Month: October 2021
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South Africa
South African Gov’t To Set COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Near Polling Stations
South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Friday said the government has decided to set up vaccination sites near at…
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Egypt
Egyptian Irrigation Minister Says Ethiopia’s Unilateral GERD Actions Harm Egypt, Sudan
Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Ati on Friday said unilateral actions taken by Ethiopia related to the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Asked To Refrain From Violence Against Coup Protesters On Saturday
Sudanese opposing the latest military coup are all set for mass protests on Saturday under the slogan “Leave!”. The United…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Museveni Announces Reopening Of Schools Next Year
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday announced said schools in the country will get reopened early next year regardless of…
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Uncategorized
ECOWAS Delegation Meets New Transitional Government In Guinea Following Coup
An ECOWAS delegation, led by Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, arrived at the Guinean capital, Conakry, on Thursday, for a…
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Health
WHO Says Only Five African Countries Likely To Meet COVID-19 Vaccination Target
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said only five African countries are expected to hit the target of fully…
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Health
AU To Buy Up To 110 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From Moderna Company
The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, a biotechnology company,…
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Sudan
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok & Wife Returns Home Under Tight Security
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife returned home in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, safely under tight security on…
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South Africa
South African Court Rejects Former President Zuma’s Special Plea To Remove Prosecutor
A South African court on Tuesday rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s plea to have the prosecutor in his arms deal…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Military General Burhan Declares State Of Emergency After Coup Attempt
Sudan’s leading Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan on Monday declared a state of emergency, hours after the security forces arrested Prime Minister…
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Egypt
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Ends State Of Emergency For First Time In Years
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday said the government has decided to lift the state of emergency from the…
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Mali
Mali’s Interim Government Expels Envoy Of West African Regional Bloc ECOWAS
Mali’s foreign ministry on Monday announced the transitional government has given 72 hours’ time to Hamidou Boly, a special envoy…
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Health
WHO Chief Says Coronavirus Pandemic Will End When World Chooses To End It
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said that the coronavirus pandemic will end when the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Security Forces Detain Prime Minister Hamdok & Civilian Leaders
Sudanese security forces have reportedly shifted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to an unknown location after he refused to issue a…
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Mali
UNSC Says Mali Authorities Will Confirm Post-Coup Election Date In December
A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation on Sunday informed Mali’s interim authorities have agreed to confirm a date for…
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South Sudan
UNHCR Urges International Community To Help Flood-Affected South Sudanese
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged the international community to urgently assist the flood-affected people of South…
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Egypt
Egyptian President Seeks A Solution To GERD Issue Against Ethiopia’s Intransigence
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday said the government seeks to reach a solution to the ongoing Grand Ethiopian…
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Mali
Mali’s Government Asks Islamic Council To Launch Peace Talks With Al-Qaeda Affiliate
Mali’s government on Tuesday said it has asked the country’s main Islamic body to start peace talks with leaders of…
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Burundi
Burundi Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign After Most African Countries
Burundi finally launched the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday, months after most African countries, reported The BBC. The vaccination began…
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Mali
Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga Reiterates French Abandonment Claim
Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Monday reiterated his claim that France was deserting the West Africa country by…
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South Africa
South African Health Body Rejects Russian Sputnik V Covid Vaccine Over HIV Fears
The South African Health Product Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) on Monday rejected Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for use in the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Links Foreign Food Aid To Diplomatic Pressure
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, on Sunday, linked food aid from abroad with diplomatic pressure on the country, reported The…
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde’s Jose Maria Neves Gets Clear Majority In Presidential Election Results
Cape Verde’s opposition candidate Jose Maria Neves has won the presidential elections held on Sunday, according to provisional results published…
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Egypt
Egypt’s Government To Ban Unvaccinated Public Workers From Entering Workspace
Egypt’s government will not allow unvaccinated public workers to enter government buildings from next month, reported The BBC. The government…
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Sudan
Sudanese Gather On Streets To Demand Dissolving Of Military-Civilian Coalition
Thousands of Sudanese gathered on the streets in Khartoum on Saturday to demand the dissolving of the transitional military-civilian government…
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