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African growth potential in a polycrisis world
The global economy faces a perfect storm of stubborn inflation, high interest rates in key economies, trade wars, supply chain difficulties and fallout ...
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Nigeria: New government must ensure Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta oil business does not worsen human rights abuses
Nigeria’s new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell’s planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, ...
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Global vaccine alliance outlines path to sustainable cholera vaccine supply
Global oral cholera vaccine (OCV) supply could enable largescale preventive vaccination by 2026 – but urgent action is needed to achieve this goal. ...
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Osun: au revoir, IleriOluwa; et tu, TOP?
By Abiodun Komolafe There is an unraveling mystery about the Nigerian press. The custodian of this value is clearly misunderstood and misused in ...
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Investment in needle free vaccines could significantly reduce infectious disease
Positive results announced by Micron Biomedical earlier this week stated that a measles and rubella vaccine patch has completed a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. These are ...
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Commonwealth countries convene to drive forward clean energy agenda
Representatives from up to 56 Commonwealth nations, spanning Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Pacific and Europe, will gather in London from 24th to 26th ...
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Ecobank approves all resolutions at 35th AGM and EGM
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with a presence in 35 African countries, held its ...
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SMBC Group announces “No Current Involvement” in East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group) reportedly said that it is “not currently involved” in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a ...
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DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded executions drop in Sub-Sharan Africa as global numbers skyrocket to highest figure in five years
Highest number of judicial executions recorded globally since 2017 81 people executed in a single day in Saudi Arabia Recorded executions dropped by ...
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Zimbabwe commits to implementing key reforms to resolve debt burden, end 21 years of sanctions
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reassured development partners and creditors that his government is committed to the implementation of key reforms critical to ...
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Amidst crises, Malawi showcases resilience with major vaccination push
Malawi becomes the third African country to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into routine immunisation as Ministry of Health and partners collaborate to ...
