Ghana: NADMO Should Solve the Flooding Problem

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Ghana: NADMO Should Solve the Flooding Problem

[Ghanaian Times] The Greater Accra Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr Archibald Cobbina, is in the news for saying that his directorate has intensified routine measures and introduced new ones to reduce the impact of the rainy season on about 1,000 flood-prone areas in the region.

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Rwanda: Three Districts in Livestock Quarantine as Foot-and-Mouth Disease Strikes Kayonza

[New Times] The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources has banned livestock movement in some sectors of Kayonza, Gatsibo and Kirehe districts in Eastern Province.

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Zimbabwe: Chivayo Fraud Acquittal Reversed

[The Herald] The trial of Intratrek managing director Mr Wicknell Chivayo on a criminal fraud charge of US$5,6 million fraud involving Zimbabwe Power Company's Gwanda solar project, will now proceed after the Supreme Court yesterday reversed his acquittal by the High Court..

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Uganda: Struggling Aganist All Odds to Ensure Learning Continuity Through Radio, TV Lessons

[Monitor] When the coronavirus pandemic hit Uganda in late March, all education institutions were closed as a way of preventing the spread of the virus. This meant disruption of the school term for all learners.

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Somalia: Police Officer Killed By Unknown Gunmen in Mogadishu

[Dalsan Radio] Unidentified assailants have shot dead a police officer in Mogadishu's Dharkenlay district on Saturday.

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Rwanda: 'I Am Open to New Offers' - Free Agent Usengimana

[New Times] Faustin Usengimana has said that he is open to offers - from local teams or elsewhere - after finishing his one-year spell with Zambian side Buildon FC in February.

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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Not Political Party but Army Appendage and Must Go - Moyo

[New Zimbabwe] Exiled former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says Zanu-PF has ceased to exist as a political party but was now an appendage of the military.

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Rwanda: Turkey Donates COVID-19 Medical Supplies to Rwanda, Repatriates Stranded Nationals

[New Times] The Turkish government on Monday, June 22 organized a repatriation flight for its nationals who were stranded in Rwanda due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

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Rwanda Decentralises COVID-19 Testing Exercise

[New Times] A new Covid-19 testing lab has been established in Rusizi District, which Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) says will help contain the Covid-19 pandemic in Western Province specifically.

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Tanzania Miner Strikes Rich With Huge Tanzanite Gemstones

[DW] The government of Tanzania paid Saniniu Laizer nearly 2.9 million euros for the precious tanzanite gemstones, which will be kept in the country's national museum.

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Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Residents Withdraw High Court Application Against Council Over Typhoid Deaths

[New Zimbabwe] The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has withdrawn its High Court suit against the Bulawayo City Council for allegedly causing the deaths of 12 people and illness to more than 1 500 Luveve residents in the city due to outbreak typhoid.

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Somalia: Three Killed in Landmine Explosion in Hodan, Mogadishu

[Dalsan Radio] At least three people have been confirmed dead and a similar number injured following an explosion of a landmine planted in Mogadishu's Hodan district went off on Thursday police confirm.

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Western Sahara: Unms Commends Women's Struggles in Occupied Zones

[SPS] Chahid El Hafed -The National Union of Sahrawi Women (UNMS) reiterated its unconditional solidarity and praised the struggles of Sahrawi women in the Occupied Areas of Western Sahara.

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Zimbabwe: ZNA Dismisses Social Media Assault Claims

[The Herald] The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has dismissed social media allegations that soldiers deployed in Kadoma and Kwekwe to assist the police in ensuring compliance to lockdown regulations are assaulting civilians.

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Somalia: Puntland President Unveils New Cabinet

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Zimbabwe: Ecocash Responds to Govt Ban on Mobile Money Transactions

[263Chat] Ecocash who runs the biggest mobile money platform with over 10 million users has urged its customers to remain calm and continue transacting saying the recent announcement by Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services was factually wrong as they were registered with

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Kenya: 11 Senators to Hear Waiguru's Impeachment Motion

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Kenya: Rare White Giraffe Sighted at Garissa's Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy

[Capital FM] Nairobi -A rare white giraffe was spotted outside the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in Ijara within Garissa County on Tuesday, sparking excitement months after a similar giraffe was poached alongside its calf.

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Rwanda: Rising Virus Cases Dampens Plan for a Full Reopening

[East African] Rwanda's surge in coronavirus cases this week could dampen plans to fully opening up the economy soon.

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Kenya: Teacher Taken Ill After Coming Into Contact With Principal Who Died of COVID-19

[Nairobi News] A 24-year-old teacher has tested positive to Covid-19 after he came into contact with the school principal who died of the virus on Monday.

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Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across Continent Surpass 432,000

[allAfrica] As of July 3, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 432,331.

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[Dalsan Radio] Jubaland has benefited from educational and development projects by the Qatar Charity which were inaugurated on Saturday.

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Ghana: 'Ofankor Landlord Killed Tenant With Registered Gun'

The Accra Regional Police Command has stated that the gun used by Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, landlord of Ofankor, Accra, in the alleged murder of Benjamin Okyere, 31, musician, was legally acquired and duly

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Seychelles: World Bank Approves $ 15 Million Loan to Help Seychelles Counter COVID's Economic Effects

[Seychelles News Agency] The World Bank has approved a $15 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support Seychelles' response to the economic and social fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sudan: Finance Minister - Start of Unloading and Transportation of 40,000 Tons of Wheat for Mills

[SNA] Khartoum -Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Badawi has announced the start of transportation of 40, 000 tons of wheat to the different mills as of today, Friday.

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Kenya: Three Suspected Thugs Narrowly Escape Death After Breaking Into Parked Vehicle

[Nairobi News] Police in Embakasi on Sunday afternoon saved the lives of three suspected robbers from an angry mob that was baying for their blood.

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Somalia: 133 Stranded Somalis Evacuated From Uganda

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Malawi: Chakwera to Be Sworn in As New Malawi President - Chilima to Take Fresh Oath As VP

[Nyasa Times] Malawi 's newly elected president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, is expected to be sworn in at Parliament in the administrative capital of Lilongwe by Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda as the court-sanctioned presidential elections.

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Ghana: EC Pilot Registration Exercise Successful

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Uganda: Allow Back Non-Contact Sports, Betting

[Monitor] COVID -- 19 remains at large . It is still as dangerous as it is deadly. The need for precautions will never be overestimated. But life has been creeping back from the days of total lockdown to the current partial. Yet certain activities remain under lock and key.

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