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WHO: 1 in 10 infants received no vaccinations last year
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
Nearly one in every ten children worldwide did not receive any vaccination last year putting them at a serious risk of contracting potentially fatal but preventable diseases.
Plus, President Paul Kagame has retired over 800 soldiers, including two of his close allies - Lt Gen Emmanuel Karenzi Karake and Major General Jack Nziza and the world's largest telescope being built in South Africa.
(Photo: Vaccine, Credit: Mujahid Safodien /AFP /Getty)
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