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North East Nigeria: COVID-19 Point of Entry Dashboard 68 (28 August – 03 September 2021)

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North East Nigeria: COVID-19 Point of Entry Dashboard 68 (28 August – 03 September 2021)

mngadmin September 7, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO),...

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African Union Makes Vaccine Deal for the Continent

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African Union Makes Vaccine Deal for the Continent

mngadmin September 3, 2021

The African Union has announced that Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines assembled in South Africa will no...

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WHO Official: Africa to Miss COVID Inoculation Goal Because of Vaccine Hoarding

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WHO Official: Africa to Miss COVID Inoculation Goal Because of Vaccine Hoarding

mngadmin September 2, 2021

GENEVA - The World Health Organization reports Africa will fail to reach the global target of vaccinating...

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Thousands of Zimbabwean Teachers Strike Over COVID-19 Concerns

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Thousands of Zimbabwean Teachers Strike Over COVID-19 Concerns

mngadmin September 1, 2021

HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe resumed in-classroom teaching this week, but thousands of teachers are protesting salaries that...

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Kenya Sets Up COVID-19 Vaccination Centers

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Kenya Sets Up COVID-19 Vaccination Centers

mngadmin August 30, 2021

Kenya is stepping up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign by setting up inoculation centers in public spaces like...

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Suspected Militants Kill 19 in Eastern Congo Village

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Suspected Militants Kill 19 in Eastern Congo Village

mngadmin August 30, 2021

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people in a raid on a village in eastern...

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DR Congo: Goma rallies to demand end to killing of journalists

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DR Congo: Goma rallies to demand end to killing of journalists

mngadmin August 29, 2021

GOMA (DR Congo)— Dressed in black, dozens of journalists gathered in Goma to pay tribute to fellow...

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Burkina Faso vows major security changes after deadly attack

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Burkina Faso vows major security changes after deadly attack

mngadmin August 29, 2021

OUAGADOUGOU— Burkina Faso said that it would overhaul its security forces to cope with a six-year militant...

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UN Chief: No Military Solution to Ethiopia Crisis

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UN Chief: No Military Solution to Ethiopia Crisis

mngadmin August 26, 2021

The U.N. secretary-general said Thursday that there is "no military solution" to Ethiopia's 10-month-old conflict, and he...

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WHO Says COVID-19 Wave ‘Stabilizing’ in Africa

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WHO Says COVID-19 Wave ‘Stabilizing’ in Africa

mngadmin August 26, 2021

A World Health Organization official said Thursday that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...

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African Governments Commit to Eradicating Poliovirus Type 2

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African Governments Commit to Eradicating Poliovirus Type 2

mngadmin August 26, 2021

African countries have committed to ending all forms of polio after cases of vaccine-derived polio increased...

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Gunman Kills 3 Police Officers, Security Guard in Dar es Salaam

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Gunman Kills 3 Police Officers, Security Guard in Dar es Salaam

mngadmin August 25, 2021

A heavily armed gunman fatally shot three police officers and a security guard in Tanzania's commercial capital,...

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