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Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita, in part due to geographic impediments, legacies of European colonization in Africa and the Cold War, undemocratic rule and deleterious policies. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context.

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EU eyes scheme to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer nations The European Commission wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer neighboring states and Africa, the EU health chief said on Tuesday, in a move.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:43Published 20 hours ago

Mo Abudu expands possibilities for African media The Nigerian media entrepreneur shows us parts of her ever-expanding empire and talks about the hurdles she overcame through her career. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 23:05Published 2 days ago

Audiobooks app will spread the word on African storytelling Afrikan Echoes is an audiobooks app that will tell untold African stories across the continent. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 04:28Published 5 days ago

How this energy company's efforts can help accelerate power sustainability in Africa With a presence in over 38 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Sahara Group is a power player across the continent of Africa. CNN’s Eleni Giokos caught up with Sahara Group’s.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 04:23Published 6 days ago

Art as a means of uplifting African communities In South Africa, a Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 artist preserves her heritage through Nike shoe designs and basketball court murals. In Côte d’Ivoire, a painter and part-time singer uses his talents to.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 23:02Published 6 days ago

Nigeria's 'Techpreneurs' solving real-world problems with solution-based startups Meet four intrepid entrepreneurs launching innovative businesses in one of Africa’s largest tech hubs. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 22:48Published 1 week ago

India's vaccine supply is biggest: Serum Institute of India CEO Serum Institute of India, CEO Adar Poonawalla on supply of vaccines to other countries said that people are looking up to India because it has one of the biggest vaccines supply. Poonawalla said, "We.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:06Published 1 week ago

Scientists Discover Two Dwarf Giraffes In Africa Conservation Scientists have discovered two dwarf giraffes in Africa. The two giraffes, named Gimil and Nigel, were spotted in Uganda and Namibia by Conservation Scientists working with the Giraffe.. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:32Published 1 week ago

Half-sized giraffes catch attention of scientists Researchers published a first-of-its kind study on dwarf giraffes they observed in two African countries. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 01:28Published 2 weeks ago

Dwarf giraffes spotted in Africa Being tall is the giraffe's competitive advantage, giving it the pick of leaves from the tallest trees, so scientists were stunned to find two giraffe dwarves on different sides of Africa. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:05Published 2 weeks ago

India welcomes rise of Africa as key factor in contemporary world: Foreign Secy Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla at UNSC said that India welcomes the evolution and the rise of Africa as a key factor in contemporary world. He said, "While democracy is undoubtedly gaining.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:53Published 2 weeks ago

African film industry: Nigeria's first feature length animation film is out Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:19Published 2 weeks ago

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2020 Africa sports review: Football, Athletics, Basketball The 2020 Africa sports fraternity has been hit by the novel Coronavirus. This has adversely impacted many sports with some being postponed or cancelled. We have also lost some of the greatest sports.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 06:39Published 3 weeks ago

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India welcomes removal of Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list India on Monday welcomed the removal of Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism as well as the normalisation of relations between the African nation and Israel. IndiaTimes - Published on November 9, 2020
3 of every 5 'very high water risk' cities are in India: WWF With 31 cities exposed to serious water security risks, India has run into a greater challenge than entire continents of Africa or Europe, data from a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).. IndiaTimes - Published on November 3, 2020
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India exported pets to ancient Africa and Europe — 2000 years ago IndiaTimes - Published on September 18, 2020
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Namibia faces red locust invasion Namibia's Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday it had detected an outbreak of red locusts in central regions of the southern African country and had sent pest control teams to the affected areas. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Exclusive: African nations seek U.N. inquiry into U.S. racism, 'police brutality': text African countries are lobbying to set up a U.N. inquiry into "systemic racism" and "police brutality" in the United States and elsewhere, aiming to defend the rights of people of African descent, a.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020

Nigerian doctors strike for better benefits during coronavirus crisis Resident doctors in Nigerian public hospitals went on strike on Monday to demand better benefits as they battle the coronavirus pandemic in Africa's most populous country, the union said. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Death toll in migrant ship disaster off Tunisia rises to 61 The death toll from a ship packed with African migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast this week has risen to 61, a local official said on Saturday. Reuters - Published on June 13, 2020
Botswana reinstates strict coronavirus lockdown in capital city Botswana brought back a strict coronavirus lockdown in its capital city, Gaborone, and surrounding areas after the southern African country recorded 12 new cases of the virus, a senior health official.. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020	Pandemic 'accelerating' in Africa, test kits needed, WHO says The coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating" in Africa, spreading from capital cities where it arrived with travellers, but it does not appear that severe cases and deaths are being missed, the World.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
Jobs gone, investments wasted: Africa's deserted safaris leave mounting toll When Khimbini Hlongwane spent most of his small safari tour company's savings on the deposit for a new minibus in February, it seemed like a safe bet. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020	Outgoing Burundi president Nkurunziza, famed for soccer and violence, dies President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi for 15 years, has died, the.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Outgoing Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza dies President Pierre Nkurunziza, who ruled the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi for 15 years, has died, the government announced on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020	At least 20 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia At least 20 African migrants died when a boat carrying more than 50 people sank off Tunisia, an official said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
WHO denies its representative falsified Equatorial Guinea COVID-19 data The World Health Organization (WHO) said the expulsion of its representative in Equatorial Guinea followed a "misunderstanding over data" and denied that she had falsified the central African nation's.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020	Stranded in Central America, migrants demand passage to U.S. border Panama has stepped up border controls in the vast and wild Darien Province that neighbors Colombia, authorities said on Thursday, after some members of a group of 1,900 migrants from as far afield as.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
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African, Caribbean migrants continue trek towards U.S. border Migrants from Africa and the Caribbean, stranded in Honduras after Central American countries closed their borders to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, on Wednesday kept marching north in an.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	Africa hit by sustained community spread of coronavirus: disease centre Cases of community transmission of the new coronavirus are growing in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, and a new strategy for testing is needed to prevent this, the head of the Africa Centres for.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
Wave of migration strains Spain's Canary Islands amid pandemic About 80 African migrants packed aboard two fishing boats landed on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday, adding to the hundreds of new arrivals now stuck there while the coronavirus lockdown.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020	WHO fears 'silent' virus epidemic unless Africa prioritizes testing Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a "silent epidemic" if its leaders do not prioritize testing for.. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020
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Wealthy countries failing Africa during pandemic, presidents say Wealthy countries are failing Africa, with pledges of financial support and debt relief falling well short of the continent's needs as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic, several African presidents said.. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020	Lesotho PM, named as suspect in murder case, bows to pressure to quit Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane bowed to pressure to resign on Tuesday, three months after police named him and his current wife as suspects in the murder of his former wife in a case that has.. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020
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