Only nine of 52 African countries met the W.H.O.’s benchmark, as the continent continues to lag behind global coronavirus vaccination rates.
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W.H.O. Workers Abused Women on Mission in Congo, Inquiry Finds
A commission appointed by the health agency found that women and girls had been promised jobs in exchange for relationships or had been sexually exploited in order to keep jobs.
African Experts Welcome Biden Vaccine Pledge, With Caveats
The continent, which has the lowest Covid-19 vaccination rate, has suffered not only from a shortage of vaccines but also from delayed and inconsistent deliveries of doses.
Pressure Grows on U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine Technology
Moderna accepted $2.5 billion in taxpayer money to develop its Covid-19 vaccine. But officials in the U.S. and overseas are having trouble persuading the company to license its technology.
John Nkengasong, of the Africa C.D.C., Will Lead PEPFAR
Dr. Nkengasong will be the first person of African origin to oversee the U.S. government program combating H.I.V., which has ravaged the continent.
Merkel’s Children: Living Legacies Called Angela, Angie and Sometimes Merkel
For some refugee families who traveled to Germany during the migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016, gratitude for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to welcome them comes via a namesake.
Fighting a Pandemic, While Launching Africa’s Health Revolution
Public health in Africa has been a story of neglect and dependency, says John Nkengasong, the first director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control. But he’s on a mission to turn things around.
Covid in Senegal: Vaccine Demand Grows but Supply Is Short
As rumors and misinformation about coronavirus vaccines gradually subside and the West African country emerges from a third wave, Senegalese are less reluctant to take a shot.
African Public Health Experts Call on U.N. to Speed Vaccine Delivery
Only 2 percent of doses administered globally so far have been given in Africa, where one-sixth of the world’s people live, according to the W.H.O.
French Forces Kill an ISIS Leader in Sahara, Macron Says
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui’s group claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four U.S. soldiers in Niger. President Emmanuel Macron also blamed the group for killing French charity workers.