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[New Times] The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has said that recently-approved subsidies will help the government to fix the growing funding gaps that have been affecting the community-based health insurance scheme - Mutuelle de Santé.
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Rwanda: Songa Joins Etincelles On Two-Year Deal
[New Times] Isaie Songa has joined topflight league side Etincelles from Police on a two-year deal, which will keep the Rubavu-based club until the 2021/22 season.
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Sudan: Hamduok - Endorsement and Amendments to Laws Important Step
[SNA] Khartoum -- Transitional Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulla Hamdouk has described the endorsement and amendment to some laws on the way of reform of judicial system in the country.
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Africa: 120 New Cases As World Records 10m COVID-19 Infections
[Nation] The world has lost more than half a million people to Covid-19 from when the coronavirus was first reported six months ago.
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Zimbabwe: 'Homeless' Rugare Gumbo Begs to Rejoin Zanu-PF
[New Zimbabwe] Rugare Gumbo's Midlands province has pleaded with Zanu PF to readmit the former party top politician who was expelled 2014 after being linked to then Vice President Joice Mujuru's succession manoeuvres.
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Somalia: Alshabaab Claims Responsibility for Killing 4 AMISOM Soldiers in the Outskirts of Mogadishu
[Dalsan Radio] At least four AMISOM soldiers have been killed after landmine targeting them went off in the outskirts of Mogadishu.
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Kenya: Dawn Accident Claims 5 Lives, Days After End of 'Cessation'
[Nairobi News] Just days after President Uhuru Kenyatta has lifted cessation of movement into three counties, on Friday five people perished in a grisly road accident involving three vehicles.
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Somalia: Cholera Outbreak Has Claimed 26 Lives This Year
[Shabelle] An outbreak of cholera and acute watery diarrhea in Somalia had killed 26 people in the past six months, a UN health agency said on Tuesday.
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Tunisia: Interior Minister Holds Talks With Ambassador of Turkey to Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi met on Monday with ambassador of Turkey to Tunisia, Rafik Ali Onaner, who stressed, on this occasion, "the excellence of bilateral relations", commending the measures taken by the Tunisian government to fight against the spread
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College Writing Awards go to University of Cincinnati and University of Mississippi Students | Afro
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Rwanda: UN Prosecutor - Intensify Efforts to Locate Genocide Fugitives
[New Times] The Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) Serge Brammertz has called for an intensification of efforts in locating and arresting fugitives wanted for their participation in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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Somalia: COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,860
[East African] Mogadishu -Somalia has registered eight more Covid-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 837, Minister of Health and Public Wellbeing Dr Fawzia Abikar Nur said on Wednesday.
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Kenya Launches Online Marriage Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
[Nation] Kenya has launched online marriage services in a bid to eliminate human traffic at Sheria House and curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Kenya: Presidential Escort Officers Prohibited From Chewing Miraa and Muguka
[Nairobi News] Officers attached to the Presidential escort team have been prohibited from chewing miraa and muguka.
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Malawi: Crackdown On Looters - Malawi Police Arrest Mra's Roza Mbilizi
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Police Service fiscal department has arrested controversial deputy commissioner general at Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Roza Mbilizi on allegation of abuse of office and bootleg deals at the public tax collector.
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Zimbabwe: Govt Urged to Liberalise Fuel Sector to End Shortages
[New Zimbabwe] Acting Petrotrade chief executive officer Godfrey Ncube says the liberalisation of the fuel sector was the best way the country could deal with endless fuel shortages that have seen motorists queue for days for the precious liquid throughout the country.
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Rwanda: Etincelles Skipper Gikamba Joins Rivals Marines
[New Times] Rwanda Premier League side Marines have signed two players from rivals Etincelles, including the club's now-former skipper Ismael Gikamba.
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Zimbabwe: ZNA Dismisses Social Media Assault Claims
[The Herald] The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has dismissed social media allegations that soldiers deployed in Kadoma and Kwekwe to assist the police in ensuring compliance to lockdown regulations are assaulting civilians.
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Ethiopia: Govt Points Finger at Opposition, 'External Forces' Amid Unrest
[Nation] The Ethiopian government has pointed the finger at unnamed external forces and local opposition figures as it seeks to resume normalcy following protests that paralysed transport and led to closure of businesses across the country.
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Malawi: Army Moves in to Guard Chakwera the President-Elect - New Dawn Rises Over Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Defence Force (MDC) has deployed soldiers to guard Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera's according him full presidential protocol including an aide-de-camp as he is set to be declared winner in Tuesday's election.
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Zimbabwe: Storm as Finance Ministry Overshoots Budget By Us$10. 6 Billion in 3 Years
[New Zimbabwe] THE Tendai Biti-led Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio committee on Friday advised Finance ministry officials to complete the legality of its overspending of US$10.6 billion from 2015-2018 before parliament approves its Financial Adjustment Bill.
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Somalia: Regional Leaders Set to Meet Over Plans to Postpone Elections, Isolates Federal Government
[Dalsan Radio] The stand over plans to postpone elections seems to deepen after leaders of Somalia's federal member states have set a meeting will be on Thursday in Dhusamareb to discuss the upcoming election without the federal government attendance.
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Zambia: Lungu Hails Chakwera's Election
[Times of Zambia] President Edgar Lungu has congratulated newly-elected Malawian president, Lazarus Chakwera.
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Kenya: Country Loses First Doctor to COVID-19 As Cases Surge to 9,448
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya recorded the first death of a medical doctor to coronavirus on Friday, raising concerns on the safety of healthcare workers in the country.
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Kenya: Diamond Reveals What Tanasha Loved Most About Tanzania
[Nairobi News] Tanzanian heartthrob Diamond Platinumz has revealed his favourite topic of discussion with Tanasha Donna whenever his Kenyan ex-girlfriend visited him in Tanzania.
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Sudan Bans FGM, Allows Non-Muslims to Drink Alcohol
[RFI] In an effort to strengthen women's rights, Sudan's Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari has announced that female genital mutilation (FGM) will be banned throughout the country, and women will no longer need a permit to travel. Non-Muslims will also be allowed to drink alcohol in private.
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Uganda: Struggling Aganist All Odds to Ensure Learning Continuity Through Radio, TV Lessons
[Monitor] When the coronavirus pandemic hit Uganda in late March, all education institutions were closed as a way of preventing the spread of the virus. This meant disruption of the school term for all learners.
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Angola: President Regrets Death of Cote d'Ivoire Premier
[ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço Thursday in Luanda regretted the death on Wednesday of the Prime minister of Cote d'Ivoire, Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
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Rwanda COVID-19 Recoveries Close in On 300-Mark
[New Times] The number of people who have recovered from the novel coronavirus in Rwanda is about to hit 300, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.
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Kenya: Chaos in Kirinyaga as MCAs Debate Motion to Impeach Anne Waiguru
[Nation] Chaos has erupted at the Kirinyaga County Assembly as ward representatives fought during debate on a motion to impeach Governor Anne Waiguru.
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