Africa
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1.2KSix people killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kenya
LAMU, KENYA: Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenya’s coastal...
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826Sudan’s Hamdok resigns as Prime Minister amid mass protests
Abdalla Hamdok steps down as mass protests continue against a deal he signed with the military following a coup on October 25.
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1.7KFULL LIST: Top 10 Notable Africans we lost in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, it is time to remember some of the pioneering, inspiring and controversial figures on the African...
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1.3KDeath toll from DRC suicide attack up to 7
The death toll from the suicide attack in the eastern city of Beni, on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern border with...
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1.3KFarmaajo suspends PM Roble on accusations of grabbing land
Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo on Monday suspended his Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble from his position, raising stakes in their worsening working...
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Deadly suicide bomb attack at bar in eastern DRC
At least six people have died and several others injured in an explosion in Beni in eastern regions of the Democratic Republic...
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1.2KKenya Bars Unvaccinated From Public Places Despite Court Order
NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced it will enforce a rule requiring people to be vaccinated against COIVD-19 to access...
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1.1KNigeria Destroys One Million Nearly Expired COVID Vaccine Doses
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Nigeria destroyed more than one million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be...
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1.1KUN Condemns Reports of Sexual Assaults on Peaceful Protesters in Sudan
GENEVA – U.N. human rights officials are calling on Sudanese authorities to investigate and bring to justice members of the security forces...
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1.2KMPs Exchange Blows Over Proposed Electronic Payment Tax
The government says the new tax would boost revenue for development, but parliament has been split over the idea and fights broke...
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844Ethiopia detains three journalists for interviewing terror group
ADIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA: A freelance video journalist accredited to the Associated Press and two other local journalists have been detained in Ethiopia, according...
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1.5KKoffi Olomide sentenced in France over dancers’ kidnapping
Congolese singer Koffi Olomide has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for the kidnapping of his former dancers. But the sentence was...
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1.2KExperts warn Africans to brace for more COVID-19 variants
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Experts have warned that Africa will continue seeing a cycle of new COVID-19 variants if more people are not...
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1.8K34 suspected ADF Rebels captured in ongoing Military Operations in DRC
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda People’s Defense Forces -UPDF and Congolese Forces have captured 34 Allied for Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in joint...
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1.1KZimbabwe confirms presence of omicron variant in country
HARARE, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwean Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Constantino Chiwenga on Thursday confirmed the presence of the omicron...
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812Global concern grows as more countries confirm new Omicron Covid-19 variant cases
New cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected around the world, with two cases reported in Australia, as more countries try...
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960Libya election body rejects Gaddafi son’s presidential bid
Both presidential and legislative polls had been slated for December 24, but in early October parliament split the dates of the votes,...
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1.6KKenzo wins East African Best Male Artiste of the year in AFRIMA Awards 2021
ENTERTAINMENT: Ugandan musician and East Africa’s first BET Award winner Edirisa Musuuza alias Eddy Kenzo was over the weekend crowned East Africa’s...
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1.0KTwo UPDF soldiers to serve death sentence for killing civilians in Somalia
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – XINHUA: Two Ugandan soldiers accused of killing seven Somali civilians in August while serving under the African Union peacekeeping...
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653Ethiopia rebels to ‘join forces’ to overthrow Abiy government
ADIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Nine rebel groups battling Ethiopia’s government will “collaborate and join forces” Friday, they said in a statement announcing the alliance,...
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739Pfizer says Covid pill 89% effective against severe disease
Pfizer's is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus. Pfizer's...
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964Somalia expels Ugandan diplomat Simon Mulongo
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: Authorities in Somalia have expelled Ugandan diplomat Simon Mulongo, the Deputy Head of the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom), for...
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1.1KGarang’s son Mabior meets President Salva Kiir
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: The son of late South Sudanese revolution leader John Garang met President Salva Kiir on Monday, in what was...
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877Ethiopia declares nationwide emergency as rebels advance
ADIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia’s cabinet on Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency after Tigrayan rebels seized two crucial towns in an apparent...