Month: September 2019
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SA President Says Government Will Finalise Growth Strategy In Upcoming Weeks
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the government will finalise a clear economic growth strategy for the country…
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Britain’s Prince Harry To Be A Part Of Anti-Poaching Patrol In Malawi On Monday
Britain’s Prince Harry will join an anti-poaching patrol with local park rangers in Malawi on Monday to highlight conservation work,…
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Senegal: President Macky Sall Pardons Political Rival & Dakar’s Ex-Mayor Khalifa Sall
Senegal President Macky Sall has reportedly pardoned one of his chief political rivals, the former mayor of Dakar, Khalifa Sall,…
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Algeria: Army Chief Says Will Not Support Any Candidate In December Presidential Election
Algeria’s army chief of staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah on Sunday said the army would not back any candidate…
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Pope Francis Prays For for Successful Completion Of National Dialogue In Cameroon
Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for successful completion of national dialogue in Cameroon and lasting solutions for peace. The national…
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UNHCR Confirms Boat With More Than 50 Passengers Capsizes Off Libyan Coast
The United Nations refugee agency said at least 50 migrants are feared to have drowned in a boat that capsized…
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US Government Issues Tanzania Travel Advisory Over Suspected Ebola Cases
The United States government on Friday issued a travel advisory for its citizens to take extra care when visiting Tanzania…
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US Airstrike On Suspected Islamic State Fighters In Southwestern Libya Kills 17
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Friday said an airstrike targeting southwestern Libya on Thursday killed 17 Islamic State fighters, reported…
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Somalia President Pledges To Accept Only ICJ Ruling On Kenya Maritime Dispute
Somalia President Mohamed Farmajo on Thursday announced that Kenya’s call for maritime boundary dispute has been rejected, reported Bloomberg. The…
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Algeria: Protesters Continue With Friday Demonstration To Oppose December Elections
Algerians took to the streets for the 32nd straight week on Friday to demand radical political reforms in the country…
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Sudan’s PM Reiterates Call For Removal Of Khartoum From US Terrorism Sponsor List
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Friday said he had talks with U.S. officials at the United Nations this week,…
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First Batch Of Refugees From Libya Detention Centre Arrives In Rwanda’s Kigali Airport
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, (UNHCR), confirmed the first batch of 66 African refugees and asylum-seekers from Libya…
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Zimbabwe Government Confirms Ex-President Robert Mugabe To Be Buried In Zvimba
The Zimbabwean government on Thursday confirmed that the body of former President Robert Mugabe will be buried in his home…
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Sudan Closes Borders With Libya And Central African Republic Over Security Concerns
The Sudanese government on Thursday ordered the closure of its borders with Libya and Central African Republic over unspecified security…
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UN High Commissioner Signs Agreement To Open UN Human Rights Office In Sudan
Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Wednesday signed a deal with the Sudan government to open a…
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Kenya, Somalia Take First Step To Restore Bilateral Relations Ahead Of ICJ Hearing
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed have agreed to restore bilateral relations, following months of tension…
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Egypt’s President Pushes For End To US ‘Terror’ Blacklisting Of Sudan At UN Assembly
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday made an appeal to get neighboring Sudan off the US’ list of countries…
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Algeria: Court Jails Former President’s Brother, Two ex-Intelligence Chiefs
An Algerian military court on Wednesday sentenced Said Bouteflika, the brother of former President Abdulaziz Bouteflika, to 15 years in…
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Ghana: Security Forces Arrest Three Suspects For Planning A Coup Against Government
Ghana’s security forces have arrested three suspects for attempting an alleged coup plot aimed at destabilizing the country, reported Reuters.…
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US President Praises Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Calls Him A Great Leader
The United States President Donald Trump on Monday came in support of his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has…
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France To Chair A Meeting On Libya Issue At UN Headquarters Next Thursday
The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday said France will chair a meeting on Libya in at the…
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DRC Health Authorities To Introduce A Second Experimental Ebola Vaccine Next Month
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is set to introduce a second experimental Ebola vaccine, manufactured by Johnson &…
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Algeria: Former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s Brother Said Goes On Trial
The brother of Algeria’s longtime former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who is accused of conspiring against the state and undermining the…
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Sudan’s Government To Implement A Nine-Month Economic Rescue Plan Beginning Next Month
Sudan’s Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi on Monday said the country’s newly formed transitional government will launch a nine-month economic rescue…
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Zimbabwe’s Former President Mugabe Died Of Cancer Reveals President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe died of cancer after chemotherapy treatment was stopped as it no longer deemed effective, the…
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