Africa

South Africa changes course on vaccine rollout after disappointing study

February 12, 2021

The government has secured 9 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine instead, which researchers have said is effective against moderate and severe forms of the coronavirus new variants. They have also secured millions more from the global COVAX and Pfizer.

Conflict

Tigray region faces deteriorating crisis 3 months into conflict

The World

February 08, 2021

Over 60,000 Ethiopians have fled to neighboring Sudan and the millions that remain now face a worsening humanitarian crisis.

COVID-19

In Zimbabwe, a talk therapy program trains 'grandmothers' to lend a supportive ear

The World

February 08, 2021

Friendship Bench pairs older women with anxious or depressed clients for talk therapy sessions. During the pandemic, the program has adapted its approach to offer mental health services online and in socially distant meetups.

Lifestyle & Belief

Joe Biden has called for unity. The African concept of Ubuntu offers a path.

Living on Earth

February 08, 2021

South African physician and anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele explains how the African concept of Ubuntu can bring communities together and support individuals at the same time.

Food

A fufu TikTok trend introduces millions to a West African staple

The World

February 04, 2021

“Foodie TikTok,” as it’s called, has rallied around a West African dish called fufu — a soft, spongy, stretchy dough that's one of the most common foods in the region.

COVID-19

Global leaders cannot treat COVID-19 vaccines as 'apartheid,' says former Liberian president

The World

February 04, 2021

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a co-chair of an independent panel reviewing the WHO's response to COVID-19, expressed concerns about COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plans. She tells The World's Marco Werman that vaccine inequities could delay rollouts in poorer countries.

COVID-19

How India’s Serum Institute became a COVID-19 vaccine powerhouse

The World

February 04, 2021

As the world’s largest maker of low-cost vaccines, the institute finds itself in the middle of an uphill battle to vaccinate the world against COVID-19.

After Museveni wins presidency, Ugandans gradually return to preelection normal

The World

January 19, 2021

People who had left Kampala, either out of fear of postelection violence or to vote in their rural homes, have begun to return to the city.

Refugees

From Sudan, Ethiopian refugees tell their stories

The World

January 05, 2021

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claimed that no civilians were killed in weeks of active military operations in northern Tigray. Many Ethiopian refugees in Sudan told The World otherwise.

Health & Medicine

Demographics, preparedness may explain Africa's low COVID-19 fatality rates

Living on Earth

December 28, 2020

BBC Africa reporter Andrew Harding speculates on the reasons why Africa's overall COVID-19 fatality rates have been so low compared to the rest of the world.

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