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Nairobi — Tanzania's government Monday announced an indefinite ban of cargo drivers from Kenya in an escalated response to a recent directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta on mandatory COVID-19 screening at the border
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Congo-Kinshasa: North Korea Busts Global Sanctions via Bank in DR Congo
[The Sentry] Evading the international sanctions designed to disrupt its nuclear weapons program, North Korea exploited vulnerabilities in certain parts of the banking sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to gain access to the global financial system, The Sentry reveals in its latest
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: COVID-19 - Kamembe Town Put Under Total Lockdown
At least four sectors that make up Kamembe town in Rusizi district have been put under total lockdown for two
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Traditional Elections Will Test Africa’s Resistance To The Virus
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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Ethiopia, Egypt trade words over Nile sharing treaty
The two countries are locked in a bitter dispute over usage of the Nile River waters, with Egypt charging that Ethiopia’s plan to fill the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will starve Egypt of its primary
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Brazzaville, Congo (1880- )
Brazzaville, the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo, was founded on September 10, 1880. The city was on the site of Nkuna, a Bateke village and was named after its part-African founder, explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.  Makoko of the Téké, the local political
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France ratifies law officially ending 75 years of West Africa CFA
“It was during an official visit to Ivory Coast in December 2019 that they (President Macron and French West African leaders) announced a historic reform of monetary cooperation that was to lead to the end of the CFA
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Coronavirus in Africa: 135,375 cases; 3,923 deaths; 56,401 recoveries
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Africa: Unicef and Microsoft Launch Improved, Scalable Technology to Protect Vulnerable Children and Women Amid Rise in Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Due to Covid-19
[Unicef] New York -- Primero, an innovative online and offline application, empowers social workers to help more children
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Congolese want more than apology for Belgium's colonial impunity
King Philippe’s ‘regret’ for Belgium’s brutal colonial past received mixed reactions in the Democratic Republic of
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Congo-Kinshasa: COVID-19 Response Under Fire As Nobel Laureate Dr Mukwege Quits
Nobel Peace laureate Dr Denis Mukwege has resigned as head of a local task force fighting Covid-19 in eastern DRC in frustration at the government's response to the
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Africa: 20 Million Use COVID-19 WhatsApp Line - Focus on Health Workers is Next
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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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EA states asked to take refugees despite Covid-19
East African states should open their doors to asylum seekers due to the continued conflicts in Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo despite the Covid-19 pandemic, a coalition of refugees’ organisations in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) has
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Congo-Kinshasa: President's Chief of Staff Risks 20 Years in Prison for Graft
Prosecutors in DR Congo have requested a 20 year prison sentence for Vital Kamerhe, a key ally of President Felix Tshisekedi, over his alleged role in the embezzlement of more than 50 million dollars of public
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Coronavirus in Africa: 88,264 cases; 2,832 deaths; 33,898 recoveries
There are now more than over 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Angola Redoubles Border Surveillance With DRC Over Ebola
Dundo — The eastern Lunda Norte government is intensifying precautionary measures in the border areas with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to halt the import and spread of Ebola in Angolan
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Rwanda: Cross-Border Trade Unscathed Despite COVID-19 - Minister Gatete
The Minister of Infrastructure Claver Gatete has said that cross border trade is progressing well, despite the measures in place to contain the Covid-19
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Lumumba looms large over DRC - Belgium relations, 60 years on | Africanews
The DRC on Tuesday (July 30) commemorated its 60th independence anniversary. From Kinshasa its capital to Brussels, the figure of Patrice Lumumba dominates the tumultuous history of the central African nation and its relations with the former colonial
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Congo-Kinshasa: A Job for a Woman - Peacebuilding and Delivering Benefits to People Hungering for Change
[allAfrica] What is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced turbulence and conflict for centuries, and most of its 85 million people remain desperately poor. Yet it is, potentially, one of the world's richest countries, and its scientists and health professionals have achieved
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OBBO: Nkurunziza could have won gold, but left without a medal
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Nile
Nile, longest river in the world, c.4,160 mi (6,695 km) long from its remotest headstream, the Luvironza River in Burundi, central Africa, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea, NE Egypt. The Nile flows northward and drains c.1,100,000 sq mi (2,850,000 sq km), about one tenth of Africa, including
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Equity applies brakes on expansion after Mara flop
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There are now more than over 150,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Military operations in DRC's north-east compounds IDPs crisis | Africanews
Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in an operation against rebels in the north-east on Wednesday. The region of Djugu has been under threats from armed groups, where at least 46 people were killed in a single attack last month.
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There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
The Congo, in west-central Africa, is bordered by the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one-quarter the size of the U.S. The principal rivers are the Ubangi and Bomu in the north and the Congo
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DR Congo court hands top presidential aide 20-year sentence in graft case
A top DR Congo court on Saturday sentenced Vital Kamerhe, chief of staff to President Felix Tshisekedi and a key powerbroker, to 20 years hard labour for corruption in an unprecedented case testing the government's anti-graft
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Barthélemy Boganda - Birthday
Barthélemy Boganda , (born April 4, 1910, Bobangui, Moyen-Congo, French Equatorial Africa [now in Central African Republic]—died March 29, 1959, near Bangui), the major nationalist leader of the Central African Republic (formerly Ubangi-Shari) in the critical decolonization period of the 1950s.
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