Africa: First Conference on Strengthening Public Health in Africa Looks at Lessons From Covid-19: [allAfrica] Johannesburg — “Last week marked one year since the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered. A year ago, we all hoped that by now vaccines would be helping us all emerge from the long, dark tunnel of the pandemic. Instead, as we enter the third year of the pandemic, the death toll has more than tripled, and the world remains in its grip. Although the number of reported deaths in Africa is lower than in most other regions, we know that they are under-reported. And the excess deaths caused by the virus, and by disruption – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Congolese Rumba and Senegalese Fish Dish Join Unesco Heritage List: [RFI] The United Nations cultural agency Unesco has added the Congolese rumba dance to its intangible cultural heritage list, much to the delight of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo-Brazzaville. Senegal’s national fish and rice dish known as “thiebou dieune” was also added. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Honoring International Migrants Day: [State Department] On December 18, International Migrants Day, we recognize the rights, contributions, and struggles of migrants, and reiterate the United States’ commitment to support safe, orderly, and humane migration around the world. Through regional partnerships created by the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration with international humanitarian partners like the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as well as close coordination with governments throughout the – AllAfrica News: Africa
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