Month: June 2020
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Kenya
Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Confirms Talks On Trade Deal With Washington Delayed
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said the government has decided to delay talks on a trade deal with the…
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Egypt
Egypt Heads To United Nations Security Council For A Fair Solution On Nile Dam Issue
Egypt government has approached the United Nations Security Council to intervene to restart negotiation talks With Ethiopia and Sudan on…
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Egypt
Egypt Records Highest Number Of Confirmed Coronavirus Infections In A Single Day
Egypt’s Health Ministry announced the country reported 1,218 new cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total number…
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Burundi
Burundi: Election Winner Evariste Ndayishimiye Gets Sworn In As New President
Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in as Burundi’s new president on Thursday, reported Reuters. He was sworn in early following the…
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Kenya
Kenya Reports Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Case Spike, Total Toll Now Stands At 4,044
Kenya recorded a record high in the number of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday after 184 cases were confirmed in…
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South Africa
South African President Announces Re-opening Of Restaurants, Casinos, Cinemas
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced re-opening of casinos, cinemas, personal care services and certain forms of accommodation…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir, Vice President Riek Machar Agree On States Allocation
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar, who is currently the country’s vice president, have reached…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President Magufuli Dissolves Parliament Before October Election
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolved the parliament on Tuesday, pledging a free and fair vote in the country, reported Reuters.…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: World Bank Approves $1 Bn In Funding To Promote Education, Health Care
The World Bank on Tuesday announced it had approved $1 billion in funding to promote free primary education and improving…
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Uganda
Uganda: Presidential Election Set In early 2021, Election Campaigns, Rallies Banned
Uganda’s election commission on Tuesday announced the presidential election will be held in the country between Jan. 10 and Feb.…
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Egypt
Egypt Says It Will Resort To United Nations Security Council Over Nile Dam Issue
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Monday hinted that the government will resort to the United Nations Security Council to prevent Ethiopia…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over Lack Of PPE Kits Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Nigeria’s National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced an indefinite strike starting Monday midnight over their demand for better benefits,…
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Sudan
Sudanese Authorities Discover Mass Grave Believed To Be Linked To 1998 Killings
A top Sudanese prosecutor on Monday said the authorities have discovered a mass grave in the southeast of the capital,…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: At Least 17 Infected, 11 Dead In Latest Ebola Outbreak In Equateur Province
The health authorities on Monday reported the deadly Ebola virus has killed 11 people after infecting 17 in a new…
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Ghana
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Confirms Health Minister Tested Positive For COVID-19
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced that the country’s Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has contracted the novel coronavirus and…
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Egypt
Egypt Government To Gradually Resume International Flights From July 1
The Egypt government on Sunday announced it is going to reopen all its airports for scheduled international traffic starting July…
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Libya
Pope Francis Appeals Libya’s Warring Parties To Put An End To Ongoing Civil War
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed the warring parties to the Libya conflict to put an end to the ongoing civil…
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Botswana
Botswana Reinstates Lokcdown In Gaborone Due To Surge In New Coronavirus Cases
The Botswana government on Friday reinstated lockdown in the capital city, Gaborone following an increase in the number of Covid-19…
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Burundi
Burundi: Constitutional Court Rules President-Elect To Take Power Immediately
Burundi’s Constitutional Court on Friday has agreed that president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in as soon as possible after…
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Libya
Libya: UN Chief Expresses Shock At Discovery Of Mass Graves In Recently Freed Tarhuna
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed shock at the discovery of mass graves in Libya’s Tarhuna that…
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Health
WHO Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Is Accelerating In Africa, Test Kits Needed
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa, reported Reuters. The warning…
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South Africa
Over 58,000 South African People Now Infected By Coronavirus, Death Toll At 1,284
South African Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Thursday announced that the country now has 58,568 confirmed cases of coronavirus,…
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Egypt
Egypt Says No Significant Progress On First Day Of Nile Dam Negotiation Talks
Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources said on Wednesday that the first meeting among the irrigation ministers of Egypt,…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Parliament Allows Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed To Stay In Office Beyond Term
Ethiopia’s parliament on Wednesday allowed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to stay in office beyond his mandate for an extra year…
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Libya
Libya: European Union Calls Out Both Parties To End Military Operations Immediately
The European Union on Tuesday urged both the parties involved in the Libyan conflict to immediately end military operations in…
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