Year: 2020
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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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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Latest Ebola Outbreak In Western Democratic Republic Of Congo Kills 43
The World Health Organization on Friday said the Ebola outbreak in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has infected…
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Libya
Libya: Warring Rival Parties Declare Immediate Ceasefire, Calls For Elections
Libya’s warring rival administrations on Friday announced the cessation of all fighting in the territory and called for the holding…
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World
WHO, UNICEF Urges African Governments To Consider Safe Reopening Of Schools
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African governments to consider safe reopening of schools, saying that the continent’s…
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Mali
Mali: Coup Leaders Plan Transitional Government, Africa Bloc To Send Envoys
Coup leaders who have taken power in Mali have said they would appoint a transitional president who would be drawn…
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Health
Africa CDC Says Africa Beginning To Slowly Bend The Curve Of COVID-19 Infections
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Africa is beginning to slowly “bend the curve” of…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Health Authorities Confirm 593 New Coronavirus Cases, 4 Deaths
Nigerian health authorities on Thursday confirmed over 500 new coronavirus infections in the country, pushing the total toll to more…
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South Africa
South African Tobacco Manufacturers Sue Government Over Smoking Ban
Tobacco companies have decided to go ahead with litigation against the South African government for outing a ban on the…
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Mali
Mali: Coup Planners Promise To Hold Fresh Elections Within Reasonable Time
Mali soldiers who led to the ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and government in a coup earlier this week…
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South Africa
South Africa: Total Coronavirus Cases Nearing 600,000, Death Toll Reaches 12,264
South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the number of coronavirus cases in the country has topped 592,144, with 2,258…
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Mauritius
Mauritius Police Arrests Captain Of MV Wakashio Ship That Spilled Tonnes Of Oil
Mauritius police on Tuesday arrested the captain of a Japanese ship that ran aground off its coast, and spilled tons…
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Mali
Mali Controversy: President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Resigns, Dissolves Parliament
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned and dissolved his government and parliament on early Wednesday after being detained by soldiers…
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Nigeria
Nigeria To Resume International Travel Operations From August 29
Nigeria will resume international flights in and out of the country starting Aug. 29, its aviation minister said on Monday,…
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South Africa
Novavax To Begin Second Phase Of Human Testing Of COVID-19 Vaccine In South Africa
Novavax, a U.S. based drug maker company, is set to begin the second phase of human testing for its COVID-19…
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Sudan
Sudan: Protesters Return To Streets To Mark Anniversary Of Power-Sharing Deal
A large number of people returned to the streets in Sudan on Monday to mark the one-year anniversary a transitional…
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Egypt
Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia To Resume African Union-Led Negotiation Talks On Tuesday
Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia have agreed to resume negotiation talks over the Nile dam on Tuesday and present draft proposals…
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prime Minister Francisco Asue And Government Resigns Amid Crisis
The government and prime minister of Equatorial Guinea presented their resignation on Friday to President Teodoro Obiang, who claimed they…
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South Africa
South African President Eases Up Restrictions After Rate Of New COVID 19 Cases Drops
The South African government has decided to move to alert level 2 after the country witnessed a drop in the…
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