Mon 16 March 2020: Several African governments closed borders, canceled flights and imposed strict entry and quarantine requirements to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, which has a foothold in at least 26 countries on the continent as cases keep rising. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster and warned […]
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Fri 13 March 2020: Sudan announced on Friday its first case of the novel coronavirus following the death of a 50-year-old man the night before. The Sudanese citizen had recently been in the UAE, the health ministry said in a statement, without providing further details. Dozens of COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the UAE. Sudan […]
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Fri 13 March 2020: Kenya has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, Minister of Health Mutahi Kagwe said on Friday. The patient, who was diagnosed on the night of March 12, had travelled back to Kenya from the United States via London, Kagwe told a news conference. The virus has so far infected […]
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FILE PHOTO: REUTERS Thu 12 March 2020: A U.S. drone airstrike in Somalia on Tuesday killed at least six civilians, including a 13-year-old boy, according to a Somali lawmaker, raising further questions about the extent of civilian casualties from U.S. military operations. The U.S. African Command airstrike in the town of Janale in the lower […]
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FILE PHOTO Wed 11 March 2020: The number of coronavirus cases in Africa has reached 102 confirmed with one death, said the African Union’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). This came in an update Africa CDC head Dr. John Nkengasong gave to reporters at the African Union headquarters on Tuesday. COVID-19 hit […]
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Tue 10 March 2020: French President Emmanuel Macron met with Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar in Paris, the Elysee Palace said on Monday. During the meeting, which lasted around one hour, Haftar reportedly agreed to sign a cease-fire agreement but said he would withdraw this if the cease-fire is violated by the Tripoli-based, UN-recognized Government of […]
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Mon 09 March 2020: BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Monday proposed a closer partnership with Africa to fight climate change and create jobs, but aid groups warned any new EU money would likely end up going toward stemming migration into Europe. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell unveiled the five-point strategy for […]
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Sat 07 March 2020 A second case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in South Africa. A 39-year-old woman from Gauteng, who was part of the same travel group to Italy as the first case, has been diagnosed with the virus, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Saturday. The Department of Health has […]
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Thu 05 March 2020: Sudan’s central bank announced Wednesday that the United States had informed Khartoum it was lifting sanctions on 157 Sudanese companies, in line with a policy shift by Washington in late 2017. Central bank governor Badreddine Abdelrahim said in a statement that “only a few Sudanese individuals and entities remain under US […]
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