Month: August 2021
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Health
WHO Condemns Wealthy Countries Planning To Give Covid Vaccine Booster
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday condemned wealthy countries that are planning to give Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to…
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Ethiopia
Turkish President Erdogan Urges For Peaceful Solution To Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged for a peaceful resolution to Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray conflict, reported Al Jazeera.…
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Libya
Libyan Government To Reopen Border Crossing, Resume Flights With Tunisia
The Libyan government on Tuesday announced it has decided to reopen its border crossing and resume flights with Tunisia, reported…
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Zambia
SADC Summit: Member Countries Praise Zambia For Peaceful Transfer Of Power
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday praised the Zambian government Tuesday for having a peaceful transition of power,…
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Botswana
Botswana To Resume Mass Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign From Wednesday
The Botswana government on Tuesday announced the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the country will resume from Wednesday, Aug. 18,…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Gov’t Begins Second Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccination With Moderna Vaccine
Nigerian health workers began to vaccinate people with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as the country aims to protect…
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Zambia
Zambian President Edgar Lungu Meets Newly Elected President Hakainde Hichilema
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday met with the country’s newly elected President Hakainde Hichilema, reported CGTN Africa. Hichilema was…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Begins Ebola Vaccinations After Detecting First Confirmed Case In 25 years
Ivory Coast on Monday begun vaccinating health workers against Ebola in Abidjan after a case of the deadly virus was…
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Zambia
Zambian Electoral Commission Declares Hakainde Hichilema As Election Winner
Zambian electoral commission on Monday declared business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema as the winner of the presidential election…
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Guinea
WHO Confirms Detection Of First Ebola Virus Case In Ivory Coast In More Than 25 Years
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the detection of the first Ebola virus case in Ivory Coast in more…
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South Africa
South African Former President Zuma Undergoes Surgical Treatment
The South African Department of Correctional Services (DSC) on Sunday confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma underwent medical surgery on…
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Zambia
Zambians Begin Voting In Tense Presidential & Parliamentary Polls Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Zambians began voting on Thursday to choose the country’s new president after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes and…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Says He Tried To Resist Corruption As Zuma’s Deputy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday appeared before the state capture inquiry probing widespread corruption during former president Jacob…
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Guinea
WHO Officials Confirm Detection Of First Deadly Marburg Virus Case In Guinea
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said the health authorities in Guinea have reported one death from the Marburg…
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Mozambique
Rwandan Military Helps Mozambique Recapture Key Port City Held By Jihadists
The Rwandan military on Sunday announced they had recaptured control of a key port city in northern Mozambique from the…
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Ethiopia
Sudan Recalls Ambassador To Ethiopia After Mediation Offer Gets Rejected
Sudan on Sunday recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations after Ethiopian officials rejected Khartoum’s appeal to mediate in the…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast President Ouattara Frees Dozens Of People Detained Over Election Violence
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Friday said judicial authorities have released free dozens of people arrested during a violence-marred…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied Says There Is No Turning Back, Rejects Call For Crisis Talks
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday said he has no intentions to turn back from his decision to freeze parliament…
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South Africa
South African Former President Jacob Zuma In Hospital For Medical Observation
South African former President Jacob Zuma was admitted to hospital for medical observation on Friday, prison authorities said, days before…
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Uncategorized
OCHA Expresses Concern Over Deteriorating Food Situation In Northeast Nigeria
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday expressed concern about the deteriorating food situation…
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Health
AU Begins Delivery Of 220 million J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Member Nations
African Union (AU) officials on Thursday said it has begun the delivery of 220 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffle
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced a major cabinet reshuffle as the country faces disruption caused by the…
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Health
WHO Urges Rich Countries To Stop Booster Dose In Order To Vaccinate Poorer Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made an appeal to rich countries to cease the rollout of COVID-19 booster vaccines…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese Rival Leaders Depose Vice President Riek Machar As Party Leader
South Sudanese rival leaders ousted vice president Riek Machar as head of his party and its armed forces, accusing the…
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South Africa
South African Court Allows Jacob Zuma To Appear In Person For His Plea Hearing
A South African court has allowed former president Jacob Zuma to appear in person in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in…
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