Month: September 2021
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Kenya
Kenyan Health Ministry Reports 234 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tally Hits 246,530
The Kenyan health ministry on Sunday announced that it has recorded 234 new COVID-19 cases that take the country’s total…
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Sudan
Sudanese Government Accepts Turkey’s Offer To Mediate Disputes With Ethiopia
The Sudanese government on Saturday accepted Turkey’s proposal to mediate the country’s border disputes with Ethiopia, reported The Daily Sabah.…
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Ethiopia
US President Joe Biden Signs Executive Order Authorizing More Sanctions On Ethiopia
The United States (US) President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that paves way for more sanctions to…
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Guinea
ECOWAS Impose Sanctions, Travel Bans On Guinea’s Military Junta Leaders
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed sanctions against Guinea’s military government, reported Africa…
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South Africa
South Africa’s Top Court Rejects Ex-President Zuma’s Bid To Overturn Jail Sentence
South Africa’s top court on Friday rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s plea to rescind his sentence of 15 months in…
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Guinea
ECOWAS Leaders To Hold Summit On Thursday To Discuss Recent Guinea Coup
Leaders of the West African bloc ECOWAS will meet on Thursday to discuss how to pressurize the military junta leaders…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Information Minister Says Ban On Twitter To Be Lifted Very Soon
The Nigerian government on Wednesday said the Twitter ban in the country could be lifted in a few days as…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied Refuses To Have Dialogue With Country’s Traitors
Tunisian President Kais Saied refused to have any dialogues with those he described as “traitors”, apparently indicating the moderate Islamist…
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Uncategorized
Guinea’s Military Junta Opens Talks Over Post-Coup Transitional Government
Guinea’s military junta on Tuesday began talks with political, religious, and business leaders to chart the West African nation’s future…
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Health
WHO Says COVID-19 Will Not Disappear, Virus Of 2009 Pandemic Still Circulating
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director of Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan has said the coronavirus will not disappear, adding…
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Announces Vaccine Passport Plans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the country, reported CNN.…
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Guinea
Guinean Former Prime Minister Diallo Calls On Military Junta To Hold Vote Soon
Guinean former prime minister and a leading opposition figure, Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Sunday called on the military junta leaders…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied Indicates Plan To Amend Country’s Constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday indicated plans to amend the country’s constitution, just seven weeks after he seized power,…
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Guinea
ECOWAS Delegation Assures Ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde Is In Good Health
Envoys from West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS on Friday assured Alpha Conde, the Guinean president who was…
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South Africa
South African Government Begins Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Trial On Children
The South African government on Friday began a global Covid vaccine study on children and teenagers led by Chinese maker…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Federal Government Claims Tigray Forces Defeated In Afar Region
The Ethiopian federal government on Thursday claimed to have forced rival forces in the war-hit Tigray region to withdraw neighboring…
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Health
Africa CDC Head Slams Global Leaders For Making False COVID-19 Vaccine Pledges
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday accused world leaders of falling short in their pledge…
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Somalia
Somalian President, Prime Minister’s Political Spat Escalates Before Election
The spat between Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, commonly known as Farmajo, and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble escalated further…
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Ethiopia
Sudanese Gov’t Summons Ethiopia’s Ambassador Over 29 Bodies Found In River
The Sudanese government on Tuesday summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador to Khartoum after 29 bodies of Ethiopian citizens from the Tigray ethnic…
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Guinea
ECOWAS Suspends Guinea’s Membership Over After Sunday’s Military Coup
The West African main regional bloc, ECOWAS, on Wednesday suspended Guinea’s membership, over a military coup that ousted President Alpha…
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Guinea
Guinean Military Junta Begins Releasing Political Detainees Post Sunday Coup
Guinean rebel leaders, who staged a coup earlier this week, released a group of political opponents of ousted deposed president…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Minister Tells Government Workers To Get Vaccine Or Quit
The Zimbabwean Justice Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, on Tuesday, said government workers who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19…
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Mali
ECOWAS Expresses Concern Over Lack Of Progress Towards February Polls In Mali
The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, on Tuesday expressed concern about the lack of proper planning by Mali’s transitional government…
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Guinea
Guinea Coup Leader Vows To Set Up Transitional Government Of National Unity
The leaders of a military coup in Guinea vowed on Monday to set up a transitional government of national unity…
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São Tomé and Príncipe
Sao Tome And Principe’s Opposition Leader Vila Nova Wins Presidential Runoff
Sao Tome and Principe’s electoral commission on Monday declared Carlos Vila Nova as the country’s new president after provisional results…
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