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The World Health Organization (WHO) was on Thursday seeking to clarify why authorities in Burundi have expelled its top official in the country and three other staff members, the UN agency's Regional Director for Africa told journalists during a press briefing on
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Burundi: In the News - Death of Burundian President May Not Bring Change
Burundi's outgoing president, Pierre Nkurunziza, died unexpectedly on Monday just weeks after his handpicked successor was elected to office in a poll marred by voter fraud allegations and arrests of opposition
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Rwanda: We'll Get You All - UN Prosecutor Tells Genocide Suspects Still At Large
Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), has told The New Times that his team of investigators has good leads and continues to tirelessly hunt for seven other Rwandan Genocide fugitives indicted by the UN court years ago
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Ethiopia: Hundreds of Child Weddings Thwarted in Ethiopia As Coronavirus Locks Girls Out of Schools
Ethiopia's efforts to end child marriages could be undermined by the new coronavirus
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Burundi: OHCRC - Burundi's Elections Aren't 'Credible and Free'
As Burundi holds elections, the UN's human rights body says the country fails to meet conditions for free and credible
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Libya: Germany Exports Millions in Arms to Libya War Belligerents, Despite Embargo
Despite supporting an embargo, Germany has exported €330 million in weapons to countries involved in the war in
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Angola: Africa Shows Resilience Capacity - Foreign Minister
Luanda — Angolan Foreign Minister Tête António said Monday that the fight against the covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the capacity resilience of the African
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Source: allAfrica.com
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African and Global Philanthropists Team Up to Manufacture COVID-19 Medical Equipment in Africa
African and global philanthropists have teamed up to help African nations secure urgently needed ventilators, breathing support devices and other medical equipment, in the battle against the COVID-19
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Africa: 57th Africa Day - Solidarity Concert to Fight COVID-19
The 57th Anniversary of Africa Day has been celebrated throughout the continent with the President of South Africa and Chair of the African Union (AU), Cyril Ramaphosa calling for greater solidarity among African countries in the fight against
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South Sudan: An Appeal to UN's Budget Committee - It's No Time to Cut Back On Child Protection
New York — On February 26 this year, 15 South Sudanese children were released from armed groups and handed over to civilian child protection actors, including UNICEF and UNMISS, UN's peacekeeping operation in South Sudan, who were able to facilitate the children's safe return to their
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Somalia
The U.S. launched airstrikes south of the capital, Mogadishu, in early September 2014, targeting the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, Ahmed Abdi Godane. Days after the attacks, the U.S. confirmed that Godane had been killed. One of the most wanted men in Africa, Godane was believed
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Nigeria: Davido, Burna Boy to Feature in Idris Elba's Africa Day Benefit Concert
Nigeria's A-list musicians, Davido and Burna Boy, are lining up alongside other African music stars to perform at an online concert to be hosted by Hollywood actor, Idris
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Foreign officials reach out to protest leader in troubled Mali
Officials from the UN, West Africa and the African Union (AU) have met an influential Muslim cleric behind demonstrations against Mali's beleaguered president, the coalition behind the protests said on
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Africa: Together, African Countries Have Enough to Fight COVID-19
Africa can mount a stronger COVID-19 response strategy by using regional trade blocs to coordinate, consolidate, and connect resources across the
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Côte d'Ivoire
Côte dIvoire (also known as the Ivory Coast), in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, is a little larger than New Mexico. Its neighbors are Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. The country consists of a coastal strip in the south, dense forests in the interior, and savannas in the
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Haile Selassie
Born: 7/23/1892 Ejersa Goro, EthiopiaDied: 8/27/1975 Addis Ababa, EthiopiaTafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopias regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He also served as Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from 25 May 1963 to 17 July 1964 and 5 November
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Mauritius: Government Steps Up Efforts to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Attorney General
The outcomes of such proactive measures are bearing their fruits as no new COVID-19 cases have been reported for the last 18
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George, Ahmaud And Breonna’s Lives Are A Tragedy For Humanity And Democracy - Blavity
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Alphabetical List of All African Countries
Below is an alphabetical list of all African countries, along with capitals and the state names as they are known within each country. In addition to the 54 sovereign states in Africa, the list also includes the two islands still governed by European states and Western Sahara, which is recognized
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Sudan Does an About-Turn in U.S. Relations
Sudan's transitional government and the United States (US) are poised to reach an agreement for Khartoum to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to victims of a 1998 al-Qaeda
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Nigeria: President Buhari to AfDB President, Adesina: "I'll Stand by You"
State House — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank
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Madagascar
After a bitter power struggle with opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, the former mayor of the capital, Antananariv, Ravalomanana resigned as president in March 2009. He handed power over to the military, which in turn transferred control to Rajoelina, who then suspended Parliament. The turmoil
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Burundi goes to polls in spite of virus
Burundians on Wednesday will bring the curtain down on President Pierre Nkurunziza's 15-year-long rule, in elections that are taking place despite a largely-ignored outbreak of
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Africa Rises in Rage Over George Floyd Death in US
Johanneburg — Officials in Africa have expressed concern over developments in the U.S. following the death of George Floyd, the black American man killed in police custody in the city of Minneapolis last
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Diplomats condemn violence in Sierra Leone but short of accusing APC of terrorism
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AU @57 declaration: ‘No-one is blameless’ in Libya tragedy – AUC chair
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, AUC; Moussa Faki Mahamat has bemoaned ongoings in Libya on the occasion of the AU’s 18
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Kenya closes Tanzania, Somalia borders- VIDEO
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday ordered the closure of borders with Tanzania and Somalia as cross-border Covid-19 infections continued to
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Kemri tests efficacy of herbal drug in virus war
Kenya’s leading research institute has begun exploring efficacy of one of its herbal and traditional medicines likely to treat
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Harvest House is MDC-T citadel: Khupe
MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe does not harbour a secret mission sponsored by Zanu PF to weaken the opposition MDC Alliance party and destroy the political career of its leader Nelson
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