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Chad

A landlocked country in north-central Africa, Chad is about 85% the size of Alaska. Its neighbors are Niger, Libya, the Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Lake Chad, from which the country gets its name, lies on the western border with Niger and Nigeria. In the north is

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Cameroon

National name: République du Cameroun

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Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice

The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA) joins the nation and people of conscience around the world, in mourning the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black

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Source: allAfrica.com

French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

French forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, France's defence minister

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Cameroon: COVID-19 - Unions Oppose Plan to Reopen Schools

Yaoundé — A group of trade unions in Cameroon's education sector has opposed the government's plan to reopen schools on June 1 for students of examination

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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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Unions oppose Cameroon’s plan to reopen schools

A group of trade unions in Cameroon's education sector has opposed the government's plan to reopen schools on June 1 for students of examination

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Cameroon: Call for Independent Probe Into Journalist's Death

International press freedom lobby groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of Cameroonian journalist Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe alias Samuel Wazizi, who died while in military custody 10 months

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Cameroon university suspends professor for asking a legal question in a law class

Cameroon’s University of Buea suspended a law instructor more than a month after he asked students a legal question during a political and constitutional history

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TRADITIONAL ELECTIONS WILL TEST AFRICA’S RESISTANCE TO THE VIRUS – The Wilmington Journal

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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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Africa: CAF Considering Postponing 2021 Afcon

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) says it will consider postponing the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations competition by a year in the wake of the current challenges occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic even as it hopes to commence the qualification matches 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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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa: Retail and Online Sales Survey for Mobile Handsets and Tablets in 6 African Countries Shows How Sales Will Be Hit and Looks At the Bounce Back After Lockdown Ends

London — This week I have been given access to a retail and online sales survey of six Sub-Saharan African countries' mobile handset and tablet

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Cameroon: Govt Opens Schools Amid COVID-19 Spike

Speaking on Cameroon state media CRTV on Sunday, Cameroon prime minister Joseph Dion Ngute said president Paul Biya ordered schools that he closed last March 17 as part of measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus to reopen on June 1st because 3, 630 of the 6, 380 COVID-19 patients in the

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Africa: Why COVID-19 Offers a Chance to Transform UN Peacekeeping

This greater need for peacekeeping efforts offers an opportunity for the UN to explore a real spectrum of peace operations beyond the large multidimensional

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Samuel Eto’o

Samuel Eto’o , in full Samuel Eto’o Fils (born March 10, 1981, Nkon, Cameroon), Cameroonian professional football (soccer) player who is considered one of the greatest African footballers of all

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Africa: SANEF Condemns The Attacks On Journalists In The USA, The UK, And The Death In Detention Of Cameroonian Journalist, Samuel Wazizi

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) condemns the death in detention of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Wazizi and the ongoing attacks on journalists in the USA and

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Sierra Leone Creole people

The Sierra Leone Creole people (or Krio people) is an ethnic group in Sierra Leone. The Creole people are descendants of freed African American, West Indian and Liberated African slaves who settled in the Western Area of Sierra Leone between 1787 and about 1885. The colony was established by the

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Central African Republic

Central African Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,800,000), 240,534 sq mi (622,983 sq km), central Africa. The landlocked nation is bordered by Chad (N), Sudan and South Sudan (E), Congo (Kinshasa) and Congo (Brazzaville) (S), and Cameroon (W). Bangui is the capital and largest

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Sahel armies accused of human rights violations

Soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger engaged in the fight against jihadists in the central Sahel have been accused of increasingly abusing local

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

Nigeria: OPL 245 - How Italian Prosecutors Hid Vital Information From Judge

In the transcripts of the hearing with Criminal Proceeding No. 54772/13 RGNR, the prosecution witness, Ferri Alessandro, had told the court that Adoke owned the property at No. 271, Cadastral Zone A06 Maitama, Abuja, for which he had collected a mortgage of N300 million from Unity Bank in

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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigeria Records 350 New Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced 350 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa's 1000+ coronavirus cases: SA tops; Gabon, Sudan etc. [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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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigeria Records 182 New Cases, Total Nears 9,000

Nigeria's tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday rose to 8,915 as 182 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

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Akuetteh, Cynthia Helen (1948- )

In 2014, Cynthia Akuetteh, career Senior Foreign Service officer, was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as ambassador to Gabon and the island nation of Sao Tomé & Principe. After U.S. Senate confirmation she arrived in Libreville, capital of Gabon, to take up her

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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Giants of Africa Festival Moved to Next Year

The inaugural Giants of Africa Festival that was supposed to take place in Kigali this August has been postponed to 2021 over Covid-19

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Niger

National name: République du Niger

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Cameroon: "We Must Remain a United, Supportive and Disciplined People"

As you are aware, following the outbreak of the pandemic in our country, a Special National Solidarity Fund to Fight the Coronavirus has been set up, in addition to the protective measures I have already

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Nigeria

Boko Haram was responsible for the brutal deaths of more than 400 people in and around Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria in February and early March 2014. Among its victims were children watching a soccer match and dozens of male students at a public college in Yobe State, many of whom were burned or

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Cameroon: Opportunity to Remodel Health Scheme

As Cameroon gnashes its teeth from the consequences of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, at least one thing is clear: That the country's health system would not be the same

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Source: allAfrica.com

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