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Kenya: Two Shot Dead in Kiamumbi After Kidnapping ACK Pastor
[Nation] Police on Thursday night shot dead two people and wounded two others and managed to rescue a 57-year-old pastor who had been kidnapped by the armed.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: We Kidnapped Katsina Schoolboys, Shekau Says in New Audio
[Daily Trust] The factional leader of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the abduction of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.
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Chad: President Poised to Extend His 30 Years in Power
[VOA] Partial provisional results in Chad's April 11 election released Saturday show President Idriss Deby leading and appearing to be headed for another term in office, extending his three-decade rule.
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Somalia: Former PM Meets With Galmudug Leader in Mogadishu
[Shabelle] Following his ouster last July as PM, Hassan Ali Khaire kept silent on public talk as the country enters a new political situation with leaders working around the clock to hold polls.
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Kenya: Nyachae's Body Flown to Kisii Ahead of Monday Burial
[Capital FM] Kisii -- The body of former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae was flown to Kisii Sunday, ahead of Monday's funeral service and burial.
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Tunisia: Accrued Labour Income Up 9% By March 20 (Bct)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The accrued labour income edged up 9% to 1286 million dinars (MD) on March 20 against a 59% drop in tourism receipts to 354MD, according to latest data released Thursday by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
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Source: allAfrica.com
Angola: Government Collects Akz 355 Billion With Privatisations
[ANGOP] Luanda -- With the privatisation of 36 assets alienated and contracts for different units, the Angolan Government plans to collect 355 billion kwanzas.
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Nigeria: Gov Inaugurates Toungo Electrification Project 22 Years After
[Leadership] Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has commissioned the 33kva main line Toungo electricity project 22 years after the birth of the council in Adamawa.
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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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Somalia Govt Backs Saudi-Qatar Diplomatic Deal
[Dalsan Radio] The Somali government has welcomed the deal between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the of the Qatari government.
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Nigeria: Federal Character Commission Denies Allegations of Secret Recruitment
[Leadership] Federal Character Commission (FCC) has denied an allegation of secret recruitment and giving waiver to ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) levelled against its chairman, Dr Muheeba Dankaka.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Celebrating the legacy of Kenyan author Grace Ogot with seven quotes - Face2Face Africa
A prominent Kenyan author, diplomat and politician, Grace Ogot was the first woman to have her fiction published by the East African Publishing House, the first local publishing company in East Africa. Ogot had a rather interesting background for an African woman born in 1930 Kenya. At age
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Nigeria: Lagos Set to Launch Internet Infrastructure in 100 Public Schools
[Daily Trust] The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state will soon roll out metropolitan fibre optics across public schools to aid learning through high-speed internet connectivity.
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Nigeria: NAFDAC Raises the Alarm Over Fake Covid-19 Vaccine in Nigeria
[This Day] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it had received reports of the importation of fake vaccine into Nigeria.
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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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Angola: President João Lourenço Message Delivered to Alpha Condé
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A message from the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, was handed over Tuesday in Conakry to his counterpart of the Republic of Guinea Conakry, Alpha Condé.
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Somalia: Suicide Bomber Attacks Restaurant in Khartoum
[Shabelle] Two people died on Tuesday in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant near a police base, a police spokesman and a witness said, but it was unclear who was behind the attack.
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Uganda: Panic As Three Masaka Hospital Staff Test Positive for Covid-19
[Monitor] Masaka -- Panic has overwhelmed Masaka Regional Referral Hospital after three of the hospital staff tested positive for COVID-19.
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Angola: Covid-19 - Fines for Wrong Use of Mask
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister of State and Head of the Civil House of the President of the Republic, Adão de Almeida, announced on Saturday that the incorrect use of the face mask will be fined from 5,000 to 10,000 kwanzas.
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South Africa: Ramaphosa to Face State Capture Probe Next Year
[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa will give testimony to the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, likely in March 2021, Judge Raymond Zondo has revealed.
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Rwanda: Songa Joins Etincelles On Two-Year Deal
[New Times] Isaie Songa has joined topflight league side Etincelles from Police on a two-year deal, which will keep the Rubavu-based club until the 2021/22 season.
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Uganda: Floods Displace Hundreds in Nakasongola
[Monitor] Nakasongola -- Flash floods have submerged a section of the Lwampanga Health Centre IV in Nakasongola District , paralysing normal operations at the maternity unit .
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Angola: Telecommunication Minister Calls for Combined Effort
[ANGOP] Luanda -Angolan minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Media Manuel Homem said Thursday that the transformation process of the sector entails everyone's sacrifice.
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Zimbabwe: Kariba Fraudster Jailed Over Botched U.S.$990 Deal
[New Zimbabwe] A Kariba man claiming to be a dried Kapenta fish dealer has been slapped with a nine month custodial jail sentence for converting into his own use, US$990 entrusted on him by a customer to buy and deliver fish.
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Tunisia: Deficit of Food Trade Balance Hits 574.4 MD Late in April
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The food trade balance deficit widened by the end of April to 574.4 million dinars from 3.2 million in the same period last year.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria Must Rejig Political System for Good Governance to Thrive - Lawmaker
[Daily Trust] Ilorin -- Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller, has identified faulty foundation as a source of Nigeria's problems, stressing that for good governance to thrive, the country must rejig its political system.
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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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Morocco: Coronavirus - 23 Players and Staff Members of Ittihad Tangier Tested Positive
[MAP] Tangier -- The management of Ittihad Tangier announced Sunday that twenty-three players and members of the club's administrative and technical staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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