Month: June 2023
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Mali
US Calls For Orderly & Responsible Withdrawal Of UN’s MINUSMA Forces From Mali
The United States (US) has called for an orderly and responsible withdrawal of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces after Mali’s…
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Libya
UN Envoy To Libya Says Proposed Electoral Laws Not Enough To Enable Election
The United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, on Monday, said the electoral laws agreed by a committee of…
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Uganda
US Government Imposes Travel Restrictions On Ugandan Officials Over Anti-LGBTQ Law
The United States (US) government on Friday announced it has imposed travel restrictions on Ugandan officials accused of undermining the…
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Mali
Mali’s Foreign Minister Asks UN To Withdraw Its Peacekeeping Mission MINUSMA
Mali’s foreign minister on Friday asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to withdraw the peacekeeping mission from the country…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
ICC To Investigate Fresh Allegations Of War Crimes By M23 Rebels In DRC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said it will examine war crimes allegations in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Foreign Ministry Rejects Kenya’s Chairmanship Of IGAD Delegation
The Sudanese government has officially rejected the Kenyan leadership of a delegation set up by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s President Tinubu Suspends Head Of Country’s Anti-Corruption Agency
Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday suspended Abdulrasheed Bawa, the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
HRW Report Claims M23 Rebels Responsible For Mass Graves In Eastern DR Congo
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday said the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels active in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Mali
UN Secretary-General Calls For Streamlining Mali Peacekeeping Mission
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for streamlining the organization’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, reported The…
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Sudan
Sudanese Warring Generals To Have A Face To Face Meeting- Kenyan President Vows
Sudanese warring generals need to have a face-to-face meeting to get the ongoing crisis resolved there after multiple ceasefires have…
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Tunisia
EU Considering Major Tunisia Aid Package To Boost Economy, Reduce Migrant Flows
The European Union (EU) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday said the organization is considering offering over 1…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Slams Two Major Aid Organizations For Halting Aid
The Ethiopian government has criticized two major international aid organizations to stop food assistance to the country after they found…
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Sudan
Sudanese Warring Factions Agree To A 24-Hour Ceasefire Starting Saturday
Sudanese warring factions have agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire from Saturday, a joint statement issued by the United States and…
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Ethiopia
UN Food Agency Suspends Part Of Its Food Aid To Ethiopia Due To Diversions
The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday announced that it has decided to suspend part of its…
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Sudan
Sudanese Government Declares UN Envoy Volker Perthes ‘Persona non grata’
The Sudanese government has declared United Nations (UN) envoy to the country, Volker Perthes, as “persona non grata,” reported Africa…
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Equatorial Guinea
WHO Declares An End To Marburg Virus Disease Epidemic In Equatorial Guinea
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared an end to a Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea, reported France…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Tests Positive For Covid 19 Virus
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been confirmed to have contracted the Covid-19 virus after one of three tests he conducted…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Rejects HRW Report On Ethnic Cleansing In War-Torn Tigray
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday rejected accusations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that alleges that an ethnic cleansing campaign is…
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Sudan
UNSC Condemns Ongoing Fighting In Sudan Between Army And Paramilitary Forces
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday condemned the ongoing fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the…
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Health
Tanzania Government Declares End To Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak, Confirms WHO
Tanzania on Friday declared an end to the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, more than two months after it was first…
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Senegal
Senegalese Court Sentences Opposition Leader Sonko To Two Years In Prison
A Senegalese court on Thursday sentenced the country’s leading opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail for “corrupting…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Schedules Presidential & Parliamentary Polls On August 23
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday announced the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on August 23, reported CGTN…
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