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08.09.2022 / 09:15

Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises - UN report

A United Nations report argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.

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Vaccinating on the Borderlands, Mali

With a population of just over 20 000, Ménaka is the largest outpost in the Malian southeast frontier with Niger.

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US aid worker, French journalist abducted nearly 2 years ago freed in West Africa

FILE - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou (not seen) at the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger, on March 16, 2023. (BOUREIMA HAMA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)NIAMEY, Niger - An American aid worker held by Islamic extremists in West Africa for more than six years and a French journalist abducted almost two years ago were both freed Monday, authorities said.They were brought together to Niger’s capital.

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COVID-19 vaccination is rising in many vulnerable African communities thanks to EU-funded, WHO-led project

In Niger, a COVID-19 vaccination team heads out into the countryside to reach people outside their clinic. ©WHO

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Sandya Ekneligoda among 25 women activists named to prestigious ‘BBC 100 Women 2022’

Colombo (News 1st) – Sri Lanka’s human rights campaigner Sandya Ekneligoda is among just 25 women activists worldwide who have been named to the prestigious ‘BBC 100 Women 2022’.Mrs. Ekneligoda has relentlessly campaigned for human rights in Sri Lanka since her husband, journalist Pradeep Ekneligoda who was himself an activist, disappeared in 2010.

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Donors making a difference: The European Union teams up with WHO to boost COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Africa

Jafarasa Sadat, the provincial lead of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, administers the last shot of the day to Jauado Alifa, a community leader at Malica, a settlement for internally displaced people in Mozambique. ©WHO

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WHO will most likely declare Monkeypox a global health emergency: Report

Reuters, quoting sources. The committee met on Thursday to moot the issue. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is responsible for making the final decision, has always gone with the committee's recommendation in the past. However, despite the lack of a majority opinion, he is seriously considering declaring the agency's highest level of alert for Monkeypox due to his concern about the urgency of the situation.

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Global COVID cases drop as pandemic disrupts routine US kids' vaccines

In its weekly snapshot of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that global cases dropped for the fourth straight week, with illness levels—as well as deaths—down in all regions.

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WHO provides support around the world to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control through vaccines and other critical measures

“Vaccines are a powerful tool that will help to bring the pandemic under control...”said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a recent event.

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Chadian rebels claim they have shot down military helicopter

N'DJAMENA – N'Rebels seeking to overthrow Chad's new transitional government claimed Thursday to have shot down a military helicopter, while the junta in power warned political opponents not to renew protests after violent demonstrations earlier in the week left at least six people dead.

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Manchester United defender Eric Bailly tests positive for Covid-19

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France, West Africa to step up counterterrorism efforts

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged West African leaders to step up efforts in the fight against Islamic extremists in the Sahel region both on the military and political fronts, with support from the international community.

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Court: Nigerian farmers can sue Shell in UK over pollution

LONDON – Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a group of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC in English courts over pollution in a region where the Anglo-Dutch energy giant has a subsidiary.

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Dutch court to rule in Nigerian farmers' case against Shell

THE HAGUE – A Dutch appeals court is delivering its judgment Friday in a long-running civil case in which four Nigerian farmers are seeking compensation and a cleanup from energy giant Shell for pollution caused by leaking oil pipelines in the Niger Delta.

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EU pledges $51 million as UN seeks $1 billion in Sahel aid

TANZANIA – The European Union on Tuesday will pledge 43.6 million euros ($51.5 million) to help meet emergency aid and food needs to three countries in Africa’s Sahel region, as the United Nations sought to raise $1 billion to tackle a humanitarian crisis there.The offer came as part of a virtual ministerial meeting -- hosted by Denmark, Germany, the European Union and the United Nations -- aimed at spotlighting one of the world’s fastest growing humanitarian crises in a region plagued by increasing conflict, weak governance, and a lack of development.“The EU’s pledge consists of 23.6 million euro in funding for humanitarian actions in Burkino Faso, Mali and Niger, and 20 million euro in development funding to address the food crisis

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UN hopes meeting will raise $1 billion for key Sahel nations

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WFP chief: Nobel Prize message to world not to forget Sahel

OUAGADOUGOU – The head of the World Food Program said winning the Nobel Peace Prize while he was visiting the impoverished and war-weakened Sahel was a message to the world that it should not forget the region.WFP Executive Director David Beasley spoke to reporters during a brief stop in Burkina Faso Friday, shortly after the agency won the Peace Prize for fighting hunger at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation.“The fact that I was in the Sahel when we received the announcement is really a message from above that, hey world with all the things going on around the world today please don’t forget about the people in the Sahel!" said Beasley, who was in neighbouring Niger when he heard

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At UN, Africa urges fiscal help against virus 'apocalypse'

JOHANNESBURG – African nations came out swinging on the third day of the United Nations annual gathering of world leaders Thursday, calling for dramatic fiscal measures to help economies survive the coronavirus pandemic — which one leader called the “fifth horseman of the apocalypse.”African countries estimate they need $100 billion in support annually for the next three years, pointing out it’s a fraction of the trillions of dollars some richer countries are using to revive their economies.Debt cancellation is needed to free up more resources to tackle the virus and its effects, including the fight against other deadly diseases like malaria and HIV, heads of state said.“We need to purely and simply cancel this debt,” said Niger’s

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The Latest: 'Bolder measures:' Africans seek help for virus

TANZANIA – The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):10 a.m.African nations have come out swinging on the third day of the United Nations annual gathering of world leaders, calling for dramatic fiscal measures to help the continent’s economies survive the coronavirus pandemic.

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S. Jaishankar, Saudi foreign minister hold talks

NEW DELHI : Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan on Monday, on a day the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) "upon the request of Pakistan" was to hold an emergency foreign ministers’ meeting on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.“A warm conversation wth #Saudi FM HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan.

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Inside Bombino's Ambitious Plans For a Professional Studio In Niger

Nearly a decade ago, singer-songwriter-guitarist Bombino told his longtime manager, Eric Herman, that he wanted to open a recording studio in his home country of Niger. “It is materially a very poor country,” says Herman. “It’s rare to find studios that would be up to world-standard in Africa in general.” Plus, since Bombino — who champions his Tuareg identity and culture in his lyrics — usually spends eight months of the year touring, Herman felt “it needed some sort of outside push to get going.”

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COVID-19 postpones, curtails multiple Canadian military missions

The Canadian Armed Forces is postponing the deployment of a warship and surveillance aircraft to help enforce United Nations‘ sanctions against North Korea because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Facing cancer, Greater Toronto Area mothers experiencing additional stress due to pandemic

An organization that provides much-needed childcare support to mothers with cancer across the Greater Toronto Area is being impacted by COVID-19.

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National parks are no safe haven for West African lions

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0