Year: 2022
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Military Leader Damiba Promises Return Of Constitutional Order
Burkina Faso’s military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba on Thursday said that the country will return to constitutional order when…
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Mali
Denmark To Start Withdrawing Military Troops Out Of Mali After Ruling Junta’s Request
Denmark on Thursday announced it will start withdrawing its troops out of Mali after the West African country’s military junta…
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Mali
Mali’s Military Junta Orders Denmark To Immediately Recall Troops From Sahel
Mali’s military government on Wednesday reiterated its demand that Denmark’s Special Forces immediately withdraw from the Sahel state, reported Thomson…
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Health
WHO Official Says No Guarantee Next Covid-19 Variant Will Be Milder Than Omicron
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Covid-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, on Wednesday, said the next Covid-19 variant is likely…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Council Of Ministers Approves Proposal To Lift State Of Emergency
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said the council of ministers has decided to lift a state of emergency…
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Libya
Libya’s Parliament Lists Conditions To Meet In Order To Be Country’s Next Prime Minister
Libya’s eastern-based parliament on Tuesday listed a series of criteria that candidates need to meet in order to be eligible…
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Egypt
Egypt Willing To Resume Negotiation Talks With Ethiopia On Nile Dam Issue
Egypt on Tuesday said it is willing to resume negotiation talks with Ethiopia to reach an agreement on a major…
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Burkina Faso
ECOWAS Calls For An Extraordinary Summit To Examine Situation In Coup-Hit Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday called for an extraordinary summit to examine the situation in…
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Health
WHO Chief Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Not Reaching Its End Game Anytime Soon
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned not to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic is…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Mutinous Military Seizes Power, Dethrones President Roch Kabore
Burkina Faso’s military on Monday declared says it has seized power, ousted President Roch Kaboré, and dissolved the country’s government…
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Malawi
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera Dissolves Cabinet Over Corruption Charges
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday announced he has dissolved the entire cabinet amid charges of corruption against several ministers,…
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Health
WHO Technical Head Says Omicron Less Severa Than Delta, But Still Dangerous
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Technical Head, Maria Van Kerkhove, on Sunday said the Omicron coronavirus variant is less severe…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mutinous Soldiers Revolt Demanding Departure Of Military Chiefs
Mutinous soldiers in Burkina Faso staged a revolt in several army bases on Sunday to demand the departure of the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Pay Tribute To Anti-Coup Protest Killings With ‘Day For Martyrs’ On Friday
Sudanese anti-coup protesters came out on the streets on Friday to mark a “day for the martyrs” in a tribute…
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Health
WHO Says Vulnerable Individuals Must Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Booster Dose
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that individuals who are most vulnerable must be prioritized for the Covid-19…
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Egypt
Egypt Announces New Coronavirus- Related Restrictions Amid Increasing Cases
Egypt has announced a slew of new coronavirus-related travel restrictions at airports, seaports, and land crossings, as the country reports…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Chief Al-Burhan Appoints Ministers Amid Growing Anti-coup Protests
Sudanese military chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Thursday appointed 15 ministers to a new government, despite growing anti-coup protests…
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Liberia
A Stampede In Liberia’s Crusade Church Gathering Kills At Least 29 People
A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia killed at least 29 people, including 11 children, on Wednesday…
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Health
African Health Bodies Call For COVID-19 Vaccine Donations With Longer Shelf Life
Major African health bodies on Thursday appealed for a donation of COVID-19 vaccines with a shelf life of three to…
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Health
WHO Says Travel Bans & Restrictions, Ineffective In Stopping COVID-19 Spread
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said international travel bans do not provide any added value but contribute to…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Launches New Vaccine Manufacturing Plant
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday launched a new vaccine manufacturing facility that he claims will help in boosting…
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Ethiopia
UN Secretary-General Lauds Demonstrable Effort To Make Peace In War-Hit Ethiopia
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday said he was delighted to learn that there is a demonstrable…
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Ethiopia
FAO Launches $138 Million Response Plan To Prevent Hunger Crisis In Horn Of Africa
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is set to launch a response plan of 138 million U.S. dollars…
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Health
WHO Official Says Worst Of Coronavirus Pandemic Could Likely Be Over This Year
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the worst of the coronavirus pandemic could…
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Sudan
OHCHR Calls Out Sudanese Authorities To Stop Use Of Force Against Protesters
The United NationsHuman Rights Office, OHCHR, on Tuesday, called out Sudanese authorities to immediately stop unnecessary and disproportionate use of…
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