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State House — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank
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Mozambique: A Further 20 COVID-19 Cases Diagnosed
Maputo — Mozambique's National Director of Public Health, Rosa Marlene, announced on Tuesday that a further 20 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease have been diagnosed, bringing the total number of known Covid-19 cases in the country to
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Nigeria: Why Buhari Extended Movement Restriction Across Nigeria By Two Weeks - PTF
President Muhammadu Buhari approved two weeks extension of the ongoing movement restrictions across Nigeria because the country is "not yet ready for full opening of the economy," an official
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Southern Africa: DRC, Zambia Seek SADC Intervention On Border Conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has approached President Mnangagwa to mediate in its long-standing border dispute with Zambia in his capacity as chairman of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security
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Khartoum — The Federal Ministry of Health announced the registration of (137) new cases of infection with Corona virus, in addition to
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Flow of Money Transfers in Africa
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Africa: Some Progress, But Africans Still Live With All Forms of Malnutrition - Global Nutrition Report
There is over 200 million undernourished people in the African continent, and with the novel coronavirus sweeping countries, the urgency to address their food and health systems increases as undernourished people have weak immune systems leaving them vulnerable and exposed to
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Africa: COVID-19 - United Nations Launches Global Initiative to Combat Misinformation
Today the United Nations is launching "Verified", an initiative to combat the growing scourge of COVID-19 misinformation by increasing the volume and reach of trusted, accurate
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Namibia: Treason Trial Damages Claims Fall On Appeal
Overturning two judgements delivered in the Windhoek High Court in December 2017 and October 2018, respectively, the appeal court found that in the treason trial the prosecution had sufficient evidence at its disposal for it to believe in the guilt of former high treason accused Kennedy Simasiku
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South Africa: Some South Africans Repatriated From Wuhan Now Want to Go Back
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has revealed that some of the South African citizens repatriated from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak began, have requested assistance to return to the Chinese
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Senators have criticised the move by the government to stop buying maize from local farmers, saying the decision is aimed at punishing farmers for political
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Rwanda: Genocide Architect Félicien Kabuga Arrested in France
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Somalia Sees "Massive" Rise in FGM During Lockdown and Ramadan
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Zimbabwe: WB Approves U.S.$2,2m Grant
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Zimbabwe: Tyson Runs to Court As War Vets Invade, Help Selves On Farm Produce
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South Africa: Data Lockdown - Tension Simmers As Questions Are Raised About Access to COVID-19 Information
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Africa: Let's Prepare for a Marathon Struggle Against COVID-19
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