Children across much of Africa are to be vaccinated against malaria in a historic moment in the fight against the deadly disease. Malaria has been one of the biggest scourges on humanity for millennia and mostly kills babies and infants. Having a vaccine - after more than a century of trying - is among medicine's …
Africa: The Terrible Cost of Vaccine Inequality by Prinesha Naidoo
A crippling shortage of coronavirus vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa isn’t just a health risk, it’s having a major impact on economic growth. While richer countries roll out booster shots from their abundant supplies, only 3% of people in the region are fully inoculated. That risks the emergence of new, more virulent strains of Covid-19 that …
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As Anambra confronts an organised crime family by CHIDI ODINKALU
Andy and Chris Uba On 6 November, 2021, Anambra State, at 4,844 km² the second smallest state by landmass in Nigeria – Lagos State with 3,577 km² is the smallest – is scheduled to go to the polls to elect a new governor. Preceded by no campaigns or debate and defined by an orgy of mass murder, …
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“A day in the Life of Sue the Trump supporter…By Occupy Democrats
Karen Sue gets up at 6 a.m. and fills her coffeepot with water to prepare her morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With her first swallow of coffee, she takes her daily medication. Her medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal …
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‘The lights went out and the shooting started’: #EndSars protesters find no justice one year on by Emmanuel Akinwotu
In the face of government denial, four young people tell their stories. Shot, beaten and terrified, they speak of disillusionment, but also of hope. In October last year, thousands of mainly young Nigerians took to the streets to protest against police abuses, particularly among the now-disbanded brutal special anti-robbery squad (Sars) police unit. – Yet the …
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