Africa: Continent’s Covid-19 Deaths at More Than 78,000: [allAfrica] Cape Town — As of January 17, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,237,229. Reported deaths in Africa reached 78,325 and 2,650,693 people have recovered. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Climate Change – What Would 4°c of Global Warming Feel Like?: [The Conversation Africa] Another year, another climate record broken. Globally, 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year ever recorded. This was all the more remarkable given that cool conditions in the Pacific Ocean – known as La Niña – began to emerge in the second half of the year. The Earth’s mean surface temperature in 2020 was 1.25°C above the global average between 1850 and 1900 – one data point maybe, but part of an unrelenting, upward trend that’s largely driven by greenhouse gases from human activities. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Musu Bakoto Sawo Emerges 2020 Daily Trust African of the Year: [Daily Trust] Musu Bakoto Sawo, a Gambian changemaker and tireless women rights advocate, has emerged winner of the 2020 Daily Trust African of the Year award. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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