Year: 2023
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Sudan
UNHCR Warns Over 800,000 People May Flee Sudan Due To Ongoing Fighting
The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday, warned that more than 800,000 people including Sudanese citizens and thousands of…
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Sudan
UN Chief Says Emergency Relief Chief Heading To Sudan Over Unprecedented Situation
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said the organization’s Emergency Relief chief has departed for Sudan amid…
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Sudan
Sudanese RSF Leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Says No Talks Until Fighting Ends
Sudanese paramilitary force leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on Friday said there will not be any negotiation until the fighting…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese Minister Hopes To Push For Direct Talks Between Sudanese Factions
A South Sudanese minister on Friday said he is hopeful that the recently extended ceasefire agreement in Sudan can be…
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Ethiopia
Drought In The Horn Of Africa Made Worse By Climate Change- WWA Study
The drought in the Horn of Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change, according to a new report…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Army Confirms Suspected Jihadists Kill 33 Soldiers In Latest Attack
Burkina Faso’s army said in a statement that at least 33 soldiers were killed and 12 wounded in an attack…
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Egypt
Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Ready To Resume Nile Dam Tripartite Negotiations
The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry has said that it is willing to resume tripartite negotiations with Egypt and Sudan to resolve…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Calls On Lawmakers To Reconsider Anti-Gay Legislation
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday called on legislators to reconsider the anti-gay legislation passed by parliament last month, reported…
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Health
WHO Chief: Covid-19 Deaths Down 95% This Year, But Virus Still On The Move
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the number of COVID-19 deaths had dropped by…
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Sudan
UN Envoy To Sudan Says No Sign Warring Sides Ready To Seriously Negotiate
The United Nations (UN) envoy to Sudan on Tuesday said a US-brokered ceasefire in Khartoum appears to be partially holding,…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Says Ruling Party Wants Country To Quit ICC
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said the governing African National Congress (ANC) party has called for the country…
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Tanzania
IMF Board Approves Immediate Disbursement Of About $153 Million To Tanzania
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday announced it has approved the first review of Tanzania’s three-year extended credit facility,…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Main Opposition Party To Resume Anti-Government Protests As Talks Fail
Kenya’s main opposition party on Monday announced that it has decided to resume anti-government protests from May 2, nearly three…
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Sudan
US Deploys Disaster Response Team In Sudan As Fighting Between Rival Forces Continues
The United States (US) has deployed a disaster response team to coordinate a humanitarian response in Sudan where fighting between…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian PM Says Government To Begin Negotiations With OLA Rebel Group
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday said the government would begin talks with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in…
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Sudan
WHO: Over 400 Killed, 3,500 Injured In Fighting Between Military & RSF In Sudan
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said over 400 people have been killed and more than 3,500 others have…
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Somalia
WHO: 80 People Killed, Over 30,000 Displaced In Renewed Clashes In Northern Somalia
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said sporadic clashes between security forces and local militias in northern Somalia’s Las…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Refuses Allegations Of Military Incursion Into Sudan
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday denied allegations that the Ethiopian military had entered the disputed Al Fashaqa region…
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Sudan
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Appeals For A Three Day Ceasefire In Conflict-Hit Sudan
The United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday called the Sudanese warring factions to agree to a ceasefire for…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Refuses To Sign Anti-LGBTQ Bill Into Law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday refused to sign the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law, requesting that it should be…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Promises To Hold Free & Fair Elections This Year
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday promised to hold free and fair general elections in the country later this year…
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Sudan
EAC Regional Bloc Expresses Grave Concern Over Ongoing Conflict in Sudan
The East African Bloc (EAC) on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the military and…
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World
UN Agencies Warn West, Central Africa At Risk Of Facing Catastrophic Hunger Levels
United Nations (UN) agencies on Tuesday warned that acute food insecurity in West and Central African countries is expected to…
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Sudan
G7 Appeals To Sudan’s Warring Sides To Immediately Cease Fighting
The G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday made an appeal to the warring factions in Sudan to agree to an immediate…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Food & Drug Regulator Grants Provisional Approval To Malaria Vaccine
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday gave a provisional nod to the use…
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