.27 million U.S. dollars) for…

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Sadio Mane Scores 98th-Minute Winner for Senegal in AFCON Qualifier

BYKEHINDE GIWA Sadio Mane scored a 98th-minute penalty in Senegal’s 1-0 win over Rwanda to keep the African champions unbeaten in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. The forward ended a dull match in Dakar, Senegal, by holding his nerve to drill home and finally break Rwanda’s resistance. The Liverpool forward, who has been linked with a move…

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Africa: Covid-19 Recoveries Across Continent Near 9.9 Million

As of June 8, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  11,757,022 while  301,428,973 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached  254,203 and  9,899,200 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases of  3,970,993 and  101,397 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (1,171,034) ,…

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World Bank warns of ‘stagflation’, reduces outlook for global economy

By CGTN Africa The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia’s action against Ukraine, the prospect of widespread food shortages and concerns about the potential return of “stagflation” — a toxic mix of high inflation and sluggish growth unseen for more than four decades. The 189-country anti-poverty agency predicted…

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