Year: 2019
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World
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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At Least Seven Children Killed, 57 Injured After Classroom Collapses In Kenya
At least seven children have died and 57 got injured after a classroom collapsed at a primary school in the…
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Sudan’s Prime Minister Orders Investigation Into June Crackdown On Protesters
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has ordered an independent investigation into June’s deadly clampdown on protesters that killed dozens of…
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WHO Accuses Tanzania Authorities Of Hiding Information About Suspected Ebola Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has accused the Tanzanian government of hiding information about multiple suspected Ebola cases in that…
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Nigeria: Army Orders Closure Of Action Against Hunger Aid Group For Aiding Terrorism
The Nigerian army has ordered Action Against Hunger to shut down its main office in Maiduguri, in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno…
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Algerian Protestors Hit Algiers Streets Despite Army Chief’s Protest Clampdown Order
Despite the Algerian army’s call for a tougher stance on protestors, thousands of people came out on the streets of…
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AFRICOM Air Strike Kills Eight Suspected Militants In Southern Libya: U.S. Military
The U.S. Africa Command on Friday said an airstrike killed eight suspected Islamic State militants in southern Libya near the…
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DR Congo Army Confirms Total Five Killed In Offensive On Rwandan Hutu Rebel Leader
The Democratic Republic of Congo army on Thursday said five people were killed in the offensive that eliminated a Rwandan…
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Sudan’s Ruling Sovereign Council Drops Death Penalties Of Eight Darfur Rebels
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council on Thursday announced it has dropped the death penalty against eight members of the Sudan Liberation…
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George Clooney Appeals For Global Action Against Those Involved In South Sudan Corruption
Hollywood actor George Clooney on Thursday called out the international community to take necessary steps as a report has blamed…
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Tunisia’s Former Ousted President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali Dies In Saudi Arabia- Lawyer
Tunisia’s ex-President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali reportedly died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, his family lawyer confirmed. “Ben…
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Tunisia: Media Mogul Nabil Karoui To Remain In Jail As Court Declines Release Appeal
A Tunisian court on Wednesday turned down an appeal to release jailed media mogul Nabil Karoui, who reached a runoff…
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