Caroline Finnegan
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Tunisia
Tunisia’s Trade Union Warns President Of Conducting Second Round Of Election
Tunisia’s most powerful trade union, UGTT, has warned the country’s president saying that chaos could follow if the second round…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Gov’t, Tigray Rebels Agree To Create Body To Monitor Ceasefire Deal
Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels on Thursday agreed to create a joint monitoring body to oversee the peace agreement signed…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Military Government Expels Senior UN Official Barbara Manzi
Burkina Faso’s military government on Friday ordered senior United Nations (UN) official Barbara Manzi to leave the country immediately, without…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
M23 Rebel Group Withdraws From Strategic Position In Eastern DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) M23 rebel group on Friday announced it has decided to withdrawn from a strategic…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Receives Over 4,000 Doses Of Ebola Vaccines For Clinical Trial
The Ugandan government on Thursday received a bath of more than 4,000 doses of Ebola vaccines for a clinical trial…
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Tunisia
Tunisia’s Opposition Alliance Asks President To Quit After Lowest Turnout Ever
Tunisia’s main opposition alliance leader on Sunday called out President Kais Saied to step down immediately, a day after voters…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Announces Lifting Of Lockdown Ebola Epicenter Districts
The Ugandan government on Saturday announced lifting of a two-month long lockdown on two districts at the epicenter of the…
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Burkina Faso
Ghana’s President Accuses Burkina Faso Of Inviting Mercenaries From Wagner Group
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has accused Burkina Faso of inviting in mercenaries from Russian firm Wagner, reported The TRT World.…
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Mali
Germany’s Defence Minister: Troops Will Continue In Mali Until 2024 Under Conditions
Germany’s Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on Thursday said the German troops will continue to stay in Mali until 2024 only…
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Uganda
ICC Confirms Conviction Of Ugandan LRA Rebel Group’s Chief Dominic Ongwen
The International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges on Thursday confirmed the conviction of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan President Kagame Says Violence In Eastern DRC Not Rwanda’s Problem
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday said the soaring death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) east was…
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World
US President Biden Calls For Long-Term Partnership With African Countries
The United States (US) President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for a long-term partnership with Africa., reported The News 18.…
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South Sudan
UN Human Rights Commissioner Says Over 160 Civilians Killed In South Sudan Clashes
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday said at least 166 civilians lost their lives, 237…
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Somalia
OCHA: Full-Blown Famine Narrowly Averted In Somalia, Underlying Crisis Still Persists
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday said a full-blown famine has been narrowly…
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Ghana
IMF Reaches Agreement With Ghana Government On A $3 billion Bailout Loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday announced it has reached an agreement on a $3 billion bailout loan with…
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South Africa
South African Parliament Votes Against President Ramaphosa’s Impeachment Move
The South African parliament members on Tuesday voted against launching an impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a report…
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Guinea
Guinea’s Ex-Military Leader Moussa Camara Denies 2009 Massacre Role In Court
Guinea’s ex-military leader Moussa Dadis Camara on Monday denied charges that he was responsible for a 2009 stadium massacre, reported…
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Zimbabwe
US Government Announces Sanctions Against Zimbabwe President’s Son
The United States (US) government has announced sanctions against Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr, ahead of a…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government Refutes Report On Mass Military Abortion Programme
The Nigerian government has denied a report published last week about a secret programme of forced abortions run by the…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Military Leader: Fight For Total Independence Has Started
Burkina Faso’s military junta head, Ibrahim Traoré, on Sunday said the fight for total independence began a few weeks ago,…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese Health Authorities Declare Measles Outbreak As Cases Increase
South Sudanese health authorities on Sunday declared a measles outbreak in the country following a constant increase in the number…
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Nigeria
UN Calls Out Nigerian Authorities To Investigate Mass Abortion Programme
The United Nations (UN) spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Friday said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed Nigerian authorities to investigate allegations…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EU Imposes Sanctions On Eight People For Instigating Violence In Eastern DRC
The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions on eight people for instigating violence and human rights abuses in the Democratic…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Main Pro-Democracy Coalition To Name New PM, Form Transition Gov’t Soon
Sudan’s main pro-democracy coalition, the Forces for Change and Freedom Coalition (FCC), on Wednesday said it will name a prime…
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South Sudan
UNHCR Says Fighting In South Sudan Displaces Over 20,000 People In 3 Months
The United Nations refugee agency, (UNHCR), on Wednesday said an escalating armed conflict in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State has…
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