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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Wednesday after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police in Dakar, Reuters reports.
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Egypt Reports 591 New Coronavirus Cases, 37 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Thursday night that 591 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 275,601.
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Nigeria: Many Feared Killed, Hundreds Flee to Sambisa As Boko Haram Invades Borno LGA, Damboa
[Vanguard] Maiduguri -- Suspected armed members of Boko Haram terrorists have invaded the Council headquarters of Damboa in Borno state shooting sporadically as they engaged troops locations.
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Tunisia: Former PDL Members Criticise Monopoly of Decision-Making Within Party and Call for Rectifying Process
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Dismissed members Destourien Free Party (PDL) expressed hope the next party congress will be an opportunity to rectify the process and bring further support.
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Egypt: Tourism Min. Probes Filming Regulations At Archeological Sites With SCA Officials
[Egypt Online] Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani chaired a meeting of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) board of directors on Tuesday evening 31/8/2021.
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Rwanda: Ngoma - Four Escape COVID-19 Treatment Centre
[New Times] Four men who were in police custody in Kibungo Sector, Ngoma District and tested positive for Covid-19 before they were relocated to ASPEK treatment centre on Wednesday evening escaped from the facility.
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Kenya: CAF Fines Kenya Sh1 Million Over DP Ruto, Odinga Pitch Invasion
[Nairobi News] The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has slapped Kenya with a Sh1 million fine after dignitaries led by Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga accessed the main pitch during the 2021 Africa Nations Cup qualification match against Comoros in Nairobi.
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Nigeria: Sports Federations - Minister Inaugurates Caretaker Committees Today
[Leadership] The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, will today inaugurate the caretaker committees of the 30 Sports Federations.
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Angola: Covid-19 - Over Two Million People Vaccinated in Angola
[ANGOP] Caxito -- The Secretary of State for Hospital Areas, Leonardo Inocêncio, said Saturday in Bengo that 2,119,729 Angolans had been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Angola.
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Kenya: Ministry's War Against Locusts Gets Major Boost
[Nation] The government's fight against desert locusts got a boost this week after the Ministry of Agriculture received thousands of litres of a pesticide used in combating the pest.
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Nigeria: Kano Govt Bans Use of Mannequins to Display Clothes
[Premium Times] Kano government says the use of mannequins violates Islamic provisions and is responsible for immoral thoughts.
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Rwanda: Volleyball - De Tarso Names Provisional Squads for African Nation's Champs
[New Times] National Volleyball team head coach Paulo de Tarso has summoned 36-man and 28-woman provisional squads for the forthcoming CAVB African Nations' Championships scheduled from September 5-20 in Kigali.
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Egypt Reports 251 New Coronavirus Cases, 21 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Wednesday night that 251 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 281,282.
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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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Rwanda: Lieutenant General Jacques Musemakweli Dies At 59
[New Times] The Inspector-General of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Lieutenant General Jacques Musemakweli has died. He was 59.
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Egypt Reports 1,138 New Coronavirus Cases, 59 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said late Sunday that 1,138 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 237,410.
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South Africa: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi Slammed for Peddling Fake Covid-19 Cure Online
[Daily Maverick] A video of Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi recommending a traditional Chinese remedy to cure Covid-19 is circulating on local social media. The product in question has not been proven to have any efficacy in treating Covid-19 and has been banned in several countries.
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Algeria: Upcoming Legislative Election to Inject New Momentum Into National Renewal Process
[Algerie Presse Service] SETIF-President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune affirmed on Thursday that the upcoming legislative elections will inject a new momentum into the "national renewal" process, expressing confidence in the willingness of the Algerian people to uphold the rule of law.
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Uganda: Bushenyi Radio Presenter Stabbed to Death By Girlfriend
[Observer] The police in Bushenyi have arrested Loice Tihainomwangire on allegations of killing her boyfriend.
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Tunisia: Coronavirus - Kasserine Sees Four More Deaths, 104 Additional Infection Cases
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Kasserine saw four more coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. This takes the death toll to 581, since the beginning of the pandemic, deputy local director of primary health Moncef Mhamdi told TAP.
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Nigeria: House Decries Growing Number of Abandoned Projects
[This Day] The House of Representatives, Wednesday decried the growing number of abandoned projects in the country, describing it as alarming and inimical to growth and development.
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Egypt Reports 261 New Coronavirus Infections, 23 Deaths - Health Ministry
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Wednesday 30/6/2021 that 261 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country to 281,031.
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Egypt: GIS Chief Probes With Haftar Libyan Army's Efforts to Achieve Stability, Fight Terror
[Egypt Online] Chief of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel had talks with commander of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar during his current visit to Libya upon directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
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Somalia: COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,860
[East African] Mogadishu -Somalia has registered eight more Covid-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 837, Minister of Health and Public Wellbeing Dr Fawzia Abikar Nur said on Wednesday.
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Egypt Reports 376 New Coronavirus Cases, 33 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Monday night that 376 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 280,770.
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Egypt, Sudan Discuss Cooperation in Health Sector
[Egypt Online] Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said on Wednesday 7/7/2021that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is keen on offering medical support to Sudan for enhancing the health care system in the sisterly country.
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Somalia: At Least Six Killed As Somali Troops Clash in Mogadishu
[Dalsan Radio] At least six people were killed and eight others wounded on Tuesday when Somali government forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu.
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Uganda: Kacita Chairman, Everest Kayondo Succumbs to Covid
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Ghana: Woman Inflicts Wounds On Victim
[Ghanaian Times] The police have mounted a search for the arrest of a woman, who allegedly inflicted wounds on the face of a 22-year-old woman, at Tantra Hills, in Accra, on Tuesday.
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