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Africa's Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Close to 2.25 Million, Africa CDC Says
[East African] The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,248,269 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Sunday.
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Egypt: AfCFTA 'Real Test' of Ability to Achieve Development Breakthrough - PM
[Egypt Online] The success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will be a true test of its effectiveness in bringing about the economic and development breakthrough to which we all aspire, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Saturday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Maina, Who Allegedly Stole Billions of Pension Funds, Collapses in Court
[Premium Times] Mr Maina is being tried by the anti-graft agency, EFCC, which closed its case on Wednesday after calling nine witnesses.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenyatta is Not Going on One-Month Leave - Spokesman Oguna
[Nairobi News] Government spokesperson Colonel (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna has denied claims that President Uhuru Kenyatta will be proceeding to a month-long sabbatical beginning December 15.
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Egypt: Transport Minister Inspects Development Works On Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road
[Egypt Online] Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir inspected Saturday the development and expansion works on Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road.
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Africa: Capacitate Institutions to Silence the Guns, Urges AU
[SAnews.gov.za] In an effort to silence the guns on the continent, African Union Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa has underscored the need to capacitate institutions that are engaged in efforts of peace and security.
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Nigeria: Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Ajiboso, Dies At 68
[Vanguard] The former Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives in Lagos State, Chief Enock Kolapomoye Olorunfunwa (EKO) Ajiboso, is dead.
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Source: allAfrica.com
South Africa: Covid-19 - Millions of Injection Devices Will Be Needed for Vaccines
[spotlight] The delivery of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available in South Africa will be a complex and costly logistical exercise.
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Angola: Manuel Rabelais Trial Due On Wednesday
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The director of the extinct Revitalisation and Marketing Office of the Administration (GRECIMA), Manuel António Rabelais, will be heard on Wednesday (9) by Luanda Supreme Court.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Agriculture key to sustained growth but resources lacking
A senior research analyst at the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) is pitching agriculture and agro-processing as the best option to move the country’s economy into a position of sustained growth. Wendel Ivey told panellists at yesterday’s Jamaica...
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Angola: Reforms in Angola Arouse Interest in Kenya
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan ambassador to Kenya Syanga Abílio said Wednesday that the East African country's investors were interested in investing in Angola.
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Somalia: Govt Stops Visas on Arrival for Kenyans
[Nation] Somalia has suspended the visa-on-arrival plan for Kenyans, with travellers now required to apply for the permits at the embassy in Nairobi.
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Morocco: Chtouka-Ait Baha - Exceptional Anti-Covid-19 Measures Extended for 15 Days
[MAP] Biougra -- Public authorities of Chtouka-Ait Baha have announced a 15-day extension of the exceptional measures decided on November 24, to strengthen prevention against the spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19).
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Coronavirus-Burdened U.S. Warns Its Citizens Against Travel to Kenya
[Nairobi News] The US government has issued a travel advisory to Kenya, citing an increased risk of contracting Covid-19, this despite the country being among those leading globally with the virus infections.
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Uganda: Another Bite At U20 Afcon Cherry for Uganda Hippos
[Monitor] Uganda's last attempt to make the U20 Africa Cup of Nations ended in disappointing fashion but with heads held high.
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Namibia: Ngaamwa Involved in Car Crash
[Namibian] Former Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa was involved in a car accident near Onhuno on Saturday.
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Angola: Trade Minister Wants More European Investment
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Minister for Trade and Industry, Victor Fernandes, Wednesday requested support from the Belgian ambassador, Josef Smets, to continue to attract Belgian and other European businesspeople to invest in Angola.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Gospel Singer Emmy Kosgei Offers Special Gift to Parents on Their Special Day
[Nairobi News] Gospel singer Emmy Kosgei has surprised her parents with a brand-new car after they were awarded honorary doctorate degrees to acknowledge their work in Church ministry and community service.
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Brazil opens route for emergency approval of COVID-19 vaccines - Stabroek News
BRASILIA, (Reuters) - Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said yesterday it was open to approving COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do
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Somalia: Who Is New Chair of Somali Electoral Disputes Resolution Committee?
[Shabelle] Mr. Abdilahi Abyan Nur is a media professional, author, and former editor who earned his degree in art from the Somali National University.
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Somalia: U.S. Fires Two Airstrikes Against Al-Shabaab in Lower Juba
[Dalsan Radio] The U.S. military says it conducted two airstrikes in the vicinity of Jilib 112KM south to Kismaayo in Lower Juba region on Thursday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: AS Kigali Qualify for Confederation Cup 2nd Round
[New Times] AS Kigali 1-0 Oropa United (Agg 2-2)
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Nigeria: D'Tigers Unbeaten As 2021 Fiba Afrobasket Qualifier Ends in Rwanda
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's D'Tigers concluded their first phase of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket championship qualifiers unbeaten with another emphatic 91-68 points win against Mali.
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Nigeria Idol 2020/2021 - Winner to Go Home With N50m
[Vanguard] The winner of the Nigeria Idol 2020/2021 season 6 talent hunt, is to go home with N50m worth of prizes and a recording contract.
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Libya: Mergini Resigns As Libya Coach
[CAF] Libya coach Ali Mergini reigned from his position after seeing his side losing back-to-back games to Equatorial Guinea 3-2 in Cairo and 1-0 in Malabo in the frame of Total Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 qualifiers.
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East Africa: UNHCR Insists On Access to Eritrean Refugees in Tigray As Concerns Grow
[RFI] The UN-run camps housing Eritrean refugees in the northern region of Tigray, Ethiopia have run out of food as of Monday, and the UN refugee agency is urgently calling for the federal authorities in Ethiopia to allow access to get food and supplies in.
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Tunisia: Average Monthly Money Market Rate Down to 6.13 Percent in November
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The average monthly money market rate fell to 6.13% in November, against 6.30% in October and 6.76% in September, according to the latest statistics published by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
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Africa: Benin Revives Against Togo, Niger and Burkina Share Spoils
[CAF] After losing 1-0 to Niger in the opening match of the WAFU-B qualifying tournament for the U-20 Total Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania 2021, hosts Benin revived on Tuesday by defeating Togo 2-0 at Charles de Gaulle stadium in Porto-Novo.
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness, along with former prime ministers PJ Patterson and Bruce Golding say they are willing to roll up their sleeves and take the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available. Holness said he would have no problem taking the vaccine, Patterson is willing to have his
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Africa: Faith, Philanthropy, Community - How to Save Hundreds of Thousands from Malaria Amid Covid-19
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The J.C. Flowers Foundation and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ('Friends') are focusing attention on how faith leaders, philanthropists and community partners are uniting against the scourge of malaria, despite the disruptions of
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