AFRICA
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Guinea records first Ebola deaths since 2016
At least three people have died of Ebola in Guinea, with five others testing positive for the virus, health officials…
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Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen as Director-General for WTO
World Trade Organization (WTO) members made history on Monday, February 15, 2021, when the General Council agreed by consensus to…
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COVID-19: President Cyril Ramaphosa vows to tame pandemic in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken of his determination to overcome the coronavirus pandemic and to tackle the country’s…
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Fear grips Kenya’s Parliament after MP carries gun
There was a scare on Thursday when a Kenyan member of parliament said colleagues were unsafe during proceedings because one…
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COVID-19: MD of IMF calls for resetting of African economies to recover
Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said there is a need for resetting the African…
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DR Congo to vaccinate against Ebola after two deaths
Officials in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are gearing up to begin an Ebola vaccination campaign following the death…
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COVID-19: South Africa may swap or sell AstraZeneca’s vaccine
South Africa is considering swapping or selling the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus, the health minister says. The country has one…
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Ethiopia lambasts EU about Tigray statement
The Government of Ethiopia has expressed its deep concern by the statement the European Union (EU) is issuing regarding the…
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Huge legal victory for environmental activism in South Africa
Western Cape Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath has ruled that the defamation action brought by Australian mining interests against six…
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Rwanda deploys more robots to strengthen COVID-19 Response
The government of Rwanda, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Tuesday, deployed another set of robots…
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