Month: April 2022
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Slams UN Security Council As Outdated
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called out the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as outdated and said that…
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Mali
UN Envoy Appeals Mali’s Military Leaders To Allow Peacekeepers To Visit Moura
A United Nations (UN) envoy in Mali demanded Thursday that the ruling military leaders allow U.N. peacekeepers to visit the…
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Health
WHO Study Claims 65% Of Africans Have Had COVID-19, Far More Than Estimated
A new World Health Organization (WHO) study claims up to 65% population of the African continent has been infected with…
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Somalia
Somalia’s President Farmaajo Overturns Prime Minister’s Decision To Expel African Envoy
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Thursday overturned Prime Minister Hussein Roble’s decision to expel an African Union envoy over…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government Lifts Curfew & Other COVID-19 Restrictions On Party, Gatherings
The Nigerian government on Wednesday lifted the nationwide midnight curfew that was imposed last year to contain the spread of…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais To Change Parliamentary Voting Process Before Elections
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday outlined new changes in parliamentary voting in elections expected to be held in December,…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Ministry Calls Erdogan’s Comments On President’s Decree Unacceptable
Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s comments on President Kais Saied’s decision to dissolve parliament last…
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Mali
HRW Says Mali Troops, Suspected Russian Mercenaries Kill Hundreds Of Civilians
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday said Malian troops and suspected foreign soldiers killed about 300 civilian men over five…
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Ethiopia
Amnesty International, HRW Accuse Ethiopian Forces Of War Crimes In Tigray
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region, backed by federal troops, of carrying…
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Health
WHO Warns 99% Of People On Earth Breathe Air Containing Too Many Pollutants
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that almost 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Announces End Of National State Of Disaster
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country’s national state of disaster, which has been in place for…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese President Kiir, Vice President Machar Agree To Unify Army Command
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his vice president, Riek Machar, signed an agreement on Sunday to unify their rival…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Interim President Says Security Situation Will Dictate Transition Timeline
Burkina Faso’s interim president, Paul-Henri Damiba, on Friday said the government’s 36-month transition timeline to democracy could be revised if…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Al-Burhan Threatens To Expel UN Mission Head Over Interference
Sudanese military leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Friday threatened to expel United Nations special representative Volker Perthes over alleged interference…
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Ethiopia
WFP Says First Food Aid In Three Months Arrives In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday said trucks carrying international aid have reached Ethiopia’s war-stricken Tigray region…
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Somalia
UNSC Votes To Create New African-Union Led Peacekeeping Force In Somalia
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday voted to create a new African Union-led peacekeeping force in Somalia to…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Military Junta Says Its Priority Is To Restore Security In The Country
Burkina Faso’s military junta on Thursday said its priority was to restore security in the country before handing it over…
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South Africa
South Africa’s SCA Dismisses Former President Zuma’s Plea To Delay Corruption Trial
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal his corruption trial which is…
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