Month: August 2019
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World
Algeria: Protest Demanding A Complete Political Overhaul Enters 7th Month
The anti-government protest movement in Algeria has entered its seventh month, reported Al Jazeera. The demonstrators gathered on the streets…
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Uganda Blocks Online Access To Rwanda Newspaper, Just Days After Signing Peace Pact
The Uganda government on Friday said it had blocked online access to Rwanda’s main state-owned newspaper on national security grounds,…
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Libya: Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj Denies Holding Dialogue With Khalifa Haftar
Fayez Al-Sarraj, the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council and prime minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) of…
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South Sudan Discovers New Oil Well, Hopes To Boost Oil Exploration By Year-End
South Sudan’s oil minister on Thursday announced the country has discovered new oil well in the northern parts of the…
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Algeria’s Supreme Court Detains Former Justice Minister Over Alleged Corruption
Algeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the detention of former justice minister Tayeb Louh over alleged corruption under former president…
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African Union Envoy On A Trip To Somalia To Evaluate & Boost Peacekeeping Efforts
Abdoulaye Diop, the African Union Commission’s special envoy ambassador, is currently on a trip to Somalia to evaluate the work…
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Renowned Economist Abdalla Hamdok Sworn In As Sudan’s New Prime Minister
Renowned Economist Abdalla Hamdok sworn in as Sudan’s new prime minister on Wednesday as the country embarks on a three-year…
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UN Chief To Visit Democratic Republic of Congo, Meet President Felix Tshisekedi
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is scheduled to travel to the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
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Central Africa
Presidents Of Rwanda, Uganda Sign Ceasefire Pact After Angola, Congo Mediation
The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda signed an agreement on Wednesday in the Angolan capital Luanda aimed at end months…
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Technology
Uganda Police Confirms Using Chinese telecom Huawei’s CCTV Cameras Countrywide
Uganda’s police force has confirmed it is using Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s CCTV cameras countrywide as a measure to strengthen…
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Sudan Military, Opposition Alliance Forms 11 Member Sovereign Council
Sudan’s military leaders and opposition alliance on Tuesday formed an 11-member sovereign council that will govern the country for three…
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Burkina Faso: At Least 10 Soldiers Killed, Dozens Injured In Major Terrorist Attack
At least 10 soldiers got killed and dozens injured when some unidentified militants attacked a military unit in northern Burkina…
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Sudan: Bashir Received $90 Million From Saudi Royals, State Investigator Tells Court
Sudan’s ousted longtime military ruler Omar al-Bashir has admitted to receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a state investigator…
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Health
Ebola Spreads To Remote, Militia-Controlled Territory Of Walikale In DRC
The health officials have confirmed detecting a new case of Ebola in the remote, militia-controlled territory of Walikale, which is…
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Business
Oragroup Raises Loan Of 20 Million Euro from Africa Agriculture & Trade Investment Fund
The pan-African banking group, Oragroup, on Monday, announced it has raised a € 20 million loan from Africa Agriculture and…
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World
Zimbabwe Police Bans Another MDC Anti-Government Protest Planned For Monday
Zimbabwe police have reportedly banned an anti-government demonstration planned for Monday in the city of Bulawayo, saying it would likely…
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World
SADC Calls Out International Community To Lift Zimbabwe Sanctions
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) appealed to the West to scrap economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, reported BBC. During his…
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Central Africa
Chad President Declares Emergency In Sila,Ouaddai After Intercommunal Violence
Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Sunday declared a state of emergency in two eastern provinces after violent intercommunal clashes between…
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World
Sudan: Opposition Coalition Names Five Civilian Members To Sovereign Council
Sudan’s opposition coalition on Sunday announced the names of the five people, including a woman, as civilian members of the…
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Libya Government Condemns Attacks On Airports By Khalifa Haftar’s Forces
Libya’s United Nations-backed government on Friday condemned attacks on airports by the eastern-based army in western Libya. “The Presidential Council…
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London Court Orders Nigerian Government To Pay$9 Bln To Private Gas Firm
A judge in London passed an order on Friday that calls out the Nigerian government to pay $9 billion in…
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Technology
Uganda, Zambia Denies Taking Help Of Huawei Technicians To Spy On Opponents
The Uganda government and Zambia government on Friday denied a report that claimed employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei helped…
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Amnesty International Wants Ex-Sudanese President Bashir To Face International Trial
Amnesty International on Friday said ex-Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir must face justice for crimes under international law, including genocide, crimes…
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Health Officials Confirm First Two Ebola Cases In DRCongo’s South Kivu Region
Health officials on Friday confirmed two Ebola cases in Congo’s South Kivu region, more than 700 km (430 miles) south…
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Zimbabwe: MDC Calls Off Anti-Government Protest In Harare After Court Ruling
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has reportedly called off an anti-government street protest planned for Friday…
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