AFRICA
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Congo presidential candidate dies of COVID-19
The leading opposition presidential candidate in Congo-Brazzaville has died of Covid-19. Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, 61, was set to be…
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ECA supports leveraging AfCFTA to drive digital trade in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is making significant progress in supporting African countries to leverage the African Continental Free…
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Seven million doses administered in Africa – WHO
Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa targeting high-risk groups like healthcare workers, teachers, and security…
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COVID-19: Africa’s confirmed cases pass four million – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,051,362 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and…
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Cape Verde: Court approves extradition of Alex Saab contrary to ECOWAS court ruling
The Cape Verde Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of Venezuela’s Alex Saab to the US. The decision comes barely…
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Tanzania President John Magufuli is dead
Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli is dead. In a televised address on wednesday night, Tanzania vice-president Samia Suluhu Hassan said…
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Mozambique militants ‘beheading children’
Aid agency Save the Children says Islamist militants are beheading children as young as 11 in Mozambique’s northern province of…
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COVID-19: ‘No evidence’ of AstraZeneca jab problems – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no evidence that incidents involving blood clots are caused by the…
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Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga contracts coronavirus
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has been placed under quarantine after returning positive tests for coronavirus on Thursday evening. Mr.…
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Nigeria shuts all secondary schools in Niger state
Authorities in Nigeria’s Niger state have shut all public secondary schools for two weeks from Friday. Hajiya Hannatu Jibrin Salihu…
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