Month: April 2021
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Chad
Chad’s Military Confirms President Idriss Deby Died Battling Rebels On Frontline
Chad’s army on Tuesday confirmed President Idriss Deby died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against…
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Sudan
Sudanese Foreign Minister Says GERD Filling Threatens National Security
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi on Monday accused Ethiopia of threatening the country’s national security as it plans to move…
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Chad
Chad’s Incumbent President Idriss Deby Wins Sixth Term, Secures 79.32% Of Votes
Chad’s incumbent President Idriss Deby has won the April 11 presidential election, securing 79.32 percent of the votes cast, according…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccination Drive For High-Priority Groups In Kinshasa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday launched the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for high-priority groups in the capital Kinshasa,…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian PM Abiy Says Second Filling Of GERD Will Take Place In July, August
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday said the second filling of its disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) would…
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South Africa
South African Heath Regulator Calls For Lifting Pause On Use Of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
The South African health regulatory body recommended the government to lift the temporary ban on the use of Johnson &…
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Eritrea
Eritrean Government Finally Acknowledges Presence Of Military Troops In Tigray
The Eritrean government on Friday acknowledged for the first time that it has its troops deployed in Ethiopia, reported CGTN…
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Uganda
US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Those Who Undermined Uganda Elections
The United States (US) has put visa restrictions on those Ugandan officials believed to be undermining Uganda’s democracy during the…
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Nigeria
UNHCR Says About 80% Of Nigerian Town Flees After Three Attacks In A Week
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday said about 65,000 people fled Nigeria’s northeastern town of Damasak following continued…
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Health
WHO Head Expresses Concern Over Rising COVID-19 Infection, Death Rates Globally
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday expressed concern over the rising rates of new COVID-19…
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Mali
Mali’s Interim Govt Sets February Date For Presidential, Parliamentary Elections
Mali’s interim government on Thursday announced the presidential and parliamentary elections in the country will be held in February next…
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Libya
Libyan Government Receives 1,50,000 Doses Of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine From Turkey
The Libyan Health Ministry on Wednesday received 150,000 doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac as a donation from Turkey,…
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Malawi
Malawi’s Health Authorities To Destroy Thousands Of Expired Covid Vaccines
Malawi’s Health Secretary Charles Mwansambo on Wednesday said the health ministry will destroy more than 16,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine…
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Somalia
Somalia’s President Signs Controversial Law Extending Mandate By Two Years
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday signed a controversial measure that extends his official term by two years, reported…
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Egypt
Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok Invites Ethiopia, Egypt To Nile Dam Summit
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Tuesday invited his Ethiopian and Egyptian counterparts for a tripartite summit to resolve disputes…
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry Halts J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Over Blood Clot Fears
South African Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhizeon Tuesday announced the voluntary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine rollout…
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Benin
Benin’s Incumbent President Patrice Talon Wins Majority In First Round Of Election
Benin’s National and Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) on Tuesday announced incumbent President Patrice Talon has won a majority of votes…
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Health
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Says COVID-19 Pandemic Is Long From Over
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is long from over,…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Wants Africa To Manufacture It’s Own Vaccines
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said Africa needs the skills and capacity to manufacture its own vaccines as…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Lawmakers Vote To Extend Embattled President Abdullahi’s Term
Somalia’s lawmakers on Monday voted to extend the mandate of President Mohamed Abdullahi’s government by two years in an attempt…
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Cameroon
Cameroon Receives 200,000 Doses Of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine
Cameroon on Sunday received 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, the first vaccine to arrive in the country, reported Anadolu…
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Libya
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh To Visit Turkey, Hold Talks With Erdogan
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh will make his first visit to Turkey on Monday since taking office last month, the…
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Benin
Benin: Vote Counting Begins After Opposition Parties Boycott Presidential Election
Vote counting started in Benin on Sunday in a presidential election that was marred by violence and boycotted by some…
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Sudan
Sudan’s West Darfur Clashes Death Toll Climbs To 137, Leaves 208 Injured
Sudan’s Central Committee of Doctors on Friday aid the violent clashes between rival groups have so far claimed at least…
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Djibouti
Djibouti’s Longtime Ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh Wins Fifth Term With Over 98% Votes
Djibouti’s longtime ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a fifth term as president with more than 98 percent of the…
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