Month: May 2020
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Burundi
Burundi All Set For Wednesday’s Presidential Election Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Burundi is all set to hold presidential elections on Wednesday even amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, reported Washington Post. The…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: Vice President Riek Machar, Wife Angelina Teny Test Positive For Coronavirus
South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Minister of Defense Angelina Teny have contracted coronavirus, his office confirmed…
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Lesotho
Lesotho: Embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane Agrees To Step Down From Office
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Monday announced he will step down from office following months of pressure after he…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: COVID 19 Task Force Says Precision Lockdown To Be Imposed In Hotspot Areas
The head of Nigeria’s presidential task force to tackle COVID-19 said on Monday that the county will impose precision lockdown…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government Impounds British Plane For Flouting Coronavirus Flight Ban Rules
The Nigerian government on Sunday impounded a British-operated plane claiming the pilot ignored the country’s flight ban aimed at curbing…
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Egypt
Egyptian PM Announces Stricter Anti-COVID-19 Measures During Islamic Holiday
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday announced that the partial curfew in the country would begin at 5 p.m.…
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Madagascar
Madagascar Reports First Coronavirus Death Two Months After Getting First Case
Madagascar on Sunday reported the first coronavirus death, almost two months after the virus was first detected in the country,…
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Health
WHO Alerts About Rare Inflammatory Disease In Children That May Be Linked To Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called out doctors and world leaders to be on the alert for cases…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir Pledges Military Involvement To Boost Food Security
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Friday said the government would deploy military during peacetime to help in efforts to…
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Libya
Libya: UN Support Mission Reports 17 Attacks On Health Centres In Libyan Capital
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday said seventeen attacks on hospitals and health facilities have been…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Says Coronavirus Restrictions To Be Assigned By District
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday that the government will assign levels of lockdown restrictions for each…
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Burundi
Burundi Government Expels Four WHO Coronavirus Officials As Election Approaches
The Burundi government on Thursday ordered the World Health Organization’s (WHO) expert team coordinating the coronavirus response in the country…
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Sudan
Nile Dam Issue: Sudanese PM Rejects Ethiopia’s Proposal To Sign Partial Agreement
Sudan has rejected Ethiopia’s proposal to sign a partial agreement on the filling of the controversial mega Nile dam known…
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South Africa
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa To Ease More Lockdown Restrictions Soon
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday the government is soon going to ease more lockdown restrictions imposed to…
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Lesotho
Lesotho Becomes Last African Country To Report First Confirmed Coronavirus Case
Lesotho has become the last African country to report its first confirmed coronavirus case, reported Reuters. The health ministry confirmed…
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Uganda
Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni Hints Delay In 2021 Presidential Election Amid Coronavirus
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has hinted that there might be a delay in the presidential election scheduled for early next year…
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Algeria
Algeria Government Extends Coronavirus Restrictions By 15 Days Until End Of May
Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerrad on Tuesday said the government has decided to extend measures aimed at restricting movement by…
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Mauritius
Mauritius Declared Coronavirus Free, Reports No Active Case In Last 15 Days
Mauritius government has declared the country as coronavirus-free as no active case has been reported in the last 15 days,…
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Senegal
Senegal: President Macky Sall Announces Ease In Coronavirus Lockdown Measures
Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Monday the re-opening of mosques and churches and the easing of other restrictions imposed…
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Health
UN Warns Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS Deaths Could Double Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
The United Nations on Monday warned there could be hundreds of thousands of AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa if there…
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Lesotho
Lesotho: Prime Minister Thabane’s Coalition Collapses, To Vacate Office On May 22
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s government collapsed in parliament on Monday after his coalition partners pulled out, leaving him without…
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Ghana
Ghana: President Confirms One Person Infected 533 Others With Covid-19 At Fish Factory
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Sunday that a worker who worked at a fish-processing factory in Tema infected 533…
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Sudan
Sudan: At least Three People Killed, 79 Injured In Tribal Clashes In Eastern City Of Kassala
At least three people were killed and 79 others wounded in a bout of tribal clashes between two tribes in…
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Djibouti
Djibouti To Begin Lifting Lockdown Measures Despite Increasing Coronavirus Cases
The Djibouti government will soon begin lifting lockdown measures in a bid to relieve pressure on its economy, reported Aljazeera.…
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Libya
Turkey Warns Libya’s Khalifa Haftar Against Attacking Its Diplomatic Missions
The Turkey government on Sunday warned Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar against attacking Turkish interests or its diplomatic missions in Tripoli…
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