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Traditional Elections Will Test Africa’s Resistance To The Virus

Still, there is a growing sense of urgency given the acute absence of health-care infrastructure on the continent and the prospect of 20 national elections scheduled in Africa during

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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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Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors

But while it is states’ governors and not President Donald Trump who have the final say in imposing and ending lockdowns and “shelter in place” orders in the U.S., in Indonesia, Widodo makes the call, which has the governors of the 34 provinces in the country up in

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Africa's 1000+ coronavirus cases: Mali, the 'Guineas' join list

The World Health Organization’s Africa regional head warns that a spike is likely to result in the wake of steadily improving and increased

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We can’t allow Covid-19 to derail efforts to unite, develop continent - Ramaphosa marks Africa Day

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in Africa has exposed how far the continent still has to go before achieving its aspirations of a united and prosperous

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Africa Shall Have Its Day

Also in attendance at that meeting was Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, whose country, like Algeria, had fought a quite bloody anti-colonial war against attempts by Britain to turn it into a White Settlement like Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), South-West Africa (Namibia) and Apartheid South

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Africa: What Do the New EU-Visa Rules Mean for Africans?

The rules on who gets a visa and how the application process works were decided by the EU a decade

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Africa coronavirus cases top 100 000

Countries in northern Africa have the highest death tolls, led by Egypt (696 deaths from 15 003 cases) and Algeria (575 deaths from 7 728

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Met the First-Ever Mother-Daughter Medical School Duo!

Dr. Cynthia Kudji was matched in Family Medicine at LSU Health in

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Universal Music Group Announces The Launch Of Def Jam AFRICA | Afro

New label group dedicated to supporting the best in African hip-hop talent and culture across the continent

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Africa: Live Concerts Brighten Africa Day Celebrations

African legends had various performances from their homes or their studios , while others went on stage for shows that were streamed live on various platforms and television

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Why COVID-19 has not ravaged Miramar

Messam, who is mayor of the city of Miramar in South Florida, said once back home he directed city managers to plan for a devastating

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Africa Day - Zimbabweans Scorn African Leaders for Bad Governance

Zimbabweans have urged African leaders to up their game in terms of improving political and economic problems which have hallmarked their rule since the continent was freed from colonial

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Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential | Afro

Since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, smartphones have become increasingly popular in Algeria, as many people across the country use their time in lockdown to connect with each other and the outside world, new research

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Africa: Global Leaders Discuss How Africa Can Achieve Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Others include the Founder, Africa CEO Forum, Amir Yahmed; the Secretary-General, African Caribbean & Pacific Group of States (ACP), George Chikoti; Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Achim Steiner, and the Chairman, UBA Plc, Tony

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Source: allAfrica.com

Debt payments forecast to cross Sh1 trillion mark

The ministry forecasts that debt payments will cross the Sh1 trillion mark in President Uhuru Kenyatta's last year in office, underlining the country’s push to restructure some of the arrears to ease pressure on thinning tax receipts amid Covid-19

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Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential

Since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, smartphones have become increasingly popular in Algeria, as many people across the country use their time in lockdown to connect with each other and the outside world, new research

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Western Sahara: President Mnangagwa - Zimbabwe Confirms Position On the Right of Western Sahara to Self-Determination

Harare (Zimbabwe) — The President of Zimbabwe, H.E. Emmerson Mnangagwa, reaffirmed on Sunday his country's position in favour of the right of the people of Western Sahara to

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Gay couple among over 2,900 prisoners pardoned by Zambia

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu on Monday pardoned a gay couple who was sentenced to 15 years in prison over ‘‘unnatural

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Coronavirus in Africa: 119,454 cases; 3,592 deaths; 48,607 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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Nigeria coronavirus: 8000+ cases, Africa’s 4th most impacted

Total confirmed cases = 8,068 (new cases

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This Day in History - May 25

1961: US President John F Kennedy asks the nation to work toward putting a man on the moon by the end of the

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Africa Day: Covid-19 has multiplied SA's hardships, but continent will rise - Thandi Modise

The Covid-19 pandemic has multiplied the socio-economic hardships in our country and magnified the disparities, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise said as she introduced a virtual public lecture on Africa Day on

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Africa: COVID-19 Will Cost Africa Dearly

How this can be done, and what impact Covid-19 will have on this, was the topic of a webinar discussion hosted by Daily Maverick's Tim Cohen with guests Jakkie Cilliers, founder of the ISS and author of Africa

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Source: allAfrica.com

Lagos coronavirus: 3,093 cases; planned chloroquine trials

Total cases = 3,093

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Kenya coronavirus: govt steps up voluntary testing appeals in hotspots

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S. Africa to ease Covid-19 lockdown

South Africa will ease the Covid-19 lockdown from level four to level three beginning from June 1, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday amid a surge in confirmed

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Africans should unite in their diversity

The five years I spent working in the border town of Musina, a melting pot of cultures, in the early to mid-2000s, sometimes felt like experiencing South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique in one

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Ethiopia moves to open phone industry to investors

Ethiopia is pushing ahead with plans to sell two new telecommunications licences following delays due to the coronavirus outbreak and postponed

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Africa's coronavirus cases pass 100,000; deaths at 3,098

May 22: Cases pass 100,000 mark

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

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