Day: August 26, 2021

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African Governments Commit to Eradicating Poliovirus Type 2

African countries have committed to ending all forms of polio after cases of vaccine-derived polio increased last year, partly because of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Africa had been declared free of the wild poliovirus, after...
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WHO Says COVID-19 Wave ‘Stabilizing’ in Africa

A World Health Organization official said Thursday that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent appeared to be stabilizing, but numbers of infections are still very high, with almost 248,000 new cases reported in the past week alone. D...
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UN Chief: No Military Solution to Ethiopia Crisis

The U.N. secretary-general said Thursday that there is "no military solution" to Ethiopia's 10-month-old conflict, and he urged the parties to stop fighting and open a dialogue."In every sense, the future of Ethiopia is at stake," Antonio Guterres told...
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