U.K. approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine ahead of similar decisions in the U.S. and EU
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U.K. approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine ahead of similar decisions in the U.S. and EU

ByBrian Kithinji

The U.K. has become the first western country to license a Covid-19 vaccine, opening up mass immunization campaigns starting next week ahead of similar decisions in the U.S. and European Union. The U.K. regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, said on Wednesday that the vaccine “met its strict standards of safety, quality and…

Ivory Coast and Ghana pull out of U.S. cocoa trade body
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Ivory Coast and Ghana pull out of U.S. cocoa trade body

ByBrian Kithinji

Ivory Coast and Ghana – the world’s top two cocoa producers –  have withdrawn their membership of a U.S. cocoa industry association, accusing the body of aiding U.S. chocolate companies avoid paying a cocoa premium aimed at tackling farmer poverty. A document signed by both nations cocoa regulators indicates that the Cocoa Merchants Association of…