Fri 19 June 2020: Country has been away from highly coveted seat for 23 years, its term to start in January 2021 NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Kenya on Thursday won a United Nations Security Council seat as a non-permanent member after thrashing Djibouti in the second round of voting. Out of the 193 member countries, […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: Stay-at-home orders exposed women in abusive relationships to higher risk of violence: WHO’s regional director ANKARA (AA) – Lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus has affected African women negatively, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Africa said on Thursday. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti told a joint media […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: Russia continues to push for strategic foothold on NATO’s southern flank at expense of civilian lives, says US AFRICOM ANKARA (AA) – US Africa Command (AFRICOM) revealed new evidence of active Russian aircraft in Libyan airspace Thursday, saying it poses a risk for all civilians. “Russia’s sustained involvement in Libya increases […]
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Thu 18 June 2020: Death toll surpasses 7,000, over 122,600 patients recover, according to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The total number of the coronavirus cases in Africa climbed to 267,519, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update on Thursday. The number of […]
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FILE PHOTO Thu 18 June 2020: When we expected government to raise salaries due to inflation, they decided to slash earnings, says nurse group official HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – Hospital workers at Zimbabwe’s biggest hospital walked out on Wednesday, expressing anger over the government’s decision to abruptly cut their salaries by at least 50 percent. […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: South African pharmaceutical company Aspen says it has rights to dexamethasone – which has been labelled as an early ‘breakthrough’ drug in the treatment of Covid-19 patients. A breakthrough treatment has been identified to reduce fatalities amongst seriously ill Covid-19 patients. Dexamethasone has proven effective in reducing deaths by 33% when […]
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FILE PHOTO Wed 17 June 2020: Turkey will send medical aid to Niger and Chad to help with those countries’ battle against the pandemic under agreements signed with these countries, according to a ruling published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday. “The agreement between the government of the Republic of Turkey and the government of […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: Ethiopian foreign minister says Egypt half-hearted in week-old negotiations, seeks to ‘lodge complaint’ with UN ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – Ethiopia on Tuesday blamed Egypt for causing to falter the latest round of three-way talks with Sudan on a $5-billion hydro-electric Nile dam project in the East African country. On June […]
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Tue 16 June 2020: Group argues member states to extensively consult with African children, considering challenges they face ANKARA (AA) – The African Union (AU) on Tuesday used the commemoration of the International Day of the African Child to urge “extensive consultation with children” to reach a fair system and conditions on the continent. “The […]
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Tue 16 June 2020: ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – At least 9,761 people in Africa were diagnosed positive for coronavirus in one day, said the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. According to the latest update, the total number of cases in the continent has now reached 251,866. Recoveries also grew by 4,331 […]
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