Year: 2019
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World
Malawi: Peter Mutharika Gets Sworn In As President
Peter Mutharika was sworn in as Malawi’s president on Tuesday for a second five-year term. The oath-taking ceremony was held…
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ANC Deputy President David Mabuza To Sworn In As MP On Tuesday
ANC deputy president David Mabuza is expected to be sworn in as a Member of Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. His…
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Algeria Presidential Election Likely To Get Delayed
Algeria’s Presidential Election set for July 4 is likely to get delayed as the two contenders who have submitted candidacies…
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Sudan Protest Groups All Set For A Two-Day General Strike Starting Tuesday
Sudanese protestors are all set for a two-day strike starting Tuesday to put pressure on the ruling military council for…
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Malawi President Peter Mutharika Wins Presidential Election 2019
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has secured a second term in office with 38.5 percent of the vote in the recently…
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Libya: Khalifa Haftar Rules Out Tripoli Ceasefire
Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar who is leading a military offensive against the United Nations-backed government in Tripoli, on Sunday,…
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Malawi: High Court Postpones Voting Result Announcement Indefinitely
Malawi’s High Court on Sunday postponed the announcement of the final vote counting results from last week’s presidential vote indefinitely.…
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SA President To Announce Names Of New Cabinet Members Later This Week
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday in a ceremony in the capital. But the people…
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Sudan: Protest Group Calls For Two Days Strike Next Week
Sudan’s protest and opposition group alliance on Friday called for two days of strikes in private and public enterprises next…
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Russia To Send Military Experts To DRC
Russia will send military specialists to the Republic of the Congo for the maintenance of Russian-made military hardware and equipment…
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Kenya High Court Upholds Ban On Same-Sex Relations
The Kenya High Court has reportedly upheld sections of the penal code that criminalize same-sex relations. The ruling has come…
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Technology
Huawei Deputy Chairman Ken Hu Compares US Trade Restrictions To Berlin Wall
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war. Last week, the Trump administration essentially…
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Sudan: Protest Alliance To Take Supporters’ Advice On How To Proceed
Sudan’s protest leaders on Thursday said they will talk with protestors camped outside the army headquarters in Khartoum to take…
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Health
WHO Declares Algeria, Argentina Malaria-Free
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday officially declared Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free as no new cases of the…
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Malawi Elections: President Peter Mutharika Leading With Most Votes Counted
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has taken a clear lead in the May 21 Presidential Election, garnering 75 percent of the…
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Sudan: Military Wants To Hand Over Power As Soon As Possible, Says Army General
A prominent army general on Wednesday said Sudan’s ruling military council is willing to hand power to a democratically elected…
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Libya: Khalifa Haftar Rejects French President Macron’s Ceasefire Appeal
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar rejected a ceasefire appeal put forward by French President Emmanuel Macron during talks in Paris, an…
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Somalia-Kenya Rift Widens After Its Officials Get Deported
The Somalis government has criticized Kenya for its act of deporting two Somali lawmakers and a minister after authorities in…
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South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa Gets Elected As State President
South Africa’s parliament elected Cyril Ramaphosa as state president on Wednesday, after his nomination was uncontested by other political parties.…
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Business
MTN Nigeria Has Till May 31 To Pay Remaining Fine Of N55 Billion, Says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday confirmed that MTN has paid N275 billion SIM infraction fine. The final amount…
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World
Sudan Protestors Warn To Go On A General Strike
Sudan protestors on Tuesday warned to go for a general strike as negotiation talks with the country’s ruling military council…
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UN Envoy Says No Military Solution To Libya Crisis
Ghassan Salame, the UN envoy for Libya, has warned that the battle for Tripoli is “just the start of a…
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Malawi: Vote Counting Underway
The election officials have begun counting votes after the people of Malawi cast their votes on Tuesday in what has…
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Algeria Army Chief Says Election Best Way To Overcome Ongoing Crisis
Algeria’s ongoing political crisis is showing no signs of slowing down. The protestors poured onto the streets in huge numbers…
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World
Kenya Denies Entry To Three Somalia Government Officials
The Kenyan government on Monday denied entry to three senior Somalia government officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)…
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