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Infographics: The Catastrophic Effects Of Flooding in Chad
Since the start of the rainy season, above-normal rainfall has left vast areas of Chad submerged under water. Aid groups and the state’s weather agency have revealed that many people have been forced out of their homes as parts of the country are now only accessible through boats. In N’Djamena, the country’s capital, families have…
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Special Report: Here is Why Children Are Dying Every Day In Somalia
For five years now, the Horn of Africa has been hit by consecutive failed rainy seasons, leading to one of the worst famines experienced in these regions in a decade. The famine is destroying crops and driving the cost of food out of reach of many. In Somalia alone, 7 million people (out of a…
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Death Toll Rise To 89 As Seasonal Flood Continue In Sudan
In Sudan, the rainy season usually starts in June and lasts until the end of September, with floods peaking in August and September. This year is no different. New reports have shown torrential rains hit Sudan at the start of the rainy season, causing a number of casualties. The death toll from flash floods in…
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Japan Joins Investment Pool, Pledges $30 Billion in Aid for Africa
Japan has joined other countries like China and Russia to compete in Africa’s investment market. The country recently pledged $30 billion in aid for development in Africa, saying it wants to work more closely with the continent. At the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) held in Tunisia, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said…
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Debt Relief: Is China Considering Blanket Forfeiture Of Africa’s Debt?
Shortly after Covid-19’s destructive impact on the global economy, the Russian invasion hit the world, further worsening the economic outlook for vulnerable economies. Africa, already drowning in debt is left with no choice but to borrow more if it must survive these challenging times. According to the African Development Bank Group (AFDB), economic disruptions stemming…
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Africa Receives First Grain Shipment From Ukraine Since Russian Invasion
The United Nations has announced that a chartered ship loaded with Ukrainian wheat for millions at risk of starvation in Ethiopia has arrived in Djibouti. The bulk carrier, MV Brave Commander, which is carrying 23,000 tonnes of grain, docked in the Horn of Africa port city on Tuesday, two weeks after leaving a Black Sea…
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What You Need To Know About The Highly Infectious Marburg Virus
On Monday, Ghana’s Ministry of Health officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus after two people who later died tested positive for the virus in the first week of the month. As expected, the recent detection has driven speculations on if the virus originates from Africa and how high or low its fatality rate is. Here…
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Should You Be Worried About The New Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria?
As the world slowly eases restrictions and adjusts to life post-covid, countries have recorded new frightening cases of the coronavirus. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), about 144 cases of covid-19 were recorded from August 14 to 15, 2022. On its official website on Tuesday, the NCDC stated that out of the…
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Is West Africa At Risk Of A Reemergence Of The Ebola Virus?
On Monday, August 21, 2022, the National Institute for Biomedical Research in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced a new case of Ebola virus infection in the country. The new case confirmed in the city of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, comes barely a month after the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the…
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How Bad Is Nigeria’s Unemployment Rate In 2022?
At the beginning of the year, Statista released a report forecasting the unemployment rate in Nigeria for 2022. The report estimated the unemployment rate in the year at nearly 33%, a 0.5 increase from the previous year at 32.5%. This data has been recycled in other reports on unemployment in Nigeria even though the recent…