AFRICA
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‘Africa needs a single passport to make AfCFTA effective’ – Acheampong
African leaders and stakeholders behind the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have been urged to develop a common passport…
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COVID-19: Moderna vaccine appears to work against variants
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found in the UK and…
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Mali reopens schools after weeks of closure
Schools in Mali reopened on Monday after several postponements following a teachers’ strike and efforts to control the spread of…
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Rawlings’ funeral: Liberia, Sierra Leone Presidents among foreign dignitaries expected
Liberia President George Weah and Sierra Leone President, Julius Maada Bio are among the foreign dignitaries expected to attend the…
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Uganda ordered to end Bobi Wine’s house arrest
A Ugandan court has ordered the military and police to leave the home of opposition politician Bobi Wine. He has…
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COVID-19: Let’s bolster co-operation to battle challenges – Nana Addo to ECOWAS leaders
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has amplified the call for…
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Ugandan court to rule on Bobi Wine ‘house arrest’ case
The High Court in Kampala has set Monday, January 25 as the date to pronounce itself on a case in…
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South Africans mourn Minister Jackson Mthembu
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has died of Covid-19 related complications on Thursday, the Presidency has announced. “Minister Mthembu…
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President Joe Biden lifts Trump’s entry ban on Nigeria, others
Newly sworn-in President Joe Biden of the United States has used his first day in office to issue some executive…
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COVID-19: Latest statistics from African countries
As of January 21, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,336,851. Reported deaths in Africa reached 81,762…
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