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Africa in the news: Sudan, COVID-19 vaccine, and political updates

Brookings Institution, HeadlineBy External Source February 27, 2021 Leave a comment

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1439703977_small.jpg?w=270Sudan devalues currency On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Sudan steeply devalued its currency to appeal to foreign donors and

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Côte d’Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment, in further boost for Africa

African News Review, Covid-19, Uncategorized, West AfricaBy External Source February 26, 2021 Leave a comment

Côte d’Ivoire received 504,000 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine on Friday making it the second African nation in a week to benefit from the first shipments of shots from the UN-backed global COVAX initiative, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.

Ghana receives first historic shipment of COVID-19 vaccinations from international COVAX facility

African News Review, Covid-19, Uncategorized, West AfricaBy External Source February 24, 2021 Leave a comment

Six hundred thousand doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine from the UN-partnered COVAX initiative have arrived in Ghana: a historic first for the international partnership to provide equitable innoculations for all.

Black News Channel continues to expand reach

Journalism, Journalism.org, Objectivity, Opinion, SpotlightBy External Source February 24, 2021 Leave a comment

February 24, 2021 This story, plus Al Jazeera launches conservative media platform, nonprofit news organizations continue to grow during

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Trump’s Damage to a Cold War Icon

Around the World, Covid-19, The Atlantic InternationalBy External Source February 23, 2021 Leave a comment

https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2021/02/Features_Trump_Broadcasting/lead_960.jpg Among the visible remnants of Donald Trump’s presidency is a blank patch of wall along a hallway a short

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UN calls on Somalia to hold delayed polls ‘as soon as possible’

African News Review, East Africa, UncategorizedBy External Source February 22, 2021 Leave a comment

UN envoy to country urges Somali leaders ‘to pull back from confrontation’ and reach a compromise on elections.

Who should pay for news online?

Around the World, UncategorizedBy External Source February 22, 2021 Leave a comment

Facebook blocked news content in Australia to protest against proposed payment law.

Africa’s data gap: Measuring the cost of not counting the dead

BBC News, Covid-19, FactCheckBy External Source February 21, 2021 Leave a comment

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Covid: WHO pleads with Tanzania to start reporting cases

African News Review, BBC NewsBy External Source February 21, 2021 Leave a comment

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The Populists Who Got COVID-19 Are a Warning for Democracy

https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2021/02/Atlantic_Covid_den_v1/lead_960.png“That’s exactly what he wanted. It’s not like people say he responded in a great way, but all he needed

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