Sun 16 January 2022: Somalia’s government spokesperson was injured in a suspected suicide bomber strike in the capital, according to state-run media. On Sunday, a photographer at the blast site reported seeing body parts on the ground outside the home of Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu, who was taken to the hospital. State-run According to the Somali […]
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Sun 16 January 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that Ethiopia has prevented it from delivering health supplies to violence-hit Tigray since last July. The UN health agency was responding to Ethiopian allegations against its chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is from the northern Ethiopian region. In a statement to Anadolu Agency, […]
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Sat 15 January 2022: Rwandan authorities on Friday told public sector workers to get vaccinated against Covid or resign, further tightening the strict pandemic measures which have seen people flee the country. “Rights of people have limits,” said local government minister Jean Marie Gatabazi. “We have given them (public servants) time to think. Those who […]
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Fri 14 January 2022: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has Gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19 until 15 February 2022. The extension was in terms of section 27(5)(c) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002). In a statement, the Ministry on […]
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Fri 14 January 2022: The number of new COVID-19 cases in Africa is continuing to decline despite the Omicron variant overtaking Delta as the leading variant on the continent. This is according to World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region Emergency Director, Dr Abdou Salam Gueye. Cumulative COVID-19 cases across the continent have crossed the 10 […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: According to the international NGO Save the Children, as many as 48 percent of children under the age of five in the Baidoa district of southern Somalia have been diagnosed with chronic malnutrition, which impairs their physical and mental progress. The scenario arose as a result of a prolonged drought that […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: According to Malian authorities, a French military plane breached the country’s airspace while flying from Cote d’Ivoire to Mali and returning on Thursday. According to the Mali administration, a French military aircraft of the “A400 type” traveled from Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to Gao, Mali, and back on Tuesday. “The named aircraft, […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: The African Centers for Disease Control’s head said the organization is in talks with Pfizer about bringing its COVID-19 treatment pill to the continent, which has just exceeded the 10 million case mark. As several countries see waves of higher infections from the omicron variant, Dr. John Nkengasong is urging government […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: In a first for the African continent, South Africa is expected to launch three maritime-focussed nanosatellites into orbit on Thursday afternoon. The three nanosatellites – the first to be entirely developed on the African continent – will be launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States at about 5.25pm. The three […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: A senior government official of Nigeria said on Wednesday that a ban on Twitter will be lifted from midnight (23:00 GMT) onwards after the social media platform pledged to open a local office, among other agreements made with authorities in the West African country. On June 4, the Nigerian government suspended […]
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