Month: November 2021
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Libya
Libyan Commander Khalifa Haftar Announces Candidacy For December Elections
The Libyan National Army (LNA) commander, Khalifa Haftar, on Tuesday submitted his candidacy for the presidential elections scheduled to be…
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Sudan
Sudanese Army Chief Al-Burhan Reiterates Military Has No Intention To Stay In Power
Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday reiterated that the military has no intention to remain in power,…
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Ethiopia
UN Says At Least 1,000 Arrested Since Ethiopia Declared State Of Emergency
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said at least 1,000 people, mostly ethnic Tigrayans, have been detained in cities across…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government To Begin Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign This Week
The Nigerian government on Monday said it will start a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign later this week, as the country…
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Libya
Libyan Interim Prime Minister Says He Will Run For President If People Want
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah on Monday said he will run for president if the people of Libya…
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Guinea
Guinea’s Junta Leader Mamady Doumbouya Says ‘We Can Solve Our Own Problems’
Guinea’s junta leader Mamady Doumbouya on Sunday said his country could solve its own problems, reported Africa News. The statement…
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Ethiopia
UN Releases Emergency Fund Of $40 Million As Humanitarian Crisis In Ethiopia Deepens
The United Nations (UN) on Monday said it has released emergency funds to help provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to people…
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Somalia
UNOCHA Warns Food Insecurity Will Likely Worsen In Somalia By May 2022
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Sunday warned the food insecurity is likely to…
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Libya
Libyan Electoral Body Confirms Gaddafi’s Son’s Candidacy For Presidential Election
The Libyan electoral commission on Sunday said Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has registered…
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Says Systematic Blockade of Essential Supplies To Tigray Killing People
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Friday said his people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are dying…
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Libya
Libyan Interim PM Says Those Refusing Election Results Will Face Sanctions
The Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Friday revealed a decision by the international Libyan conference in Paris…
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Eritrea
US Imposes Sanctions On Eritrean Military, Ruling party Over Ethiopia Conflict
The United States (US) on Friday imposed sanctions on the Eritrean military and the country’s ruling party for contributing to the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Chief Burhan Appoints Himself As Head Of Transitional Council
The Sudanese military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday named a new transitional council that will lead the country…
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Health
WHO Warns Diabetes Makes Africans More Vulnerable To COVID-19 Death
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that death rates from COVID-19 infections are higher in patients with diabetes…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Outlines Conditions To Begin Negotiation Talks With TPLF
The Ethiopian government, on Thursday, outlined conditions for possible ceasefire talks with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF),…
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Egypt
Egyptian President El Sisi Says Ethiopia’s Nile Dam Is An Existential Issue To Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday said the massive hydroelectric Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built by…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Civilian Coalition Rejects Negotiation Talks With Military Following Coup
Sudan’s main civilian political coalition on Wednesday rejected any negotiation with the military following the last month’s coup that ousted…
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Ethiopia
Boeing Agrees To Compensate Victims In Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX Crash
Boeing on Wednesday reached an agreement with families of the 2019 Ethiopia 737 MAX crash victims, according to a filing…
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Guinea
Guinean Health Ministry To Soon Begin Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19
The Guinean health ministry on Wednesday said the country will soon begin vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 years to…
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Ethiopia
UN Says At Least 16 Of Its Staff Members Detained In Ethiopia As Crisis Worsens
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said 16 of its staff members have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa,…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNHCR Says Violence In DRC Forces 11,000 People To Flee To Neighboring Uganda
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said an upsurge in violent clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Benin
Benin: France Returns 26 Artifacts & Works Of Art Looted During Colonial Period
France on Tuesday returned 26 treasures to Benin that were looted in the 19th century. Roselyne Bachelot and Jean-Michel Abimbola,…
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Libya
Egyptian President Al-Sisi Discusses Libyan Issue With French Counterpart Macron
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and his French counterpart Emmanuel Marcon discussed the Libyan issue and regarding the ongoing preparations to…
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Niger
Niger: At Least 26 School Children Killed, Several Others Injured In Classroom Fire
At least 26 schoolchildren lost their lives in southern Niger on Monday after their classrooms made up of straw and…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Chief Al-Burhan Says He Won’t Seek Office After 2023 Vote
Sudanese top general the military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said that he would not participate in any government…
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