Sun 26 July 2020: France has opened an investigation after a former Rwandan spy chief, wanted for alleged crimes against humanity, was found in France by an investigative news organisation. Aloys Ntiwiragabo was tracked down by Mediapart to Orleans, a city about 100km south-west of Paris, after the international agencies failed to find him. Ntiwiragabo is a […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Leaders of Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, Kenya, DRC, Mali attend latest round of talks on $5B mega dam The African Union (AU) has called on Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt to “work expeditiously” for a binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). South African […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: President accepts decision to remove prime minister by no-confidence vote MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia’s Parliament removed Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire from office by a vote of no confidence on Saturday. According to Speaker Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman, legislators voted 170-8 to dismiss Khaire and his government during an extraordinary session […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Ennahda is largest bloc in Tunisia parliament TUNIS (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement on Saturday denounced calls for excluding it from the next government, saying such attempts seek to serve “suspicious foreign agendas”. “Ennahda denounces calls to exclude the movement from the political and governmental scene in service of suspicious foreign […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: ‘A lot of people are not aware of link between exposure to wildlife and diseases,’ expert tells Anadolu Agency The reason for the COVID-19 pandemic — the relationship between humans and the environment — should not be ignored, as the virus is zoonotic, like SARS, MERS and Ebola, according to experts. […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: The United States military has said Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya, including in the flashpoint city of Sirte, in breach of an arms embargo. The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Friday there was mounting evidence from satellite photos of Moscow’s military cargo planes, including […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: UN mission in DR Congo vows to support country’s armed forces’ fight against militia groups At least 37 bodies have been found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo following armed clashes, a conflict monitor group announced on Friday. The bodies were found in the city of Pinga […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: Death toll nears 16,700, more than 446,000 patients have recovered, says Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The total number of coronavirus cases across Africa has climbed to 787,501, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The death toll from the virus […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: List includes names of leaders of pro-Khalifa Haftar 9th Brigade known as Kaniyat TRIPOLI (AA) – Libya on Thursday revealed a list of suspects involved in mass graves discovered in Tarhuna city and areas south of the capital Tripoli. The list released by the country’s prosecutor general’s office will be distributed […]
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Thu 23 July 2020: South Africa is investigating dozens of alleged corruption cases involving theft or misappropriation of funds earmarked to fight the coronavirus pandemic, president Cyril Ramaphosa has said A special investigating team had been set up to look into “allegations of corruption in areas such as the distribution of food parcels, social relief […]
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