WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during a visit at Afrigen Formulation Facilities in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Moves by Moderna and BioNTech to make vaccines themselves in African countries signal that the companies aren’t considering licensing its technology to a third party for local manufacture.
Rwanda has fully re-opened the Gatatuna-Katuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse. Cyril Ndegeya/Anadolu Agency via
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Tension persists between the neighbours as Kampala is yet to address all of Kigali’s grievances.
Civilians try to escape from the town Irpin, near Kyiv, which has been heavily shelled in recent days.
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In 2005 the world decided it must take action to protect civilians from being targeted in war. In Ukraine frightened civilians are still waiting.
Mother and child fleeing fighting between DRC and rebels backed by Ugandan forces shelter at a refugee camp in Zambia in 2003.
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The case raises the question of what happens when a court that’s designed to keep international peace starts assigning crippling damage awards.
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E-payments make it easy for banks to keep trail of transactions because they are recorded in real time.
Kigali, Rwanda: In Rwanda there are various positions and groups that are responsible for aspects of governance and decision-making.
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Governance structures that provide opportunities for people to contribute to decision-making would also enhance people’s abilities to control important factors in their life.
Tasting coffee at the Good African Coffee company’s factory, in Kampala, Uganda.
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The experiences of all past successful late industrialisers tell us that experimentation with policies resulted in better outcomes.
Lydia Balidawa poses for a photo with a rehabilitated grey crowned crane at Uganda’s Pian Upe Game Reserve.
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The reduction of foreign tourism is an opportunity for Africans to experience many of the continent’s premier parks at a discount.
BioNTech Marburg is one of the largest manufacturing facilities producing mRNA vaccines in the world.
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For the first time, the drug substance, or active ingredient for a COVID-19 vaccine - in this case mRNA - will be manufactured on the continent.
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Why is Rwanda getting involved in Mozambique? What does the country stand to gain?
Military intervention by Rwanda and SADC only buys time for Mozambique to address lack of development in its northern region.
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Rwanda’s military intervention in Mozambique’s war against Islamic insurgents has included a request that Mozambique rein in Rwandan opposition members on its soil
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months makes more difference to a baby’s health and survival than any other intervention.
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Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding has increased across all countries but few are likely to meet the 2030 goal of 70%.
Rwanda’s president, Paul Kagame.
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A good image abroad affords many advantages to authoritarian leaders.
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The court has lived up to its promise in most cases, issuing some progressive and ground-breaking decisions and remedies.
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Cabo Delgado, following the terrorist attack in March.
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The maritime situation in Mozambique must not be allowed to emulate the maritime threats found off Nigeria, Somalia, and the rebel-held territories in Libya.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame meets Israel’s then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017.
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Most countries in Africa have chosen to separate the issue of the Palestinians from economic cooperation with Israel.
A road running through Kigali, Rwanda.
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These results emphasise the high significance of the transport sector in Kigali’s air pollution levels and the need for further action to address air pollution from the sector.
Technology has been key in tackling fraud.
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Countries have adopted a wide array of measures involving a proliferation of fraud agencies.
French president Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath on a mass grave at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on 27 May 2021.
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It will take time for Rwandans, especially those who suffered or witnessed the genocide, to trust France again.
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Gusimbuka athletes could jump very high, probably due to their inherent talent, which was recognised early and developed further.