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Shifting Focus: Starvation easy-fix problem; really?
Sierra Leone has pioneered one innovation: It is the first country in Africa to give all pregnant women multiple prenatal vitamins, in effect reducing...
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country...
25 Nov 2023 1:30 PM ISTMpox has been endemic in parts of central and west Africa for decades, where it mostly jumped into humans from infected rodents and caused limited...
Nigerian President Tinubu chosen as new West Africa bloc chief
10 July 2023 5:15 PM ISTWest African regional bloc ECOWAS has chosen Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as its new chairman at a time of deepening insecurity, including military...
WHO says very concerned at community spread of coronavirus in West...
30 April 2020 6:22 PM IST“We are very concerned about West Africa where we are seeing some community spread, in a significant number of countries compared with others,”...
Soldiers detain Guinea’s President, dissolve govt
7 Sept 2021 3:40 AM ISTMutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the...
India vows action, Cough syrup proved to be behind Gambia deaths
6 Oct 2022 8:23 PM ISTNaresh Kumar Goyal, a Maiden director, told Reuters it heard about the deaths only on Thursday morning and were trying to find out details. "We are...
Racing against time: Few months to prevent the next pandemic
26 Oct 2022 11:00 AM ISTAt the outset of every outbreak, a small window exists when response means the difference between containment and catastrophe. As the crisis wanes, a...
Nigeria’s election: What is at stake?
15 Feb 2023 3:00 PM ISTThe top issue for many Nigerian voters, however, is the overall threat of spreading insecurity in the country.