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Parliament gives nod to new ministers, judges in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday authorized the appointment of countless key ministers and judicial officers. The House of Peoples’ Representatives, the lower chamber of Ethiopia’s parliament, recommended the appointments of Kenea Yadeta as defense minister, Gedion Timothewos as attorney general, Takele Umma as minister of mines and petroleum, and Samuel Hurkato as minister of science and […]

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Fear rises for imprisoned Qatari royal in the midst of health deterioration as wife pleads for release at the United Nations

Pressure is mounting over the case of QatariSheikh Talal Al Thani – the grandson of the founder of the gas-rich nation – after his wife, Asma Arian, submitted an 11th-hour plea for his release at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday. My husband desires pressing scientific care and a legal professional he chooses freely,” Arian advised the UN body in […]

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Nigeria: President Buhari mourns death of emir of Zazzau

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday mourned the loss of life of Emir of Zazzau Alhaji Shehu Idris, one of the country’s most influential standard leaders who exceeded away on Sunday at the age of 45. “With the passing of Alhaji Shehu Idris, Nigeria has lost one of its longest reigning typical monarchs whose contributions […]

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Uganda records 270 new COVID-19 cases as total spikes to 6,287

Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Sunday mentioned 270 new tested coronavirus instances elevating the countrywide complete to 6,287. Of the 270 cases, 240 have been contacts and indicators whilst 29 have been returnees and one used to be a truck driver. The capital Kampala recorded the best numbers of the 240 contacts and alerts with […]

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In weeks, Kenya will be rolling out COVID-19 vaccine trials

Kenya’s pinnacle medical research body will begin trials for a COVID-19 vaccine in a few weeks as the East African us of a continues its fight in opposition to the virus. Kombe Yeri, the Director-General of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), stated on Saturday the institution was once solely ready for the integral regulatory […]

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South Africa records 2,055 new COVID-19 cases, 85 deaths

South Africa mentioned 2,055 new COVID-19 instances bringing the number of validated infections to 657,627, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced late Friday.   Mkhize stated 85 human beings died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours putting the variety of fatalities at 15,857. For the previous six weeks, South Africa has been experiencing a decline […]

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President appoints new prime minister in Somalia

Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble as the country’s new high minister early Friday, hours after regional leaders agreed on a revised mannequin for presidential and parliamentary elections.    The Somali presidency made the announcement on Twitter.  The president wishes him to perform his responsibilities effectively and efficiently, it brought in the statement.  […]

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South Africa records 64 new Coronavirus deaths

South Africa mentioned 64 new coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period, bringing the whole range of fatalities to 15,705, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize stated late Wednesday.    Mkhize stated there have been 1,923 new COVID-19 cases recorded, placing the total number at 653,444.  Cases of COVID-19 had slowed down in South Africa in the past […]

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Mali: West African body urges for transitional gov’t

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday met with Mali’s military junta in Ghana’s capital Accra to locate a definitive answer to the political situation in the country. “Terrorists are taking advantage of the situation in Mali to toughen their power” and that “the military junta ought to have already put in […]

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Uganda ‘s National Authority for Identification and Registration briefly shut down after positive COVID-19 case

Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) was on Monday closed temporarily after a security personnel tested positive for COVID-19. “One person has tested positive at our head offices-Kololo ceremonial grounds and the person is undergoing treatment. NIRA headquarters shall therefore be closed to the public for 2 days -Tuesday 15th Sept & Wednesday 16th […]

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Uganda, Tanzania sign a crude oil pipeline construction contract

East African countries Uganda and Tanzania signed the Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the building of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. The signing of the settlement took area on Sunday in Chato in the northwest of Tanzania in a ceremony attended by means of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart […]

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South Africa records 1,816 new COVID-19 cases, 49 deaths

South Africa recorded 1,816 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday and 49 deaths, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Almost 4 million people have been tested for the virus on account that it was first detected in the country in March. Mkhize said 18,620 humans have been tested for the virus in the closing […]

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Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina has ‘disappeared by intimidation’-HRW

Paul Rusesabagina sounded strained. The man who stimulated the movie “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide however is now accused of terrorism in Rwanda used to be speaking to his family for the first time given that being paraded in handcuffs on August 31. But some thing was once wrong. With Rwandan authorities listening […]

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We Beg The Federal Government To Stop Turkey’s Shipping Of Military Weapons To Somalia

We, the people of Somalia residing in the United States, are deeply worried via Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey’s developing interference in our home country. We can’t take delivery of that Turkey is presenting weapons, bombs and equipment that will be used to terrorize our people, kill our women and children. The refusal of Turkey’s interference […]

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180 COVID-19 vaccines in development – WHO

Around 180 vaccines to combat COVID-19 are in development worldwide, consisting of 35 in human trials, the WHO chief stated on Friday. “No ailment in history has considered such rapid development in research. It’s a testament to the extremely good advances in science and technological know-how the world has made in latest years,” Director-General Tedros […]

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Mali ‘s leader in protest backs civilian ‘rare bird’ to lead the transition

Influential Mali cleric Imam Mahmoud Dicko urged the military junta on Wednesday to comply with demands from West African leaders to name a civilian president and high minister by using September 15 to ease sanctions imposed after last month’s coup. On Saturday the junta began talks with Mali’s political parties and civil society corporations over […]

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Uganda: 13 health workers test positive for COVID-19

Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday suggested 124 new conformed COVID-19 instances taking the East African nation’s caseload to 3,900. 13 of the instances have been fitness people accounting for 10.5 percent of all the new cases. Apac District in the northern area of Uganda accounted for most of these instances (three) accompanied by means of Lira […]

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Sudan’s flood death toll increases to 102

Sudan said on Monday that the demise toll from the country’s floods caused by using heavy seasonal rains has risen to 102. The floods have completely submerged the village of Eltomaniat, north of Khartoum, Col. Abdul-Jaleel Abdul-Rahim, a spokesman for the National Council for Civil Defense, instructed KnowAfrika. According to neighborhood media, the village, which […]