Year: 2020
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Egypt
Egypt’s President Holds Talks With Libyan Eastern Commander Khalifa Haftar In Cairo
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks with Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar in Cairo on Wednesday, reported Anadolu Agency. According to…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: UN Commission Report Says Senior Government Figures Embezzled $36m
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has published a report that claims that high-ranking politicians and…
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Mali
Mali: Military Junta Calls For Lifting Of Economic Sanctions Imposed After Coup
Mali’s military junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Tuesday, demanded the lifting of the economic sanctions imposed on the country…
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Health
WHO Chief Says No Guarantee If Any Vaccine In Development For COVID 19 Will Work
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the global health body does not guarantee if any vaccine in…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: UN Agency Says Over 200,000 Refugee Children Out Of School Due To COVID-19
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said over 200,000 refugee children are currently out of school…
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Kenya
Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Extends COVID-19 Containment Measures To Month End
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday extended containment measures in the country aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, including…
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Mali
Mali’s Military Junta Appoints Former Defence Minister As Interim President
Mali’s military junta, which seized power in a coup in August after ousting President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced on Monday…
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Sudan
Sudan: Ruling Council Officials To Hold Talks On Removal From US Terror List
Sudan’s ruling council on Sunday said a high-level delegation of officials will discuss the removal of the country’s name from…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Announces Reopening Of International Airport, Land Borders
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday the reopening of the country’s international airport and land borders and resumption of operations…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Opposition Calls For Civil Disobedience Protests Against Ouattara
Ivory Coast’s top opposition leader Henri Konan Bedie on Sunday called for nationwide civil disobedience to protest against President Alassane…
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry Reports 2,055 New COVID-19 Cases, 85 Deaths
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday reported 2,055 new COVID-19 cases bringing the number of confirmed infections to…
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Somalia
Somalia: President Names New Prime Minister, Announces Plan For National Elections
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed appointed political newcomer Mohamed Hussein Roble as the country’s prime minister on Thursday, reported CGTN…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: UN, WHO Appeal For More Surveillance Of Polio To Prevent Virus’ Return
The United Nations (UN) and it’s World Health Organization agency (WHO) on Friday appealed for more surveillance of polio to…
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Guinea
Guinea: Opposition Movement Plans Anti-Conde Protests Ahead Of October Vote
Guinea’s opposition movement has called for a new wave of protests against President Alpha Conde’s controversial bid to run for…
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Mali
Mali Junta Moving Towards Appointing Interim President After Embargo Threat
Mali’s military junta on Wednesday said it is making moves to appoint an interim president, after West African leaders threatened…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Ex-Rebel Leader Guillaume Soro Says His Candidacy For President Is Irrevocable
Ivory Coast ex-rebel leader and former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro on Thursday said his candidacy for the upcoming election was…
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Libya
Libya: GNA Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj Announces Plan To Resign Next Month
Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has announced plans for resignation by the end…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Government Rejects Africa Court’s Order Allowing PM Soro To Run In Election
Ivory Coast government on Wednesday said it will not recognize the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Tuesday ruling…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Announces Reopening Of Borders To Most Countries
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced the reopening of the country’s borders to most countries next month, as…
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry Reports 772 New COVID-19 Cases, 142 Deaths
South African Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 772 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period, bringing the total number of…
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Mali
Mali: ECOWAS Leaders Fail To Reach Agreement With Mali’s Ruling Military Junta
Members of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have failed to convince Mali’s military coup leaders to…
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Health
WHO Calls For Re-Opening Of Schools With All COVID-19 Protection Measures
The World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said shutting down schools should be a last resort, temporary…
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Nigeria
U.S. Imposes More Election-Related Visa Ban On Nigerians Over Edo, Ondo Polls
The United States government on Monday imposed additional visa restrictions on some Nigerians over election-related activities in the African nation,…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Protests turn Violent As Top Court Clears Ouattara’s Third Term Bid
Protests turned violent in several cities of Ivory Coast on Monday after the country’s top court cleared the path for…
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Mali
Mali: M5-RFP Protest Coalition Rejects Military Junta’s Post-Coup Transition Charter
Mali’s M5-RFP coalition rejected a political charter presented by the ruling military junta, which calls itself the National Committee for…
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