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There are now more than over 130,000 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
South Sudan's Leaders Can No Longer Stand By As Climate Catastrophe Hits
[African Arguments] The government has so far done little, but there are several steps it can take to deal with the nexus of floods, droughts and conflict.
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Another S. Sudan VP contracts Covid-19
The newly appointed chairman of the South Sudan's reconstituted National Committee on Covid-19 has tested positive for the coronavirus, the national Ministry of Health has
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Africa: SA Participates in China-Africa Solidarity Summit
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Uganda Commissions Port Health COVID-19 Laboratory At the Main Uganda-Tanzania Border Point
Mutukula, 19 May 2020: - The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng and State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja commissioned the first Port Health laboratory at Mutukula border entry point shared by Uganda and
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East Africa: Relentless Locusts Return in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
East Africa hit by a second wave of locusts leaving millions of people food insecure
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Nile Dam impasse: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan agree to AU-led talks
The leaders of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed late Friday to return to talks aimed at reaching an accord over the filling of Ethiopia’s new hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, according to statements from the three
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Zambia coronavirus: Info Minister tests positive, case tally at 920
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ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to transfer Bashir, others to The Hague
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court called the surrender of Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb to the war crimes tribunal “a pivotal development” for victims awaiting justice and urged Sudan to hand over former president Omar al-Bashir and two others wanted by the
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Shattered hopes in South Sudan, 10 years after independence | Africanews
As celebrations broke out in the newly-independent South Sudan on July 9, 2011, Nunu Diana envisioned her country as 'a great nation... with a lot of resources.' Ten years on and a civil war later, she is frustrated and disappointed by the lack of progress her country has made.
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Sudan
After more than a year of no oil, Sudan and South Sudan reached an agreement in March 2013, brokered by the African Union, to resume oil production within the month. South Sudan gets 98% of its revenue from oil. The agreement established a timeline for resumption of oil production, and addressed
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Sudan: Staple Food Prices Continue to Increase in Sudan
Khartoum — Because of the continuing economic crisis in Sudan and Covid-19 containment measures, staple food prices continued to increase more rapidly than normal last month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated in its latest Situation
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Sudan: Corona Virus Infection Cases Rise to (2728)
Khartoum — The Federal Ministry of Health announced the registration of (137) new cases of infection with Corona virus, in addition to
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VIDEO: Kenyan, Ugandan Truckers On Strike After Series Of Brutal Attacks In South Sudan – The Wilmington Journal
Ambushes against foreign drivers by unknown insurgents has been likened to crossing into hell. The post VIDEO: Kenyan, Ugandan Truckers On Strike After Series Of Brutal Attacks In South Sudan appeared first on Zenger News.
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Sudan: Six Month Extension of UNIFSA Mandate Welcomed
Alor Koul, chief administrator for Abyei, reacted positively Monday to word that the United Nations Security Council extended the mandate for Abyei for six months, but cautioned that renewing the U.N. mandate will not alone solve the dispute between Sudan and South Sudan over who controls the
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Motorists affected by 'bad gas' saga could get compensation in two weeks
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Coronavirus in Africa: 115,892 cases; 3,479 deaths; 46,553 recoveries
There are now more than over 100,000 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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Joy, tears in Darfur as International Criminal Court arrests wanted war crimes suspect
Kushayb, a senior Janjaweed commander in the early years of the conflict, was the target of a 2007 ICC arrest warrant on multiple counts including rape, murder and
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Uganda: COVID-19 Patients Overwhelm Designated Health Facilities
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Sudan: CAR Refugees in South Darfur Moved to a New Site
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -The UN Refugee Agency has started the relocation of some 14,000 refugees, who fled the Central African Republic (CAR) for Um Dafug in South Darfur to El Mashaga, which is a better site further away from the border.
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Sudan: North Darfur Herders and Farmers Discuss Cooperation
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SSPDF Army Officer Lual, and suspect in Juba Shooting dies | Africanews
South Sudan People Defense Forces (SSPDF) officer, and nephew of President Salva Kiir who shot dead unarmed civilians in Sherikat, suburb of Juba on Wednesday has succumbed due to some head injuries, the army spokesperson has
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Locusts, Covid-19, bad weather: The anatomy of a food crisis
A spectre of food crisis is haunting East Africa, preceded by an unfortunate axis of locust invasion, Covid-19 pandemic and adverse
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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: UN Security Council Extends Mandates of Missions in Somalia, Iraq, Darfur
The Security Council on Friday adopted resolutions to renew the mandates of peacekeeping or political missions in Somalia, Iraq and Sudan's Darfur, and to extend sanctions against South
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South Sudan: First COVID-19 Death Reported
South Sudan health officials announced the country’s first death from COVID-19 on Friday, with a top health official describing the deceased as a 51-year old "high-profile South
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Sudan
Sudan, in northeast Africa, measures about one-fourth the size of the United States. Its neighbors are Chad and the Central African Republic on the west, Egypt and Libya on the north, Ethiopia and Eritrea on the east, and South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo on the
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South Sudan president's relative shoots, kills 5 persons in Juba
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