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Nigeria: Tomato 'Ebola' Resurfaces in Kano, Ravages Farms
The Kano State chairman of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN), Sani Danladi, has revealed that Tuta absoluta, one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops, has resurfaced in the state, destroying
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Africa: Impact of School Closures On Education Outcomes in South Africa
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West Africa: Food Insecurity in West Africa Could Leave 43 million at Risk as Coronavirus Hits
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Ethiopia coronavirus: 261 cases, president calls for global solidarity
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Kenya: Sports Fund Avails Sh30 Million to Cushion Sportspeople in COVID-19 Distress
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Africa: Powering Health Across Africa Through COVID-19 and a Changing Climate
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Tanzanian Doctors Sound Alarm Over Hidden Coronavirus Cases
The Tanzanian government's tepid response to COVID-19 and seeming lack of transparency over coronavirus cases is fuelling concern that it is covering up the true extent of the pandemic, according to doctors and health experts in the East African
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Africa: I Beat COVID-19, You Too Can-Says WHO Staff
On 19 April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria confirmed the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as one staff member in the field tested
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With Nigeria one of 36 countries at the risk of an acute food crisis in Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has scaled up its outreach to 1.2 million people monthly in the northeast region of the country in the wake of the coronavirus
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Thomas, Gerald E. (1929- )
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Nigeria: There's 'Urgent Need' to Decongest Nigerian Prisons - CJN Tells Judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, has written to the chief judges of states on the 'urgent' need to decongest Nigerian prisons due to the coronavirus
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Nigeria: Why Govt Continues to Determine Petrol Price, After Deregulation of Downstream Sector - Minister
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Coronavirus in Africa: 66,319 cases; 2,344 deaths; 23,143 recoveries
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