Month: May 2021
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Health
WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus Says World Is In A Situation Of Vaccine Apartheid
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the world has already a situation of vaccine…
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Sudan
Sudan: France Promises To Lend $1.5 Billion To Khartoum To Pay Off Its Debts
The French government on Monday offered to grant a $1.5 billion bridge loan to clear Sudan’s arrears to the International…
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South Sudan
South Sudan’s Health Ministry Stuck With 126,000 AstraZeneca Doses
South Sudan’s Health Ministry on Sunday announced it’s stuck with more than 126,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines as only 6,403…
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Algeria
Algeria Government Plans To Reopen Borders In June After Year-Long Closure
Algeria is all set to reopen air and land borders on June 1, but with adherence to strict precautions to…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Announces Phase Two Of COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
The South African National Health Council, led by the Minister of Health Dr. Zweli Mkhize, has announced the launch of…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Washington Deeply Concerned About Increasing Political, Ethnic Polarization
Growing political and ethnic polarization throughout Ethiopia is a matter of deep concern for the United States, the U.S. State…
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Mali
Mali’s Prime Minister Moctar Ouane To Form A New ‘Broad-Based’ Government
Mali’s Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigned on Friday but was reinstated immediately in a formality required before forming a new…
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Egypt
Egyptian Health Ministry Receives 1.7 Million AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Via COVAX
The Egyptian Health Ministry on Thursday said the government has received a shipment of more than 1.7 million AstraZeneca coronavirus…
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Nigeria
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Vows To Take Strict Action Against Bandits
The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to take strict action against bandits who are a threat to the…
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Kenya
Kenya’s High Court Puts Brakes On President’s Plan To Reshape Government
Kenya’s High Court on Thursday ruled that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan of amending the country’s constitution was illegal, reported The…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Government Announces Relaxation In COVID-19 Restrictions Starting May 14
The Tunisian government on Wednesday announced relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions starting May 14 until June 6, reported CGTN Africa. During…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Warns Of A Third COVID-19 Wave As Cases Increase
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday warned provincial departments to be prepared for a rise in cases in…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Gets Sworn In For Sixth Term In Office
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a sixth term in office as president at a ceremony in the…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government Decides To Delay Local Production Of COVID-19 Vaccine
The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it has decided to delay the production of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country…
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Seychelles
WHO Reviewing Seychelles COVID-19 Data After Fully Vaccinated Test Positive
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it was reviewing COVID-19 data from Seychelles after more than a third…
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Kenya
Kenya Government Suspends Flights To And From Somalia For Next Three Months
Kenya has suspended flights to and from Somalia just days after the latter announced diplomatic ties between the two countries…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government Announces New COVID-19 Restrictions To Curb Spread
Nigerian government on Monday announced a slew of new COVID-19 restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to surge in some countries,…
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South Africa
South African President Warns Of Vaccine Apparthied As Rich Nations Hog Vaccine
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said if richer nations continue to hog on coronavirus vaccine doses while hundreds…
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Madagascar
Madagascar Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign As Infection Numbers Surge
Madagascar government on Monday started its Covid-19 vaccination campaign with Health Minister Jean Louis Hanitrala Rakotovao among the first to…
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Egypt
Egyptian Company To Start Manufacturing China’s Sinovac Covid-19 Vaccine In June
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed on Sunday said the country will start local production of 60 million doses of the…
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Egypt
Ethiopia Will Follow African Union-Led Tripartite Negotiation Process On Nile Dam
Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti on Saturday said Ethiopia will follow the African Union-led process concerning trilateral negotiations on…
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South Sudan
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Dissolves Parliament As Part Of Peace Accord
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved the parliament, making way for the appointment of MPs from opposing sides in…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Government Orders Partial Lockdown Amid Worst Ever Health Crisis
The Tunisian government on Friday ordered a partial COVID-19 lockdown for one week amid rising coronavirus cases. The lockdown will…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President Samia Hassan Stresses Importance Of Wearing Face Masks
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday stressed the importance of wearing face masks in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, reported…
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Somalia
Somalia: Anti-President Soldiers To Return To Barracks After Reaching Deal
The armed forces supporting the opposition in Somalia began to withdraw from capital Mogadishu to their barracks or posts elsewhere…
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