Caroline Finnegan
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Burundi
EU Lifts Sanctions Against Prime Minister Ndirakobuca & Two Others
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced it has lifted sanctions on three Burundians, including Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca, reported…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Begins Peace Talks With Tigrayan Leaders In South Africa
Ethiopian government delegation on Tuesday began peace talks with rival Tigray forces in South Africa on Tuesday, a spokesperson for…
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Nigeria
UN Chief Guterres Expresses Sadness At Devastation Caused By Floods In Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed sadness at the devastation caused by floods in Nigeria this…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Coup Leader Traore Sworn-In As Country’s New Interim President
Burkina Faso’s young coup leader, Ibrahim Traore, was sworn-in as the country’s new interim president on Friday, reported The France…
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Sudan
Sudanese Protesters Rally In Khartoum Ahead Of Military Coup’s One Year Anniversary
Sudanese protesters came out in the streets of the capital Khartoum in huge number, ahead of the one year anniversary…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Assures Tigray War Will End & Peace Will Prevail
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said that the war in the country’s northern Tigray region will end and…
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Chad
Chad’s Government Announces Curfew As 50 People Get Killed In Anti-Government Protests
Chad’s government announced an overnight curfew on Thursday after the security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country’s…
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Guinea
Guinean Security Forces Injure At Least 5 Anti-Government Protesters In Firing
Guinean security forces on Thursday fired at anti-government protesters in Conarky, injuring at least five of them, an opposition coalition…
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Uganda
Africa CDC: Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak Still A Manageable Risk At Current Stage
Africa CDC, Africa’s top public health body, on Thursday said there is a risk that Uganda’s Ebola outbreak could spread…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Coup Leader Traore To Be Sworn In As Interim President On Friday
Burkina Faso’s young army captain who led the latest coup, Ibrahim Traore, will get sworn-in as the country’s new interim…
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Chad
Chad’s President Declares State Of Emergency Amid Worsening Flood Situation
Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the central African country over flooding that…
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Warns Ghebreyesus Urgent Action Needed To Avert Genocide In Ethiopia
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday condemned the dire situation in Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray…
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Mali
Mali’s Foreign Minister Accuses France Of Violating Airspace, Supporting Militants
Mali’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdoulaye Diop on Tuesday said that the country’s military government would resort to self-defense if France…
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Somalia
UNICEF Warns Thousands Of Malnourished Children At Risk Of Dying In Somalia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday warned thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in severe drought-hit Somalia…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Military Gains Control Of Three Town From Rebel Tigrayan Forces
The Ethiopian military on Tuesday announced it has successfully taken control of three towns from rebel forces in the embattled…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Government: Death Toll From Worst-Ever Flooding Crosses 600 Mark
Nigeria’s ministry of humanitarian affairs on Sunday said over 600 people have lost their lives in the worst flooding the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Rebel Leaders In Tigray Ready To Abide Ceasefire Following AU’s Plea
Ethiopia’s rebel leaders in the embattled Tigray region have announced they would respect a ceasefire as fighting intensified in the…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Announces Raft Of Measures To Control Current Ebola Outbreak
The Ugandan government on Saturday announced a raft of measures to stop the spread of Ebola in the country, reported…
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Chad
Chad’s Interim President Names Ex-rebels As Ministers In New Unity Government
Chad’s military leader and interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has named several former rebels to ministerial posts in the…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s National Forum Declares Ibrahim Traore As Transitional President
Burkina Faso’s national forum on Friday unanimously declared coup leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré as the country’s transitional president, reported The…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Minister Says Capital Kampala Remains Ebola-Free Despite Death
Ugandan health authorities on Friday said the country’s capital Kampala remains Ebola-free despite a 45-year-old man dying from the virus…
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Burkina Faso
National Meeting Begin In Burkina Faso To Appoint New Transitional President
A national meeting has begun in Burkina Faso on Friday to appoint a transitional president who will serve the country…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Lecturers’ Union ASUU Suspend Prolonged Strike After Eight Long Months
Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday announced that it has decided to suspend a prolonged strike which…
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Malawi
Malawi’s Authorities Appeal To WHO For More Vaccines To Battle Cholera Outbreak
Malawi’s health authorities have made an appeal to the World Health Organization (WHO) for more Cholera vaccines as the water-borne…
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Uganda
Ugandan President’s Son Asks Kenyan President To Forgive Him Over Kenya Invasion Tweets
Ugandan Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has apologised to Kenya’s President William Ruto over his tweets about…
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