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COVAX Supplied Coronavirus Vaccinations Underway in Africa | Voice of America

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Post published:2nd March 2021
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A mass vaccination effort against COVID-19 is getting underway in Africa this week through the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative. The Ivory Coast and Ghana on Monday began vaccinating health care and essential workers with the AstraZeneca vaccine provided to low-…

Refugees’ Frustration Drives Renewed Western Sahara Conflict | Voice of America

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Post published:2nd March 2021
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TINDOUF, ALGERIA - Generations of young Sahrawis have grown up in Algeria's remote desert refugee camps largely forgotten by the outside world and now see no prospect of an independent…

Sahel Child Marriage is Growing Rapidly | Voice of America

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Post published:1st March 2021
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United Nations data shows Africa's Sahel countries have the highest rate of child marriage in the world, with more than half of all girls being married before the age 18.…

US Calls on African Union to Exert Pressure Over Worsening Crisis in Tigray | Voice of America

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Post published:1st March 2021
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on the African Union and other international partners to help address a deepening crisis in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region…