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Leaders of the African National Congress are debating whether Deputy President David Mabuza is medically fit to remain in office, the Sunday Times reported.
Abiy's government and the regional one run by the Tigray People's Liberation Front each consider the other illegitimate.
\t There was no immediate word from the three AU envoys, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe. AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo did not say whether they can meet with TPLF leaders, something Abiy's office has rejected.
\"``Not possible,'' senior Ethiopian official Redwan Hussein said in a message to the AP. ``\"Above all, TPLF leadership is still at large.'' He called reports that the TPLF had appointed an envoy to discuss an immediate cease-fire with the international community ``masquerading.''
\t Fighting reportedly remained well outside the Tigray capital of Mekele, a densely populated city of a half-million people who have been warned by the Ethiopian government that they will be shown ``no mercy'' if they don't distance themselves from the region's leaders.
\t Tigray has been almost entirely cut off from the outside world since Nov. 4, when Abiy announced a military offensive in response to a TPLF attack on a federal army base.
That makes it difficult to verify claims about the fighting, but humanitarians have said at least hundreds of people have been killed.
\t The fighting threatens to destabilize Ethiopia, which has been described as the linchpin of the strategic Horn of Africa.
\t With transport links cut, food and other supplies are running out in Tigray, home to 6 million people, and the United Nations has asked for immediate and unimpeded access for aid.
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The 2020 CAF Champions League final in Cairo will see Egyptian giants Al Ahly, coached by Pitso Mosimane, take on bitter rivals Zamalek.
DA leader John Steenhuisen has challenged EFF leader Julius Malema, who recently threatened police officers, to forego the police protection he receives.
ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule says he would rather not comment on calls by trade union federation Cosatu for the ANC to take action against him.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - Argentina’s Diego Maradona, one of the world’s greatest ever soccer players, was buried yesterday amid a global outpouring of grief from the streets of Buenos Aires to Naples in Italy.
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SAO PAULO, (Reuters) - The state of Sao Paulo could roll out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac even without approval from Brazil’s health regulator, the state’s governor said in an interview on Thursday.
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Opinion - South Africa has good TB policies, an impressive achievement that comes through in Step Up for TB 2020, a report released this week by Stop TB Partnership and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which assesses TB policy in 37 high TB-burden countries.
President Donald Trump finally confirmed Thursday that he will vacate the White House in January after weeks of plunging America into a dark period of uncertainty—where the fate of democracy sometimes seemed to be hanging by a thread—but he largely ignored the mounting challenges his successor is facing as he exits.
[Cameroon Tribune] Following is the government's economic, financial, social and cultural programme for the 2021 financial year presented at the National Assembly yesterday November 25, 2020.
(Partner Content) As we look ahead to the new normal and what it means for Africa’s economy, it is important to pay attention to new sectors, especially those that are presenting glimmers of hope in other parts of the world.
[New Era] Presidential press secretary Alfredo Hengari on Tuesday hailed the Ombudsman report which states that President Hage Geingob's remarks that white Namibians had declared a 'war' on Swapo by registering in huge numbers did not violate white people's constitutional rights.
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When asked what his response would be to those who might see this as veiled support for former president, Jacob Zuma, Vuyani Ngalwana said: “One word... poppycock.\"
[Namibian] THE Spar Proteas clinched the three-match Spar Challenge Test series against the Malawi Queens, with another decisive victory in the second match at the Sun City, Superbowl on Friday night.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of Nairobi in Kenya have met in a webinar to discuss Africa's Covid-19 vaccine readiness.
It is no coincidence that many of the major cities where President Donald Trump's campaign is making baseless claims of widespread voter fraud have large African-American communities, including Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia and Milwaukee. Black voters, for the most part, favored President-elect Joe...
England won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in the first T20 International between the two nations at Newlands.
The opening T20I between the Proteas and England at Newlands on Friday will go ahead after CSA reported no positive Covid-19 test results.
The SA weather service issued alerts for storms leading to hail and localised flooding in Johannesburg on 27 November 2020.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) - Opposition lawmakers hurled pig organs inside Taiwan's Parliament yesterday to protest the Government's decision to ease restrictions on pork imports from the United States.Taiwan's notoriously rambunctious legislature frequently sees chaotic clashes between rival lawmakers but yesterday's scuffles were particularly novel.
[IPS] Johannesburg -- As COVID-19 swept across the globe, one thing became clear: a well-functioning, well-resourced, agile and resilient health system can mean the difference between life and death.
Former Springbok assistant coach Alan Solomons believes the arrival of yet another SA player in England should sound warning bells.
[Govt of SA] A3 + 1 Joint Statement delivered by Ambassador Jerry Matjila of the Permanent Mission of South Africa, to the United Nations, during the Security Council briefing on the situation in Somalia, 23 November 2020
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Dr. Col. Kiiza Besigye, the Former President of Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has rallied Ugandans to rise up against the current regime that he says has committed a number of atrocities that need to be corrected by a new regime.
Guyana and Brazil are once again discussing the construction of a highway between the two South American states.
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'The Minnesota Twins will advance social equity by leveraging our resources to ensure every child has the same opportunity for success.'
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump's legal team suffered yet another defeat in court Friday as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected the campaign's latest effort to challenge the state's election results. Trump's lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court despite the judges' assessment that the 'campaign's claims have no merit.' 'Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here,' 3rd Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote […]
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By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump still won't bring himself to concede the election he decisively lost to President-elect Joe Biden. But he's now acknowledging he will leave the White House if Biden's win is affirmed by the Electoral College, which is firmly on track to do just that in a few weeks. 'Certainly I will,' he said Thursday when asked if he will vacate the premises after electors make Biden's win formal. 'But you know that.' Trump, who took questions from reporters for the first time since the election, unleashed another round of complaints […]
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[New Frame] The oldest rugby union in the country is at a crossroads, with its future uncertain because of Covid-19 and the decisions made by its controversial president.