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Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister of Germany, welcomes Jean-Yves Le Drian, Foreign Minister of France, for bilateral talks at the Schlossgut during the the summit of foreign ministers of the G7 Group of leading democratic economic powers at the Weissen

G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia

May 15, 2022
The Group of Seven leading economies warned Saturday that the war in Ukraine is stoking a global food and energy crisis which threatens poor countries.
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Goats and Soda
A health worker vaccinates a Kenyan child with the world's first malaria vaccine. Kenya has given at least one dose to 300,000 children so far.

First malaria vaccine hits 1 million dose milestone — although it has its shortcomings

May 13, 2022
The vaccine couldn't have come at a more critical time, with a surge in cases and deaths from malaria during the pandemic. But its efficacy — and its schedule — are far from ideal.
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Goats and Soda

Men — especially from rich countries — still fill the boards of global health groups

Apr 08, 2022
That's the finding in a new study from Global Health 50/50. They report that some progress has been made. But the statistics are, as one woman global health leader puts it, "shocking."
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Goats and Soda
South African actress Khanyi Mbau, one of the stars of Netflix's new original reality show set in Africa, <em>Young, Famous & African. </em>

Opinion: 5 Things I'd change about Netflix's 'Young, Famous & African'

Apr 05, 2022
If Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor could have a hand in creating another season of the reality show, he'd ditch the 'Real Housewives' drama and get the cast to talk about COVID vaccines.
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Goats and Soda

The goal: Vaccinate 70% of the world against COVID. Scientists are proposing a reboot

Mar 14, 2022
As the world enters the pandemic's 3rd year, some ask whether the 70% vaccination goal set by WHO and the Biden administration could in fact be detrimental. Also: See our map of global progress.
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Africa
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the first woman to lead the the World Health Organization's regional Africa office, sits in her office in Brazzaville, Congo on Feb. 8, 2022.

WHO Africa's 1st woman leader helps continent fight COVID

Mar 09, 2022
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has become one of the world's most compelling voices urging better consideration of Africa's people — especially women.
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Goats and Soda
Testing blood for malaria at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Malawi.

Drug-resistant malaria is emerging in Africa. Doctors are worried — yet hopeful

Feb 06, 2022
Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without better surveillance, experts say it is hard to track the threat.
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Africa
A Tigray People's Liberation Front fighter poses in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30, 2021.

Social media misinformation stokes a worsening civil war in Ethiopia

Oct 15, 2021
In Ethiopia, old ethnic tensions are being incited in new ways. And that means the bloody civil war may be entering an even more destructive phase.
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The vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The White House says Thursday that the U.S. will commit 17 million additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union.

United States commits another 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union

Oct 14, 2021
The U.S. donation from its domestic supplies comes on top of the 50 million doses previously donated to Africa, which world health officials say is 500 million doses short of its goal.
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Goats and Soda
Angeline Murimirwa, executive director of the girls' education group Camfed in Africa, at a pub in Oxford, England, in 2018. In August, Camfed was awarded the $2.5 million 2021 Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

Whatever Happened To ... The Woman Whose Mission Is To Get African Girls In School?

Sep 09, 2021
Angeline Murimirwa leads Camfed, a group that has given scholarships to 4.8 million girls in Africa. And now the group has been awarded the $2.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
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World
A farm worker grades and treats rooibos tea leaves before packaging in the Clanwilliam district of South Africa in 2017.

Rooibos Tea Is Africa's First Food To Join The EU's List Of Protected Products

Jul 28, 2021
Rooibos joins France's Champagne, Greece's feta cheese and Colombian coffee on the list. The tea is said to have numerous health benefits.
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Residents wait to register at a mass vaccination site in Johannesburg on July 8.

The Downs And Ups Of Africa's Current COVID Surge

Jul 23, 2021
The World Health Organization has reported a downturn after 8 weeks of increasing cases. But the good news comes with a large dose of caution.
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Goats and Soda
Health workers arrive in a tuk-tuk to administer doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to elderly citizens in their homes in Lima, Peru, in April.

