Caroline Finnegan
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Tanzania
Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan Lifts Six Year Old Ban On Opposition Rallies
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday announced lifting of a six-year-old ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by…
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Libya
Libyan Prime Minister Dbeibah Says His Government Ready To Hold Elections In 2023
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Monday said his Tripoli-based government is all set to hold general elections in the…
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Burkina Faso
US Drops Burkina Faso From Trade Program Over Unconstitutional Change In Government
The United States (US) has reportedly dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference programme citing deep concerns over unconstitutional change…
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Malawi
Malawi’s Government Announces Delay In Reopening Of Schools Amid Cholera Outbreak
Malawi’s health minister on Monday announced the government has decided to delay the opening of public schools in the country’s…
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Libya
Libyan Authorities Discover Mass Grave With 18 Bodies In Former Islamic State Stronghold
Libyan authorities on Sunday said they have discovered a mass grave with 18 bodies in the Sabaa area of Sirte…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast’s President Ouattara Assures Soldiers Detained In Mali Will Return Soon
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday assured that the 46 Ivorian soldiers, who have detained in Mali for nearly…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EU Calls On Rwandan Government To Stop Supporting M23 Rebel Group
The European Union (EU) on Saturday called on the Rwandan government to cease support to the M23 rebel group, which…
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Mali
Mali’s Court Sentences 46 Detained Soldiers From Ivory Coast To 20 Years In Prison
Mali’s court on Friday sentenced 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years’ imprisonment for conspiring against the government. Three female soldiers…
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Health
WHO Asks Chinese Health Officials To Share Regular, Transparent COVID-19 Data
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday met with high-level officials from China’s National Health Commission and the National Disease…
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Eritrea
Eritrean Forces Withdrawing From Major Towns In Northern Ethiopia- Witnesses
Eritrean forces, who supported Ethiopian troops in the two-year long war against Tigrayan forces, have begun withdrawing out of the…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Says Less Voting Turnout Better Than Rigged Elections
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday downplayed the massive abstention in the parliamentary elections held earlier this month, reported The…
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Ivory Coast
Ivorian Soldiers Detained In Mali On Court Trial As January 1 Deadline Looms In Row
Ivorian soldiers who were detained in Mali earlier this year were brought in for trial at a court of appeal…
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South Sudan
UNOCHA: An Estimated 30,000 People Displaced In South Sudan After Ethnic Violence
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs, (UNOCHA), on Thursday said an estimated 30,000 people from South…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Says DRC Fighter Jet Briefly Violated It’s Air Space
The Rwandan government on Wednesday said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC) violated its airspace along…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Health Authorities Warn Of A Renewed COVID-19 Threat Next Year
Tunisian authorities on Wednesday warned of a renewed COVID-19 threat and urged the public to get themselves vaccinated against the…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese Government Announces Deployment Of 750 Soldiers To DRC
The South Sudanese government on Wednesday announced the deployment of 750 soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to…
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Gambia
Gambian Government Sets Up Investigative Panel To Investigate Coup Plot
The Gambian government on Tuesday announced it has set up an investigative panel and gave it 30 days to report…
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Angola
Angola’s Supreme Court Orders Seizure Of Former President’s Daughter’s Assets
Angola’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the preventive seizure of several assets of former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos’s daughter,…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines To Resume Flights To War-Torn Tigray’s Capital Mekele
Ethiopian Airlines would resume commercial flights to the war-torn Tigray region on Wednesday after almost 18 months, reported The Africa…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Ten Killed After Passenger Bus Hits Landmine On Christmas Day
The Burkina Faso government on Monday announced ten people were killed and several got injured when a passenger bus triggered…
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Gambia
Gambian Authorities Arrest Two Military Officers In Connection To Recent Coup Attempt
The Gambian government has reportedly arrested two military officers in connection to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Gov’t Delegation Visits Mekele To Oversee Peace Deal Implementation
An Ethiopian government delegation visited Tigray’s capital city on Monday, to oversee the implementation of the peace agreement signed last…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC Military Calls M23 Rebel’s Withdrawal From Strategic Town Near Goma A Sham
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) military on Saturday called M23 rebel group’s withdrawal from a strategic town near the…
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Libya
Libyan Eastern Commander Announces Final Opportunity To Hold Elections
Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday announced a final opportunity to chart out a road map for elections, reported…
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Burkina Faso
UN Says Burkina Faso Government Has No Grounds To Expel Senior Official
The United Nations (UN) on Saturday said the Burkina Faso government had no grounds to ask senior U.N. official Barbara…
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