Year: 2020
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Mali
Mali: Interim President Bah Ndaw Appoints New Government Following August Coup
Mali’s Interim President Bah Ndaw on Monday appointed a 25-member government as the country begins an 18-month transition back to…
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Health
Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1.5 Million, Total Death Toll Crosses 36,000 Mark
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Sunday informed the total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive…
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Sudan
Sudan: Transitional Authorities Sign A Peace Deal With Rebel Group Alliance
Sudan’s transitional authorities signed a peace deal with rebel groups on Saturday that aims to put an end to the…
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Health
WHO Head Wishes US President Donald Trump A Speedy Recovery From Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, on Friday wished U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Questions Foreign Observer Role in Elections
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged Southern African countries to consider holding their general elections without the presence of…
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Mali
Mali: Interim President’s Office Hopeful Of Imminent End To ECOWAS Sanctions
Mali’s interim president Bah Ndaw’s office on Thursday said that West African leaders may soon lift economic sanctions imposed against…
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South Africa
South Africa Announces Reopening Of Borders To African Countries, Limits Others
South Africa on Wednesday announced the reopening of its borders to all African countries for the first time in over…
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Libya
Libya: GNA, LNA Officials Conclude Talks On Key Security And Military Issues
Officials from Libya’s warring sides concluded two days of security and military talks in Egypt aimed at reaching a lasting…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: WHO Promises To Launch Investigation Into Sex Abuse By Aid Workers
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday promised to launch an investigation into claims of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government To Charge Travelers Tested For COVID-19 At Entry Ports
Zimbabwe government on Tuesday announced that it will charge for COVID-19 tests done at ports of entry from travelers who…
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Tanzania
Tanzania: Electoral Body Sets Over 80,000 Polling Centers Ahead Of General Elections
Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Tuesday announced it has set a total of 80,155 polling centers ahead of the…
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South Africa
South African President Calls Out Nationals To Work Towards Employment Boosting
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday appealed the people to work towards the country’s growth and a rapid rebound…
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South Sudan
South Sudan To Reopen Learning Institutions In October Amid Declining COVID-19 Cases
South Sudan is set to partial reopen learning institutions in October amid declining COVID-19 positive cases in the country, reported…
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Health
COVID 19 Global Death Toll Crosses Agonizing Milestone Of 1 Million- UN Chief Says
The global COVID-19 death toll crossed past 1 million mark on Tuesday with many countries still reporting surging numbers of…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Announces Re-Opening Of Bars & Pubs, Schools To Still Remain Shut
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced pubs will reopen in the country on Tuesday, six months after they were…
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Business
Africa Losing Nearly $89 Billion A Year In Illicit Financial Flows- UN Study
A new report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) claims Africa is losing nearly $89…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Begins Gradual Re-opening Of Shools After Six-Month Suspension
Schools reopened in Zimbabwe on Monday after being shut for over six months since the coronavirus outbreak began, reported Africa…
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Mali
Mali: Interim President Ndaw Appoints Moctar Ouane As New Prime Minister
Mali’s Interim President Bah Ndaw on Sunday appointed former Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane as the country’s new prime minister, Africa…
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Central African Republic
CAR: President Faustin-Archange Touadera Announces Candidacy For Upcoming Election
Central Africa Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadera announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election in December on Saturday, reported…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: African Court Requests Former President Gbagbo’s Voting Rights Be Restored
Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo, who has been barred from running in the October presidential election, should be allowed…
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Egypt
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Says No Intention Of Using GERD To Harm Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday told the United Nations that his country does not intend to harm Sudan…
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Health
WHO Official Warns COVID-19 Death Toll Could Hit 2 Million Without Collective Action
An official from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned the number of COVID-19 related deaths could double to…
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Mali
Mali: ECOWAS Says It Will Uphold Sanctions Until Military Junta Appoints Civilian PM
The leader of the ECOWAS regional bloc said West African states will uphold sanctions on Mali until it appoints a…
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Guinea
Guinea: Opposition Leader Calls Out ECOWAS To Intervene As Elections Inch Closer
Guinea’s main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has made an appeal to neighboring West African states to turn attention to…
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Mali
Mali: ECOWAS Likely To Decide On Lifting Sanctions On Friday After Last Month’s Coup
The West African bloc ECOWAS is expected to decide whether to lift sanctions imposed on Mali after last month’s coup…
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