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A doctor administers an mpox vaccine in Congo
Lifestyle

Congo received its first 100,000 mpox vaccine doses—now it just needs 2.9 million more to end the outbreak

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September 5, 2024
Xi Jinping promises $51 billion in financing and a million new jobs for Africa in China’s biggest summit since COVID
Finance

Xi Jinping promises $51 billion in financing and a million new jobs for Africa in China’s biggest summit since COVID

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September 5, 2024
Photo of Jonathan Bloomer
Finance

Yacht tragedy forces Morgan Stanley to find new international chair even as grief is fresh

By
September 3, 2024
I lead a major bank in Kenya. Here’s why we invest in Africa’s women entrepreneurs
Commentary

I lead a major bank in Kenya. Here’s why we invest in Africa’s women entrepreneurs

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August 22, 2024
Medical personnel prepares a syringe with the vaccine against smallpox and monkeypox at Checkpoint Bln in Berlin, Germany on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Health

France to donate 100,000 mpox vaccines as nation prepares for outbreak at home

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August 21, 2024
Bavarian Nordic gearing up to produce 10 million doses of mpox vaccine as ‘further imported cases’ in Europe are coming, WHO warns
Health

Bavarian Nordic gearing up to produce 10 million doses of mpox vaccine as ‘further imported cases’ in Europe are coming, WHO warns

By Camille Bas-Wohlert, Marthe Bosuandole and AFP
August 16, 2024
Shares in Danish mpox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic soar 12% as WHO declares a global health emergency
Health

Shares in Danish mpox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic soar 12% as WHO declares a global health emergency

By
August 15, 2024
Manuel Chang
Finance

Mozambican ex-finance minister convicted in $2 billion tuna kickback scandal

By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press
August 8, 2024
Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame
Environment

Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame

By Evelyne Musambi and The Associated Press
July 24, 2024
Sergey Brin is using money from selling his Tesla shares to bankroll a startup developing hallucinogenic mental-health treatments
Health

Sergey Brin is using money from selling his Tesla shares to bankroll a startup developing hallucinogenic mental-health treatments

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July 23, 2024
Chinese EV battery makers are building huge factories in Morocco to cash in on U.S. electric vehicle subsidies
Finance

Chinese EV battery makers are building huge factories in Morocco to cash in on U.S. electric vehicle subsidies

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press
July 3, 2024
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stands in a suit behind a podium, frowning.
Finance

Africa loses 20,000 millionaires in 10 years as the wealthy flee the continent—or stay and watch their riches melt away

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June 7, 2024
UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty
Politics

UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty

By Chinedu Asadu and The Associated Press
June 6, 2024
Cyril Ramaphosa casts ballot
Politics

The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority, signaling first-ever coalition government to come

By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome and The Associated Press
June 1, 2024
Africa is a wide open market for smartphone firms but new users face risks: ‘Tech can be used for awful things’
Tech

Africa is a wide open market for smartphone firms but new users face risks: ‘Tech can be used for awful things’

By Francis Kokutse, Jack Thompson and The Associated Press
May 20, 2024

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