Tue 15 September 2020: Country says it has duty to maximally protect all diplomats within its boarders JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s State Security Agency said Monday it is looking into reports of an alleged plot to assassinate US Ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks. “The agency has noted the rising public interest on the […]
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Mon 14 September 2020: The Iranian government is weighing a plot to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa, a report said yesterday. Authorities have been aware of a general threat against Ambassador Lana Marks since the spring, but intelligence reports about the plot have become more specific in recent weeks, Politico reported, citing two unnamed government […]
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Mon 14 September 2020: Regional government suspends school’s boarding facility pending police investigations to establish cause of incident DAR ES SALAAM,Tanzania – At least 10 children in northwestern Tanzania died in a dormitory fire early on Monday, authorities said. Another six students were injured in the Kagera administrative region, with Regional Commissioner Marco Kaguti saying the incident […]
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Mon 14 September 2020: In the seventh month of the coronavirus response, the actions undertaken by the Cameroon government and its partners have achieved satisfactory results, authorities said on Monday. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the recovery rate stands at 94.12% in the Central African country, while the fatality rate at 2.08%. The […]
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Mon 14 September 2020: Abdullah Al Thani, the head of the government, which is not recognised internationally, submitted its resignation to the speaker of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh. Libya’s eastern-based government aligned with warlord Khalifa Haftar resigned Sunday amid rising protests in a number of cities over deteriorating living conditions and corruption, […]
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Sun 13 September 2020: Charter provides for president, vice president, government, national board after overthrow of nation’s president LOME, Togo (AA) – Mali adopted a roadmap for governance and an 18-month transition charter, the military junta announced Saturday at the end of three days of national dialogue. After the overthrow of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita […]
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Sat 12 September 2020: The soldiers committing the atrocities in the videos are wearing the uniforms of the Mozambique Armed Defence Forces Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Mozambique’s government forces of torturing suspected members of an armed group in the country’s northern Cabo Delgado province, as well as “possible extrajudicial executions” and “discarding a large […]
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Sat 12 September 2020: HARARE, Zimbabwe – Reacting to the coronavirus spread March 30, the Zimbabwean government closed the entire country, shutting down schools indefinitely. But, for many like 13-year-old Adrean Machingura, a grade seven primary school student in Harare, learning did not stop. The teen, who is set to take his national examinations later […]
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Sat 12 September 2020: A UN report stated that the Wagner mercenaries numbered about 1,200 in Libya, but other sources estimated their number was close to 2,500 About a week after Moscow denied the presence of soldiers in Libya, a plane crashed and its pilot, who sent a video in Russian to seek help, survived, […]
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Fri 11 September 2020: Cyril Ramaphosa wants vaccine available to all countries, not just developed economies JOHANNESBURGS– South African cc President Cyril Ramaphosa told an international health meeting Thursday that clinical testing for COVID-19 vaccines needs to include African populations to ensure they are appropriate for Africans. “It is essential that African countries benefit from the […]
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