Tag:Covid-19 Pandemic

Conservation

Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of wildlife conservation gains

For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a...

Michael Simire - January 22, 2021

Renewable Energy

Renewable energy described as critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery

Renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, panellists in a 2021 UK Africa Investment Summit event said...

Michael Simire - January 21, 2021

Health

Lockdown averted 5.8m COVID-19 infections in Nigeria – Study

As Nigeria grapples with rising infections caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of international public health researchers have revealed...

Michael Simire - January 20, 2021

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What we expect from Biden and Harris, by activists, scholars

Some 52 international activists and scholars including Nigeria’s Nnimmo Bassey in an open letter to US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris...

Michael Simire - January 20, 2021

Health

US coronavirus death toll surpasses 400,000

The death toll from the coronavirus on Tuesday, January 19, 2020 surpassed 400,000 in the United States, less than a year after the country's...

Michael Simire - January 20, 2021

Health

COVID-19: Oxygen demand may hit 750 cylinders daily – Lagos

The Lagos State Government has projected that before the end of January, the demand for Oxygen by Coronavirus patients will increase to 750 of...

Michael Simire - January 19, 2021

Health

Britain records highest coronavirus death rate worldwide

Britain is currently recording the highest number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the world relative to its population. On a seven-day moving average, there were...

Michael Simire - January 19, 2021

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