Month: November 2019
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Science
China Launches Sudan’s First-Ever Remote Sensing Satellite Aboard Long March-4B Rocket
Sudan’s first-ever satellite has been launched by China, the African country’s governing council announced on Tuesday. The remote-sensing satellite will…
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UNICEF Calls For US$10 Million Support For Flood Affected Children In South Sudan
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday made an appeal asking for 10 million U.S. dollars to meet the…
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Egypt’s Transport Minister Confirms Construction Of 6,000Km Railway Line To Sudan
Egypt’s Minister of Transportation Kamel El-Wazir said the government is building a 6,000-kilometre railway line to connect Upper Egypt with…
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Nigeria Police Rescue 259 People From Illegal Detention Center In Mosque
Nigerian police on Tuesday freed 259 people from an illegal Islamic rehabilitation centre in a mosque in Ibadan, in the…
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Sudan: PM Hamdok Says Govt Planning Cash Transfers To Poor As Part Of Subsidies
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday said the government is planning to offer cash transfers for poor people to…
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Uganda Govt Denies Plans To Introduce Bill Imposing Death Penalty For Gay Sex
The Ugandan government has denied that it plans to introduce a bill targeting homosexuals, dismissing claims by a senior official…
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US President Trump Speaks With Egypt’s Sisi On Phone In Support Of Nile Dam Project
U.S. President Donald Trump had a telephonic conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday during which he…
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Washington Advises Cameroon To Respect Human Rights To Get AGOA Benefits
The United States has advised the Cameroon government to respect human rights in order to be reinstated as a beneficiary…
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Algeria: Election Authority Announces Names Of Presidential Election Candidates
Algeria’s electoral authority on Saturday announced the name of the candidates who will be contesting the presidential election set for…
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Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Confirms Protest Death Toll Now Stands At 86
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday said the number of people killed in protests held last month had risen…
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Sudan: Opposition Alliance Wants Ex-President Al Bashir To Be Handed Over To ICC
Sudan’s protest and opposition group coalition on Sunday said it was not against handing over the deposed President Omar Al…
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53 Soldiers, 1 Civilian Killed In An Attack On A Military Post In Northeast Mali
The Mali government on Saturday confirmed at least 53 soldiers and a civilian have been killed in an attack on…
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Algerians Protest To Demand ‘New Revolution’ On Independence Anniversary
Thousands of Algerians gathered at the Grande Poste building in downtown Algiers on Friday for an anti-government rally called to…
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Botswana: President Mokgweetsi Masisi Gets Sworn In, Vows To Fight Unemployment
Botswana newest elected President Mokgweetsi Masisi got sworn in for a five-year term at the University of Botswana Indoor Sports…
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Ethiopia: Government Says Over 400 Arrested During Investigations Into Last Week’s Protest
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office issued a statement on Thursday announcing that over 400 people have been arrested during…
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