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Press Release - The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, will host the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, on a Working Visit to South Africa on 19 December 2020.
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Africa: Mass Support From Music Stars As AU, Afrima Fight Pandemic
The commemoration of the 2020 Africa Day organised by the African Union, AU in partnership with All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA held on Monday, May 25 as a virtual live Solidarity Concert for the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund drawing participation and performances from diverse African music
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From DRC as a refugee to Belgium's first black mayor, the story of Pierre Kompany - Face2Face Africa
Pierre Kompany left the military camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where he was imprisoned on the orders of Mobutu Sese Seko, the country’s ruthless dictator in 1975 as a refugee. Today, he is a Belgian politician overseeing the Brussels suburb of Ganshoren, the first black person to
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South Africa: From Maternal Health to COVID-19 - How a WhatsApp Service Became Essential for Millions
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Rwanda: Govt Okays Inter-Provincial Travel, Taxi-Moto Operations
An extraordinary cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, June 2, approved the resumption of inter-provincial travel and passenger taxi-moto services except in Rusizi and Rubavu
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Africa: 2africa Cable Promises a Huge International Capacity Uplift in 2023/2024 and Will Be Available Through Open Access Landing Stations and Carrier-Neutral Data Centres
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There are now more than over 90,000 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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The trial of Vital Kamerhé opened on Monday, May 11, 2020 in Kinshasa. He is expected to return to court on May 25. This corruption trial is an unprecedented step in the judicial history of the country which has embarked on a major fight against corruption.
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Lumumba looms large over DRC - Belgium relations, 60 years on
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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About a dozen civilians killed in Eastern DRC
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West Africa: Food Insecurity in West Africa Could Leave 43 million at Risk as Coronavirus Hits
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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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