Month: March 2023
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Tanzania
US Vice President Kamala Harris Hails Tanzanian President, Announces Trade Boost
The United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced an initiative to expand trade with Tanzania as she…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Flags Off 5000 soldiers to Trouble-Hit Eastern DR Congo
The Ugandan government on Wednesday sent a contingent of one thousand troops to the troubled eastern part of the Democratic…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese President Kiir Names New Defense Minister Breaching Peace Deal
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday appointed a new defense minister who is a member of his own party,…
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea’s Health Ministry Confirms 13 Marburg Cases After WHO Comments
Equatorial Guinea’s health officials on Wednesday said the country has reported 13 cases of Marburg virus since the beginning of…
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Malawi
Malawi’s Information Minister Says Country’s Situation Still Dire Weeks After Storm
Malawi’s Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu on Tuesday said the country’s situation is still dire two weeks after Cyclone Freddy caused…
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Kenya
Kenyan President: Action Will Be Taken Against Protestors Involved In Criminal Activity
Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday said the government will take strict action against all criminals involved in the anti-government…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN Secretary-General Expresses Concern Over Surge In Violence In Eastern Part Of DR Congo
The United Nations (UN) on Monday said an increase in militant attacks in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic…
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Ghana
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo Says Ghana’s Anti-Gay Bill Has Been Modified
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday said the anti-gay bill, which is being debated in the country’s parliament, has been…
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Chad
Chad’s Interim President Pardons 380 Rebels Jailed For Death Of Former President
Chad’s interim president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, on Monday pardoned 380 rebels from The Front for Change and Concord in Chad…
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Ghana
US Vice President Vows To Increase Investment In Africa To Spur Economic Growth
The United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday said Washington will increase investment in Africa and help spur…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Al- Burhan Appeals To Soldiers To Back Democratic Transition
Sudanese military leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan on Sunday appealed to the troops to cease support for authoritarian leaders as…
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Kenya
Kenyan Police Chief Announces Fresh Ban On Protests Planned For Monday
The Kenyan police chief on Sunday announced a ban on demonstrations planned on Monday after last week’s protests grew into…
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Algeria
Algerian President Confirms Ambassador To Return To France In Coming Days
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Friday talked to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on phone and said that the country’s…
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Libya
UN Libya Envoy Points To Alternatives If No Electoral Pact Is Finalized Soon
The United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya on Friday said if Libya’s legislative bodies fail to agree on electoral laws…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia Announces 90 Percent Completion Of Controversial GERD Construction
Ethiopia on Thursday announced the construction work of the mega-controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is 90 percent completed, reported…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian PM Ahmed Appoints Rebel Leader To Head Regional Government
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday announced the appointment of a Tigrayan rebel figure to head the interim government…
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Equatorial Guinea
WHO Confirms Eight New Marburg Cases In Equatorial Guinea, Kills 20
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said eight new Marburg cases have been reported in Equatorial Guinea and the…
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Senegal
Senegalese President Sall Asks Government To Take Measures To Stop Growing Unrest
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday asked the government to take all necessary measures to preserve and ensure public order…
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Health
WHO Warns Number Of Cholera Cases Continues To Grow Across African Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed in an update that the world’s cholera situation is deteriorating, with two…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Parliament Removes Tigray Rebel Party From Terrorist Organizations List
Ethiopian lawmakers on Wednesday removed Tigray’s main political movement, the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), from the country’s list of…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Health Ministry Confirms Country’s First Ever Marburg Virus Cases
The Tanzanian health ministry on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried…
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Kenya
Kenyan Opposition Leader Odinga Vows To Continue With Nationwide Protests
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday vowed to continue with nationwide protests against President William Ruto’s government over increasing…
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Uganda
Uganda’s Parliament Passes New Law Criminalizing Identifying As LGBTQ
Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that will criminalize people who get identified as gay, or a sexual minority…
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Ethiopia
US Says All Warring Sides Committed War Crimes During Two-Year-Long Ethiopia Conflict
The United States (US) has concluded that all warring parties involved in the brutal war including the Ethiopian and Eritrean…
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Senegal
Senegalese President Macky Sall Says Controversial Third-Term Constitutional
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday rejected all the accusations that claim that it would be unconstitutional for him to…
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