Year: 2020
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Botswana
Botswana: Government Launches Probe Into Mysterious Deaths Of Elephants
The Botswana government has launched a probe after hundreds of elephant carcasses were found in the popular Okavango Delta area…
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South Africa
South African President Extends Deployment Of 20,000 Soldiers Until September
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday informed Parliament about his decision to extend the deployment of 20,000 soldiers, a…
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World
WHO Calls For Stringent Measures As African Countries Resume Commercial Flights
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African governments to take effective measures to mitigate the risk of an…
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Botswana
Botswana: President Mokgweetsi Masisi Goes Into Coronavirus Quarantine
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday went into a 14-day self-isolation after an employee in the presidential office was confirmed…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Government Announces Resumption Of Domestic Flights From July 8
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika on Wednesday confirmed that the government will begin reopening the country’s airports from July 8,…
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Burundi
Burundi: President Evariste Ndayishimiye Vows To Tackle Coronavirus Seriously
Burundi’s new President Evariste Ndayishimiye has promised that his government will take the ongoing coronavirus pandemic seriously unlike his predecessor…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Protests Erupt As Popular Musician Haacaaluu Hundessa Shot Dead In Addis Ababa
At least 10 people died and more than 80 were injured in blasts and protests in Ethiopia’s capital and the…
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Sudan
Sudan: Thousands Come Out On Streets Demanding Faster Reform
The people of Sudan came out on the streets on Tuesday to pressure transitional authorities, demanding justice for those killed…
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Health
WHO Warns Worst Is Yet To Come As Covid-19 Pandemic Is Speeding Up And Is Far From Over
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned the worst could be still to come as the Covid-19 pandemic was…
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Lesotho
Lesotho: Former First Lady Maesaiah Thabane Granted Bail In Lipolelo Murder Case
Lesotho’s former first lady, Maesaiah Thabane, who has been charged for the murder of former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s estranged…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir Appoints State Governors For Unity Government
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday appointed governors for eight states for the transitional coalition government formed four months…
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Nigeria
Nigeria Government Considering Imposing Lockdown In 18 Local Governments
Nigeria Government on Monday hinted that is considering imposing lockdown in 18 local governments in the country, reported The Guardian.…
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World
Nile Dam: African Union Claims More Than 90% of Issues In GERD Negotiations Resolved
The African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday said almost 90% of issues in the tripartite negotiations between…
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Somalia
Somalia: National Electoral Commission Postpones November 2020 Elections
Somalia’s Independent Electoral Commission has confirmed that the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections will not take in the East African…
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Malawi
Malawi: Lazarus Chakwera Gets Sworn In As New President For Next Five Years
Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in as Malawi’s new president on Sunday after the election commission declared him as the winner…
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World
Nile Dam: Ethiopia, Egypt, And Sudan Agree To Delay Filling Of GERD Until Deal Is Reached
Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have agreed that Ethiopia will not start filling the controversial Nile dam without reaching an agreement…
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Rwanda
Rwanda Re-Imposes Lockdown In Kigali Due To Increase In Coronavirus Cases
Rwanda has re-imposed a 15-day lockdown in six villages of Kigali after the capital recorded 21 new cases this month,…
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South Africa
South African Government Allows Re-Opening Of Casinos, Restaurants
The South African government has ordered reopening of casinos, cinemas, and restaurants from Monday in a further easing of coronavirus…
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Sudan
Sudan Calls Out UNSC To Intervene In A Dispute Over Newly Built Nile Dam
Sudan government has urged the United Nations Security Council to intervene in a dispute over Ethiopia’s newly built hydroelectric Nile…
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Guinea Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: President Umaro Embalo Announces End Of Night-Time Curfew
Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, on Thursday announced the end of the night-time curfew that was imposed to curb the…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC Government Declares End To Its Largest Ebola Outbreak After Two Years
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday announced the end of the second-largest Ebola outbreak on…
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Senegal
Senegalese President Macky Sall Quarantines Himself After Contact With COVID-19 Case
Senegalese President Macky Sall has quarantined himself for two weeks as a precaution after he came in contact with someone…
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Malawi
Malawi: State Media Reports Chakwera Cruising To Victory With 61 Percent Of Votes
The first wave of preliminary results of the recently held Malawi presidential election re-run suggests opposition leader Dr. Lazarus Chakwera…
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Health
WHO Chief Says All African Countries Now Have Coronavirus Lab Testing Capacity
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday said all African countries have now developed…
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Libya
Libya: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio Meets GNA Head Fayez Al-Sarraj In Tripoli
Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio on Wednesday made an unannounced visit to Libya’s capital, Tripoli, where he met with…
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