Month: March 2022
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Kenya
Kenyan Supreme Court To Rule On President’s Constitutional Reforms Proposal
The Kenyan Supreme Court is set to rule on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposal to make sweeping constitutional changes on Thursday,…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied Dissolves After Online Parliament Meeting
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday dissolved the country’s parliament, eight months after suspending it in a July power grab,…
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Ghana
Ghanaian President Says Country Will Commence COVID-19 Vaccine Production By 2024
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced the country will begin producing COVID-19 vaccines locally by January 2024,…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Government Lifts Mandatory COVID-19 Tests For Travelers Entering Country
Zimbabwean Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa on Tuesday announced the government has lifted the requirement of a negative PCR COVID-19 test…
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South Sudan
UNHCR Warns Flooding, Displacement In South Sudan To Worsen In Coming Months
The United Nations Refugee Agency, (UNHCR), on Tuesday, warned that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is expected to…
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Ghana
Ghanaian Parliament Approves New Electronic Transaction Tax Despite Opposition’s Protest
The Ghanaian parliament on Tuesday gave approval to a new electronic transaction tax after the opposition walked out in protest,…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied Warns Against Attempts To Hold Parliament Sessions
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday warned against attempts to hold sessions of the suspended parliament saying forces and institutions…
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South Sudan
South Sudan’s Former Rebel Leader Machar Appeals Sudanese President To Intervene
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar on Monday appealed for help from East African countries to intervene to protect the…
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Sudan
UN Envoy For Sudan Warns Country Could Face Economic & Security Collapse
The United Nations (UN) envoy for Sudan on Monday told the Security Council that the country may risk sliding into…
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Ghana
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo Announces Wearing of Face Masks No More Mandatory
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the government has removed the mandatory requirement for face masks to be worn…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s By-Elections Marred By Intimidation, Vote-Buying, Election Observers Claim
Zimbabwe’s recently held by-elections were marred by intimidation and vote-buying, some independent election observers have found, reported The BBC. Zimbabwe’s…
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South Sudan
South Sudan’s Security Adviser Calls For Talks To Bring Stability In Coup-Hit Sudan
South Sudan’s Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs, Tut Gatluak, on Sunday called for talks between Sudan’s political parties and national…
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Mali
ECOWAS Leaders Continue Sanctions On Coup-Hit Mali Over Delayed Elections
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday announced the West African bloc has decided to…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Unveils Microsoft Africa Development Centre In Nairobi
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday unveiled the Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi, reported CGTN Africa. Located at…
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Health
WHO Calls For Caution As African Countries Scale Back On COVID-19 Measures
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for caution as African countries curtail COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine measures with…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Declares Unilateral Truce To Allow Emergency Aid Into Tigray
The Ethiopian government on Thursday declared an indefinite humanitarian truce with immediate effect to help hasten the delivery of emergency…
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Mali
UEMOA Court Orders Suspension Of Monetary Union Sanctions Against Coup-Hit Mali
The court of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on Thursday ordered the suspension of sanctions against Mali,…
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World
UN Chief Guterres Calls For Extreme Weather Warning Systems For Everyone On Earth
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday said that it will spearhead a new project to ensure every person on Earth…
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Zambia
Zambian Gov’t Kicks Off Polio Vaccination Campaign Targeting 3.8 Million Children
The Zambian government on Wednesday kicked off an oral polio vaccination campaign aimed at vaccinating about 3.8 million children aged…
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Kenya
Kenyan Health Ministry Says Nearly 840,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Have Expired
The Kenyan health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 840,000 vaccines against Covid-19 have expired in the country before they could…
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Ethiopia
WFP Calls For Urgent Action To Prevent Humanitarian Disaster In Ethiopia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday called for necessary steps to prevent a drought-induced humanitarian catastrophe in…
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South Africa
South African President Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions As Cases Continue To Drop
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday relaxed almost all remaining COVID-19 restrictions as the number of new cases and…
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Sudan
Sudanese Government Denies Presence Of Russian Paramilitary Wagner Group In Sudan
The Sudanese government on Tuesday denied reports about the presence of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group in the country, reported…
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Tanzania
Tanzania: Task Force Says Constitutional Reforms To Wait Until After 2025 Polls
Tanzania will start the process of drafting a new constitution after the general elections in 2025, said Prof Rwekaza Mukandara,…
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World
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Warns World ‘Sleepwalking’ To Climate Catastrophe
The United Nations (UN) chief UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe”…
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