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Rife COVID-19 variants fuel Africa’s surging wave

Rife COVID-19 variants fuel Africa’s surging wave

Brazzaville - As COVID-19 case numbers in Africa climb faster than…
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Africa faces steepest COVID-19 surge yet

Africa faces steepest COVID-19 surge yet

Brazzaville, 24 June 2021 – Africa is facing a fast-surging third…
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Vaccination boosts Sierra Leone’s Ebola prevention

Vaccination boosts Sierra Leone’s Ebola prevention

Freetown, 21 June 2021 – While the 2014–2016 deadly Ebola outbreak in…
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COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, near first wave peak

COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, near first wave peak

Brazzaville – COVID-19 cases in Africa are surging by over 20% week-…
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Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

“I didn’t think that I could get COVID out here in my village,” says…
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Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal

Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal

Brazzaville – As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week…
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Over 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Angola

Over 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Angola

Angola has reached the milestone of more than 1 million doses of…
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Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities

Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities

Brazzaville – As the risk of a surge in COVID-19 cases increases,…
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Key tool to aid Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine financing

Key tool to aid Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine financing

 Financial planning is crucial for Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout…
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Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Brazzaville – Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-…
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