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Eswatini: Act now for safe and respectful childbirth! World patient safety...

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Download logoThe Kingdom of Eswatini joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Patient Safety Day 2021. The country has been commemorating this...

South Sudan: African Union Disappoints on Justice

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The African Union Commission’s failure to advance justice for the countless victims of atrocities in South Sudan raises concerns about the regional body’s commitment...

DR Congo: New Findings on Prison Mass Rape

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Download logoDemocratic Republic of Congo authorities have made no apparent progress investigating the September 2020 prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi, Human Rights...

Coronavirus: South Sudan receives its first consignment of Johnson & Johnson...

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South Sudan received its first consignment of 152,950 doses of the Johnson & Johnson ‘Janssen’ COVID-19 vaccines today. These single dose Johnson & Johnson...

Video News Release: WHO Africa Online Briefing

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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6C4g3CMiHBQDistributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa. Source South Africa Today Africa – Central Africa Congo News

Mozambique: Civilians Prevented from Fleeing Fighting

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The Mozambican government should immediately assist civilians to move to safer areas. These civilians are trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado province, Human Rights Watch said...

Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

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Download logoGuinea today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days—two incubation periods,...

Mozambique government retakes key town from militants

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Mozambican and Rwandan government forces have taken control of Mocimboa da Praia in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province. The town had been controlled by an armed group linked...

Coronavirus: Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall in 2021

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Download logoAs the COVAX Facility is forced to slash planned COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Africa by around 150 million this year, the continent faces...

Ethiopia: Ethnic Tigrayans Forcibly Disappeared

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Ethiopian authorities since late June 2021 have arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, and committed other abuses against ethnic Tigrayans in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The authorities...