Year: 2019
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World
Kenya To Launch Climate Atlas To Gauge Climate Change Impact On Crop Production
Kenya is going to launch its first localized weather modeling system early next year that will provide crucial data on…
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Sudan: New Round Of Peace Talks With Rebel Groups In Juba Postponed To December
Sudan’s ruling government on Tuesday agreed to delay a new round of peace talks with major rebel groups that were…
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Algeria Court Jails Four Protesters For Disrupting Election Campaigning Event
An Algerian court sentenced four protesters to jail for 18 months for disrupting a presidential election candidate’s campaign for the…
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Libya: Airstrike On Biscuit Factory In Tripoli Kills At Least 10, Leaves 35 Injured
An airstrike on a biscuit factory killed at least ten workers and left 35 wounded in a southern suburb of…
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France PM Hands Over Omar Tall’s Historical Sword To Senegal President Macky Sall
France has reportedly returned a sword to Senegal that belonged to a 19th-century Islamic scholar and ruler, reported BBC. The…
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U.S. Government Threatens Egypt With Sanctions Over Jet Deal With Russia
The United States government has threatened Egypt with sanctions and warned of blocking it from future military sales over its…
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Human Rights Watch Report Claims June Crackdown On Protesters Was Planned
The international rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said in a report that fatal attacks on protesters in…
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SAA Strike: Airline Threatens To Take Legal Action Against Employee Union
South African Airways (SAA) has threatened to take legal action against those employees who have been on strike since last…
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Libya: European Countries, EU Call Out For Immediate Release Of Siham Sirgiwa
Delegations from European Union and 12 European countries to Libya on Sunday released a statement calling out for the immediate…
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Burundi: Agathon Rwasa Confirm’s Bid For 2020 Elections, Refutes Exile Rumors
Burundi’s main opposition leader Agathon Rwasa on Sunday confirmed his party’s bid for the general elections slated for next year,…
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UN, South Sudan To Vaccinate More Than 144,000 People Against Cholera
United Nations agencies and South Sudan’s health ministry will start a joint vaccination exercise on Monday to protect some 144,033…
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Tunisia: Ennahda Party Nominates Habib Jemli To Be Next Prime Minister
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party has chosen Habib Jemli to become the next prime minister, party spokesman Imed Khemiri said…
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U.S. Government Considering Removing Sudan From List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism
The United States is considering removing Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a senior State Department official…
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DRC: President Felix Tshisekedi Says Ebola Outbreak Will Be Over This Year
The Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Friday said he believes the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern…
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Nigeria, Niger, Benin To Set Up A Patrol Team To Check On Smuggling Activities
Nigeria, Berlin, and Niger on Thursday agreed to set up a monitoring committee to keep a check on smuggling activities…
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Mozambique
Mozambique’s Top Court Dismisses Renamo’s Plea To Annul October Election Results
Mozambique’s top court has dismissed opposition party Renamo’s application to dismiss the results of the recently held general elections in…
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Algeria Election Body Confirms Election Campaigning To Begin On Sunday
The presidential election campaigning in Algeria will officially begin on Sunday, the official APS news agency reported on Thursday, reported…
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Kenya, Somalia Agrees To Normalize Diplomatic Relations After Leaders Meet In Nairobi
Kenya and Somalia government leaders on Thursday agreed to normalize relations between the two countries at a meeting in Nairobi,…
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Health
DR Congo: New Johnson & Johnson Ebola Vaccine To Be Tested On 500,000 Congolese
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have introduced a second vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus in…
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Two Namibian Ministers Resign In Bribery Scandal Involving Icelandic Fishing Company
Two Namibian ministers resigned on Wednesday over allegations of corruption and money-laundering in the Namibian fishing industry, presidential spokesman Alfredo…
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SAA Cancels Almost All Flights For Friday, Saturday Due To Union Strike Over Wages
South African Airways (SAA) has reportedly canceled almost all flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday due to a strike over…
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U.S. To Revaluate Ties With South Sudan After Rival Leaders Fail To Form Unity Government
The United States government on Wednesday said it will re-evaluate its relationship with South Sudan after the country’s rival leaders…
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Amnesty International Calls For Immediate Release Of Human Rights Defenders In Egypt
Amnesty International on Tuesday called out the international community to demand the immediate release of peaceful protesters, activists and human…
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Uganda Wants Rwanda To Punish Officers Involved In Deadly Border Shooting
The Ugandan government on Tuesday called out Rwanda to punish those involved in the killing of two Ugandan traders by…
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World Health Organization Prequalifies Merck’s Vaccine Ervebo Against Ebola Virus
The World Health Organization on Tuesday announced it has prequalified Merck’s Ebola vaccine, reported Healio. The WHO’s nod gives the…
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