Year: 2022
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Health
WHO: Measles Now An Imminent Global Threat Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) and US Health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday warned…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
African Leaders Agree On An Immediate Ceasefire From Friday In Eastern DR Congo
African leaders on Wednesday reached an agreement on an immediate ceasefire from Friday at 6 p.m. in the eastern Democratic…
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Ethiopia
U.S. State Department Secretary Stresses Implementing Ceasefire In Ethiopia
U.S. State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday talked to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and stressed on the importance…
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Mali
Mali’s MINUSMA Mission: Germany Announces Withdrawal Of Troops By 2024
Mali’s United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, is at the verge of disintegration as many countries have announced withdrawal of their…
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Ghana
Ghana’s President Warns Sahel Insurgency Could Spillover Entire West Africa
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday warned that a rampant rebellion in West Africa’s Sahel region is feared to spread…
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Mali
Mali’s Military Junta Bans Activities Of All NGOs Funded Or Supported By France
Mali’s ruling military junta on Monday imposed a ban on all non-governmental organisations (NGO) that are funded or supported by…
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South Africa
South African Court Orders Former President Jacob Zuma To Return To Prison
The South African Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday ruled that the former President Jacob Zuma’s release on early medical…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ugandan Army To Send 1,000 Military Troops To DR Congo By End Of November
The Ugandan army on Monday said the government has decided to send 1,000 military troops to the Democratic Republic of…
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South Africa
South Africa’s Power Utility Eskom Runs Out Of Money To Buy Diesel Supplies
South Africa’s power utility Eskom on Sunday said it has run out of cash to buy diesel for its critical…
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Voters Cast Their Ballots In Presidential & Legislative Elections
Equatorial Guinea held presidential and legislative elections on Sunday to elect its new president and representatives in both parliamentary chambers,…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Government: UN Arms Embargo Impedes Efforts To Rebuild Army
Somalia’s government on Friday said that the United Nations Security Council’s arms embargo extension hinders the nation’s efforts to rebuild…
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Ghana
Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Apologizes For Country’s Economic Hardship
Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Friday apologized for the country’s economic woes but defended himself against accusations that he…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EAC: Kenya, Rwanda Request M23 Ceasefire, Withdrawal From East Congo
The East African Community (EAC) bloc on Friday said Rwandan President Paul Kagame and former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta have…
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Mali
France Halts Development Aid To Mali Over Russia Paramilitary Ties
France has stopped development aid to Mali on Thursday, citing the presence of Wagner mercenaries from Russia, according to Foreign…
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Senegal
IMF Board Approves Senegal Credit Extension Until January 2023 For Reviews
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Senegal’s request for a credit extension until Jan. 10, 2023, to allow for completion…
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South Africa
South African Public Service Unions Calls For Strike Over Wages On Tuesday
South African public service unions on Thursday called for a massive national strike next week in protest against the unilateral…
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Mali
German Government To Withdraw Troops From UN’s MINUSMA Force In Mali
The German government has decided to withdraw troops from the United Nations peace-keeping force in Mali by the end of…
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Health
WHO Chief Tedros: First Doses Of Trial Ebola Vaccine To Reach Uganda Next Week
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the first doses of a new trial vaccine…
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Sudan
UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Reaching Political Deal In Sudan
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk on Wednesday called out Sudanese factions to reach an agreement to…
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Somalia
Somalia’s President Hassan Mohamud Vows to Continue War On Al-Shabab
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday vowed to continue the war against al-Shabab militants in an address to lawmakers,…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast To Withdraw Troops From UN’s Peace Keeping Force MINUSMA In Mali
The Ivory Coast government has decided to withdraw its troops from the United Nation’s peacekeeping operations in Mali, a move…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Urges Foreigners Not To Cancel Travel Plans On Ebola Fears
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday gave an assurance to foreign visitors that the Ebola outbreak in the country was…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Vows Honest Implementation Of Tigray Truce
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday told parliament that the ceasefire agreement between his government and the Tigrayan forces…
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Somalia
UN Human Rights Chief Decries Steep Rise In Civilian Casualties In Somalia Attacks
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Monday said human rights and humanitarian situation is deteriorating in Somalia due…
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Mali
Britain Government To Withdraw Its Troops From Mali Peacekeeping Mission
The Britain government on Monday announced that it has decided to withdraw its troops from Mali six months earlier than…
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