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Africa: Governance Matters – How Can Transparency Lead to Real Accountability in the Extractives Sector in Africa

[ad_1] Extractive resources are different from other resources in many ways. To begin with, extractive resources (petroleum, minerals, etc.) are strategic and can even make advanced countries such as Japan depend on less developed countries like Angola and Algeria. In addition, the difference between the cost per unit of extractive resource production and their prices […]
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Namibia: GoFundMe Campaign for ‘Poisoned’ Fishrot Whistleblower

[ad_1] America and European whistleblower organisations yesterday launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds towards the medical treatment of Fishrot whistleblower Jóhannes Stefánsson. Pictures of Stefánsson with a bloated face recently appeared in an international news article, where he alleged that he has been poisoned and his appearance is a result of the poison symptoms. […]
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Africa: What Role Can South-South Cooperation Play in Post Covid-19 Recovery?

[ad_1] Beijing — Five years ago, at the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations, world leaders adopted the ambitious Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The Agenda was to be accomplished through the achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: eradicating poverty, ending hunger, addressing climate change – just to name a […]
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Africa: Covid-19 Oxygen Emergency Impacting More Than Half a Million People in Low – and Middle-Income Countries Every Day, As Demand Surges

[ad_1] More than half a million COVID-19 patients in LMICs estimated to need oxygen treatment every day. New assessments show US$90 million immediate funding required to meet urgent need in up to 20 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Unitaid and Wellcome will make an immediate contribution of up to US$20 million in total for the […]
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Africa: First Covid-19 COVAX Vaccine Doses Administered in Africa

[ad_1] Geneva / New York / Oslo — As the global rollout of COVAX vaccines accelerates, the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses began today in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. These campaigns are the among the first to use doses provided by the COVAX Facility’s Gavi COVAX Advanced Market Commitment (AMC). The AMC is the COVAX Facility’s […]
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