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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: Interior Minister Holds Talks With Ambassador of Turkey to Tunisia
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Somalia: Qatar to Carter for Basic Education of More Than 57,000 Children in Somalia
[Dalsan Radio] More than 57,000 children in Somalia will receive basic education, the Qatari government has announced, following an agreement reached between the Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the Somali Ministry of Education.
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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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Southern Africa: Media Minister Praises SADC Award Winners
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Media Manuel Homem Saturday congratulated the Angolan journalist Aristides Kito and the photo reporter Santos Pedro on their distinctions in SADC 2020 Journalism Award.
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Southern Africa: Troika Talks DRC
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Kenya: KRA Issues Deadline On Tax Defaulters' Interest Waiver
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Africa: Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 2021 - Registration Open
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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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Somalia: AU Forces Repel Al-Shaabab Attack in Lower Shabelle Region
[Dalsan Radio] African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have repulsed have thwarted an Alshabab on their base in the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday.
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Kenya: Country Loses First Doctor to COVID-19 As Cases Surge to 9,448
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Uganda: Stella Nyanzi Announces Her Candidature for Kampala Parliamentary Seat
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Ethiopia: Law Enforcement Operations Proceeding As Planned - PM Abiy
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the law enforcement operations in Tigray Regional State are proceeding as planned.
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Somalia: President Kenyatta Kicks Out Somali Majority Leader Aden Duale
[Dalsan Radio] Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has cracked the whip by kicking out majority leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale has been replaced by Amos Kimunya.
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Somalia: Garrissa Governor Korane Arrested Over Graft Allegations
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Angola: Luachimo Dam Completed By 2021
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Somalia Launches Aerial Spraying Against Locusts in Lower Shabelle
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Africa: Banadir Wins Somali Inter-State Tournament
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Zimbabwe: Job Sikhala Granted $50 000 Bail, Judge Blasts Police
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