Month: February 2021
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Sudan
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffle
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Monday announced a major Cabinet reshuffle, bringing in 25 new ministers, following a peace…
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Somalia
Somalia: Opposition Alliance Refuses To Recognize President As Official Term Expires
Somalia’s opposition parties on Monday declared that they no longer recognize Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed as the president of the country…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC’s Health Ministry Identifies New Ebola Case In Biena, Woman Dies Of Deadly Virus
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) health ministry on Sunday confirmed the resurgence of Ebola in the country, reported…
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Libya
Libya: New Interim Prime Minister Dbeibeh Calls For Reconstruction Of Country
Libya’s newly elected Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh called for the reconstruction of the war-torn country during his first televised…
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South Africa
South African Government Suspends Use Of AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine
The South African government on Sunday suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in its immunization program after a…
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Libya
Libyan Forum Selects Interim Government To Oversee National Elections
Members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on Friday agreed to a transitional government that will oversee national…
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Central African Republic
CAR Extends State Of Emergency For Next Six Months As Fight Against Rebels Continues
The Central African Republic (CAR) government on Friday announced it has decided to extend a state of emergency for the…
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Zambia
Zambia: Electoral Body Begins Electronic Inspection Of Registered Voters Ahead Of Election
Zambia’s electoral body began the electronic inspection of the provisional voters’ register on Friday ahead of the general elections scheduled…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Thanks Chinese President For COVID-19 Vaccines
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for assisting in the country’s fight against COVID-19 as…
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Libya
UNSMIL Welcomes Latest Round Of Libya’s Joint Military Commission Talks In Sirte
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday welcomed the latest round of talks of the Libyan Joint…
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Health
Africa CDC: 16 African Countries To Secure COVID-19 Vaccines Via AU Plan
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, John Nkengasong, on Thursday, said sixteen African countries have shown interest…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Health Minister Says No Plan To Rollout COVID-19 Vaccines
Tanzanian Health Minister Dorothy Gwajima has confirmed that the government has no plans to rollout COVID-19 vaccines, reported Africa News.…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Extends Lockdown On Capital City Kigali For Next Seven Days
The Rwandan government on Tuesday announced an extension of nationwide measures against COVID-19 until Sunday including a lockdown in the…
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Sudan
Sudan Minister Warns Ethiopia Against Filling GERD For Second Year Without Deal
Sudan’s Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Yasser Abbas warned Ethiopia against filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for the…
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South Africa
South African President Relaxes Level 3 Lockdown Regulations As COVID-19 Cases Drop
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the government has decided to relax level 3 lockdown regulations following a…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Questions UK’s Decision To Add Rwanda To Its Travel Ban List
The Rwandan government has expressed displeasure over the United Kingdom’s government’s decision to ban travelers from the east African country…
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Uganda
Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobby Wine Files Legal Challenge Against Election Results
Ugandan opposition leader Bobby Wine on Monday filed a legal challenge in the country’s Supreme Court against President Yoweri Museveni’s…
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Somalia
Somalia: At Least Nine Killed In A Weekend Hotel Attack In Capital Mogadishu
At least nine people were killed and several got injured in a weekend attack at a hotel in Somalia’s capital,…
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South Africa
South Africa To Receive First Consignment Of COVID-19 Vaccines On Monday
South Africa is set to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, February 01, 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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Niger
Niger: Constitutional Court Confirms Second Round of Presidential Election Next Month
Niger’s Constitutional Court on Sunday announced that a second round of the presidential election is to be held on February…
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