Year: 2020
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Seychelles
Seychelles: Wavel Ramkalawan Declared As Presidential Election Winner
Wavel Ramkalawan was declared as the winner of the presidential election in Seychelles on Sunday, marking the first opposition victory…
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Guinea
Guinea: Violence Erupts As Opposition Contests President Conde’s Winning Poll Results
Guinea’s capital Conakry was rocked by violence on Friday as supporters of opposition leader Cellou Diallo miffed with security forces…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: UN Secretary-General Calls On Political Parties To Reject Violence
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all Ivory Coast’s political parties to refrain from resorting to violence…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia To Put People Into Jail For Upto Two Years For Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
Ethiopia’s attorney general’s office has said the government will soon begin to put people in jail for up to two…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Appeals Protesters To Stop Demonstrating
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday made an appeal to the protesters to stop demonstrating, reported France 24. In a…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: UN Secretary-General Calls For An End To Brutality By Security Forces
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for an end to “brutality” by police in Nigeria, after the security…
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Burundi
Burundi: Former President Pierre Buyoya Rejects Life Sentence For Murder
Burundi’s ex-President Pierre Buyoya on Wednesday rejected a life sentence he received in absentia by a top court over the…
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Guinea
Guinea: Preliminary Results Show President Alpha Conde Leading As Protests Turn Deadly
Preliminary voting results from Guinea’s recently held presidential election show President Alpha Conde retaining the lead and beating his challengers…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: WHO Says No New Ebola Virus Cases Reported Over Last 20 Days
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said no new cases of Ebola virus have been reported in the Democratic…
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Burundi
Rwanda, Burundi’s Foreign Ministers Meet To Improve & Restore Bilateral Relations
High-level delegations from Rwanda and Burundi met on Tuesday and agreed to start talks to end tensions between the neighboring…
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Sudan
Sudan: ICC Prosecutor Says Omar Al-Bashir Must Be Tried Over Darfur Conflict
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor has said Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir and other suspects wanted by the…
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Sudan
Sudan: US President Trump Says Ready To Delist Sudan As Sponsor Of Terror
The United States President Mr. Donald Trump on Monday said his government is ready to remove Sudan from its list…
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Madagascar
Madagascar: President Andry Rajoelina Ends State Of Health Emergency
The Madagascar government ton Sunday announced the end of the state of health emergency that was introduced due to the…
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Guinea
Guinea: Opposition Candidate Diallo Declares Himself As Election Winner
Guinea’s opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo on Monday declared himself as the winner of the first round of the presidential…
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South Africa
South Africa: Health Minister Zweli Mkhize & Wife Test Positive For COVID 19
South Africa’s health minister and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus as cases continued to surge in the country,…
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Health
WHO Warns African Countries Of Coronavirus Pandemic Despite Declining Trend
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned African countries of the coronavirus pandemic despite witnessing a downward trend in its curve…
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Guinea
Guinea: People Vote To Elect Next President As Conde Seeks Controversial Third Term
The people of Guinea voted on Sunday to elect the country’s next president, as incumbent Alpha Conde seeks a controversial…
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Health
Coronavirus Update: Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Pass 1.61 Mln As Death Toll Reaches 39,403
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: 181 Students, Staff Test Positive For COVID-19 In Lagos Private School
Nigeria’s health authorities on Friday confirmed at least 181 students and staff at a private boarding school in Lagos have…
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Mali
Mali: UN Chief Appeals For Swift Action Following Attacks Against Peacekeepers
The United Nations head on Friday condemned two recent attacks on the international body’s mission in Mali, reported UN News.…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO To Set Up A Seven Member Panel To Investigate DRC Sexual Exploitation Claims
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it has decided to set up an independent panel of seven people…
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South Africa
South African President Outlines Economic Reconstruction & Recovery Plan
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday outlined an economic reconstruction and recovery plan for the country in the Parliament,…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Army To Enforce Law & Order As Police Brutality Protests Intensify
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it could step in against “subversive elements and troublemakers” to maintain law and order…
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Health
WHO Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Could Threaten Tuberculosis Elimination Efforts
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that the global coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse progress towards eliminating tuberculosis,…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines Privatization Plan Put On Hold Temporarily, Government Confirms
Ethiopia has suspended plans to partially privatize Ethiopian Airlines for now after a review of its flag carrier, reported Africa…
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