Kenya: Lawmaker Rubbishes Reports Daughter Committed Suicide

Tunisia: Covid-19 - 62 More Fatalities and 1,252 Infections Reported On Jan.3

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 62 additional COVID-19 fatalities have been reported on January 3, pushing the death count to 4,862 since the outbreak of the pandemic in Tunisia, the Health Ministry said in its latest update on the epidemiological situation in the country published on

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Algeria: Draft Constitution Amendment Approved By 66.80% of Votes

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The draft Constitution amendment has been approved by 66.80% of votes expressed during the referendum held on Sunday, according to the preliminary results announced Monday, in Algiers, by chairman of the National Independent Authority of Elections (ANIE) Mohamed

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Malawi: Covid-19 Vaccine Hoax Disrupt Classes in Kasungu, Police Fired Teargas

[Nyasa Times] Primary school learners around Kasungu municipal town, on Thursday flocked to the streets protesting against alleged Covid-19 vaccine.

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Somalia: 133 Stranded Somalis Evacuated From Uganda

[East African] Entebbe,

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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Declares Special Provincial Official Funeral for the Late Queen Noloyiso

Press Release - President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 1 as a final farewell for the late Regent of the Royal House of the amaRharhabe, Her Majesty Queen Noloyiso Sandile.

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Angola: Kanguimbo Ananaz Launches New Book

[ANGOP] Luanda -- "Seios e Ventres" (breasts and wombs in English) is the new literary work by the Angolan writer Kanguimbu Ananaz launched on Sunday, in Luanda.

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Africa: Over 32,355 Covid-19 Deaths Across Africa

[allAfrica] As of September 12, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,330,523 . Reported deaths in Africa have reached 32,355 , and recoveries 1,068,501. 230,895 cases are active of which 1,483 are considered critical.

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South Africa: Criminal Complaint to Be Laid Against Dudu Myeni for Zondo No-Show

[Daily Maverick] Former SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni did not appear at the Zondo Commission on Tuesday morning despite a summons. With lawyers for the commission complaining that repeated efforts had been made to reach Myeni, Judge Raymond Zondo ordered a criminal complaint to be laid against the

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Somalia: Shock As Body of Missing Girl Recovered in Galgadug Region

[Dalsan Radio] The body of an eleven-year-old girl who was reported missing 17 days ago has been found at Galgaduud region on Monday.

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12 Women of Color are making history

Twelve Women of Color Impart Stories of Healing, Hope, and Survival

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Tunisia: 1,298 Undocumented Migrants Have Reached Italian Coasts Last November (Ftdes)

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 1,298 undocumented migrants reached the Italian coasts last November, against 90 in November 2019 and 175 in November 2018, reads the latest report published on Wednesday by the Tunisian Social Observatory stemming from the Tunisian Forum for Economic and

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Zimbabwe: State Gets Last Chance to Kick Start Chisango Trial

[The Herald] Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has given the State a last chance to furnish Harare town clerk Hoseah Chisango with a trial date on June 14.

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Nigeria: 'Violence Threatens Women, Girls' Reproductive Rights'

[Daily Trust] The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC) has called for collective action to stem the rising cases of sexual, gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country.

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Senegal: Opposition Leader Arrested As Supporters Protest

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Wednesday after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police in Dakar, Reuters reports.

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Rwanda: Rusizi - Police Arrests 12 Suspected of Armed Robbery

[New Times] Police in Rusizi, Western Province have in their custody 12 people suspected of carrying out a string of robberies using weapons including guns.

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Kenyan Pilot Eric Lugalia Charged With Forging Documents to Claim Sh250mn Land

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenyan pilot was charged on Friday for forging documents, to lay claim on a Sh250 million land in Karen, Nairobi.

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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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Egypt Reports 1,153 New Coronavirus Cases, 61 Fatalities

[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said late Thursday night that 1,153 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 250,391.

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Rwanda: Start Date for 2020/21 Rwanda Premier League Announced

[New Times] The Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) has announced that the 2020/21 domestic topflight league will get underway on Friday, October 30.

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Malawi: Mgeme Resigns At Malawi Broadcasting Corporation

[Nyasa Times] Former presidential secretary Mgeme Kalilani has resigned from the state controlled, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) where he worked for 19 years as a journalist and later as a legal officer.

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Uganda: President Samia Arrives in Uganda for Crude Oil Pipeline Project Deal

[Daily News] Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has arrived in Uganda Sunday morning for a one day working visit which will see her signing an agreement for the Crude Oil Pipeline construction between the two Eastern African countries.

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Tunisia: Covid-19 - Monastir Reports 39 More Infections

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Monastir reported 39 additional positive cases of the coronavirus, taking the caseload to 18,808, including 17,422 recoveries and 508 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic.

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Nigeria: Sports Federations - Minister Inaugurates Caretaker Committees Today

[Leadership] The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, will today inaugurate the caretaker committees of the 30 Sports Federations.

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Rwanda: Goalie Mazimpaka Joins Gasogi on One-Year Deal

[New Times] Gasogi United completed the signing of former Rayon Sports goalkeeper André Mazimpaka on a one-year deal on Tuesday, July 28.

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Tunisia: ARP - Discussion of Draft Law On Constitutional Court Postponed

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Bureau of the House of People's Representatives (ARP) decided at its meeting Thursday to postpone the discussion of the bill amending and supplementing the organic law No. 50-2015 on the Constitutional Court, which was referred by the President of the

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Rwanda: Murenzi Takes Over as Rayon Sports' Interim President

[New Times] Abdallah Murenzi has started his stint as President of the Rayon Sports' interim coach following Thursday's handover ceremony at Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) headquarters in Kigali.

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Nigeria: Nasarawa Governor Flags Off N349.7m Market Project

[Daily Trust] The Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the construction of the N349.7million neighbourhood market in the Akwanga Local Government Area.

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Africa: CAF to Now Allow Limited Media to Cover 43rd CAF General Assembly and Total U17 Afcon , Morocco 2021

[CAF] CAF is pleased to announce that following further consultation with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the 43rdCAF Elective General Assembly and the matches of the TOTAL Africa Cup of Nations U17 will now be open to a limited number of media representatives.

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South Africa: Proteas in Pakistan for the First Time in a Generation

[Daily Maverick] As the South African squad tour Pakistan for the first time since 2007, they'll be getting priceless advice from coach Mark Boucher, who was a member of the last Proteas team to tour there.

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Rwanda: 'I Skipped Lunch for Training, Hard Work Paid Off' - Ndizeye

[New Times] DIEUDONNÉ Ndizeye has always had big dreams and aspirations - a factor that has partly seen him make giant leaps in his basketball career.

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