Africa
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757Pfizer 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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989Somalia 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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1.2KGarang’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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904Ethiopia 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...
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774World Bank suspends aid to Sudan after military coup
The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am...
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946Soldiers storm Sudan TV and radio headquarters, detain staff
KHARTOUM, SUDAN: Soldiers stormed the headquarters of Sudan’s state broadcaster and detained some employees on Monday, the information ministry said, as part...
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1.1KUN Rights Commission Condemns South Sudan Security Crackdown
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — A United Nations rights commission in South Sudan says the government is harassing activists, journalists and their families, limiting...
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873South Africa’s Zuma makes first public showing since parole
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Forer South Africa president Mr. Jacob Zuma on Thursday made his first public appearance since his release from prison...
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1.6KNo pay for unvaccinated civil servants, says Gov’t
In a circular dated October 14, Health and Child Care permanent secretary, those barred from work will not get paid.
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1.3KSon of Boko Haram Founder killed, says Nigeria’s Military
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Nigeria’s military claimed Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of an Islamic State-linked extremist group blamed for killing hundreds...
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664DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations in east of country
KINSHASHA, DRC: Vaccination against the deadly Ebola disease began on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Beni, the...
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1.1KOver 100 feared dead after vessel capsizes in DR Congo
KINSHASHA, DRC: More than 100 people are believed dead or missing in the sinking of a makeshift vessel on the Congo river,...
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1.2KSouth Sudan waives off visa requirements for Ugandans
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The government of South Sudan has announced that effective Monday, October 4, 2021, all Ugandans will not require visas to...
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1.0KRwanda arrests 13 suspected of plotting ‘terrorist’ attacks
KIGALI, RWANDA: Rwandan police said on Friday they had arrested 13 people suspected of plotting “terrorist” attacks in the capital Kigali and...
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1.4KCol Doumbouya: Guinea coup leader sworn in as transitional president
GUINEA, AFRICA: Colonel Mamady Doumbouya on Friday promised to respect Guinea’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule as he was sworn...
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1.0KRwandan YouTuber jailed 15 years for anti-Kagame posts
KIGALI, RWANDA: Court in Rwanda on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison for “inciting...
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1.2KFormer deputy speaker shoots himself dead in parliament
A source at parliament said Chiwaya shot himself in the head inside the office of the clerk of parliament, Fiona Kalembera.
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2.1KPROFILE: Who is Col Mamady Doumbouya, the man who led Guinea’s coup?
AGENCIES: Col Mamady Doumbouya is seen as the new man in charge of Guinea after he led a unit of elite soldiers...
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852Opposition candidate wins Sao Tome presidency
SAO TOME & PRINCIPLE: An opposition candidate Carlos Vila Nova has won the presidency in Sao Tome and Principe, an archipelago in...
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1.1KGuinea president Alpha Conde detained in apparent military takeover
CONAKRY, GUINEA: Turmoil engulfed the impoverished west African nation of Guinea again on Sunday as army putschists said they had captured the...
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1.2KTwo killed, five injured in Mogadishu suicide bombing
AFP NEWS: At least two people were killed and five wounded Thursday after a suicide bomber detonated a device inside a cafe...
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1.2KForty-seven killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack
Burkina Faso’s president declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an...
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920You’re on your own, Govt tells off its nationals trapped in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, troubled for the last two decades, fell into the hands of the Taliban after it overran the national army, three weeks...
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1.1KZambia’s new president vows ‘better’ democracy after landslide win
Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon and veteran opposition leader said his camp had been victims...
