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Dozens of firms to make cheap version of Merck COVID pill for poorer nations

Nearly 30 generic drugmakers in Asia, Africa and the Middle East will make cheap versions of Merck Co's COVID-19 pill, under a landmark U.N.-backed deal to give poorer nations wider access to a drug seen as a weapon in fighting the pandemic.

Reuters

S.Africans intrigued by Desmond Tutu's choice of aquamation

Anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu's choice of aquamation over cremation or traditional burial came as a surprise to some South Africans, while others were impressed by this environmentally conscious move.

Reuters

How Facebook took over the internet in Africa – and changed everything

Western users are logging off, but across the continent the social media company is indispensable for everything from running a business to sourcing vaccines. How did it become inescapable?

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UK seeks closer investment ties with Africa

Deeper economic links with the region are a key part of the Global Britain agenda, but the government has slashed its aid budget for the continent

The Independent UK

AFRICOM: Al-Qaeda, ISIS Unity Efforts Threaten Lake Chad Basin

Last year, the US withdrawal from wars in Somalia and Afghanistan turned attention to other theaters of conflicts around the world to see if they, in turn, would witness similar US regression. Such a scenario poses risks threatening the fall of regimes and the growth of the influence of extremist…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

Egypt 1-0 Sudan: Africa Cup of Nations – as it happened

Egypt beat Sudan to ensure their progress to the knockout stages, finishing second behind Nigeria in Group D after another laboured performance

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The Fiver: Comoros and an Africa Cup of Nations upset for the ages

In today’s Fiver: Our new favourite football team, Mikel Arteta bites back and a new role for Boris Johnson?

The Guardian - UK

Ghana faces scourge of textile pollution

In Ghana, second-hand clothes once worn by Westerners are polluting ecosystems and causing significant public health problems. Every day, 160 tonnes of clothes arrive in the country: garments that were donated to charities in Europe or the US and are sent to Africa by recycling companies. An entire economy is…

France 24

South African president launches vaccine manufacturing plant

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened a new vaccine manufacturing facility that he says will boost the country’s capacity to make its own inoculations for diseases including COVID-19

The Independent UK

How COVID gave African countries the opportunity to improve public health

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested Africa’s public healthcare systems. It exposed weaknesses, gaps and inequalities – but also some potential solutions.

The Conversation

African cities, COVID and climate: public knowledge on urban planning is needed

African cities are rapidly urbanising and already experiencing considerable negative impacts of urbanisation. The production of urban spaces in African cities is frequently characterised as unsustainable.

The Conversation

WHO Counts 18 Million Virus Cases Last Week as Omicron Slows

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant's spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Love Songs of WEB Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers review – an exceptional debut

This account of an African American family’s journey across centuries, from slavery to present times, engages deeply with history

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Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 10

An all-female team officiated at the match between Guinea and Zimbabwe in Yaoundé. The Confederation of African Football was proud of the first. Zimbabwe also had something to cheer. Likewise Comoros.

Daily Mirror

Comoros' dressing room party scenes after dumping out Ghana and making AFCON history

Comoros scored their first ever goal and recorded their maiden win at this year's Africa Cup of Nations tournament in dramatic fashion by beating four-time champions Ghana 3-2

The Conversation

Kwasi Wiredu cleared the way for modern African philosophy

Kwasi Wiredu, often called the greatest living African philosopher, passed on 6 January 2022 in the US at the age of 90.

The Guardian - UK

Malawi 0-0 Senegal: Africa Cup of Nations – as it happened

Senegal struggled to convince in a goalless draw with impressive Malawi, but still go through as group B winners after surviving a penalty scare

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Bangkok Post

Debunking the endgame theory

Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 adapts for survival. First identified in South Africa in November, the new variant of concern, Omicron, has now swept across the world. It carries a large number of mutations, including those on the spike protein, which are thought to increase transmissibility. However, studies have found that…

The Hindu

Algeria stunned by Equatorial Guinea

Defending champion in danger of early exit from Africa Cup of Nations

The Conversation

Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks

Africa has 357 airlines, the top 10 of which carried more than 60% of traffic. This reflects the fact that many airlines on the continent are very small: some have as few as two aircraft. Between them the airlines carried 95 million passengers in 2019, according to Routes, an online…

LiveScience

Elephants: Facts about Earth's largest living land animals

Discover interesting facts about elephants, the highly intelligent and social animals that roam Africa and Asia.

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