Year: 2020
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South Sudan
South Sudan: Information Minister Michael Makuei Says Schools To Reopen Soon
South Sudan schools are set to reopen almost seven months after they were made to shut down as part of…
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Libya
Libya: Eastern- Based Government Linked To Khalifa Haftar Resigns Amid Protests
Libya’s eastern-based government resigned on Sunday amid rising protests in a number of cities over widespread corruption and worsening living…
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Mali
Mali: Constitutional Experts Recommend Two Year Transition Under Military Leader
Experts appointed by Mali’s new military rulers have proposed two years of military-led rule in the country following last month’s…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Election Commission Announces TPLF As Winner In Tigray’s Election
Ethiopia’s election commission on Friday announced the governing party, Tigray People’s Liberation Front, has won all contested seats in elections…
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Zambia
Zambia To Reopen All Learning Institutions After A Drop In Covid-19 Cases
Zambia government on Friday announced it has decided to reopen all learning institutions in the country as there has been…
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Mali
Mali: Police Clash With Civil Rule Campaigners As New Round Of Transition Talks Begins
Mali’s police force had to fire tear gas to disperse civilian rule campaigners who gathered on the streets on Thursday…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize Reports 2,007 New COVID-19 Cases
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Thursday said the country reported registered 2,007 new cases of the novel coronavirus…
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Health
WHO Says $700 Million Raised So Far For COVAX COVID-19 Vaccines Initiative
A World Health Organization (WHO) official on Thursday said international donors have raised $700 million (537.39 million pounds), less than…
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Mali
Mali: Influential Protest Leader Calls For Selection Of Civilian Head To Lead Transition
Influential Mali cleric Imam Mahmoud Dicko on Wednesday called out the military junta to comply with West African leaders’ demand…
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Mozambique
Mozambique: Amnesty Calls Out Government To Investigate Abuses Against Rebels
International Rights Agency Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Mozambique government’s security forces of torturing suspected members of an Islamist insurgency…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tigray Region Holds Elections, Defying PM Abiy Ahmed’s Federal Gov’t
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region held elections on Wednesday, defying a government ban on a parliamentary vote, building up tensions with…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Begin Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions Amid Coronavirus
Resident doctors in Nigeria are currently on a strike over pay and working conditions amid the spread of the coronavirus.…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Responds To Country’s Massive Economic Decline
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the massive drop in the country’s gross domestic product during the second quarter of…
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Cameroon
Cameroon: President Paul Biya Announces Regional Elections Scheduled In December
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has announced the first regional elections in the country will be held in December this year,…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Issues Warning Amid Declining COVID-19 Cases
South African Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize said the numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country are reducing but…
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Sudan
Sudan: Government Signs Declaration Ending 30 Years Of Islamic Law By Separating Religion, State
Sudan’s ruling transitional government on Thursday agreed on a deal with major rebel groups that puts an end to 30…
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Mali
Mali: ECOWAS Wants Military Junta To Appoint A Civilian Transition Head By September 15
The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday called on Mali’s new military government that seized power…
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Rwanda
Rwandan President Paul Kagame Says ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Was Not Kidnapped
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday denies that Paul Rusesabagina, a detained opposition figure who inspired the Hollywood film Hotel…
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Mali
Mali: Former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Off To UAE For Medical Treatment
Mali’s ousted former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, left the country for treatment in the United Arab Emirates, more than two…
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Sudan
Sudanese Government, Major Rebel Group Agree To Hold New Round Of Peace Of Talks
The Sudanese power-sharing government has agreed to hold new peace talks with a major rebel group active in the country’s…
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Libya
Libya: UN Chief Antonio Guterres Calls For Closure Of All Migrant Detention Centers
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has renewed the call for the closure of all detention centers in Libya, condemning human…
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Health
Amnesty International Claims Over 7,000 Health Workers Have Died From COVID-19
International Rights Group Amnesty International on Thursday said at least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with…
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Health
WHO Wants To Secure Initial 230 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine For African Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it wants to secure an initial 230 million doses of any COVID-19…
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South Africa
South African Healthcare Workers Protest Against Poor Working Conditions, Threaten Strike
South African healthcare workers have threatened to go on a strike if the government does not provide them with adequate…
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World
UN Warns COVID 19 Pandemic Will Widen Poverty Gap Between Women & Men
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday warned the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to widen the poverty gap between women…
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