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Africa: Lille's Victor Osimhen Named Best African Footballer in France
[RFI] Lille's Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has been named the top African player in France's coronavirus-curtailed Ligue 1 season. At 21, the Lagos-born forward is the youngest-ever recipient of the Prix Marc Vivien-Foé, named in honour of the late Cameroon player who died aged 28 in 2003.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 9,000 as Total Cases Exceed 347,800
[allAfrica] As of June 26, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 347,836.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Zimbabwe: Over 2,500 Sexual Violence Cases Recorded During Lockdown - Musasa
[New Zimbabwe] Over 2,500 cases of sexual violence against women and girls were reported to Musasa Project since the start of the Covid-19 induced lockdown period in March this year.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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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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Source: allAfrica.com
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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Source: allAfrica.com
Djibouti: Kenya, Djibouti Set for Repeat Polls for UN Security Council Seat
[Dalsan Radio] Kenya and Djibouti are sent for repeat election after they failed to garner more than 128 votes of all the 193 member states to capture the seat in the first round election which was conducted last night.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Amoth - No Community Spread of Indian Covid Variant
[Nation] The Indian Covid-19 variant which was first detected in five Indians working at a fertiliser plant in Kisumu has not spread to the community, Ministry of Health Acting Director-General Patrick Amoth has said.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: New Party Sees Light of Day
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -A new party called "People's Will" (Iradat Echaab) led by Tarek Abbassi, has been born.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Atlas Mara Explores Further Acquisition Options
[New Times] Atlas Mara Group, which owns Banque Populaire du Rwanda will continue to explore options in pursuit of adjustment towards improving performance in core markets, streamlining the holding company structure and related costs, and exiting or partnering in certain countries.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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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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Source: allAfrica.com
Ethiopia: Govt Points Finger at Opposition, 'External Forces' Amid Unrest
[Nation] The Ethiopian government has pointed the finger at unnamed external forces and local opposition figures as it seeks to resume normalcy following protests that paralysed transport and led to closure of businesses across the country.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Besigye, Bobi Wine Campaign Leaves Protestors Puzzled
Edward Mutegaya, a boda boda rider in Magere says he doesn't support the protest because of the toll COVID-19 lockdown is having on the
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Source: allAfrica.com
South African Man Dragged Naked From Shack Sparks Legal Action Against Evictions
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johannesburg -A viral video of a man being dragged from his home in Cape Town has led to an outcry over lack of affordable housing
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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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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: Father Cries for Justice As Daughter Raped By 8 Men in Hargeisa
[Dalsan Radio] A family in Hargeisa is crying for justice following a horrifying incident in which a 13-year-old Awwo Harir Rage was repeatedly gang-raped and impregnated in an orphanage centre by eight men in Hargeisa.
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Zimbabwe: Sikhala 'Dreams Bees Biting' Mnangagwa, Warns State Leader to Resign for Own Safety
[New Zimbabwe] DEFIANT MDC Alliance legislator, Job Sikhala has made astounding warning President Emmerson Mnangagwa risked being "bitten by bees" if the bungling state leader did not resign voluntarily.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tanzania: Diamond's Sister Esma Married as 5th Wife
[Nairobi News] Diamond Platnumz sister Esma is officially off the market after being married as the fifth wife.
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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based
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Somalia: At Least 3 Soldiers Killed in Car Bomb in Mudug
[Dalsan Radio] At least three soldiers have been confirmed dead and several others wounded after a suicide car bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near a military base in Ba'ad Weyne of Mudug region on Sunday, police confirm.
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Kenya: COVID-19 - Aga Khan University Gives Pumwani Maternity Hospital Sh10m
[Nation] Patients at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi are set for better care as the Aga Khan University has given it Sh10 million for the fight against Covid-19.
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Rwanda: Six Villages in Kigali City Put Under COVID-19 Lockdown
[New Times] Six villages of Kigali City were on Thursday, June 25 put under a 15-day total Covid-19 lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus in other areas.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Ex-Mnangagwa Backer Vows Govt Confrontation, Says Mugabe Was Better Than Successor
[New Zimbabwe] EXPELLED Zanu PF youth league commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu has made startling claims the country was better governed by late former President Robert Mugabe than it is now under Emmerson Mnangagwa.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: Puntland President Unveils New Cabinet
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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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Nigeria: Why We Can't Reopen Schools Now - Govt
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government says it cannot reopen schools now as it is not yet safe to do so.
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Zimbabwe: PRAZ No Longer Involved in Awarding of Public Tenders - CEO
[New Zimbabwe] The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) is no longer involved in the awarding of public tenders and the process will now be done by permanent secretaries and other accounting officers in government ministries and parastatals.
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Rwanda Reports 32 New COVID-19 Cases
[New Times] Rwanda on Wednesday, June 24 confirmed 32 new Covid-19 cases and 5 recoveries, bringing the tally of active cases to 452 against 376 of recovered ones.
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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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Malawi: Army Moves in to Guard Chakwera the President-Elect - New Dawn Rises Over Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Defence Force (MDC) has deployed soldiers to guard Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera's according him full presidential protocol including an aide-de-camp as he is set to be declared winner in Tuesday's election.
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