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Central African Republic poll results expected on January 4
Bangui — People in the Central African Republic (CAR) voted on Sunday to elect the country’s president for the next…
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Ethiopia and Sudan tackle border clashes
Sudan and Ethiopia have chosen dialogue in an attempt to resolve a perennial border crisis caused by clashes over arable…
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Africa pilots anti-Illicit financial flows project
Africa has been selected to pilot a United Nations-funded project to reduce illicit financial flows. The pilot by the United…
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COVID-19: Africa nears 2.7 million confirmed cases
As of December 30, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,698,318. Reported deaths in Africa reached 64,068 and 2,256,722…
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President Kabore sworn in for second term
Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore was sworn into office on Monday in the capital Ouagadougou as he won…
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South Africans back to lockdown level 3 over Covid-19 case surge
Cape Town — South Africa is once again at Alert Level 3 due to a surge in confirmed cases of Covid-19, with…
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COVID-19: South Africa passes one million infections as cases surge
South Africa has become the first country on the continent to register more than one million Covid-19 cases. It comes…
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Nigeria’s River State, oil giant Shell Bicker over Kidney Island
Port-Harcourt — Rivers State Government on Wednesday declared possession and sealed off oil assets loaded Kidney Island, once the operational…
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Central Mali civilians in eye of storm
Central Mali is now the deadliest region in the country for civilians, as violence has intensified considerably over the past…
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COVID-19: Gov’t pays to secure vaccine for South Africa
South Africa has made a down payment to secure the COVID-19 vaccine for 10% of the country’s population. “The National…
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