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Climate Change Fuels Surge in Nigeria's Lassa Fever Cases
Nigeria's 2024 Lassa fever outbreak saw 9,492 suspected cases, 1,154 confirmed cases, and 190 deaths, primarily in six states, due to climate change extending the dry season and increasing human-rodent contact, prompting the NCDC to increase surveillance and coordinate responses.
Climate Change Fuels Surge in Nigeria's Lassa Fever Cases
Nigeria's 2024 Lassa fever outbreak saw 9,492 suspected cases, 1,154 confirmed cases, and 190 deaths, primarily in six states, due to climate change extending the dry season and increasing human-rodent contact, prompting the NCDC to increase surveillance and coordinate responses.
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32% Bias Score
Afrobarometer Report Highlights Challenges in Accessing Public Services in Africa
An Afrobarometer report reveals that many Africans, especially young people and the poor, face difficulties accessing public services respectfully in 39 African countries; nearly half had trouble getting identity documents, and over a third reported disrespectful treatment from personnel.
Afrobarometer Report Highlights Challenges in Accessing Public Services in Africa
An Afrobarometer report reveals that many Africans, especially young people and the poor, face difficulties accessing public services respectfully in 39 African countries; nearly half had trouble getting identity documents, and over a third reported disrespectful treatment from personnel.
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32% Bias Score
Nigeria's Plastic Ban: Implementation Challenges Amidst Economic Hardship
Nigeria's nationwide ban on single-use plastics, starting next month, faces significant hurdles due to a lack of public awareness, economic hardship among citizens, and weak enforcement, despite the country generating 27.6 million tonnes of waste annually with only 10% of plastic waste recycled.
Nigeria's Plastic Ban: Implementation Challenges Amidst Economic Hardship
Nigeria's nationwide ban on single-use plastics, starting next month, faces significant hurdles due to a lack of public awareness, economic hardship among citizens, and weak enforcement, despite the country generating 27.6 million tonnes of waste annually with only 10% of plastic waste recycled.
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44% Bias Score
AFCON 2025: Morocco Hosts High-Stakes African Football Tournament
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, features top African nations competing for the title in modern stadiums, promising high-level football and intense rivalries.
AFCON 2025: Morocco Hosts High-Stakes African Football Tournament
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, features top African nations competing for the title in modern stadiums, promising high-level football and intense rivalries.
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36% Bias Score
Macron's Controversial Remarks in Mayotte Highlight France's Colonial Legacy
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Mayotte, a French island in the Indian Ocean devastated by a cyclone, was marred by a controversial statement to storm victims, perceived as insensitive and colonialist. His comments highlight the complex history of French colonialism in the region and the...
Macron's Controversial Remarks in Mayotte Highlight France's Colonial Legacy
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Mayotte, a French island in the Indian Ocean devastated by a cyclone, was marred by a controversial statement to storm victims, perceived as insensitive and colonialist. His comments highlight the complex history of French colonialism in the region and the...
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60% Bias Score
Mozambique's Deepening Crisis: Electoral Dispute Fuels Instability
Mozambique's political crisis, stemming from disputed October 9th elections and resulting in over 130 deaths, is worsening amid protests and repression, compounding existing challenges like Islamist insurgency, economic fragility, and climate change impacts, while drawing limited international atten...
Mozambique's Deepening Crisis: Electoral Dispute Fuels Instability
Mozambique's political crisis, stemming from disputed October 9th elections and resulting in over 130 deaths, is worsening amid protests and repression, compounding existing challenges like Islamist insurgency, economic fragility, and climate change impacts, while drawing limited international atten...
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52% Bias Score
CEMAC Leaders Agree on Urgent Economic Reforms to Avert Collapse
CEMAC leaders in Yaoundé agreed on urgent economic reforms to avoid collapse, focusing on strengthening reserves, controlling inflation, repatriating revenues, and diversifying economies to counter underperformance and weak reforms.
CEMAC Leaders Agree on Urgent Economic Reforms to Avert Collapse
CEMAC leaders in Yaoundé agreed on urgent economic reforms to avoid collapse, focusing on strengthening reserves, controlling inflation, repatriating revenues, and diversifying economies to counter underperformance and weak reforms.
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40% Bias Score
Ethiopian Coffee Exports Surge, Generating \$1.43 Billion in Revenue
Ethiopia's coffee exports reached 298,000 tons in 2023, generating \$1.43 billion in revenue—a 72 percent volume increase and 55 percent revenue increase compared to the previous year—due to government reforms and initiatives like the Green Legacy Initiative that improved production and streamlined ...
Ethiopian Coffee Exports Surge, Generating \$1.43 Billion in Revenue
Ethiopia's coffee exports reached 298,000 tons in 2023, generating \$1.43 billion in revenue—a 72 percent volume increase and 55 percent revenue increase compared to the previous year—due to government reforms and initiatives like the Green Legacy Initiative that improved production and streamlined ...
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40% Bias Score
CEMAC Economic Growth Projected at 2.7% in 2024
The CEMAC's economic growth is projected to rise to 2.7% in 2024 from 2% in 2023, driven by improvements in non-oil sectors, while inflation will ease to 4.4%. The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep interest rates unchanged due to remaining economic vulnerabilities.
CEMAC Economic Growth Projected at 2.7% in 2024
The CEMAC's economic growth is projected to rise to 2.7% in 2024 from 2% in 2023, driven by improvements in non-oil sectors, while inflation will ease to 4.4%. The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep interest rates unchanged due to remaining economic vulnerabilities.
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32% Bias Score
Nigeria Launches First Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched its first malaria vaccination campaign on December 2, 2024, using the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in two high-risk states, aiming to reduce the disease's burden that caused 31% of the roughly 600,000 global malaria deaths in 2023.
Nigeria Launches First Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched its first malaria vaccination campaign on December 2, 2024, using the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in two high-risk states, aiming to reduce the disease's burden that caused 31% of the roughly 600,000 global malaria deaths in 2023.
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40% Bias Score
Frelimo's Election Win in Mozambique Sparks Deadly Protests
Mozambique's Constitutional Council confirmed Frelimo's victory in the October election, sparking widespread protests and at least 130 deaths; the unrest negatively impacts the economy and foreign investment.
Frelimo's Election Win in Mozambique Sparks Deadly Protests
Mozambique's Constitutional Council confirmed Frelimo's victory in the October election, sparking widespread protests and at least 130 deaths; the unrest negatively impacts the economy and foreign investment.
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44% Bias Score
China's Belt and Road Initiative: A Catalyst for African Development
UN Resident Coordinator to China Siddharth Chatterjee lauded China's Belt and Road Initiative's positive impact on African infrastructure and highlighted the potential for future cooperation focusing on green development, citing China's success in poverty reduction and sustainable development as a m...
China's Belt and Road Initiative: A Catalyst for African Development
UN Resident Coordinator to China Siddharth Chatterjee lauded China's Belt and Road Initiative's positive impact on African infrastructure and highlighted the potential for future cooperation focusing on green development, citing China's success in poverty reduction and sustainable development as a m...
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44% Bias Score
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