It's A Tricky Balancing Act For Countries Awaiting Vaccine Doses

Jul 05, 2021
They have to figure out how to distribute the vaccines — and keep their citizens interested in getting their jab — without knowing when supplies will arrive.
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Covishield is the brand name used for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured in India's Serum Institute, administered to millions of people, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. It's not on the list of approved vaccines for the Europ

Opinion: I'm Nigerian. I'm Vaccinated. Europe Won't Let Me In

Jun 30, 2021
Europe lists four approved vaccines for travelers. There's an omission that makes Nigerian physician Ifeanyi Nsofor feel invisible — and disappointed.
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Goats and Soda
An untitled photo from 1956-57.

How The Sewing Machine Gave Power — And Fashion Cred — To African Women

May 13, 2021
In 'The African Lookbook,' Catherine McKinley bends, stretches and tears the fabric of what mainstream history has been telling us about African women in the clothing industry.
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Africa
Firefighters douse the destroyed Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the university, forcing the evacuation of students.

Fast-Moving Fire On Table Mountain Destroys South African Landmarks, History

Apr 19, 2021
A fire spread from Table Mountain National Park to the University of Cape Town, where collections were destroyed at the Jagger Library.
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Goats and Soda
Burna Boy accepted the Best Global Music Album award for 'Twice as Tall' from Chika at the Grammy awards on March 14. His <a href="https://youtu.be/Kx68g1rLbbU" data-key="179">acceptance speech</a> was dedicated to all of Africa.

Grammy Winner Burna Boy Makes Music — And Social Noise

Mar 17, 2021
In Nigeria, Burna Boy is known as much for his social crusading as he is for his Afro-fusion style music.
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Goats and Soda

13 Things I Did (And Did Not) Love About 'Coming 2 America': An African Perspective

Mar 13, 2021
Our Nigerian critic wants you to know: We Africans do not see wild animals in our backyards! Women are allowed to own businesses! But I did admire the awesome head-ties — and powerful princesses!
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Goats and Soda

Africa's Hit Science Show For Kids Is Coming To The U.S.

Feb 05, 2021
African TV execs say it's unlike any show for kids that's been produced and broadcast on the continent — especially with its focus on women presenters and scientists.
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Goats and Soda

Opinion: Why I'm An Invisible Man In The Global Vaccine Campaign

Jan 26, 2021
Nigerian physician Ifeanyi Nsofor writes: "I was elated when the first COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective. ...My joy was cut short when richer Western nations began buying up the vaccine doses."
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Goats and Soda
Students rehearse a poem that they will recite at an event advocating against female genital mutilation at the Imbirikani Girls High School in Kenya.

Is The Pandemic Causing A Surge In Female Genital Mutilation?

Jan 05, 2021
Kenya's president pledged to stamp out the practice by 2022. But since the pandemic began, activists say more girls are being cut — and married off afterward.
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Goats and Soda
A female <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquito feeds on human skin.

Why Does A Virus Cause Problems In One Region But Not Another? A Study Offers Insight

Nov 20, 2020
In 2015, the mosquito-borne virus Zika exploded in South America. Health experts predicted it would erupt in Africa. But a major outbreak never happened. Now scientists think they understand why.
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Goats and Soda
An oral polio vaccine, which contains weakened live virus, is administered in a health enter in Togo. Africa has declared that wild polio has been eradicated, but a relatively small number of cases of vaccine-derived polio persist.

Africa Declares Wild Polio Is Wiped Out — Yet It Persists In Vaccine-Derived Cases

Aug 25, 2020
The Kick Polio Out of Africa Campaign began in 1996. This week, the World Health Organization announced that wild polio has been eradicated — although there is a caveat.
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Goats and Soda
Beyoncé puts a conversation about Africa on the front line with her visual album <em>Black Is King</em>, which premiered on Disney+.

Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'

Aug 07, 2020
Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar's movie-length music video — and to criticism from other Africans.
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Goats and Soda
A swarm of desert locusts flies above trees in a Kenyan village. Hundreds of millions of the insects have arrived in Kenya, where they're destroying farmland.

Locusts Are A Plague Of Biblical Scope In 2020. Why? And ... What Are They Exactly?

Jun 14, 2020
They're swarming in gargantuan numbers in parts of Africa and South Asia — and posing a major threat to food supply. If you have questions about these insects, we have answers.

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