Year: 2022
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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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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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