BRITISH PM BORIS JOHNSON ARRIVES IN RWANDA FOR COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT

Thu 23 June 2022: For a summit of Commonwealth nations where global concerns will be discussed, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in the Rwandan capital Kigali. “I’ve arrived in Rwanda for CHOGM to address global challenges, from hunger to climate change, and to turbocharge trade with some of the world’s most dynamic economies,” Johnson said on […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: COVID-19 REGULATIONS CANCELLED

Thu 23 June 2022: Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, on Wednesday repealed the several COVID-19 regulations relating to the wearing of face masks, gatherings and persons entering the country. The regulations were promulgated by the Minister on 4 May in the Regulations Relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions. President Cyril Ramaphosa […]

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ISLAM WILL NOT BE STATE RELIGION IN NEW TUNISIAN CONSTITUTION, SAYS PRESIDENT SAIED

Wed 22 June 2022: Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Tuesday that Islam will not be the “state religion” in the new constitution, which he will present to a referendum on 25 July. “God willing, in the upcoming constitution for Tunisia, we will not talk about a state whose religion is Islam,” Saied told reporters […]

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UK GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE BILL FOR LOCAL COURTS TO SUPERSEDE ECHR RULINGS ON RWANDA PLAN

Wed 22 June 2022: The British government is set to introduce a new Bill on Wednesday to empower courts to make the final decision on the removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda and deportation of foreign criminals, superseding the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Anadolu News Agency reports. The Bill of Rights, which […]

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UKRAINE WAR BROUGHT CATASTROPHICALLY RISING FOOD PRICES TO MILLIONS OF AFRICAN FAMILIES: AU

Wed 22 June 2022: On Tuesday, the African Union’s top official said, that It is critical for Africa that grains stranded in Ukraine can be exported out of the country,  “Yesterday, we listened to the president of Ukraine. What we want is, first, peace and stability and then the possibility to free trade on grains. […]

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PRESIDENCY REJECTS JUDICIAL INTERFERENCE AMID STATE CAPTURE REPORT DELAY

Tue 21 June 2022: The Presidency has rejected claims that President Cyril Ramaphosa has in any manner interfered with the work of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture of the judiciary as speculated by some opposition parties.  In a statement, which the Presidency said to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding on […]

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“HORRIFIC ACTS”: WITNESSES SAY MORE THAN 200 KILLED IN ATTACK ON ETHNIC AMHARA IN ETHIOPIA

Tue 21 June 2022: More than 100 people, mostly from the Amhara ethnic group, have been killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to witnesses, who blamed the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) for one of the deadliest attacks in recent memory. However, two other witnesses said more than 200 people have been killed. […]

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