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Belgium sends emergency COVID-19 aid to Guinea

The government of Belgium is sending 760,000 masks to Conakry via the emergency aid mechanism B-FAST.  The government in a statement said by doing so, it is responding to the request for aid that Guinea submitted to the EU Civil…

WTO hikes 2021 trade growth forecast, but COVID-19 risks linger

The World Trade Organization has slightly raised its growth forecast for global goods trade this year, but says the outlook is clouded by risks from the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines and the possible emergence of vaccine-resistant strains. WTO director-general Ngozi…

UNHCR calls for protection of civilians in the Sahel

The United nations has called for the protection of civilians in the Sahel. The call comes eleven days after armed groups carried out one of the deadliest attacks ever on three villages near the western Niger town of Tillia. UNHCR…