Year: 2022
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Mali
Mali’s Military Junta Accuses France Of Spying After Mass Grave Video Emerges
Mali’s military junta on Tuesday accused the French military of spying after the French military released a drone-made video that…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
AU Welcomes Decision To Deploy Regional Peacekeeping Force To DRC
The African Union (AU) on Tuesday welcomed East African Leaders’ decision to deploy a regional peacekeeping force to restore peace…
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World
UN Aid Chief Warns Two Million Children At Risk Of Starvation In Horn Of Africa
The United Nations (UN) aid chief Martin Griffiths on Tuesday warned that close to 2 million children are at risk…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO Confirms Death Of Second Ebola Patient In Northwestern Democratic Republic Of Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced a second Ebola patient has died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Guinea
Guinea’s Military Junta Misses ECOWAS Deadline To Provide Election Timetable
Guinea’s ruling military junta on Monday hinted it might not be able to meet a deadline to set out its…
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Ethiopia
Tigray Rebel Forces Pulling Back From Ethiopia’s Afar Region, Says TPLF Spokesperson
Tigray rebel forces are completely withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region, a spokesperson for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN Chief Welcomes Efforts By East African Leaders To Promote Peace, Stability
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed efforts by Eastern African leaders to promote peace, stability, and…
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Sudan
Sudanese Aid Group Says At Least 168 People Killed In Violence In Darfur Region
A Sudanese aid group on Sunday reported that at least 168 people have lost their lives in fighting between Arabs…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO Confirms New Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic of Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a new case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Health
WHO Says Over Million African Children Vaccinated Against Malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said more than 1 million children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi have received…
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Guinea
Guinea’s Ousted President Alpha Conde Gets Freed From House Arrest
Guinea’s interim government on Friday said former President Alpha Conde has been freed from house arrest more than seven months…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Seizes Control Of Electoral Commission In Latest Power Grab
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday seized control of the country’s election commission by replacing most of its members, reported…
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Niger
Niger’s Parliament Approves Bill To Deploy More Foreign Forces In The Country
Niger’s Parliament on Friday voted in favor of a bill that allows the deployment of more European forces in the…
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Libya
UN Confirms Libya’s East, West Administrations End Election Talks Without Deal
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday announced weeklong talks between officials from Libya’s Tripoli and Tobruk-based administrations in the Egyptian…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast’s President Ouattara Names Central Banker As His Vice President
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday named Tiemoko Meyliet Kone, governor of the West African central bank, as the…
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Ethiopia
UN Warns Worsening Drought In Horn of Africa Puts Up To 20 Million At Risk
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday warned that over 20 million people are at risk of starvation this year as…
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Mali
Mali’s Military Junta Receives Delivery Of Two More Russian Combat Helicopters
Mali’s military junta on Monday received a new shipment of military equipment from Russia after the European Union (EU) suspended…
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South Africa
South African President Declares State Of National Disaster Over Heavy Floods
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday declared a state of national disaster in the country, a week after devastating…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Ministry Confirms No Leaks Detected In Xelo Ship Carrying 750 Tonnes Fuel
Tunisian officials on Sunday confirmed divers detected no leakage after inspecting the tanker loaded with 750 tons of fuel that…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Health Authorities Start Second-Round Polio Vaccination Campaign
The Ethiopian government health authorities have started the second-round polio campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2), reported…
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Rwanda
UNHCR Slams UK’s Plan To Export Migrants, Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday slammed the United Kingdom’s plan to export some migrants and asylum seekers…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Hints At Taking Steps To Ease Tensions
Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Friday hinted at taking steps to ease tensions in the country six…
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Cameroon
US Homeland Security Department Grants 18-Month Deportation Relief To Cameroonians
The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday said the Biden administration has decided to grant temporal…
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Somalia
Somalia’s New Parliament Members Get Sworn In, Paving Way For Presidential Vote
The majority of Somalia’s new parliament members got sworn in on Thursday, following repeated poll delays and an ongoing feud…
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Health
WHO Says COVID-19 Cases, Deaths In Africa Drop To Lowest Levels Yet
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to…
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