Africa
AfDB, WEF unveil new financing roadmap for frontier markets
The African Development Bank Group and the World Economic Forum have launched a new roadmap to mobilise private investment for...
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CPJ hails president’s pardon of Senegalese journalist after eight years in prison
Committee to Protect Journalists has hailed the release of Senegalese journalist, René Capain Bassène, incarcerated since 2018 over allegations of...
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South Africa’s migrants caught in growing xenophobic backlash
JOHANNESBURG Politicians are scapegoating foreigners to gain support ahead of November local elections, activist Dale McKinley tells Anadolu 'Refugees, asylum...
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Former prime minister elected parliament speaker in Senegal
BAMAKO, Mali Former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko was elected parliament speaker Tuesday in Senegal, succeeding El Malick Ndiaye, who resigned...
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WHO chief warns conflict fuels Ebola crisis in eastern Congo
BIRMINGHAM, England World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday warned that escalating violence in the eastern Democratic...
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Debutant Femi Azeez scores brace as Super Eagles beat Zimbabwe to advance into Unity Cup final
Millwall forward Femi Azeez scored a brace on his debut for the Super Eagles as defending champions Nigeria defeated Zimbabwe...
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DR Congo, Ugandan, South Sudanese residents banned from entering Canada, visa suspended
Canadian authorities on Tuesday announced temporary entry restrictions on residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, where Ebola...
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo ‘extremely serious, difficult to manage,’ says WHO chief
KIGALI The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is “extremely serious and difficult” to manage, the head...
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Attack on Ebola treatment facility in eastern Congo leaves 13 patients missing
KIGALI Residents in an eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town at the center of an Ebola outbreak set fire to...
Read moreWHO steps up Ebola response in DRC, Uganda with $3.9 million emergency fund
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released $3.9 million from its contingency fund for emergencies and is establishing a continental...
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