Fri 26 June 2020: Discussions focused on roadmap for development of safe, affordable COVID-19 vaccine, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – A two-day consultative session on the development of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in Africa commenced on Thursday. In a statement, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) […]
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Fri 26 June 2020: 3 EU member states urge conflicting parties to make progress in UN-led talks, swiftly conclude cease-fire deal BERLIN (AA) – Germany, France and Italy have called on conflicting parties in Libya to “immediately” and “unconditionally” cease fighting and engage in talks for a sustainable and credible cease-fire agreement. In a joint […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: A small-scale miner in Tanzania has earned 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.35m) after selling to the state the two largest tanzanite stones ever found. The dark violet-blue gemstones, each about the size of a forearm, were discovered by Saniniu Laizer in one of the tanzanite mines in the north of the […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: Chitalu Chilufya 47, was charged with 4 counts of possession of property ‘suspected of being proceeds of crime’ JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Zambia’s health minister has been arrested on charges of corruption, the country’s anti-graft body said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said Chitalu Chilufya, 47, was arrested […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: Development comes a day after 3 people were killed at Turkish military base in capital Mogadishu ANKARA (AA) – The Somali head of state on Wednesday appointed new military commanders as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to “improve security and reform the armed forces.” ”The President of the Federal Republic of […]
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Wed 24 June 2020: Child headed families reportedly go without food for days as COVID-19 crises delays distribution of food grains HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – Battling against the effects of drought, devastating cyclone Idai and now the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic, starvation looms large over a large population in landlocked African country Zimbabwe. Just 40 […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped rose one percentage point to 30.1% in the first quarter of this year compared with the final three months of 2019, official data showed Tuesday. The new data is a far cry from what analysts expect to be the ultimate fallout from the coronavirus which has […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: Death toll reaches 8,334 while 149,932 people have recovered, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – At least 315,410 people have been infected with coronavirus in Africa, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus-linked death toll has reached 8,334 while 149,932 people have recovered across the continent. Southern Africa leads with […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: Technology developed by Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group was used by the Moroccan government to spy on journalist Omar Radi, a critic of Morocco’s human rights record, Amnesty International said on Monday. The organization found that Radi’s phone was subjected to several attacks using a “sophisticated new technique” that silently installed […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: President says organization has been inconsistent and has issued impractical instructions KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Uganda’s president criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) Monday for its mismanagement of the novel coronavirus crisis. Yoweri Museveni said the WHO has been inconsistent and has issued impractical instructions. Addressing the nation about COVID-19 in Uganda, […]
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