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• Africa: Call for an All-Inclusive Approach in SDGs
  March 6, 2021
  [New Zimbabwe] THE 7th session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) ended in Brazzaville Thursday amid calls on African countries to pursue full representation of all […]
• Africa: Who Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 – 5 March 2021
  March 6, 2021
  [WHO] This was a landmark week for COVAX. In total, COVAX has delivered more than 20 million doses of vaccine to 20 countries. In the next week, COVAX will […]
• Africa: Post-Covid-19 – a Chance to Leapfrog Africa's Development Through Digitalization
  March 5, 2021
  [Africa Renewal] Africa recorded remarkable economic growth in the first 15 years of the 21st century, largely because of positive trends in the export of primary commodities, among other […]
• Africa: Who Director-General – Financing Covid-19 Vaccines for Africa – a Whole-of-Africa Approach to Addressing Vaccine Access, Delivery and Uptake
  March 5, 2021
  [WHO] Excellencies, distinguished guests, dear colleagues and friends, Good afternoon to all of you, and thank you so much for the opportunity of speaking to you today.
• Africa: Theirworld Honours Theo Sowa for Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women
  March 5, 2021
  [Theirworld] London — The former CEO of the African Women's Development Fund was given the Unlock Big Change Award during our annual International Women's Day event.
• Africa: Covid-19 Pandemic Sparked Year of Rights Crises
  March 5, 2021
  [HRW] Government policies and actions in the year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic have precipitated human rights crises around the globe. The pandemic and abusive government approaches have […]
• Africa: Meet Seven Women Saving the Planet
  March 5, 2021
  [UNEP] Women are playing a lead role in tackling some of the planet's biggest environmental threats, from climate change to species loss, to pollution. International Women's Day, which falls […]
• Africa: Over 4 Million Vaccinated Against Covid-19 Across Continent
  March 5, 2021
  [allAfrica] As of March 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,935,326 . Vaccinations across the continent stand at 4,027,023.
• Africa: Online Scammers Rake in Millions From Sale of Covid-19 'Vaccines'
  March 5, 2021
  [Nation] As countries around the world prepare to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, scammers are making up to Sh60 million by selling the 'doses' on the black market.
• Africa: Africa's Urban Risk and Resilience!
  March 5, 2021
  [The Point] The literature on disaster risk and its reduction in Africa's urban centres remains limited, despite evidence of disaster risks increasing with urban growth.