Sat 17 October 2020: Over 1.3M COVID-19 patients have also recovered across continent, according to Africa CDC YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Africa’s coronavirus cases to date now total over 1.62 million, according to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) figures released Saturday. At least 39,584 people have died across the continent, according to […]
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Sat 17 October 2020: Sudanese businessman Abu Al-Qasim Bortom is preparing a controversial trip to Israel, accompanied by 40 Sudanese citizens from different social backgrounds, in order to accelerate the normalization process. In the backyard of his home, that resembles the White House, Bortom, the 54-year-old businessman who works in the fields of agriculture and […]
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Fri 16 October 2020: The Western Sahara conflict is an issue of colonialism, the Algerian President Tebboune announced on Saturday, stressing that there was no solution to the issue except through a “Sahrawi people’s referendum”. “For the Algerian people, army and institutions, the Western Sahara conflict is an issue of colonialism,” Tebboune was quoted by Russia Today as stating. […]
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Thu 15 October 2020: Tunisia on Thursday announced that it will be launching its first satellite on the 65th Independence anniversary in March next year, local media reported, Anadolu Agency reported. “All tests were completed for the Tunisian satellite [Challenge One] to be launched on March 20, on the 65th anniversary of Tunisia’s independence,” TAP news agency […]
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Thu 15 October 2020: Ugandan security forces have detained presidential hopeful Bobi Wine on Wednesday during a raid of the campaign headquarters of his newly formed party, according to his lawyer. Wine, a popular musician who is seeking Uganda’s presidency in elections set for 2021, said in a tweet that heavily armed police “besieged” his […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: Hundreds of Sudanese army and police officers who have been “arbitrarily” dismissed from their posts during the rule of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir have gathered outside the headquarters of the Council of Ministers in the capital Khartoum to demand to return to their jobs. The agency’s correspondent said protesters held the […]
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Tue 13 October 2020: The UN has said that millions of people in Sahel, a semiarid region of western and north-central Africa, are in need of aid, as it is set to host a virtual event for a humanitarian response. “13 million people are in need for a humanitarian aid in Central Sahel Region,” the United Nations Office for […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Sudan has received a training warship from Russia, as part of the military cooperation programme between the two countries, reported the official Sudanese News Agency (SUNA). The agency said yesterday that the leadership of the Sudanese Navy on Saturday received at the Port–Sudan naval base, the training warship donated by Russia. The agency […]
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Mon 12 October 2020: Some African countries are suffering from high debt burdens, forcing them to choose between debt service and additional social and health spending The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three years, the International Monetary Fund has said. […]
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Sat 10 October 2020: A French aid worker held in Mali for four years by militants has revealed that she converted to Islam during here captivity, according to French media reports. Sophie Petronin arrived at Villacoublay airport, southwest of Paris on Friday, where she was welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron. In a Twitter post, Macron said he […]
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