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Kellogg Co (NYSE:K) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales decline of 1.3% year-on-year, to $3.42 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $3.39 billion. Q4 sales were negatively affected by lapping an extra week in the year-earlier period. Adjusted EPS of $0.83 beat the analyst consensus of $0.79. Kellogg North America's sales decreased 3%, Europe…

Benzinga

Sex kittens: The cheetah matchmaker helping big cats find love and survive shrinking gene pool

A South African biologist is pairing up cheetahs to combat inbreeding which threatens their species

The Independent UK

Soapy plants can improve hand hygiene: southern Africa has plenty

Good hygiene practices such as disinfecting surfaces and regularly washing hands with soap and running water are important in preventing all infections.

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Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase of Covid, WHO says

UN body also says continent’s case numbers may have been seven times higher than official data suggests

The Guardian - UK

£1.5m to boost Covid vaccine access in three African countries

The Scottish Government money will go to Unicef to strengthen the health systems of Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi.

The Independent UK

How can plastic pouches speed up Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout?

Replacing glass vials with plastic pouches could be ‘transformative’ by helping to store and transport Covid shots more efficiently

Evening Standard

Africa COVID cases could be seven times higher than reported - WHO

The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the virus could be two to three times higher, its regional head said on Thursday.

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African migrants deported in Trump era suffered abuse on return, report finds

A Human Rights Watch report found Cameroonian asylum-seekers forcibly flown back home suffered imprisonment, torture and rape

The Guardian - US

Fish oil and fishmeal industry harming food security in west Africa, warns UN

Campaigners say the sector leads to overexploitation of stocks while pushing up prices and aggravating local unemployment

The Guardian - UK

Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

The Guardian - AU

UK confirms two cases of rare rat-born Lassa fever as Ireland's health officials issue advice

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that Lassa fever has never been diagnosed in a person in Ireland, but says it could be imported

Irish Mirror

Two people in England diagnosed with Lassa fever

Potentially deadly infectious disease, endemic to West Africa, not seen in UK for 10 years

The Guardian - UK

White Malice: how the CIA strangled African independence at birth

Historian Susan Williams grew up in Zambia. Like other scholars of her generation raised in former settler societies of southern Africa, she empathises with the continent’s people.

The Conversation

COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance

SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as COVID-19. While this disease has wreaked havoc on every human population worldwide, what isn’t as well appreciated is that the virus can also infect a range of animals.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Eyes Trade Routes, Acquisitions

Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group (ADPORTS.AD) plans to develop extensive trade corridors connecting the United Arab Emirates, with the Middle East, the subcontinent, Africa and elsewhere, executives said on Tuesday, following its share listing. AD Ports Group, controlled by state investor ADQ, made its debut on the Abu Dhabi bourse…

Daily Mirror

Sadio Mane snubs Senegal president's handshake in honour of Liverpool teammate

The talismanic Reds forward is riding high after playing a crucial part in his national side's first ever Africa Cup of Nations glory but opted against shaking the hand of the Senegal president

Reuters

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

China's development banks provided $23 billion in financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to 2020, more than double the amount lent by such banks in the United States, Germany, Japan and France combined, a new study showed.

Mic

Will Smith’s safe, sterile return to IG is a reminder of how shocking The Slap was

His first posts after apologizing for the slap are charming nonsequiturs — which is just how he’s always liked it.

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Bangkok Post

Coups are all the rage again in beleaguered Africa

Military coups are back in fashion in Africa. There have been over 200 attempted coups in the continent since 1960, about half of them successful, but in the past two decades they had dropped to only two a year. Last year saw six, however, and there have been two already…

The Conversation

A brief history of African nations at the Olympic Winter Games

A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six athletes from five countries: Eritrea, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco and Nigeria. Five are competing in Alpine (downhill) skiing and one…

Benzinga

Cilo Cybin Founder Gabriel Theron Plans First African Cannabis SPAC

Africa’s first cannabis-focused blank check company should list this year, aiming to acquire companies in a young industry, next to genetics and wearable health-device businesses

The Conversation

COVID vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Sub-Saharan Africa still has too few vaccines for too few people. Delivering more inoculations to the region deserves top priority. But there is another hurdle to overcome to successfully deploy vaccines: the region’s poor trade and logistics quality. Logistics are a network of services that support the physical movement of…

Daily Mirror

Jurgen Klopp offers insight into Sadio Mane's AFCON celebrations after private texts

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has provided an update on Sadio Mane after revealing he has been texting the Senegal superstar in the wake of his African Cup of Nations success

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopia accused of ‘serious’ human rights abuses in Tigray in landmark case

Lawyers say violations ‘could amount to war crimes’ in first complaint to Africa’s top rights body over conflict in country

The Independent UK

With proposed legislation, Uganda tries to mandate vaccines

Ugandan authorities are seeking to legally mandate vaccines in draft legislation aimed at boosting the East African country's drive to inoculate more people against COVID-19

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