Mon 26 April 2021: Pro-opposition forces have seized control over areas surrounding the presidential palace in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu during an ongoing assault on the city, the news website Garowe Online reported on Monday. Earlier in the day the country’s prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, called for dialogue to resolve the latest political […]
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Mon 26 April 2021: South Africa is still on track to vaccinate at least 45 million people residing in the country, says Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize. In a statement on Monday, Mkhize said the first 1.1 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines are ready for dispatch from the Gqeberha plant. […]
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Mon 26 April 2021: The South African Netflix original documentary, “My Octopus Teacher”, has won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. “This is an important milestone, as it will encourage further investments, skills transfer and collaboration in South Africa’s film industry,” Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, said on Monday in a tweet […]
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Sat 24 April 2021: Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has cancelled the construction of the Dal and Kajbar dams north of the country, in response to local rejection of the projects previously approved by the regime of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir. Hamdok, who addressed the people of the Nuba region, announced the cancellation of major dam […]
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Fri 23 April 2021: Members of the UN Security Council expressed their concern about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, according to a statement released on Thursday. “The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern about allegations of human rights violations and abuses, including reports of sexual violence against […]
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Fri 23 April 2021: The Nigerian defense minister said Thursday that controls had been stepped up on the border with Chad, where the president’s death in battlefield has unleashed a new wave of chaos. “We are beefing up all our borders to ensure that refugees do not flow into our country,” Bashir Magashi, a retired […]
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Thu 22 April 2021: Cabinet has welcomed the efforts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to bring about lasting peace and security, as well as reconciliation and development in Mozambique. A number of South African nationals have returned while others have been moved to safe areas in Mozambique. This after a spate of attacks […]
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Wed 21 April 2021: Parents and guardians have been urged not to leave their children unattended after an incident where a three-year-old girl died in a house fire. “Reports indicate that the victim and her siblings aged seven and nine, were left alone by their mother in the shack where they stay. When she returned […]
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Wed 21 April 2021: Over 1.7 million doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine have been administered in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, benefitting more than 650,000 children with additional malaria protection. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement Tuesday that the number of children reached indicates strong community demand for the vaccine. […]
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Tue 20 April 2021: A four-star general who is a son of Chad’s slain president Idriss Deby Itno will replace him at the head of a military council, the army announced Tuesday. Deby’s son, Mahamat Kaka, was named interim president by a transitional council of military officers, spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna said in a broadcast […]
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