Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 224,000 Across Continent: [allAfrica] Cape Town — As of December 9, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,803,411 while over 157,091,842 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: The Best African Films of 2021: [African Arguments] After the shutdowns of the last year, 2021 saw movies make a comeback. Productions picked up once again in several countries. Theatres sprung back to life as did physical festivals. Streaming platforms, big and small, worked overtime to fill up the vacuum and continued to license and commission films, turning what could have been a dismal year into a fruitful one. The result was a diverse spread of titles that provided entertainment sure enough but also spoke to what it means to be African in these times. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Women Peacebuilders Get U.S. Million Boost: [UN] WASHINGTON DC, December 8, 2021 — Search for Common Ground (“Search”), the international peacebuilding organization, is announcing a five-year $ 5 million program to advance local women’s leadership in peacebuilding and strengthening democracies. The program –funded by the US Department of State, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, and titled Supporting Her Empowerment: Women’s Inclusion for New Security (SHE WINS) — will equip women-led organiz – AllAfrica News: Africa
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