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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/06/02/multimedia/02virus-briefing-africa-who2/02virus-briefing-africa-who2-moth-v2.jpg The World Health Organization expects the number of Covid-19 deaths in its Africa region to fall sharply this year, compared with 2021, the agency said on Thursday. The prediction was a hopeful one for the world’s least vaccinated continent, though it reflected a vast undercounting of past coronavirus infections and deaths in official tallies.…
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COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Summary During his first term, French President Emmanuel Macron sought to revitalize his country’s diplomatic outreach to countries throughout Africa. Some aspects of this pivot were designed to more directly address the legacy of French colonialism in Francophone countries. He also sensed that the growing stature of non-Western powers like China has given African counterparts…
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Following a recent agreement signed between the British and Rwandan governments on asylum seekers in the United Kingdom, several international aid agencies report that some asylum seekers in the UK have gone into hiding for fear of being sent to Rwanda. Under the agreement, people suspected of illegally entering the UK would be flown to…
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https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TaiwanArmy_001.jpg?w=270 President Joe Biden has yet again stated that if China attacked Taiwan to reunify what Beijing sees as a renegade province with the mainland, the United States would come to Taiwan’s military defense. White House staff has again followed up these off-the-cuff presidential comments with a “clarification” that in fact, strategic ambiguity remains American…
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https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/shutterstock_1030129660_small.jpg?w=270 The CFA franc zone, which encompasses 14 countries in francophone West and Central Africa bonded by French colonial heritage and common currency, is falling behind most developing countries in terms of per capita growth, private sector competitiveness, governance, human development, and poverty reduction. Such challenges have been exacerbated by recent increased external shocks such…
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https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1ee27d722a97861f890890773b9d944a57ab2596/0_671_3000_1799/master/3000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c81a86b41979c9f42b8fd3cd99ee4c7d Marshall plan: US aid to rebuild postwar Europe – archive, 1947 On 5 June 1947, secretary of state George Marshall put forward the idea of a European economic recovery plan to be financed by the US. See how the Guardian and Observer reported events Better use of US aid to Europe: “unite to plan…
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/05/23/world/00wagner-explainer‑1/00wagner-explainer-1-moth.jpg Best known for its mercenaries, the Wagner Group also mines diamonds, spreads disinformation and props up autocrats in an effort to grow Russia’s footprint. Mercenaries are enjoying a resurgence in Africa, hired to fight in some of the continent’s most intractable conflicts. Perhaps the most famous outfit is the Wagner Group, a nebulous network…
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BAMAKO, Mali — On the last Sunday in March before Ramadan, thousands of merchants and villagers filled the market of Moura, in central Mali, trading cattle in a vast pen and stocking up on spices and vegetables in the town’s sandy alleys. Suddenly, five low-flying helicopters thrummed overhead, some firing weapons and drawing gunfire in…
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