Year: 2020
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Warns Of A Possible Resurgence Of COVID 19 Pandemic
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday said the government is preparing for a possible resurgence of the COVID-19…
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Angola
Angola: Son of Ex-President Eduardo Dos Santos Sentenced To Five Years Jail
Angola’s Supreme Court on Friday sentenced Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of Angola’s former president Eduardo Dos Santos, to…
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Mali
Mali: Opposition Group Rejects Offer To Meet President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Mali’s opposition rejected an offer to meet with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita aimed at ending a months-long political crisis in…
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Nigeria
Nigerian President Says Reversing U.S. Visa Ban Will Take Enormous Resources
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said it will take enormous resources to reverse the ban on immigrant visas for…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Opposition Protests Against President Ouattara’s Third Term Bid
Ivory Coast Opposition and civil society group members came out on the streets in Abidjan on Thursday to protests against…
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Health
Africa: Seven Countries To Begin Testing For COVID-19 Antibodies From Next Week
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said seven African countries will begin administering coronavirus antibody tests…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: At Least 127 Killed In Clashes Between Security Forces & Armed Civilians
At least 127 people were killed in clashes between South Sudan security forces and armed civilians in the north-central Warrap…
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Health
Russia Registers World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V, Mass Production Begins
Russia registered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday claiming that it has been proven to offer lasting immunity from…
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Mauritius
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Says Almost All Oil Removed From Damaged Japanese Ship
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday said almost all the remaining oil left on the damaged Japanese ship, which…
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World
French President Macron To Boost Security For Its Citizens In Africa’s Sahel Region
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said his government will step up security measures to protect French nationals in Africa’s…
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Mali
Mali: Protesters Take To Streets To Renew Call For President Keita’s Resignation
The people of Mali took to the streets once again on Tuesday renewing calls for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to…
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Tunisia
Tunisia Tightens Restriction On Arrival From France, Belgium, Iceland
Tunisia on Tuesday announced the tightening of anti-coronavirus restrictions on arrival from France, Belgium, and Iceland starting Saturday, Aug. 15,…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: At Least 10 People Killed In Clashes Between Protesters, Security Forces
Around 10 people died in clashes between protesters and security forces in Ethiopia’s southern region on Monday, the health officials…
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Sudan
Sudan: Trial of Sudan’s Ex-President Omar Al-Bashir Indefinitely Postponed
The trial of Sudan’s former president Omar Al-Bashir was delayed on Monday at the request of the defense lawyer, a…
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Mauritania
Mauritania: President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Appoints New Government
Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Sunday appointed a new government after the names of some of his ministers appeared…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia Confirms Negotiation Talks Over Nile Dam To Resume On Monday
Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has confirmed the negotiation talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will resume on Monday, reported…
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Algeria
Algeria Eases Coronavirus Restrictions, Lifts Travel Curbs, Shortens Overnight Curfew
Algeria has eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions including lifting some travel curbs, shortening an overnight curfew, and allowing large mosques to…
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Namibia
Namibia: Rhino poaching Cases Falls By Over 60 Percent On Tougher Policing, Penalties
Namibia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism said rhino poaching in the country fell 63 percent year-on-year due to intensified intelligence…
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Health
Africa Surpasses One Million Total Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Milestone
Africa’s total number of COVID-19 positive cases has crossed 1 million, according to a Reuters tally compiled on Thursday. The…
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South Africa
South African President Sets A Committee To Probe COVID-19 Corruption
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has constituted a ministerial committee to prove alleged corruption in state tenders in the fight…
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Egypt
Nile Dam: South Africa Urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan To Continue With Tripartite Talks
As threats of suspension and walkout loom over Nile dam tripartite talks, South Africa on Thursday urged Egypt, Ethiopia, and…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: President Alassane Ouattara Confirms Seeking Re-Election In October
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday confirmed he would seek re-election in October, formally accepting the ruling party’s nomination…
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Mauritania
Mauritanian President Ghazouani Appoints Mohamed Ould Bilal As New PM
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Thursday announced veteran public administrator Mohamed Ould Bilal as the country’s prime minister, reported…
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Gambia
Gambian President Declares A State Of Emergency Amid Rise In Coronavirus Cases
Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the country, with all borders and airspace made…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: UN Report Says Armed Groups Killed Over 1,300 People In First Six Months Of 2020
A United Nations report on Wednesday claimed various armed groups killed over 1,300 people in the Democratic Republic of the…
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