Thu 27 August 2020: African country strengthening capacity to respond to any emerging epidemic, says health official JUBA, South Sudan – South Sudan is on alert as Ebola is lurking in the neighborhood and the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, overshadowing the threat of Ebola in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) spilling over. The new […]
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Wed 26 August 2020: The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication announced Tuesday that the continent has eradicated wild poliovirus — the second virus eradicated from the continent after smallpox over 40 years ago. Health authorities have declared Africa free of the wild polio virus after decades of efforts, a major step in […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan’s transitional government has rejected the US request to normalize its ties with Israel, Sudan’s minister for information and the government spokesman said Tuesday. The decision comes as the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a rare visit to Sudan Tuesday, meeting Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: Almost 922,000 COVID-19 patients have recovered across the continent, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Coronavirus cases in Africa are now close to 1.2 million and the death toll on the continent is nearing 28,000, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said in an update on […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: Premier says may declare state of emergency to form crisis government TRIPOLI (AA) – Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj announced late Monday the beginning of a Cabinet reshuffle amid protests in the capital. Al-Sarraj made the televised statement in conjunction with the outbreak of mass demonstrations in Tripoli against deteriorating living […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: Country has registered over 611,450 COVID-19 cases, 13,159 deaths JOHANNESBURG – Teachers unions in South Africa expressed concern Monday as millions of students returned to school after a precautionary break in July due to the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Basil Manuel, president of the National Professional Teachers’ […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Allying with World Bank, Tanzania launches $330 worth project to rekindle old glory of port city Dar es Salaam DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – Tanzania is waking up to restore green spaces in urban areas, which over the past many years have given way to buildings and infrastructure. Like many […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: JOHANNESBURG – African leaders expressed concern at more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 on the continent and greater than 26,000 fatalities, according to a statement Saturday by African Union Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa. The statement said heads of state and government held a teleconference meeting earlier this week to assess progress […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: Delegation from Economic Community of West African States meet with ousted leader, opposition in Mali DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – Leaders from West African states have paid a visit to Mali following a military coup in the country. A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), headed by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, former […]
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Sat 22 August 2020 8 people were on board the plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Juba Airport JUBA, South Sudan – Several people have been feared dead after a cargo plane crashed in South Sudan shortly after taking off from the airport in the country’s capital, authorities said. Kur kuol, the director […]
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