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Nigeria: Again, Boko Haram Abducts 15 NGOs Staff, Motorists Along Damboa-Chibok Road
[Vanguard] Maiduguri -- Barely few hours after the Boko Haram sect, suspected to be ISWAP group, abducted six staff working with Borno State Ministry of Work with snatching of three trucks and a Hilux van along Chibok-Damboa Road, another 15 people, mostly passengers and motorists, were kidnapped
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Source: allAfrica.com
Egypt: Tourism Minister Confers With Spanish Trade, Industry Chambers' Officials
[Egypt Online] Minister of Tourism Khaled El Anani conferred on Thursday with officials of the Spanish chambers of trade and industry as well as officials of major Spanish tourism agents.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Gor's Ulimwengu Tests Negative for Covid-19 Ahead of Otoho Rematch
[Nairobi News] Authorities in the Republic of Congo have allowed two Gor Mahia players who reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 during the club's recent assignment in the country to fly back to Nairobi.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: TAP Releases List of Nominees in Best Tunisian Athlete Poll
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- TAP news agency released Wednesday the list of nominees in the best Tunisian athlete poll for 2021. Sportspeople advancing in five competitions of this 9th edition were shortlisted by sports journalists and technicians.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Omicron - NCDC Analysing Travellers From Countries With Confirmed Cases
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it was analysing outbound and inbound travellers from countries with confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Source: allAfrica.com
South Sudan: Jonglei Violence Leaves 32 Dead
[Nation] An incident report released by South Sudan's Jonglei State governor has revealed that at least 32 people were killed in November in various attacks in the region.
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East African Standby Force Director Visits President of Seychelles
[Seychelles News Agency] The possible maritime security assistance to Seychelles by the East African Standby Force (EASF) was one of the areas discussed between the director of the force and President Wavel Ramkalawan on Thursday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: Agriculture Ministry Awards Prizes to Winners of "Best Tunisian Extra Virgin Olive Oil" Competition
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- On the occasion of the World Olive Day, the Ministry of Agriculture awarded, on Tuesday, prizes to the winners of the competition "Best Tunisian extra virgin olive oil" in its 4th edition which is organised at the initiative of the National Oil Office.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Red Hind Spawning Aggregation Area at Lang Bank Closed to Fishing Beginning Dec. 1
No harvest of any species is permitted within the delineated boundary of the Red Hind Spawning Aggregation Area from Dec. 1, 2021 until Feb. 28, 2022.
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Uganda: Govt Extends Application Deadline for Study Loans
[Monitor] More than 20,000 students from various government universities are relieved after government bowed to pressure and considered extension of the deadline for study loans.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Egypt Reports 919 New Coronavirus Cases, 57 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Thursday night that 919 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of infections to 360,435.
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Africa: Omicron Causing Sharp Rise in New Cases in S.africa, Top Scientist Says
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Cape Town/South Africa -- South Africa is facing an "unprecedented rise" in new COVID-19 cases over a short time due to the Omicron variant, top scientist Michelle Groome of South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Friday.
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Rwanda: Informal Traders Buoyant Over Rusizi One Stop Border Post
[New Times] Plans to construct a One-Stop-Border post in Rusizi, Rwanda has stimulated optimism among informal cross-border traders, particularly women.
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"Light Dem Up: Festival of Trees" Coming to St. Croix’s Limpricht Park Friday
Limpricht Park on King Street in Christiansted will be home to “Light Dem Up: Festival of Trees.” Friday, from 7 to 9 p.m., the park will be alive with holiday lights for the “Ah Glow in De Park” virtual tree lighting
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Kenya: Drought Scuttles Conservation Efforts As Wild Animals Perish
[Nation] The death of wildlife due to the ongoing drought is disrupting conservation efforts. With depressed rainfall in Wajir, Garissa, Isiolo and Marsabit counties, endangered wildlife species are beginning to die, dealing a major blow to years of conservation.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Cuba to Exchange Covid Vaccines for Ugandan Goods
[Nile Post] Cuba to exchange Covid vaccines for Ugandan goods
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Nigeria: Surge in Cooking Gas Prices in Nigeria Worries Suppliers, Environmentalists
[VOA] Abuja -- Abuja resident Freda Igri was preparing to make her native afang soup for her family, but her cooking gas tank was empty.
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VIWMA to Hold Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Implementation of Tipping Fees
The virtual Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 8, will discuss the implementation of commercial solid waste tipping fees. The fees will commence on Jan. 10, 2022.
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Sets By-Elections for March
[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced by-elections will be held in March next year.
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Africa: World Trade Reaches All-Time High, but 2022 Outlook 'Uncertain' - Unctad
[UN News] Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year - an increase of 23 per cent on pre-pandemic levels - but the outlook for 2022 remains very uncertain, UN economists said on Tuesday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Singer Bahati Shares Bae Diana Marua's Rate Card
[Nairobi News] You will have to part with Sh850,000 if you want to book singer Diana Marua for a gig.
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Egypt: FM Organizes Tour for Latin American Ambassadors in Al Galala City
[Egypt Online] The Foreign Ministry organized on Tuesday a tour for Latin American Ambassadors in Al Galala city to brief them on Egypt's national projects launched during the past years.
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Zimbabwe: Doctors Say Marry Mubaiwa Fit to Face Trial
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Somalia: Mogadishu Deputy Mayor Demands Arrest of Somaliland Traditional Leader King Burmadow
[Dalsan Radio] Somaliland traditional leader King Osman Mohamud (Burmadow), is at risk of being arrested over remarks on late Al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Godane.
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Tunisia: UGTT Rejects Ambiguity of Political Process After July 25 - S-G
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) refuses the ambiguity of the political process adopted by President of the Republic Kais Saied after July 25, its Secretary General Noureddine Tabboubi said on Wednseday.
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Tanzania: Ease Conditions for Registering Valuers, Lukuvi Tells Board
[Daily News] THE Minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlement Development, William Lukuvi, has asked the Valuers Registration Board to look at the possibility of reducing conditions for permanent registration of it's members in order to increase the number of professionals in the sector.
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St. Croix Woman Gets 1.5 Years In Prison For Stealing $83K In Tax Fraud Case
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman was sentenced in Golden Rock today to 1.5 years in prison for her role in a complicated tax fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert. Thema Liverpool, 33, from St. Croix, Virgin Islands was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Wilma A.
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Egypt to Host 14th General Conference of ICESCOO on 8-9 December
[Egypt Online] Egypt will host the 14th General Conference of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO) on 8-9 December 2021 under the auspices of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, ICESCO said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Zimbabwe: Soldiers Killed in Haulage Truck Collision
[New Zimbabwe] Two Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers died Tuesday in a horrific crash after the vehicle in which they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck in Chiredzi.
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Rwanda: PDI Political Party Marks 30th Anniversary
[New Times] The Ideal Democratic Party known for its French acronym PDI (Parti Démocrate Idéal) on Tuesday November 30, celebrated 30 years since its foundation in 1991.
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