Month: September 2021
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Algeria
Algeria: Pharmaceutical Firm Saidal Begins Production Of Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Algeria on Wednesday begun production of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based Sinovac as part of an agreement between the…
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Egypt
Sudanese Minister Says Construction Of GERD Without Deal A Direct Threat
Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Yasser Abbas, on Wednesday, warned that continuing construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied Appoints Country’s First Woman Prime Minister
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday named Najla Bouden Romdhane as the new prime minister reported Africa News. Romdhane has…
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Guinea
Guinea’s Military Junta Unveils Charter For Civilian Transition After Ousting Conde
Guinea’s military junta on Monday unveiled a transitional charter that will help steer the West African nation back to civilian…
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Ethiopia
UN Aid Chief Urges Ethiopia To Allow Aid Deliveries To Reach War-Torn Tigray
The United Nations (UN) aid chief Martin Griffiths has urged Ethiopia to allow aid deliveries to reach Tigray, where a…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Independent Investigation Panel Blames WHO Staff For Sexual Abuse In DRC
An independent investigation commission mandated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to probe allegations of sexual abuse by its staff…
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Mali
French Defence Minister Hits Back At Mali’s Prime Minister’s Abandoning Claim
French Defence Minister Florence Parly on Monday hit back at Mail’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga’s claims that France is…
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Guinea
Guinea’s Military Junta Bars Its Members From Contesting In Next Elections
Guinea’s military junta has announced it has barred its members from contesting in the next elections that will pave a…
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Algeria
Algerian, Moroccan Foreign Ministers Clash At UN General Assembly Over Western Sahara
Algerian and Moroccan Foreign Ministers took the ongoing dispute over Western Sahara to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday…
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Mali
Mali’s Prime Minister Hints At Postponement Of Presidential & Legislative Elections
Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Sunday said Presidential and legislative elections scheduled for early next year could be…
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Ghana
World Bank Vows To Support Ghana In Eliminating Deadly Air Pollution
The World Bank’s country director for Ghana, Pierre Laporte, on Friday said the bank will support Ghana in eliminating air…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Government Lifts COVID-19 Night Curfew As Number Of Cases Drops
Tunisian presidency on Friday announced President Kais Saied has decided to lift the night curfew from Saturday due to a…
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Chad
Chad’s Military Junta Head Mahamat Idris Deby Names Transitional Parliament
Chad’s military junta head, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, on Friday appointed 93 members of a new interim parliament. The announcement…
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Health
Africa CDC: Britain’s Travel Restrictions Will Hurt Vaccination Efforts In Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday warned Britain’s pandemic travel restrictions could make people…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Parliament Speaker Calls For Peaceful Struggle Against President’s Moves
Tunisian parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi on Thursday called for a peaceful struggle against a return to absolute one-man rule, a…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Eases Anti-Coronavirus Restrictions
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday eased anti-coronavirus restrictions amid declining infection numbers in the country, reported CGTN Africa. “Places…
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Algeria
Algerian Government Announces Closure Of Airspace To All Moroccan Aircrafts
Algerian government on Wednesday announced the immediate closure of the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civilian and military aircraft, in…
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Libya
Libyan Strongman Haftar Steps Down From Military Role To Run For President
Libyan eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar has decided to step down from his military role for three months in a bid…
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Health
Amnesty International Blames Top COVID-19 Vaccine Makers For Vaccine Inequality
International Rights Group Amnesty International on Wednesday blamed top COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers fuelling a global human rights crisis, citing their…
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Rwanda
Rwanda Fully Vaccinates Over 10 Percent Of Its Population Against COVID-19
Rwanda has become the latest African country to fully vaccinate at least 10 percent of its population, thereby meeting the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Authorities Foil Latest Coup Attempt, Arrests 21 People Over Coup Bid
Sudanese authorities on Tuesday announced they were successful in containing a failed coup attempt, allegedly involving military officers and civilians…
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Somalia
US Government Appeals Somalia’s Feuding Leaders To Resolve Differences
The United States (US) government on Monday made an appeal to Somalia’s president and prime minister to resolve their differences…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Saied Vows To Name A PM But Maintains Emergency Measures
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday said he would appoint a prime minister soon but said emergency measures that he…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Court Sentences Paul Rusesabagina To 25 Years In Prison On Terrorism Charges
A Rwandan court on Monday sentenced Paul Rusesabagina, the Hotel Rwanda hero, to 25 years in prison after finding him…
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Guinea
Guinea’s Military Junta Rules Out Exile For Ousted President Alpha Conde
Guinea’s military junta has said that it would not allow ousted former president Alpha Conde to leave the country and…
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