Year: 2019
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World
Cyclone Kenneth To Bring Heavy Rains To Mozambique In Upcoming Days
Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in northern Mozambique Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado on Thursday evening. The cyclone struck with…
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Protests In Sudan Continue Demanding An End To Military Rule
Thousands of Sudanese people took to streets on Thursday to step up pressure on the country’s ruling military council to…
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Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Heads To UK On A Private Visit
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is reportedly heading to the United Kingdom on a private visit, the presidency’s Twitter account confirmed.…
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Sudan: Protestors Threaten To Go On A One Million People March Protest On Thursday
Sudan protestors have threatened to go on a one million people march protest on Thursday if in case the military…
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World
Cyclone Kenneth To Hit Mozambique On Thursday
Mozambique is yet again ready to brace another cyclone following the devastation of Cyclone Idai which strike last month killing…
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Tanzania: Government Denies Blocking IMF Report
Philip Mpango, Tanzania’s Finance and Planning Minister, on Tuesday, refuted reports that claimed his government had ceased the publication of…
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Libya: UN Envoy Hopes Situation To Improve Before Start Of Ramadan
Ghassan Salame, the United Nations’ envoy to Libya, on Wednesday, said he is hoping the ongoing tension in Libya would…
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Egypt: People Approves Constitutional Amendments To Extend President El-Sisi’s Rule
The people of Egypt have overwhelmingly approved a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi…
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East Africa
Sudan Military Council Gets Three Months Time To Transfer Power To Civil Rule
African leaders have reportedly agreed to give Sudan’s ruling military council three months time to implement democratic reforms. The announcement…
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World
Algeria: Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah Calls For Dialogue To Solve Political Cricis
Algeria’s Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah on Monday called out for a meeting with the country’s political class in a bid…
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World
Mali President Appoints Boubou Cisse As New Prime Minister
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Monday appointed Boubou Cisse as the country’s prime minister, days after the government resigned…
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World
Sudan: UAE, Saudi Arabia To Send $3 Billion Worth Of Aid
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced they had agreed to send $3 billion worth of aid…
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Sudan Protest Leaders Calls Off Talks With Military Council
The Sudan protest leaders have reportedly called off talks with the ruling military council that replaced ousted long-serving leader Omar…
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World
Egypt Votes On Constitutional Amendments Aimed At Extending Sisi’s Rule
The people of Egypt continued to cast their ballots for the second day on Saturday on constitutional amendments that would…
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World
Algeria Court Summons Former PM Ahmed Ouyahia For Wasting Public Money
An Algerian court has reportedly summoned two close aides of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and…
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Uganda: Supreme Court Upholds Ruling On Extending President’s Age Limit
The Uganda Supreme Court on Thursday backed constitutional changes that scrapped the age limit for presidential aspirants. The move has…
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World
Mali: PM Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga & Govt Resigns Over Failure To Curb Violence
Mali’s prime minister and his whole government offered their resignations to the country’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday after…
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Benin: Former President Thomas Boni Yayi Calls Out For Postponement Of Elections
Benin’s former President, Thomas Boni Yayi, on Thursday, called out for suspension of the controversial parliamentary elections in which opposition…
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World
Nigeria: Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen Found Guilty Of Declaring False Assets
Nigeria’s code of conduct tribunal on Thursday convicted former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, on charges of false assets…
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World
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Offers To Mediate Ongoing Political Transition In Sudan
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has offered to act as a mediator to help solve Sudan’s ongoing political transition. The…
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World
Egypt’s Parliament Approves Constitutional Amendment To Extend Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s Presidential Term
Egypt’s Parliament on Tuesday voted and approved constitutional amendments that will allow general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power…
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Burkina Faso
The U.S. Considering Plan To Put New Travel Restrictions On African Countries
A new report suggests the United States government is planning to put stricter travel restrictions for countries whose nationals frequently…
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World
Uganda Offers Asylum To Sudan’s Ousted President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir
The Ugandan government on Tuesday said it is willing to offer asylum to Sudan’s ousted president Omar Hassan al-Bashir. “If…
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Business
Oragroup Gets Officially Listed On Regional Stock Exchange
The pan-African banking group, Oragroup, got officially listed on the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) at a first listing ceremony held…
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World
Eskom CEO Responds To Concerns About Employee Job Security In Internal Memo
Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe on Monday responded to concerns about employee job security in an internal memo addressed to “Eskom…
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