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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Mon 22 June 2020: Number of cases from deadly virus continues to increase in Democratic Republic of Congo ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 13, authorities said Monday. In a statement, the Ebola Treatment Centre (CTE) said two more people died due to the disease. Moreover, […]
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Mon 22 June 2020: Arab League Secretariat has set meeting date contrary to organization’s bylaws, says government spokesperson TRIPOLI (AA) – Representatives of the Libyan government will not attend a meeting on Libya organized by the Arab League as it violates the organization’s bylaws, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said Monday. Mohammed Al-Qablawi said the Libyan […]
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Mon 22 June 2020: Organized by G5 Sahel, EU, coalition has brought together officials of 60 countries and international organizations ANKARA (AA) – More than 60 countries and international organizations have reaffirmed their commitment to fighting terrorism in Africa’s Sahel region, which has seen ”extreme violence” in 2020. The pledge was announced on June 12 during […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: KHARTOUM/ABUJA (AA) – Cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19-related fatalities continued to rise Sunday across Africa. Sudan’s health officials reported 164 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 8,580. Eight people died, raising that figure to 521. -Mauritania The number of cases rose by 192, bringing […]
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Sun 21 June 2020: A Zimbabwe court on Saturday released Health Minister Obadiah Moyo on bail following his arrest the previous day on allegations of corruption regarding a $60m deal to procure COVID-19 test kits and medical equipment. Sitting in Harare, the court’s magistrate granted Moyo bail for 50,000 Zimbabwean dollars ($2,000). Bail was not […]
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Sat 20 June 2020: Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) has said it will boycott talks on the conflict in the North African country to be held by Arab League foreign ministers next week. Foreign minister Mohamed Taher Siala told the bloc’s executive council on Friday that the planned meeting would “merely deepen the […]
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Sat 20 June 2020: Recoveries across continent have risen past 132,000, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – Coronavirus cases in Africa have reached 286,141, the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday. According to the latest update, the death toll on the continent is now up to 7,693, while 132,412 […]
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Sat 20 June 2020: Zimbabwe’s health minister Obadiah Moyo was arrested on Friday for alleged corruption related to the supply of medical materials to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s anti-graft agency said. He was being held at a Harare police station and is likely to appear in court on Saturday. “I can confirm that […]
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Fri 19 June 2020: Coinciding anti-racist protests across the world, East Africans urge governments to rename lake to shed colonial legacy NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Coinciding anti-racist protests sweeping the world, the clamor is growing in Africa to rename Lake Victoria which lies in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Known as Africa’s pride, the largest tropical […]
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