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India’s Serum in talks on fill-finishing malaria vaccine in Ghana, official says

By Estelle Shirbon and Alexander Winning (Reuters) -Vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India is holding talks on fill-finishing Oxford University’s R21 malaria vaccine in Ghana, which approved the shot this month, a Ghanaian vaccine expert said on Thursday. Fill-finishing is one of the final stages of drug manufacturing and packaging. The vaccine’s approval by Ghana …

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Egyptian army says soldiers stuck in Sudan back home or at embassy

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Three flights carrying 177 Egyptian troops from Sudan have arrived in Cairo and a separate group of 27 air force personnel are in the care of the Egyptian embassy in Sudan, according to military statements. Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri have been rocked by fierce battles between …

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For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

(This April 18 story has been corrected to remove the reference to criminalising identifying as LGBTQ, a provision dropped in the draft stage, in paragraph 8) By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – For Kenya’s lesbians and gays, a supreme court ruling allowing the rights body that represents their interests to register as a non-governmental organisation …

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Dreaming sky high, Nigerian man builds airplane from trash

LAGOS (Reuters) – Bolaji Fatai has never set foot in an airplane, but that hasn’t stopped him from building his own remote-controlled model aircraft from trash and sending it soaring over the sprawl and chaos of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. On a recent cloudy day, the single-propeller plane withstood cross-winds high above a sandy football …

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Mali interim president’s chief of staff and three others killed in ambush – govt

BAMAKO (Reuters) – The chief of staff of Mali’s interim president, Oumar Traore, and three others have been killed in an ambush, the government said on Thursday. The ambush took place in the rural area of Nara in Mali’s southwestern Koulikoro region, the statement said, without providing further detail on when the attack occurred or …

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Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge ruled on Thursday that Facebook’s parent company Meta could be sued in Kenya, after 43 moderators at its Nairobi hub last month filed a lawsuit against the group and its local partner Sama for unfair termination. In response, Judge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and Sama …

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WHO urges sides in Sudan conflict to open humanitarian corridor for medics

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation on Thursday urged both sides of the conflict in Sudan to halt fighting to allow those injured to get medical attention and to open a humanitarian passage for health workers, patients and ambulances. Residents of the capital Khartoum reported heavy gunfire on Thursday as many tried to flee …

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South Africa’s Clicks posts small rise in half-year earnings

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African pharmacy chain Clicks Group reported a 1.1% rise in half-year earnings on Thursday and forecast an up to 3% increase for the full year. Clicks said diluted headline earnings per share (HEPS), the main profit measure in South Africa, for the six months ended Feb. 28 totalled 472.2 cents, up from …

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Africa venture capital investments dipped slightly in 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venture capital investments in Africa dipped slightly to $6.5 billion last year but avoided the sharp drop seen in most other global regions, data released by an industry group showed on Thursday. The investments, spread over 853 deals, represent a 1% decline from 2021 – a record year in Africa – according …

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Russia’s private Wagner Group denies it is operating in Sudan

(Reuters) – The Russian private military Wagner Group on Wednesday denied it was operating in Sudan and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the giant impoverished African state. Western diplomats in Khartoum said in March 2022 that Wagner was involved in illicit gold mining in Sudan, among other activities. Sudan denied this …

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