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More than half of Kenya’s entire GDP is now transacted on this African fintech app
Finance

More than half of Kenya’s entire GDP is now transacted on this African fintech app

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March 8, 2022
A research trainee works in Afrigen’s biotechnology lab in Cape Town, South Africa
Health

The WHO’s mRNA technology is heading to Asia and Europe, just weeks after its first COVID-19 vaccine prototype was unveiled

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February 23, 2022
BioNTech's BioNTainer concept for a modular vaccine production facility.
Health

Pfizer partner BioNTech unveils container-based COVID vaccine factories that could start manufacturing doses in Africa this year

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February 16, 2022
This CEO has universal internet access for a connected Africa at the top of his to-do list
Leadership

This CEO has universal internet access for a connected Africa at the top of his to-do list

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February 10, 2022
A technician uses a microscope to inspect samples during Covid-19 antibody neutralization testing in a laboratory at the African Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021.
Health

Leading South African COVID scientist accuses West of racism over skeptical response to country’s Omicron research

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January 21, 2022
A woman gets a COVID test in North Miami
Health

Where the Omicron wave has already peaked, and where infection rates may start dropping soon

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January 14, 2022
Omicron causes less severe illness even in the unvaccinated, South Africa study says
Health

Omicron causes less severe illness even in the unvaccinated, South Africa study says

By Antony Sguazzin and Bloomberg
January 14, 2022
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day of trading in the new year on January 03, 2022 in New York City.
Newsletters

There’s strong disagreement about how 2022 will play out in the markets

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January 5, 2022
Omicron hospitalizing ‘significantly fewer’ vulnerable people than Delta, major South Africa health care network says
Health

Omicron hospitalizing ‘significantly fewer’ vulnerable people than Delta, major South Africa health care network says

By Loni Prinsloo and Bloomberg
December 31, 2021
South Africa’s government thinks the country’s Omicron wave may have already peaked as it lifts a night-time curfew
International

South Africa’s government thinks the country’s Omicron wave may have already peaked as it lifts a night-time curfew

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December 31, 2021
Photo of Dr. Mike Ryan, WHO health emergencies program director.
Health

WHO to world: Don’t be so confident that Omicron is less dangerous

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December 30, 2021
Omicron could make the world more resistant to Delta COVID strain, South Africa study says
Health

Omicron could make the world more resistant to Delta COVID strain, South Africa study says

By Prinesha Naidoo, Janice Kew and Bloomberg
December 28, 2021
From U.S. midterms to the heart of Europe: A year of election craziness poses major global risks in 2022
Politics

From U.S. midterms to the heart of Europe: A year of election craziness poses major global risks in 2022

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December 26, 2021
U.S. will lift the travel ban on southern African nations next week

U.S. will lift the travel ban on southern African nations next week

By Ashraf Khalil and The Associated Press
December 24, 2021
Members of the public, some wearing face coverings to help combat the spread of Covid-19, walk past a sign reading "Stay Safe" on Regent Street in London on December 21, 2021.
Health

3 studies now suggest Omicron is milder than the Delta COVID variant

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December 23, 2021

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