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According to the executive director of the United Nations AIDS agency, HIV infections could have a peak in the western and central regions of Africa due to the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic in health services. “We are seeing across countries, a decrease in people receiving prevention, a decrease in …

A report published by Unesco says filmmakers in at least 47 African countries are facing restrictions on what topics they are allowed to cover in their work. Subjects like LGBTQ rights, sex, religion, politics, conflict and ethnicity “are often better avoided when not completely banned”, the report says. It says …

Emmanuel Macron the French president said that Europe and the United States should urgently allocate 3% to 5% of their coronavirus vaccine supplies to developing countries where vaccination campaigns have scarcely begun. In an interview granted to the UK-based Financial Times newspaper, he said some African nations were having to …

Hundreds of migrants from Haiti, Cuba, Africa and India are stranded at camps in the Darien Gap near Panama’s border with Colombia. Some recount the horrific journey they made to reach the encampment area since it was not easy. Hundreds of migrants traveled from Africa to South America then through …

The African Union’s disease control body said on Thursday that it was not “walking away” from AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, after trial data showed it had greatly reduced efficacy against the coronavirus variant dominant in South Africa. Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong told a news conference that more work needed to …

The Choiseul 100 once again reveals the African young leaders. As every year, this important study realized by the Choiseul Institute reveals the figures of young people who make the continent smile. The study identifies and ranks the 200 young African leaders aged 40 and under who will play an …