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Weak currencies force up cost of living in Sub-Saharan Africa - BBC
Most Sub-Saharan African currencies are getting weaker against other global trading currencies like the pound sterling and the US dollar, resulting in the loss of value and purchasing power of ...
US names Kenya major ally as Russian influence grows in Africa
May 23, 2024 · US President Joe Biden has named Kenya as a major non-Nato ally, making it the first sub-Saharan African country to receive that designation. Mr Biden announced the move during a three-day state ...
Five things about Aids in Africa - BBC News
Jul 20, 2016 · With almost 37 million people living with Aids globally, BBC Africa looks at key facts about the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’
Oct 7, 2024 · Outgoing WHO regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, says that globally a woman dies of cervical cancer every two minutes. Africa accounts for 23% of the deaths.
Kais Saied: Why Tunisia's president picked on sub-Saharan African …
The party claims that the sub-Saharan Africans are settlers who will eventually dispossess the Tunisians of their land, and it draws a parallel with Israel and the Palestinians.
Coronavirus: World Bank predicts sub-Saharan Africa recession - BBC
Apr 9, 2020 · Sub-Saharan Africa will this year suffer its first recession for 25 years as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, a World Bank report predicts.
Uganda's Yoweri Museveni hits back over expulsion from US …
Nov 6, 2023 · Ahead of the 20th Agoa forum in South Africa, Mr Biden revealed plans to expel Uganda, Gabon, Niger and the Central African Republic (CAR).
Desertification: The people whose land is turning to dust - BBC News
Nov 12, 2015 · According to the UN, over 50 million people could move from the desertified areas of sub-Saharan Africa towards North Africa and Europe by 2020.
Biden welcomes Kenya's leader as US under pressure in Africa
May 23, 2024 · The only phone call President Biden made to a leader in sub-Saharan Africa last year was to Mr Ruto, about Nairobi’s promise to lead a multinational force to the troubled country.