Tue 28 June 2022: Following the deaths of 23 people, the head of the African Union Commission expressed dismay at the “violent and degrading” treatment of African migrants seeking to enter Spain from Morocco and demanded an investigation. On Friday, over 2,000 migrants assaulted the tightly guarded border between the Spanish outpost of Melilla and […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa and other Heads of State/Government from Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and the G7 countries in a group photograph during the G7 Leaders Summit in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria. Tue 28 June 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says food, fertiliser and grain shortages caused by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia must motivate Africa to […]
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Mon 27 June 2022: With the remaining COVID-19 restrictions lifted, the responsibility for preventing a resurgence of the disease now rests with each of us, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. Speaking in his weekly newsletter to the nation, President Ramaphosa said that this requires that everyone act sensibly, understand the risks and do what they can […]
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Sun 26 June 2022: South African authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 17 people found inside a popular tavern in the city of East London. Early on Sunday, bodies were discovered in the Enyobeni Tavern. Multiple injuries were also reported. “The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation as we speak,” a police […]
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Sat 25 June 2022: Burkina Faso’s army has given civilians two weeks to evacuate vast areas in northern and southeastern regions of the country in advance of military operations against rebel fighters. The military evacuation order follows after a major attack by rebels on June 11 that left at least 100 civilians dead and displaced thousands more. The West […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a need to urgently reform the United Nations Security Council so that it can credibly and effectively perform its mandate. The President said it is unjust that Africa, with a population of 1.3 billion people, does not have permanent representation on the UN Security Council. […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has recommended vigilance among its members and the public after the discovery of the first monkeypox case in South Africa on Thursday. While the case has been confirmed in Gauteng, SAMA cautioned other provinces to be on the lookout for the virus. According to the […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: The UN rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Thursday, urged Ethiopian authorities to launch “prompt, impartial and thorough” investigations into the weekend attacks in the country’s west that left hundreds dead. “I am horrified by the senseless killing as well as the forced displacement of the local population in the attack on […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: Former Ennahda party leader and prime minister Hamadi Jebali was detained by Tunisian authorities on Thursday, his family said. According to a statement made by his family and put on Facebook, Jebali’s phone and his wife’s phone were taken by police in the city of Sousse, who also took him to […]
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Thu 23 June 2022: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, confirms that a case of monkeypox has been identified through laboratory testing at the NICD on Wednesday, 22 June 2022. The case involves a 30-year-old male residing in the Gauteng province. He reports no recent travel […]
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