Month: July 2022
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Ethiopia
Rights Watchdog Amnesty International Calls For Investigation Of Amhara Killings
Rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday called out Ethiopian authorities to urgently launch an impartial investigation into the killing of…
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Mali
Mali’s Military Government Dismisses UN Peacekeeping Mission Spokesperson
Mali’s military government on Wednesday dismissed the spokesperson for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) over…
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Sudan
Sudanese Authorities: More Than 100 Killed, 290 Injured In Blue Nile Ethnic Clashes
Sudanese authorities on Wednesday said the recent ethnic clashes in a deadly land dispute in the country’s Blue Nile state…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Health Body On High Alert Following Marburg Outbreak In Ghana
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said it is on a high alert following Ghana’s confirmation of two…
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Ivory Coast
Togolese Government Begins Mediation On Detained Ivory Coast’s Soldiers
Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey on Tuesday met Ivory Coast’s officials in Abidjan for talks on 49 Ivorian soldiers who…
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Health
WHO Says Covid-19 Infections Triple Across Europe, Hospitalisations Double
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday pointed out that the number of coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in…
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Nigeria
Nigerian President Directs Education Minister To End ASUU Strike In Two Weeks
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to end the prolonged strike by the…
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Mali
Mali’s Military Chief Says He Is Open To Dialogue To Resolve Issue With Ivory Coast
Mali’s military chief Col Assimi Goita on Monday said he is open to dialogue to resolve the issue with Ivory…
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Ethiopia
US Aid Chief Samantha Power Promises $1.2 Billion In Aid To Feed Horn Of Africa
The United States (US) aid Chief Samantha Power on Monday vowed to offer $1.18 billion to help avert famine in…
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Ethiopia
Tigrayan Rebels Set Up Team To Discuss Peace With Federal Ethiopian Government
Tigrayan rebels have set up a team of negotiators to discuss peace with the Ethiopian government, a spokesman for the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Forces Fire Tear Gas On Protesters Highlighting Violence In Southern State
Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas on hundreds of anti-coup protesters in Khartoum, who also called attention to…
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Ethiopia
Sudanese Government Reopens Border Crossing With Ethiopia To Resolve Disputes
The Sudanese government on Sunday announced that it has decided to open the Galabat crossing on the border with Ethiopia…
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Ghana
WHO Declares First Outbreak Of Ebola-like Marburg Virus Disease In Ghana
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared Ghana’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus disease after medical labs confirmed…
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Health
WHO Chief Scientist Warns World To Prepare Against New COVID-19 Waves
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist on Friday warned the world to get prepared for new COVID-19 waves, noting…
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South Sudan
US Announces Withdrawal From Peace Monitoring Groups in South Sudan
The United States (US) State Department on Friday said the government has decided to pull out of peace process monitoring…
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Mali
UN Confirms Egypt’s Withdrawal Of Troops From Mali Peacekeeping Mission
The United Nations (UN) mission to Mali, MINUSMA, on Friday said Egypt has decided to temporarily suspend its participation in…
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Chad
Chad’s Transitional Government Sets Date for National Dialogue in August
Chad’s government on Thursday said it has scheduled a national dialogue starting August 20, paving way for elections promised by…
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Togo
Togo’s Army Accepts Responsibility For Blast That Killed Seven Innocent Civilians
Togo’s army on Thursday accepted that it was responsible for a blast that killed seven civilians and injured two more,…
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Mali
Mali’s Military Junta Suspends Rotation Of UN Forces Due To Security Reasons
Mali’s military junta on Thursday said it will suspend rotations of the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission for national security reasons,…
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Somalia
Leaders Of Somalia, Eritrea Sign Agreement On Security & Defense Co-operation
Leaders of Somalia and Eritrea on Tuesday signed an agreement covering defense, security, diplomatic and political cooperation between the two…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Demands Immediate Release Of 49 Soldiers Detained By Mali’s Government
Ivory Coast on Tuesday called for the immediate release of 49 of its soldiers who were arrested by Malian security…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Signs Agreement With UN For Rehabilitation Of War-Torn Tigray
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday said it has signed a third-party implementation agreement with a United Nations (UN) agency for…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The DRC Officially Becomes Full Member Of The Seven Member East African Community
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially became a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after Deputy Prime…
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Mali
Malian Government Arrests 49 Ivory Coast Soldiers, Calls Them Mercenaries
The Malian government on Monday said 49 soldiers who came from Ivory Coast on Sunday have been arrested, reported The…
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South Africa
South African President Vows To Take Measures To Address Load Shedding Issue
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday promised to take measures to stabilize the electricity system in the country, which…
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