Year: 2020
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South Africa
South Africa To Begin Its First Clinical Trial Of A Coronavirus Vaccine This Week
South Africa on Tuesday announced it will begin its first clinical trial this week for a vaccine against the novel…
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Malawi
Malawi Presidential Election Re-Run: Vote Counting Under Way, Results Expected Soon
The people of Malawi voted on Tuesday in a re-run of the presidential election, reported Reuters. Some 6.8 million people…
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Malawi
Sierra Leone: President Julius Maada Bio Announces Relaxation In Coronavirus Restrictions
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday announced relaxation in coronavirus restrictions across the country that includes reducing the…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Doctors Group Calls Off Week-Long Strike After Government’s Assurance
Nigerian resident doctors in state-run hospitals have suspended a strike that they had called last week over welfare and inadequate…
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Libya
Libya: UN Human Rights Council Orders Investigation Into Human Rights Abuses
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Monday ordering a fact-finding mission to Libya to establish facts…
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Morocco
Morocco: Domestic Flights, Public Transport Between Cities To Resume This Week
Morocco is set to resume domestic flights, and public transport between cities starting Thursday, June 25, reported Reuters. The government…
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Sudan
Sudanese Minister Warn Against Escalation Between Egypt, Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
Sudanese government on Sunday warned against escalation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the controversial Nile dam and urged for further…
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Mali
Mali: ECOWAS Urges Mali Government To Re-Run Disputed Elections Following Mass Protests
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday called out Mali to re-run some of its contested local…
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Kenya
Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Confirms Talks On Trade Deal With Washington Delayed
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said the government has decided to delay talks on a trade deal with the…
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Egypt
Egypt Heads To United Nations Security Council For A Fair Solution On Nile Dam Issue
Egypt government has approached the United Nations Security Council to intervene to restart negotiation talks With Ethiopia and Sudan on…
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Egypt
Egypt Records Highest Number Of Confirmed Coronavirus Infections In A Single Day
Egypt’s Health Ministry announced the country reported 1,218 new cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total number…
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Burundi
Burundi: Election Winner Evariste Ndayishimiye Gets Sworn In As New President
Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in as Burundi’s new president on Thursday, reported Reuters. He was sworn in early following the…
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Kenya
Kenya Reports Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Case Spike, Total Toll Now Stands At 4,044
Kenya recorded a record high in the number of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday after 184 cases were confirmed in…
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South Africa
South African President Announces Re-opening Of Restaurants, Casinos, Cinemas
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced re-opening of casinos, cinemas, personal care services and certain forms of accommodation…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir, Vice President Riek Machar Agree On States Allocation
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar, who is currently the country’s vice president, have reached…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President Magufuli Dissolves Parliament Before October Election
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolved the parliament on Tuesday, pledging a free and fair vote in the country, reported Reuters.…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: World Bank Approves $1 Bn In Funding To Promote Education, Health Care
The World Bank on Tuesday announced it had approved $1 billion in funding to promote free primary education and improving…
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Uganda
Uganda: Presidential Election Set In early 2021, Election Campaigns, Rallies Banned
Uganda’s election commission on Tuesday announced the presidential election will be held in the country between Jan. 10 and Feb.…
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Egypt
Egypt Says It Will Resort To United Nations Security Council Over Nile Dam Issue
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Monday hinted that the government will resort to the United Nations Security Council to prevent Ethiopia…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over Lack Of PPE Kits Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Nigeria’s National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced an indefinite strike starting Monday midnight over their demand for better benefits,…
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Sudan
Sudanese Authorities Discover Mass Grave Believed To Be Linked To 1998 Killings
A top Sudanese prosecutor on Monday said the authorities have discovered a mass grave in the southeast of the capital,…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: At Least 17 Infected, 11 Dead In Latest Ebola Outbreak In Equateur Province
The health authorities on Monday reported the deadly Ebola virus has killed 11 people after infecting 17 in a new…
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Ghana
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Confirms Health Minister Tested Positive For COVID-19
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced that the country’s Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has contracted the novel coronavirus and…
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Egypt
Egypt Government To Gradually Resume International Flights From July 1
The Egypt government on Sunday announced it is going to reopen all its airports for scheduled international traffic starting July…
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Libya
Pope Francis Appeals Libya’s Warring Parties To Put An End To Ongoing Civil War
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed the warring parties to the Libya conflict to put an end to the ongoing civil…
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