Thu 25 Apr 2019: Sudanese protesters march on Egypt’s embassy in Khartoum following Cairo-hosted African Union summit Hundreds of Sudanese marched towards the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum on Thursday to condemn what they described as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s “interference” in their affairs. “This is Sudan,” marchers chanted. “Your authority ends at [the Upper […]
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Thu 25 Apr 2019: Officials unhappy with policies may fight for change within Exploratory funding talks have been held with possible donors Several senior members of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s official opposition, have considered breaking away to form a new party because of disputes about its policy direction, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
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Thu 25 Apr 2019: A powerful cyclone was set to make landfall in northern Mozambique Thursday, barely a month after a super-storm slammed into the country’s centre, leaving hundreds dead and causing devastation. As Cyclone Kenneth barrelled towards to the northeastern coast after swiping the Comoros, the UN warned of flash flooding and landslides. Dozens […]
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Wed 24 Apr 2019: A funny selfie of two caretakers with two “posing” gorillas made the rounds on the Internet when it was first posted online last week, with many questioning if the selfie was real. Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo posted on Facebook on Monday (April 22) to confirm the […]
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Wed 24 Apr 2019: Channel i24NEWS reported on Thursday that Chad and the Central African Republic have uncovered an Iranian terror network operating in their territories as well as in other countries. The members of the network have been arrested. According to the report, the unit called “Saraya Zahara” established an infrastructure of the Iranian […]
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Wed 24 Apr 2019: LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of drones will begin delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind, the global vaccine alliance GAVI said on Wednesday. Medics will place orders by text message when supplies run dry, said GAVI chief executive Seth […]
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Tue 23 Apr 2019: Provincial authorities have confirmed that the current death toll from torrential rains that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal since Monday night is 32. Co-operative governance and traditional affairs spokesperson Senzo Mzila said on Tuesday that 23 deaths were recorded in Durban and nine others died outside the city with the figure set to rise. […]
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Tue 23 Apr 2019: Malawi on Tuesday spearheaded a large scale pilot tests for the world’s most advanced experimental malaria vaccine in a bid to prevent the disease that kills hundreds of thousands across Africa each year. After more than three decades in development and almost $1 billion in investment, the cutting-edge trial is being […]
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Sat 20 Apr 2019: A large hoard of cash has been found at the home of Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir and he is now being investigated for money laundering, prosecutors say. Security services found euros, dollars and Sudanese pounds totalling more than $130m (£100m). The ex-leader was placed under house arrest after months of […]
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Sat 20 Apr 2019: TIME Magazine has published its annual Most Influential People list for 2019, naming South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and sports star Caster Semenya among the world’s top influencers. TIME has positioned its list as an assortment of people who are shaping and influencing the world around them. “It is a community […]
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