Africa
AU urges Somalia political class to avoid partisan politics
Addis Ababa , February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The African Union (AU) on Friday called on the entire Somalia political class to...
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AU urges partnership toward tackling challenges in Africa
Abuja, Feb. 18, 2021 – The African Union (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOSCC) has underscored the need for...
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UN condemns attack on aid workers in South Sudan
Juba, Feb. 17, 2021 – The UN humanitarian agency on Wednesday condemned recent violent attack on aid workers delivering polio...
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Namibia’s tourism industry loses $220m due to COVID-19 pandemic
Windhoek, Feb. 17, 2021 – Namibia’s tourism industry lost about US$ 220 million (about 3.2 billion Namibian dollars) from travel-related...
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Zimbabwean journalists appeal for priority status in vaccine rollout
Harare, Feb. 17, 2021 – The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) urged the government to prioritise journalists in its COVID-19...
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S. African president gets vaccinated
Johannesburg, Feb. 17, 2021 – As the vaccination programme got under way in South Africa on Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa...
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US sells $200m in weapons to Egypt despite human rights abuses
The $197m sale of Raytheon-made Rolling Airframe Missiles was requested by the Egyptian navy to improve coastal defences. The United...
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AfDB grants Morocco’s energy giant US$965,000 for development
Abidjan, Feb. 17, 2021 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing a US$965,000 grant to Morocco’s Super Energy Service...
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President Zuma to be charged with contempt of court
South Africa’s commission of inquiry says it will approach the Constitutional Court for former President Jacob Zuma to be charged...
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DRC: Dozens killed, hundreds missing in Congo River boat disaster
AT least 60 people have died and hundreds are missing after a boat capsized in the Congo River in western...
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