Month: March 2021
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Niger
Niger: At Least 137 People Killed In Fresh Attack In Three Villages Near Mali Border
The Niger government on Monday said at least 137 people have been killed in attacks by unidentified attackers on several…
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Somalia
US Urges Somalia To Hold Transparent Elections Without Any Further Delay
The United States (US) on Friday urged the Somalian government to immediately hold transparent and inclusive elections to end a…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNHCR: More Than 200 Killed In Armed Attacks In DR Congo Since January
The U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said over 200 people have been killed and thousands displaced in…
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Tanzania
Tanzania: Samia Suluhu Hassan Gets Sworn In As Country’s First Female President
Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as the country’s first female president on Friday after President John…
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Egypt
Egyptian Ministry Says Ethiopia Seeks To Impose Fait Accompli By Filling Nile Dam
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Thursday said Ethiopia seeks to impose “a fait accompli” on Egypt and Sudan by attempting…
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Health
African Union Urges Countries To Continue Using Astrazaneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The African Union (AU) on Thursday said African countries should continue their coronavirus vaccine campaigns with Astrazeneca’s vaccine, echoing the…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President John Magufuli Dies Of Cardiac Complications At Age Of 61
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died of heart complications at the age of 61, the country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa CDC Says 15 Dead, 30 Infected With Ebola In Africa’s Guinea, DR Congo
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Wednesday said 30 Ebola virus cases and 15 related…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Vice President Gives Clues About President John Magufuli’s Health
Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan has implied that President John Magufuli could be indisposed but urged people to refrain…
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Health
Africa CDC Reviewing AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Over Blood Clot Fears
The Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Tuesday said it is reviewing its guidance on the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus…
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Sudan
Sudanese Government Formally Requests Quadripartite Mediation In GERD Row
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has sent official letters to the African Union, the European Union, the United Nations, and…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: At Least 15 Killed In An Overnight Raid By Armed Men On Bulongo Village
At least 15 people have been killed in an overnight raid on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government Opts Out Of Maritime Dispute Case Hearing With Somalia At The ICJ
The Kenyan government has reportedly decided not to take part in the hearings of its maritime dispute case with Somalia…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia Begins Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign In Addis Ababa As Vaccine Shipment Arrives
Ethiopia launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Addis Ababa on Saturday with the country’s health workers being the first to…
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Central African Republic
Central African Republic Holds Second Round Of Legislative Polls On Sunday
The people of the Central African Republic (CAR) voted in the second round of parliamentary elections held on Sunday after…
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Algeria
Algerians Protest Rejecting Early Legislative Elections Set In June
Thousands of Algerians took to the streets in Algiers on Friday, rejecting early legislative elections announced by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune,…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian PM Says President John Magufuli Is Absolutely Fine & Working Hard
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Friday said President John Magufuli is in the country and working hard in his…
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Health
WHO Insists AstraZeneca Vaccine Is Safe For Use As Many Nations Suspend Rollout
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday ensured AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is completely safe to use after several countries suspended…
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Health
Africa CDC Says Africa Needs ‘Continental Capacity’ To Produce Vaccines
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director Dr. John Nkengasong on Thursday said Africa must develop…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President Is In India Receiving COVID 19 Treatment, Says Opposition
Tanzanian main opposition leader Tundu Lissu on Thursday claimed President John Magufuli is currently in India receiving medical treatment for…
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Algeria
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Sets June 12 For Early Legislative Elections
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has set legislative elections to be held on June 12, his office said on Thursday, reported…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko Dies Of Cancer At 56 In Germany
Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer on Wednesday in Freiburg in southwestern Germany, President Alassane Ouattara announced…
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Libya
Libya: Al-Sarraj Says Ready To Hand Over Power To Newly Approved Interim Gov’t
Libya’s Presidential Council leader Fayez al-Sarraj on Wednesday said that he is willing to step down and pass his tasks…
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Mauritius
Mauritius Imposes Fresh Lockdown For Two Weeks As COVID-19 Cases Increase
Mauritius on Wednesday announced a fresh lockdown for the next two weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases in the…
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Sudan
Sudan Begins Vaccinating Frontline Healthcare Workers Against Coronavirus
Sudan on Tuesday began vaccinating frontline healthcare workers against coronavirus, after it received its first batch of vaccines last week,…
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