One Million COVID Vaccines Wasted In Nigeria In November

Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms.
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'Don't wait for death and surrender,' Mozambique President tells insurgents after key militant killed

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi urged Islamist militants in its far north to surrender on Monday, saying they had nowhere to run, after allied Rwandan, Mozambican and southern African forces pushed them out of territory they had been occupying.
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UK travel ban: SA scientists to 'educate' UK counterparts about the country - Prof Glenda Gray

Health authorities and scientists will, on Monday, move to "educate" their counterparts in the UK about the country, and persuade them to remove South Africa from its travel red list.
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BP traders lost almost R1.5 billion in African deal 'debacle'

BP's traders lost $100 million (~R1.48 billion) in a "debacle" of a deal with a west African commodities firm, according to details from a London employment lawsuit that offers a rare glimpse into the business on the oil giant’s trading floor.
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Cutting-edge company flies drones to deliver vaccines in Ghana

As the world continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a cutting-edge delivery company is flying drones to the remotest corners of Ghana in West Africa to deliver thousands of COVID-19 vaccines.
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