Month: January 2021
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Uganda
Ugandan Opposition Candidate Bobby Wine To Legally Contest Election Results
Ugandan presidential election candidate Bobi Wine is seeking to legally contest the election results that declared incumbent President Yoweri Museveni…
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South Africa
South African President Says Government Has No Money To Support Families Hit By COVID-19
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday made a shocking revelation that his government has no money to support families…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Health Authorities Warn Public Against Fake Coronavirus Vaccines
The Nigerian health authorities on Friday issued a warning against fake coronavirus vaccines in the country, reported Africa News. Nigeria’s…
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Zambia
Zambian President Announces Delay In Re-opening Of Schools Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases
The Zambian government on Friday announced it has decided to postpone the re-opening of schools in the country amid increasing…
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Uganda
Uganda: Incumbent President Museveni Leading In Preliminary Voting Results
Uganda’s electoral authority on Friday reported that the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is currently leading in the presidential election followed…
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Health
WHO Official Warns New COVID-19 Variants Could Hinder Efforts To Contain Pandemic
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, on Thursday said the new COVID-19 variants that have…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: Rebel Attack Kills At Least 46 People In Northeastern Part Of The Country
At least 46 people were killed in a brutal militant attack on Thursday in the northeastern part of the Democratic…
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Ethiopia
Sudan: Government Bans Civil Aviation Over Al-Qadarif State Bordering Ethiopia
Sudan’s government on Thursday announced a ban on civil aviation in the airspace of Al-Qadarif state which borders Ethiopia for…
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Health
COVID-19 Vaccine: African Union Secures Close To 300 Million Vaccine Doses
The African Union has secured around 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for distribution in African countries, a continental official said…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Orders Internet Service Providers To Block Social Media
Ugandan government on Tuesday ordered internet service providers to shut down social media and messaging applications just two days ahead…
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Malawi
Malawian President Declares A State Of Disaster & Three Days Of National Mourning
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday declared a state of disaster and announced three days of national mourning after two…
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South Africa
South African President Extends Lockdown Level 3 As Coronavirus Cases Surge
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the closure of border posts with neighboring countries for entry and departure…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Bans Traditional Funerals Amid Increasing Coronavirus Cases
Zimbabwe government on Monday banned families from transporting their dead relatives between cities, as part of measures to stop traditional…
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Health
WHO Experts To Visit China For Thorough Investigation Into Origin Of Coronavirus
Experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) will visit China on Thursday to conduct a thorough investigation into the origin…
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Egypt
Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt Fail To Resolve Nile Dam Issue In Latest Round Of Talks
The latest round of talks between Sudan, Ethiopia, and Egypt aimed at resolving the dispute around the giant Nile dam…
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Seychelles
Seychelles Becomes First African Nation To Begin Coronavirus Vaccination Campaign
Seychelles became the first African nation to begin its vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus on Sunday, with the country’s…
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Health
WHO Pinpoints Low & Middle-Income Countries Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, has pointed out that low and middle-income countries are not yet…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Says Fighting COVID-19 IS ANC’s Top Priority For 2021
South African President and the African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said his party’s top priority for…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Government To Launch 6-Month COVID-19 Prevention Campaign Next Week
Ethiopia’s Health Ministry on Friday announced it is going to start a six-month campaign on Monday that will focus on…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Ministry Awaiting To Know Price Of COVID-19 Vaccine As Cases Surge
Ugandan Health Ministry on Thursday said it is still waiting to know about the price of the COVID-19 vaccines as…
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Kenya
Kenyan Health Ministry Reports Over 300 COVID-19 Infections, 8 Additional Deaths
Kenyan health officials on Thursday reported 335 new coronavirus infections in tests conducted in the last 24 hours and eight…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Reports 21 832 New COVID-19 Cases In A Single Day
South African Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize on Thursday said that the country hit a ‘grim milestone’ on Wednesday, January…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN Secretary-General Condemns Massacre Of Civilians In DRC’s North Kivu Province
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the brutal massacre of civilians by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)…
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Sudan
Sudan Signs Agreement With U.S. Treasury To Clear $1.2 Billion World Bank Arrears
Sudan’s government on Wednesday announced it has signed an agreement with the United States to settle the African country’s debt…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government In Talks With Chinese Government To Procure COVID-19 Vaccine
Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffery Onyeama, on Tuesday, said the government has opened talks with China to procure…
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