Year: 2020
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World
Nile Dam: Sudan Ministry Submits GERD Draft Agreement To African Union
Sudan’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources on Tuesday said it has submitted a balanced and fair draft agreement on…
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Libya
Libya: Haftar’s Parliament Resolution Approves Egyptian Military Intervention
Libya’s eastern-based parliament on Monday passed a resolution that approves Egypt’s direct military to intervene in the Libyan conflict to…
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Health
WHO Warns Coronavis Pandemic Is Going To Get Worse And Worse And Worse
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic might likely worsen in the coming…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Prime Minister Considering Cabinet Reshuffle Amid Row With Ennahda
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Monday said he is seeking to carry out a cabinet reshuffle soon, amid a…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: WHO Confirms Ebola Spreading In Western Congo With 50 Confirmed Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced Ebola is spreading in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as…
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Madagascar
Madagascar: President Rajoelina Confirms Two Lawmakers Have Died From COVID-19
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on late Sunday confirmed that two lawmakers have died of coronavirus since the first case was…
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South Africa
South African Government Re-Instates Curfew, Booze Ban As Coronavirus Cases Spike
South African government on Sunday re-imposed a nationwide curfew, as well as a ban on the sale of alcohol as…
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Mali
Mali: Opposition Rejects President’s Concessions Intended To End Civil Unrest
Mali opposition leaders have rejected President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s proposed concessions intended to quell the growing civil unrest in the…
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Mali
Mali President Urges For Dialogue After Thousands Came Out On Roads To Protest
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Saturday urged for dialogue with his opponents in a televised speech, hours after thousands…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast’s Ruling Party Likely To Ask President Ouattara To Contest Election Again
Ivory Coast’s ruling party is likely to urge President Alassane Ouattara to seek a third term in October’s presidential election,…
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Algeria
Algeria Re-Imposes Travel Restrictions In A Bid To Curb Spread Of Novel Coronavirus
Algeria government on Thursday re-imposed travel restrictions in the country starting Friday testing in a bid to stop a rise…
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Sudan
Sudan: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Replaces Ministers In Major Reshuffle
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Thursday replaced the finance, foreign, energy and health ministers as well as three other…
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Health
African Countries Urged To Adopt Aggressive Approach To Curb Spread Of COVID-19
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday urged African countries to urgently boost their efforts…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: PM & Presidential Election Candidate Amadou Gon Coulibaly Dies
Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who is also the governing party’s candidate for an October presidential election, breathed…
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Libya
Libya Conflict: U.N. Chief Warns Foreign Interference Is At Unprecedented Levels
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned the Security Council that foreign countries’ interference in the ongoing conflict in…
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Kenya
Kenya, Washington Officially Launch Negotiation Talks For A Bilateral Trade Pact
Kenya has launched negotiation talks with the United States on Wednesday for a bilateral trade pact that is expected to…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Says Domestic Unrest Will Not Derail Filling Of Nile Dam
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday said the ongoing protests over the killing of Hachalu Hundessa would not derail…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Sacks Health Minister Obadiah Moyo
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired Health Minister Obadiah Moyo on Tuesday over inappropriate conduct, reported Washington Post. Moyo has been…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Education Ministry Declares Schools Will Remain Closed Until January 2021
Kenya’s Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced all schools in the country will remain closed until next January due to…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Announces Resumption Of International, Domestic Flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a phased reopening of the country from a COVID-19 lockdown, reported Reuters. The…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: More Than 166 People Killed In Protests After Hachalu Hundessa’s Death
More than 166 people have been killed in Ethiopia during protests and violence in the aftermath of the killing of…
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Madagascar
Madagascar Government Re-Imposes Lockdown On Antananarivo Amid Surge In COVID-19 Cases
The Madagascar government on Sunday re-imposed lockdown Antananarivo after the capital reported a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months…
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Malawi
Malawi: President Lazarus Chakwera Cancels Independence Celebrations
Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday called off independence celebrations amid a drastic spike in the number of coronavirus…
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Ghana
Ghana: Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah Resigns
Ghana’s Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah resigned from the post on Friday after admitting that he violated…
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Sudan
Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia Resumes Negotiation Talks Over Controversial Nile Dam
Sudan’s Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry on Friday confirmed the negotiation talks between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia over the Grand…
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