Fri 07 August 2020: Yaounde, Cameroon (AA) – Ebola healthcare providers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have embarked on a one-day strike, local media reported on Friday. The strike paralyzed the care activities for Ebola patients for a few hours in the Ebola Treatment Center in Mbandaka, the capital city of the northwestern Equateur […]
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Fri 07 August 2020: Landlocked African country Rwanda decentralizes COVID-19 response, issues guidelines for air travelers KIGALI (AA) – Besides decentralizing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the East African country of Rwanda has issued a series of safety measures for travelers. Located in the Great Rift Valley, where the Great Lakes region converges with East […]
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Thu 06 August 2020: South Africa among top five nations most affected by coronavirus Health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived Thursday in Johannesburg to help bolster that country’s coronavirus response. “At the request of the South African government, our experts will be embedded with the national response teams, working closely with local […]
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Thu 06 August 2020: Algerian army stresses importance of reaching political solution in Libya via dialogue ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – The Algerian army on Thursday warned that if Libyan tribes are armed during the country’s current crisis, this could turn Libya into a “new Somalia.” “The new situation today on the ground [in Libya] is […]
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Wed 05 August 2020: Military official says 6 al-Shabaab terrorists were also killed during attack MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least eight Somali government soldiers were killed and several wounded on Wednesday when al-Shabaab terrorists attacked a military base in the southwestern Bay province. Somali government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo told Anadolu Agency over the […]
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Wed 05 August 2020: Health Minister Zweli Mkwize told a news conference that the numbers of health workers who tested positive for coronavirus stood at 24,104 with 181 deaths. South Africa is the hardest-hit country in Africa with at least 521,318 infections diagnosed so far, accounting for more than half the continent’s cases. The tally […]
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Wed 05 August 2020: President says profiting from disaster claiming lives of people daily is action of scavengers JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s president has warned that he will deal harshly with officials and businesspeople who have allegedly enriched themselves during the COVID-19 crisis through corrupt activities. “Corruption during a national disaster is a particularly […]
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Tue 04 August 2020: Ministry of Devolution latest government office forced to suspend operations due to COVID-19 infections NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – A ministry in Kenya has been temporarily shut down after dozens of staff members tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Tuesday. At least 18 officials at the Ministry of Devolution were […]
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Tue 04 August 2020: 52-year-old polygamous father of 32 found stones weighing total of 19.3 kilograms within just two months DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – A small-scale artisanal miner in Tanzania who became an overnight millionaire in June after his mining firm found two rough Tanzanite gemstones worth $3.4 million and believed to be […]
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Tue 04 August 2020: More than 20,600 COVID-19 patients have recovered, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ANKARA (AA) – Nigeria’s coronavirus case count is now over 44,000, with the death toll just shy of 900, authorities said on Tuesday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 288 more infections and eight […]
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