Year: 2019
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World
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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UK Prime Minister Says There Is No Military Solution To Ongoing Libya Crisis
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), on Thursday told Fayez Al-Sarraj, the Head of the Presidential…
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South Africa Announces Visa Waivers For New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, & UAE
In a bid to boost tourism in the country, the South African government on Thursday announced visa waivers for four…
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Sudan’s Opposition Nominates Abdullah Hamdook As New Prime Minister
Sudan’s opposition Freedom and Change Alliance, on Thursday, agreed to nominate Abdullah Hamdook as the country’s prime minister in a…
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Ethiopia To Build A $50 Mn Coffee Park In Addis Ababa To Promote Local Coffee
Ethiopia on Tuesday announced it has partnered with South Korea to build a coffee park as part of the national…
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World
Tunisia Election Commission Approves 26 Presidential Candidate Applications
Tunisia’s electoral commission on Wednesday announced it had approved 26 candidates and rejected 71 other applicants for next month’s presidential…
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World
Former Sudanese Intelligence Official & Family Barred From Entering US
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced it has barred the entry of Salah Gosh, former director-general of Sudan’s National…
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World
South Sudan To Conduct Full-Scale Ebola Simulation Exercise in Juba, Nimule & Yei
South Sudan will soon conduct a full-scale Ebola simulation exercise in the capital Juba as well as in the border…
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President Muhammadu Buhari Orders Nigerian Central Bank Not To Fund Food Imports
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered the central bank to stop providing funding for food imports, the President’s spokesman…
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World
Libya: Fighting Between LNA & GNA Resumes After A Two Day Temporary Ceasefire
Fighting around Tripoli resumed on Tuesday night after a two days temporary ceasefire as the Libyan National Army (LNA) said…
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Egypt Hosts Meeting Between Sudan’s Protest Leaders Ahead Of Landmark Deal
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced the country hosted a two-day meeting between the Alliance for Freedom and Change, Sudan’s…
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Health
Scientists Hail Success Of First Effective Ebola Treatments In DRCongo Trial
Scientists might have finally found the most effective drugs in treating Ebola in two of the four experimental drugs trialed…
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World
SA President Wins Latest Round Of Legal Battle With Anti-Corruption Watchdog
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday won the latest round of a legal battle with the country’s anti-corruption watchdog,…
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Ethiopia, China To Partner For Construction Of A New 300 Mln USD Industrial Park
Ethiopia is all set to partner with China to construct a new industrial park worth 300 million U.S. dollars in…
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Israeli Billionaire Beny Steinmetz & Two Others To Be Tried In Guinea Corruption Case
Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and two others will be tried for suspected corruption charges, a Geneva prosecutor said on Monday,…
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Tanzania: Death Toll In Saturday’s Fuel Tanker Explosion Increases To 69 From 57
The death toll in Saturday’s oil tanker explosion has increased to 69 from earlier reported 57, official records have clarified,…
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WHO Says No New Ebola Cases Reported In Goma, Vaccinates Over 1300 People
The World Health Organisation on Sunday said it has vaccinated more than 1,300 people who potentially came into contact with…
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Violent Clashes Over Grazing Land Kill 3 Civilians In Sudan’s Darfur: Doctors
Fresh clashes between farmers and herders in Sudan’s Darfur over grazing land killed three civilians on Sunday, a doctor’s committee…
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French Charities SOS Mediterranean, MSF, Rescue 81 Migrants Off The Coast Of Libya
French charities SOS Mediterranean and Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF — Doctors Without Borders) rescued around 81 migrants off the coast…
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World
Libya Government Agrees To UN’s Temporary Ceasefire Offer On Eve Of Eid al-Adha
Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord of Libya (GNA) on Friday said it has accepted a ceasefire offer by…
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Malawi Constitutional Court Begins Hearing Presidential Election Dispute Petition
Malawi’s constitutional court on Thursday started hearing an opposition application that calls out for overturning the presidential election results. The…
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