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Absent Nigerians confront World Cup 'bad dream'
Absent Nigerians confront World Cup 'bad dream'
by  AFP

Nigerians are facing up to the reality of not qualifying for the World Cup, which kicks off Sunday in Qatar, as the African football giants have to watch from the sidelines the countdown to the quadrennial global showpiece. Will Nigerian fans now switch their support to "Old Enemy" Ghana, a neighbouring West African country, one of five teams from the continent who qualified.

Ebola trial vaccines heading to Uganda: WHO
Ebola trial vaccines heading to Uganda: WHO
by  AFP

Three candidate vaccines against the strain of Ebola wreaking havoc in Uganda will be shipped to the East African country next week for trials, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The WHO and the Ugandan health ministry accepted the committee's recommendation, he said, adding: "We expect the first doses of vaccine to be shipped to Uganda next week."

Niger's threatened giraffes find new home
Niger's threatened giraffes find new home
by  AFP

Conservationists in Niger said on Wednesday they had transferred threatened West African giraffes to a new home 600 kilometres (375 miles) away. Pain-staking efforts to save the West African giraffe seem to be bearing fruit.

Climate change set to 'increase hunger' in Africa: UN
Climate change set to 'increase hunger' in Africa: UN
by  AFP

As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several African nations and will worsen further without urgent action, the UN said Wednesday.

Sierra Leone to introduce gender quotas
Sierra Leone to introduce gender quotas
by  AFP

Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation to introduce a gender quota in parliament, a major campaign promise by the president, following years of delays and false starts. Despite it being a key promise in Bio's 2018 election campaign, it took three years for cabinet to approve the law's drafting.