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Volunteers wait for their names to be called before testing and taking part in a COVID-19 clinical trial at the Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 27, 2020. Picture shows a waiting room full of people. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Vaccine Nationalism and Africa

by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

African Union calls for a “People's Vaccine” as African Academy of sciences begins mapping local clinical trials sites

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Maasai elders, wearing traditional clothes and facemasks due to coronavirus, gather within the Orboma Manyatta in Sekenani, near the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya, on August 10, 2020. This is a striking photo that shows a number of the elders in brightly colored reddish clothing on a clear day against a backdrop of what appears to be a village. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

In Africa’s COVID-19 Response, Strive, Don’t Settle

by Vanessa Kerry

Broad and equitable health systems could finally be within reach for African countries—closer than the world realizes

A combination picture shows Adetona Omokanye, a 29 year-old documentary photographer, taking pictures from the window of his home in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 24, 2020—along with a shot from inside. Photo is a split screen showing the photographer leaning out the window taking a picture and also a shot from inside looking out at what he was seeing. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
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Poverty's Albatross—Nigeria in Mid-Century

by Olugbenga Salako

Solving Nigeria's poverty problem will be complex—there are no silver bullets—but it's key to reducing poverty in Africa