Month: July 2020
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Agriculture Minister Perrance Shiri Succumbs To COVID-19 Infection
Zimbabwe’s Agriculture Minister Perrance Shiri is the first senior government official who has died of the COVID-19 infection, President Emmerson…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: President Ouattara Names Hamed Bakayoko As New Prime Minister
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday named Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko as the new prime minister after his predecessor…
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Libya
Libya: GNA Announces A full Lockdown Amid Surge In Coronavirus Cases
Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday said it would impose a full lockdown in the parts…
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South Africa
South African Government Announces New Lockdown Rule Changes
South African Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Thursday announced a number of new lockdown rule changes as well as relief…
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Libya
Libya: UN Support Mission Reports 358 Civilian Casualties From April To June
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported there have been 358 civilian casualties in Libya, including women and…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Electoral Body Assures Of Conducting Fair October Elections
Ivory Coast’s electoral commission on Wednesday assured conducting a fair election in the country as the ruling RHDP party has…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Government To Pay $3.5Bn To White Farmers In Land Compensation Deal
The Zimbabwe government on Wednesday agreed to pay $3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by…
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Gambia
Gambia: Vice President Gets Coronavirus Positive, President To Enter Self-Isolation
Gambia’s Vice President Isatou Touray has been tested coronavirus positive and President Adama Barrow will enter into self-isolation for the…
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Health
SADC Report Says Nearly 45 Million People Food Insecure In Southern African Region
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday said around 44.8 million people in urban and rural areas across 13…
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Mali
Mali: Opposition Coalition Group Rejects ECOWAS Leaders’ Four-Point Plan
Mali’s opposition coalition group on Tuesday rejected the proposal put forward by West African leaders group for ending the ongoing…
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World
GERD: Tripartite Talks Between Egypt, Ethiopia & Sudan Over Mega Dam Postponed
The tripartite talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been postponed for a…
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Mali
Mali: ECOWAS Bloc Proposes Four-Point Plan To Resolve Ongoing Political Crisis
The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday proposed a four-point plan to resolve Mali’s ongoing political…
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Business
World Bank Claims AfCFTA Could Lift Millions Out Of Poverty & Cushion COVID 19 Fallout
A World Bank report released on Monday claims the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), once fully implemented, will likely…
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Kenya
Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Announces Extension Of Curfew For A Month
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday extended the ongoing curfew in the country for the next 30 days to curb…
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Health
WHO Director General Says COVID-19 Is Worst Global Health Emergency Ever
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has infected…
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Tunisia
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Designates Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi As New PM
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied designated the country’s current Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi as the new prime minister to succeed Elyes…
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Somalia
Somalia: Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire Gets Ousted In A No-Confidence Vote
Somalia’s Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire was forcedly removed from his post on Saturday after the majority of parliament members…
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Mali
Mali: West African Leaders To Hold Talks On Monday To Ease Country’s Political Crisis
West African leaders will have a virtual summit on Monday to propose measures to end the ongoing political crisis in…
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Health
WHO Reports Record Daily Increase Of Over 284,000 Coronavirus Cases Globally
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, reported France 24. The total…
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Libya
Libya: AFRICOM Claims Russia Sending Military Equipment In Breach Of An Arms Embargo
The U.S. military command for Africa (AFRICOM) on Friday said it has evidence that proves Russia is still sending more…
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Uncategorized
Sudanese Prosecutors Discover Mass Grave Of Officers Executed By Ex-President Bashir
Sudanese prosecutors on Thursday announced they have found a mass grave of 28 army officers who were executed in 1990…
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Tanzania
Tanzania: President Magufuli Confirms Former President Benjamin Mkapa Is Dead
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has confirmed former President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, died in the early…
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South Africa
South African Government Shuts Down Public Schools For Another One Month
South African government has decided to shut down public schools once again for a month from Monday to limit the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Lauds Historic Filling Of GERD On Nile River
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday hailed the historic early filling of the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi Announces Lifting Of State Of Emergency
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has lifted the state of emergency in the country in a…
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