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Angola: Defence Minister Wants Strong and Cohesive Army
Luanda — The minister of National Defence and Veterans of the Homeland, João Ernesto dos Santos, urged the new commander of the Angolan Army to find necessary solutions to continue to have a strong, cohesive, disciplined land
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Mangudya likens money changers to coronavirus
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya yesterday likened parallel market dealers to the coronavirus which is causing havoc to the
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Kenya Unveils First Video Conferencing System, Gumzo
Nairobi — Kenya's Gaming tech start-up, Usiku Games, has launched the first made-in-Africa video conferencing system that will enable users enjoy better quality calls with unlimited attendees, at more affordable
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Source: allAfrica.com
Socialism in Africa and African Socialism
At independence, African countries had to decide what type of state to put in place, and between 1950 and the mid-1980s, thirty-five of Africas countries adopted socialism at some point.1  The leaders of these countries believed socialism offered their best chance to overcome the many obstacles
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Africa: Why the Next WTO Director-General Should Come From Africa
WITH RESPECT to the credentials of the successor, there appears to be agreement among WTO members that the next Director-General should have a political background as opposed to a technical or diplomatic
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Source: allAfrica.com
COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up - WHO warns
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Africa: How African Countries Are Dealing With Elections During COVID-19
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South Africa coronavirus: Eased lockdown splits opposition, over 11K recoveries
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
African Countries Struggle to Find the Coronavirus Test Kits They Need
"Test, test, test" has been the mantra for defeating the novel coronavirus, but African countries are finding themselves at the end of a long global queue for the chemical reagents and other commodities necessary for administering diagnostic tests, according to public health
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Source: allAfrica.com
Angola Reinforces Cooperation With Asian Countries
Luanda — The minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, addressed, during last week, the reinforcement of bilateral cooperation with his China, India and Indonesia
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AfDB board bows to US pressure to probe its president
The African Development Bank’s board agreed to an independent probe of its president, Akinwumi Adesina, after the U.S. rejected an internal investigation that cleared him of allegations of
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
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Africa: Vultures, Doves and African Debt - Here's a Way Out
The legacy of these vulture funds complicates efforts to help African countries deal with their current debt
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Madagascar records its first coronavirus death
Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the
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Fishermen lose up to Sh1bn due to floods
The rising water level in Lake Victoria has disrupted fishing activities across counties bordering the water resource, undermining
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Africa Needs a Dove Fund - or Should We Starve So We Can Pay Our Debts?
It should create a special purpose vehicle -the DOVE (Debts of Vulnerable Economies) fund -- that will demonstrate to the financial markets how a responsible creditor treats African debtors in
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First Thing: US has three months to prepare for second Covid-19 wave, say scientists
A group of nine leading scientists who advised President Barack Obama has warned that the US has just three months to rebuild its stockpile of emergency medical equipment if it wants to be prepared for a second wave of coronavirus in the
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Africa: How Africa's Anti-Suicide Laws Support The Opposite
For instance, in at least eight African countries like Malawi, Nigeria, and Kenya, attempting to commit suicide is against the
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Rwanda: UN Prosecutor Says Telephone, Financial Data Led to Kabuga Arrest
Serge Brammertz, the Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), has said his team of investigators in collaboration with other organs relied on telephone and financial data, among others, to eventually arrest Félicien Kabuga this past
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Botswana coronavirus: govt prioritizes data amid stay away campaign
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Zhou Enlai's African "Safari" (1963-1964)
Zhou Enlai’s first tour of Africa, popularly known as Zhou’s “Safari,” was a series of state visits to ten independent African countries, undertaken between December 1963 and February 1964 by the Chinese Premier. These visits, which occurred during a period when many countries were
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ONGÍNYO: Hits and misses in pandemic fight
Mass testing for Covid-19 kicked off in China with all residents required to produce proof of residence, and valid visas for foreigners which entitled them to testing catered for by their monthly contribution towards the government medical
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OBBO: On the flip side, truckers fuel the growth of future urban
Countries in the East African hinterland, especially Uganda and Rwanda, have been making very unhappy noises about long-distance truck drivers, as they have now become super-spreaders of the new
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Tensions as DRC, Zambia border dispute escalate [Morning Call]
We start off by revisiting an issue that nearly put the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC and Zambia in conflict last
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OPINION | Africa Day: A continent united in its battle against Covid-19
There are a few examples that show that African institutions of higher learning and many other organisations can play their part in collectively helping fellow Africans face the pandemic
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Magufuli's bold plan to reopen colleges
Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday said he was ready to open schools, sports leagues and airlines as the country continues to fight
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Why falling vulture population can cause health crisis
Scientists warn that without the birds, human beings risk contracting zoonotic diseases such as rabies, Middle East Respiratory Sydrome Coronavirus (MERS-COV), anthrax and a host of other diseases that are transferable to humans by
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Coronavirus in Africa: 95,482 cases; 3,000 deaths; 38,120 recoveries
There are now more than over 90,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
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Africa: To Help Respond to COVID-19, African Governments Should Prioritise Taxing the Rich
There are at least four reasons why African tax responses to Covid-19 should de-emphasise tax relief, and place greater priority on raising revenue from rich
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Source: allAfrica.com
Cameroon: African Championships - Several Leagues Abandoned
As a result several African countries have called off their domestic leagues, others have abandoned and some are still hoping to continue the season despite the
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Cameroon: Govt Efforts On Bringing Back Trapped Citizens - Some 139 Cameroonians Return From Dubai
Within the framework of the operation to repatriate Cameroonians blocked abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, 139 of them got to the Yaounde-Nsimalen International Airport on Saturday, May 9, 2020 on board a special Ethiopian Airlines plane from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, information
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