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Omicron: five steps to avoid, 10 to take immediately

Shabir A. Madhi South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in…

New COVID-19 variant Omicron will be felt in countries where fewer are vaccinated

The new coronavirus variant seems highly transmissible, but the big question is whether it causes severe disease. Either way, poorer…

Bridging Africa’s health-care divide

While the United States and other rich countries in the Global North start to administer COVID-19 vaccination boosters, only 8.5%…

Africa’s shot at local pharma production

“Africa must begin to produce medicines for Africa, with raw material produced in Africa.”

Why COVAX is failing to halt the COVID-19 pandemic: here’s how to fix it

By Monica de Bolle The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently called for an accelerated global effort to distribute vaccines to…

Graça Machel: global solidarity on Covid disappeared once vaccines arrived

‘We have to be in solidarity; the impact of climate change will be in the developed world as well. We…

What’s driving vaccine hesitancy in Africa and how can we overcome it?

By Adaeze Aroh, Bola Asaolu and Chioma T. Okafor The World Health Organization-backed COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) scheme has…

Africa’s post-Covid-19 future: The role of innovation, technology and labour

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a golden opportunity for economies in Africa to transform their supply chains…

Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president

Hassan succeeds John Magufuli, who died after a two-week absence from public life

Covid-19: Start-up app connects healthcare value chain

To contain the spread of the coronavirus, many countries have restricted movement in the form of lockdowns. Epione.net, a start-up by…