Niger: France Honours Aid Workers Killed in Niger By Suspected Jihadists

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Niger: France Honours Aid Workers Killed in Niger By Suspected Jihadists

[RFI] French Prime Minister Jean Castex has led tributes to six French aid workers killed by suspected jihadists in Niger. The ceremony was held at Paris's Orly airport in front of the repatriated coffins, in the presence of the victims' families and several ministers.

Source: allAfrica.com

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Uganda: Bishop Kaggwa Asks Govt to Postpone 2021 Elections Over Coronavirus

[Monitor] The Bishop Emeritus of Masaka Diocese John Baptist Kaggwa has advised government to consider postponing the 2021 general elections if aspiring candidates cannot hold open air campaigns under the current coronavirus situation.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Reopening Schools Remains in Limbo Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

[Nation] The Ministry of Education has once again cast uncertainty over the resumption of classes in the country.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Chivayo Fraud Acquittal Reversed

[The Herald] The trial of Intratrek managing director Mr Wicknell Chivayo on a criminal fraud charge of US$5,6 million fraud involving Zimbabwe Power Company's Gwanda solar project, will now proceed after the Supreme Court yesterday reversed his acquittal by the High Court..

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Across Continent Nears Half Million

[allAfrica] As of July 7, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 55 African countries have reached 492,858.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mozambique: Terrorists Attack Macomia Town

Maputo — Islamist terrorists attacked the town of Macomia, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, on Thursday, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta de

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: RNP Bids Farewell to Retired Police Officers

[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Tuesday, June 30, officially bade farewell to 261 officers, who were retired and discharged honorably from active service, last week.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Call for Independent Probe On Extractive Sector Relations

[New Zimbabwe] The government should set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate relations between extractive industries, their employees and host communities, an environmental rights watchdog said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Nurses Vow to Continue With Strike as Govt Tight-Lipped Over Crisis

[New Zimbabwe] There is no end in sight to the crippling strike by health professionals after nurses in government hospitals Friday remained adamant their industrial action will continue until government addressed their grievances.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: RNOSC Marks Olympic Day

[New Times] Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) donated hand sanitisers to 700 taxi-moto riders on Tuesday, June 23, as Rwanda joined the world in marking this year's International Olympic Day.

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Source: allAfrica.com

West Africa: Govt Risks Inflaming Local Conflict With Military Strategy Against Islamists - Report

"By focusing primarily on a military strategy, the government risks again inflaming local conflicts that Islamic State could

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Community Must Use New Sites and Three Ts – Voice and Viewpoint

First, the State and the County must be commended for providing the long overdue test site for the Southeastern communities now at the Tubman/Chavez Center located at Euclid Avenue and Market

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

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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Source: allAfrica.com

Homeland Security Says It Will Secure Historic Landmarks From 'Anarchists'

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Kenya: Central Region Governors Laud Rival of Nairobi-Nanyuki Metre-Gauge Rail

[Capital FM] Nyeri -Governors drawn from the central region have commended ongoing efforts by the national government to revive the Nairobi-Nanyuki metre-gauge railway, a move they say will boost the region's economy.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mozambique: 'We Depend On Each Other to Keep Safe' - Nyusi

[AIM] Maputo -The Covid-19 pandemic "has taught us how we depend on each other to keep safe and together we are seeking a cure through research, testing and validating treatment", said Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: HPR Considers Bill On Approval of Credit Agreement Signed With AfDB

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The House of People's Representatives (HPR) held on Tuesday a plenary session to examine a bill on the approval of the credit agreement signed on November 6, 2019 between Tunisia and the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: 120 New Cases As World Records 10m COVID-19 Infections

[Nation] The world has lost more than half a million people to Covid-19 from when the coronavirus was first reported six months ago.

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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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Zimbabwe: Police Shoot, Seriously Injure Chitungwiza Vendor

[New Zimbabwe] Police Sunday shot and seriously injured a street vendor selling wares at a busy market in Unit L, Chitungwiza.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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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Source: allAfrica.com

Angola: Female Parliamentarians, Luanda Government's Effort to Combat Drug

[ANGOP] Luanda -Women Parliamentarians leader Maria do Carmo Assis do Nascimento said Thursday that Angola was one of the crossing points of drugs to the other countries, calling on the government to take urgent measures to reverse the situation.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Mombasa Clerics Urge Resumption of Congregational Worship Amid Virus Uncertainty

[Capital FM] Mombasa -Pastors at the Coast on Friday urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to open the churches and allow Kenyans to converge at the places of worship.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Angola: COVID-19 - Angola Banned From European Airspace

[ANGOP] Luanda -Angola Airline (TAAG) has been banned from flying to Portugal and the whole European Shengen Space, due to the rising cases of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the country as of late.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Sudan: Finance Minister - Start of Unloading and Transportation of 40,000 Tons of Wheat for Mills

[SNA] Khartoum -Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Badawi has announced the start of transportation of 40, 000 tons of wheat to the different mills as of today, Friday.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Botswana: National Community Testing Not Yet Possible

[Botswana Daily News] Tutume -Government has not yet arrived at a decision to conduct national community testing for COVID-19, vice president Mr Slumber Tsogwane has said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Headline-Making Missteps Put Focus on Newsroom Diversity

Nobody anticipated it would lead to a staff revolt and become a national story, part of an extraordinary week where the news media’s sluggishness in building diverse newsrooms became part of the national

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Fresh jihadist violence hits northern Mozambique

Islamist militants terrorising remote communities in Mozambique's Muslim-majority north mounted a fresh attack on Thursday, police sources said, striking Macomia district in an early morning

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Rwanda: Journalists to Get Free Legal Services

[New Times] Rwandan journalists and media practitioners are set to have free legal representation when faced with lawsuits concerning their work, according to a deal signed on June 25 between Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) and the Legal Aid Forum (LAF).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: UN Security Council Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Borno

The United Nations Security Council has condemned the multiple terrorist attacks in Borno

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Source: allAfrica.com

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