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Coronavirus-related death toll in Africa nears 50,000

November 24, 2020 The COVID-19 related death toll in the African continent has reached 49,412, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said. The continental disease control and...

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November 24, 2020 / Comments (0)

Health chief hails African leadership in coronavirus fight

September 23, 2020 The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has praised African leaders for supporting a joint continental strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. John Nkengasong told...

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September 23, 2020 / Comments (0)

AU, Caricom states to benefit from new Novartis, AU deal

September 2, 2020 African Union (AU) member states and countries in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) are the direct beneficiaries of a new collaboration by Novartis and the AU to...

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September 2, 2020 / Comments (0)

‘Aggressive action’ needed as Africa coronavirus cases pass 1m

August 12, 2020 “Aggressive and bold” action is needed as Africa’s coronavirus cases pass the one-million mark, according to the African Union (AU) body dealing with the pandemic. It says...

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August 12, 2020 / Comments (0)

WHO and Africa CDC form Covid-19 traditional remedy team

July 24, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) have formed a committee to advise and provide support into research into traditional remedies for...

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July 24, 2020 / Comments (0)

AU launches initiative in honour of Kofi Annan

May 27, 2020 The African Union (AU) has launched an initiative to honour the leadership role and contributions of former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, for the establishment of the Global Fund for...

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May 27, 2020 / Comments (0)