Year: 2022
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Health
WHO: Covid-19 Can Cause Sufferings, Deaths Even After Getting Declared As An Endemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said the COVID-19 could cause suffering and death even after it gets declared…
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Chad
Peace Talks Between Chad’s Government, Opposition Groups In Doha Adjourned
The peace talks between Chad’s government and opposition groups, which kicked off on Sunday in Doha, were suspended after representatives…
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Sudan
UN Mission In Sudan Calls For End Of Violence In Sudan, Restoring Stability In Darfur
The United Nations (UN) mission in Sudan has called on the Sudanese authorities to boost efforts to stop violence in…
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South Sudan
WFP Warns Over 70 % Of South Sudan’s Population To Face Extreme Hunger This Year
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned over 70 percent of South Sudan’s population is likely to…
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Kenya
Kenyan Health Ministry Lifts Mandatory Mask-wearing, Quarantine Restrictions
The Kenyan health ministry on Friday announced the people of Kenya are now allowed to ditch wearing face masks in…
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Ethiopia
EHRC Says At Least 750 Civilians Killed In Ethiopia’s Afar, Amhara Regions In 6 Months
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Friday said at least 750 civilians were killed between July and December 2021…
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Egypt
Egypt, Sudan Asks Ethiopia To Join Serious Negotiation Talks On Nile Dam Project
Egypt and Sudan have asked Ethiopia to join them for serious negotiation talks aimed at resolving an impasse over the…
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South Africa
South African President Appoints Raymond Zondo As Country’s New Chief Justice
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday appointed jurist Raymond Zondo as the country’s new chief justice with effect from…
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Health
Africa CDC Signs MOU With Pfizer To Supply Paxlovid Antiviral COVID-19 Pills
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with pharmaceutical giant…
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Health
WHO Director Tedros Gebreyesus Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Is Still Far From Over
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus on Wednesday said the COVID-19 pandemic is still far from over,…
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Senegal
Senegalese President Sall Talks To Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin Over Ukraine Crisis
Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current head of the African Union (AU), on Wednesday, appealed to his…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Urges International Community To Lift Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday urged the international community to consider lifting sanctions against Zimbabwe stating that the restrictions…
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Mali
Algerian Government Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack On A Military Camp In Mali
Algerian government on Wednesday condemned Friday’s terrorist attack in central Mali that targeted a Malian Armed Forces camp in Mondoro,…
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Health
Pharmaceutical Giant Moderna To Build mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Facility In Kenya
Pharmaceutical giant Moderna on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya to build its first mRNA vaccine facility in…
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South Sudan
UN, US Appeals South Sudan Leaders To Boost Preparations For 2023 Elections
The United Nations (UN) and the United States (US) on Monday appealed to the leaders of South Sudan to boost…
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Ethiopia
UN Human Rights Chief Raises Concern Over Deteriorating Situation In War-Torn Ethiopia
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday said the situation in northern Ethiopia had deteriorated since…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Kasi Saied Appoints Members Of New Temporary Council Of Judges
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday appointed a temporary council of judges that replaces an independent watchdog that he abolished…
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World
UN Chief Calls For A Pause In Fighting In Ukraine To Allow Safe Evacuation Of Civilians
The United Nations (UN) chief António Guterres on Sunday called for a pause in fighting to allow civilians to escape…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Interim President Damiba Approves New Government
Burkina Faso’s new head of state Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Saturday approved a new government that will lead the country…
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Mali
Mali: At Least 27 Soldiers Killed, 33 Injured In Rebel Attack On Army Base In Mondoro
At least 27 soldiers lost their lives and 33 got injured in a rebel attack on an army base in…
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South Africa
South African Government Likely To Destroy 100,000 Vaccine Doses By March End
South African health authorities on Friday said about 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are at risk of being destroyed…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Court Orders Release Of Imminent Opposition Leader Freeman Mbowe
A Tanzanian court on Friday ordered the release of opposition leader, Freeman Mbowe, after prosecutors dropped terrorism charges against him,…
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Guinea
ECOWAS, UN Raise Concern Over Stalled Democratic Transition Process In Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations (UN) raised concern on Thursday about the stalling…
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Libya
Libyan Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha’s New Cabinet Gets Sworn-In On Thursday
A standoff between the two Libyan rival governments worsened on Thursday after the eastern parliament swore in a new administration…
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Mozambique
Mozambique President Nyusi Names Adriano Maleiane As Country’s New Prime Minister
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday named Adriano Afonso Maleiane as the country’s new prime minister reported Reuters. The announcement…
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