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Sudan Minister Says Country Needs Up To $5 Billion In Support To Avoid Collapse
Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Ibrahim Elbadawi, on Thursday, said the country requires up to $5 billion in budget…
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Mauritius: Thursday Voting To Decide Future Of Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth
Mauritius went to polls on Thursday to elect its leader for the next five years, reported Reuters. A total of…
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South Sudan: President Salva Kiir, Rebel Leader Riek Machar Delay Unity Govt Formation
Uganda’s presidency on Thursday announced South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and chief rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to delay…
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International Criminal Court Sentences DR Congo’s Bosco Ntaganda To 30 Years In Jail
The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced former DR Congo military leader Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years in prison for…
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UN Security Council Appeals South Sudan’s Warring Parties To Meet Peace Deal
The United Nations Security Council On Wednesday made an appeal to South Sudan’s warring parties to publicly confirm their commitment…
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US President Trump Says Talks With Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Over Dam Dispute Went Well
The United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had held talks with officials from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan…
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UNICEF Calls For US$10 Million Support For Flood Affected Children In South Sudan
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday made an appeal asking for 10 million U.S. dollars to meet the…
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Egypt’s Transport Minister Confirms Construction Of 6,000Km Railway Line To Sudan
Egypt’s Minister of Transportation Kamel El-Wazir said the government is building a 6,000-kilometre railway line to connect Upper Egypt with…
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Nigeria Police Rescue 259 People From Illegal Detention Center In Mosque
Nigerian police on Tuesday freed 259 people from an illegal Islamic rehabilitation centre in a mosque in Ibadan, in the…
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Sudan: PM Hamdok Says Govt Planning Cash Transfers To Poor As Part Of Subsidies
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday said the government is planning to offer cash transfers for poor people to…
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Uganda Govt Denies Plans To Introduce Bill Imposing Death Penalty For Gay Sex
The Ugandan government has denied that it plans to introduce a bill targeting homosexuals, dismissing claims by a senior official…
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US President Trump Speaks With Egypt’s Sisi On Phone In Support Of Nile Dam Project
U.S. President Donald Trump had a telephonic conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday during which he…
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Washington Advises Cameroon To Respect Human Rights To Get AGOA Benefits
The United States has advised the Cameroon government to respect human rights in order to be reinstated as a beneficiary…
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Algeria: Election Authority Announces Names Of Presidential Election Candidates
Algeria’s electoral authority on Saturday announced the name of the candidates who will be contesting the presidential election set for…
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Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Confirms Protest Death Toll Now Stands At 86
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday said the number of people killed in protests held last month had risen…
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Sudan: Opposition Alliance Wants Ex-President Al Bashir To Be Handed Over To ICC
Sudan’s protest and opposition group coalition on Sunday said it was not against handing over the deposed President Omar Al…
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53 Soldiers, 1 Civilian Killed In An Attack On A Military Post In Northeast Mali
The Mali government on Saturday confirmed at least 53 soldiers and a civilian have been killed in an attack on…
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Algerians Protest To Demand ‘New Revolution’ On Independence Anniversary
Thousands of Algerians gathered at the Grande Poste building in downtown Algiers on Friday for an anti-government rally called to…
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Botswana: President Mokgweetsi Masisi Gets Sworn In, Vows To Fight Unemployment
Botswana newest elected President Mokgweetsi Masisi got sworn in for a five-year term at the University of Botswana Indoor Sports…
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Ethiopia: Government Says Over 400 Arrested During Investigations Into Last Week’s Protest
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office issued a statement on Thursday announcing that over 400 people have been arrested during…
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Nigeria: Government Lifts Ban On Working Of Mercy Corps, Action Against Hunger
The Nigerian government has temporarily lifted a suspension on operations of two aid groups, Mercy Corps and Action Against Hunger,…
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European Union To Give 466 Million Euros In Grants And Humanitarian Aid To Sudan
European Union countries have promised to give 466 million euros ($516.61 million) in grants and humanitarian aid to Sudan, reported…
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Health
UN Migration Agency Halts Ebola Screening After Aid Workers Killed In South Sudan
The United Nations migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IMO), on Wednesday, announced it has suspended Ebola screening services…
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Nigeria Supreme Court Rejects Atiku Abubakar’s Appeal To Overturn Election Results
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed main opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar’s appeal to overturn the result of February’s presidential vote…
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Technology
Facebook Suspends Fake Accounts, Pages For Meddling In 8 African Countries
Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday announced it had suspended three networks of Russian accounts that meddled in the domestic…
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