Africa: The Continent and the IMF – An Unlikely Duo: [ISS] In the aftermath of the Great Lockdown, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been both proactive and relatively empathetic. The organisation has doubled the capacity of its two programmes meant primarily for disaster relief – the Rapid Financing Instrument and the Rapid Credit Facility – since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. It has disbursed nearly US$ 90 billion, including more than US$ 16 billion to Africa. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: New Covid-19 Variants Raise Questions Around Vaccines – WHO: [UN News] The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will be effective against them, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Festival to Bring Together Podcasters From Across the Continent: [RFI] Touted as the first podcast event to bring together Africans from across the continent and the world, the Africa Podcast Festival gets underway in Kenya on Friday. The gathering will connect thousands to the world of podcasts and show them how to get into the popular medium, organisers say. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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