Month: November 2019
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World
DRC: President Felix Tshisekedi Says Ebola Outbreak Will Be Over This Year
The Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Friday said he believes the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern…
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Benin
Nigeria, Niger, Benin To Set Up A Patrol Team To Check On Smuggling Activities
Nigeria, Berlin, and Niger on Thursday agreed to set up a monitoring committee to keep a check on smuggling activities…
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Mozambique
Mozambique’s Top Court Dismisses Renamo’s Plea To Annul October Election Results
Mozambique’s top court has dismissed opposition party Renamo’s application to dismiss the results of the recently held general elections in…
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World
Algeria Election Body Confirms Election Campaigning To Begin On Sunday
The presidential election campaigning in Algeria will officially begin on Sunday, the official APS news agency reported on Thursday, reported…
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World
Kenya, Somalia Agrees To Normalize Diplomatic Relations After Leaders Meet In Nairobi
Kenya and Somalia government leaders on Thursday agreed to normalize relations between the two countries at a meeting in Nairobi,…
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Health
DR Congo: New Johnson & Johnson Ebola Vaccine To Be Tested On 500,000 Congolese
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have introduced a second vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus in…
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World
Two Namibian Ministers Resign In Bribery Scandal Involving Icelandic Fishing Company
Two Namibian ministers resigned on Wednesday over allegations of corruption and money-laundering in the Namibian fishing industry, presidential spokesman Alfredo…
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World
SAA Cancels Almost All Flights For Friday, Saturday Due To Union Strike Over Wages
South African Airways (SAA) has reportedly canceled almost all flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday due to a strike over…
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World
U.S. To Revaluate Ties With South Sudan After Rival Leaders Fail To Form Unity Government
The United States government on Wednesday said it will re-evaluate its relationship with South Sudan after the country’s rival leaders…
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World
Amnesty International Calls For Immediate Release Of Human Rights Defenders In Egypt
Amnesty International on Tuesday called out the international community to demand the immediate release of peaceful protesters, activists and human…
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World
Uganda Wants Rwanda To Punish Officers Involved In Deadly Border Shooting
The Ugandan government on Tuesday called out Rwanda to punish those involved in the killing of two Ugandan traders by…
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World
World Health Organization Prequalifies Merck’s Vaccine Ervebo Against Ebola Virus
The World Health Organization on Tuesday announced it has prequalified Merck’s Ebola vaccine, reported Healio. The WHO’s nod gives the…
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World
Algeria Court Jails 21 Protesters For Waving Berber Flags During Protests
An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced 21 protesters to six months in jail over charges of undermining national unity, reported…
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World
DRC Forces Kills Juvenal Musabimana, Leader Of Splinter Hutu Militia Group
Congolese forces have killed the leader of an offshoot of a Hutu militia and four of his bodyguards in a…
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World
Pope Francis Intends To Visit South Sudan Next Year, Urges Dialogue For Peace
Pope Francis on Sunday made an appeal to South Sudanese politicians to overcome their divisions and come together for a…
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World
Bolivian President Evo Morales Announces Resignation, Calls For New Election
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned on Sunday following pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory resulted…
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Mascarene Islands
Mauritius: Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Secures Himself A Five Year Term
Mauritius’ incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has secured himself a five-year term as his party Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)…
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World
Zimbabwe Government Fires 211 Public Sector Doctors On Strike As Economy Worsens
The Zimbabwe government on Friday fired more than 200 public sector doctors who have been on strike for over two…
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Business
Sudan Minister Says Country Needs Up To $5 Billion In Support To Avoid Collapse
Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Ibrahim Elbadawi, on Thursday, said the country requires up to $5 billion in budget…
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Health
Johnson & Johnson Files For Approval From European Regulators For Ebola vaccine
Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said it had filed for approval from European regulators for its two-dose experimental vaccine to…
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World
Mauritius: Thursday Voting To Decide Future Of Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth
Mauritius went to polls on Thursday to elect its leader for the next five years, reported Reuters. A total of…
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World
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir, Rebel Leader Riek Machar Delay Unity Govt Formation
Uganda’s presidency on Thursday announced South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and chief rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to delay…
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World
International Criminal Court Sentences DR Congo’s Bosco Ntaganda To 30 Years In Jail
The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced former DR Congo military leader Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years in prison for…
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World
UN Security Council Appeals South Sudan’s Warring Parties To Meet Peace Deal
The United Nations Security Council On Wednesday made an appeal to South Sudan’s warring parties to publicly confirm their commitment…
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World
US President Trump Says Talks With Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Over Dam Dispute Went Well
The United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had held talks with officials from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan…
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