Month: August 2020
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Mali
Mali: Opposition Movement Proposes 18 To 24 Months Transition To Civilian Rule
Mali’s June Opposition Movement that campaigned against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has proposed a transition back to civilian power…
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Ghana
Ghana President Announces Reopening Of International Air Borders From Sept. 1
Ghana is set to reopen its main airport to international flight passengers starting Sept. 1 after ensuring measures to help…
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa To Appear Before ANC’s Integrity Commission
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear before the governing African National Congress party’s integrity commission over controversial campaign donations,…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Schools In Lagos Set To Reopen Next Month As Coronavirus Cases Decline
Schools in Nigeria’s Lagos are set to open from next month as part of plans to revive the economy as…
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Sudan
Sudan: Rebels Agree To Sign Key Peace Deal With Government To End 17-Years Of Conflict
Sudan’s main rebel alliance has agreed on a peace deal with the government that is likely to put an end…
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Egypt
Nile Dam: Latest Round Of Talks Between Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Ends Sans A Draft Deal
The latest round of Nile dam negotiation talks between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan ended on Friday without reaching a consensus…
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Mali
Mali: ECOWAS Agrees To Civilian Transition For 12 Months, Elections Within A Year
Mali’s West African neighboring countries group has agreed the country’s transitional government must be lead by civilian and last no…
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Mauritius
Mauritius: At Least 40 Dolphins Found Dead In Area Affected By Massive Oil Spill
At least 40 dolphins have been found dead so far in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill…
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Mauritania
Mauritania: Former President Abdel Aziz Claims His Innocence In Corruption Inquiry
Mauritania’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has come forward to prove his innocence over suspected embezzlement, reported Africa News.…
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Malawi
Malawi: Government To Lift Air Travel, School Restrictions From September
The Malawi government has announced it is going to reopen its main airport on Sept 1 and public schools on…
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South Africa
South African President Launches Investigation Into Misuse Of COVID-19 Funds
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said the government has launched an investigation into allegations of misuse of COVID-19…
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Mali
Mali: Coup Leaders Release former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita From Detention
Mali coup leaders have released former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from detention and he has returned home, a junta spokesperson…
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Tanzania
Tanzania: Election Board Approves 15 Candidates For October’s Presidential Election
Tanzania’s election board approved 15 candidates to run in the general elections scheduled for October including President John Magufuli, reported…
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Mali
Mali: International Francophone Community Suspends Mali’s membership Over Coup
The Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) has reportedly suspended Mali from its membership to increase pressure on the military…
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Libya
Libya: GNA Imposes Four Day Total Lockdown In Tripoli To Control Coronavirus
Libya’s United Nations-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Wednesday announced imposing a four-day total lockdown in the capital Tripoli…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Kenyatta Announces Extension Of Nationwide Curfew For More 30 Days
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday extended the nationwide dusk-dawn curfew for another 30 days in an attempt to contain…
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Sudan
Sudan: PM Hamdok Tells Pompeo Govt Not Authorized To Normalize Ties With Israel
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Tuesday told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the transitional government was not…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Sudan Vow To Resolve Ongoing Blue Nile Dam Dispute Over Water Supplies
Ethiopia and Sudan have vowed to come to a deal on the giant hydropower Nile dam that has caused a…
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Health
WHO Declares Africa Completely Free Of Wild Poliovirus, But Polio Threat Remains
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced polio has been completely eradicated from the African continent, reported Africa News.…
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Mali
Mali: Talks Between Coup Leaders, West African Mediators End Without Result
Talks in Mali between military coup leaders and West African mediators aimed at resolving the political situation in the country…
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Algeria
Algerian Government To Hold Constitution Referendum On November 1
The Algerian government has set November 1 as a date to hold a referendum on a new constitution that is…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: President Alassane Ouattara Applies For October Election Amid Protests
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara submitted his candidacy for the October election on Monday. Ouattara is running for a third…
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Mali
Mali: Military Wants Three Year Transition Government, Agrees To Free President Keita
Mali’s military that seized power by ousting President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wants a military-led transitional body to rule the country…
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Calls Out ANC Members To End Corruption
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called out members of the African National Congress (ANC) for an immediate end to…
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Sudan
Sudanese PM Hamdok Says Government Ready To Cooperate With ICC Over Darfur
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday said the government is ready to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
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