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Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vaccinated against the virus, with over 80 million vaccine doses administered over the past year, said the World Health …

AfCFTA is the flagship program of Agenda 2063 of the African Union. It aims to boost intra-African trade in goods and services Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Africa cannot afford failing to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Amid multiple financial, health and climate crises affecting the African continent, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has urged African countries to introduce pro-poor and inclusive recovery efforts to foster economic transformation. The urgent call was made by UNECA Acting Executive Secretary Antonio …

The continent will be responsible for over 11% of all gas supplies by 2050, study finds. Johannesburg, South Africa | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s gas share in the global market will increase to over 11% of all gas supplies by 2050, according to a report by Gas Exporting Countries Forum …

It requires understanding of challenges, clear vision for meeting them, and commitment to solutions COMMENT | Safia Boly and Omid Kassiri | The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by supply-chain disruptions and surging inflation, has highlighted the fragilities of Africa’s food systems, leading to a 60% increase in hunger across the continent in 2020 …

They could be a path to higher education in African countries but awareness is low COMMENT | Mphoentle Puleng Modise | Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the largest regions in the world and has the lowest rates of participation in higher education anywhere in the world. The World Bank reported in 2020 …

Local content and lower subscription rates create a competitive market Kampala, Uganda | CONRAD ONYANGO | Africa’s pay television industry is projected to add 16 million new viewers over the next five years as top players step up the battle for compelling and affordable local content. Between 2022 and 2028, the continent’s …

United Nations | Xinhua | Unemployment is the leading factor driving people in sub-Saharan Africa to join violent extremist groups, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released Tuesday. The report, entitled Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement, underscores the importance of economic factors as …

Western lenders for long have not been put on the spotlight for debt relief because they successfully managed to dupe the world that it’s only Chinese lenders that pose a threat to Africa Beijing, China | Xinhua | Like many senior U.S. officials who have visited Africa, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet …

Used as cannon fodder by Russia Wagner mercenaries COVER STORY | AGENCIES | Hundreds wailed as the body of a 33-year-old Tanzanian man, Nemes Tarimo, who was killed fighting in Ukraine as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s `Shadow Army’; the Wagner Group mercenaries, was on Jan. 24 returned home for …