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The new director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ifedayo Adetifa, has formally taken over from his predecessor, Chikwe Ihekweazu.

Ifedayo Adetifa officially takes over as new NCDC boss

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Vials of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine are seen at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, February 12, 2021. Zoltan Balogh-MTI-MTVA-Pool via REUTERS

South Africa rejects Russian Sputnik vaccine over HIV fears

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A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) health worker in protective clothing carries a child suspected of having Ebola. John Moore-Getty Images

Three new Ebola cases confirmed in eastern Congo

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FILE PHOTO: Travelers queue in a security line limited to every other lane for social distancing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington, U.S. April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

U.S. to lift restrictions November 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers

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A tank damaged during the fighting between Ethiopia's National Defense Force (ENDF) and Tigray Special Forces stands on the outskirts of Humera town in Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer-File Photo-File Photo

Ethiopian attack in two northern regions intensifies – Tigrayan forces

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U.N. official recalled from Ethiopia over audio recordings – letter

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UN envoys: Artificial intelligence can help halve road deaths by 2030

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Kenya researchers confident population will embrace malaria vaccine

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The World Health Organisation on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S-AS01 malaria vaccine for children, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400 000 a year.

WHO endorses use of first ever malaria vaccine for children

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FILE PHOTO - Aminata Laye Diagne, a nurse gives a dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a woman at Philippe Senghor Hospital in Dakar, amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Senegal July 28, 2021. REUTERS-Zohra Bensemra

Senegal records fewest daily coronavirus cases since outbreak began

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Nairobi’s fuel dispensers replace charcoal, kerosene with biofuel

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Somalia opens first public oxygen plant to help treat coronavirus amid severe shortage

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The requests contained in three separate letters read at the beginning of plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. 5

‘Fake COVID-19 test’: Senate investigates attempts to defraud Nigerian travellers in Ghana

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WHO ‘heartbroken’ by Congo sex abuse probe findings

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An Afghan boy holds a banner during a demonstration organised by the Afghan Society of Muslim Youth, demanding the release of frozen international money in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Afghanistan faces an economic meltdown after the chaos of the past month, which saw the Taliban oust the government in a lightning sweep as U.S. and NATO forces exited the 20-year war. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

US allows aid for Afghanistan despite sanctions against Taliban

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