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Ivory Coast: Ouattara declares candidacy for 3rd term

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara introduced Thursday that he will run for a 1/3 term, no matter in the past pointing out otherwise.  In a televised tackle marking the country’s sixtieth anniversary of independence, Ouattara stated although he mentioned in March that he would now not take phase in this year’s presidential election, he modified […]

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Gambia shuts borders as Coronavirus cases rise

Gambian President Adama Barrow declared a country of emergency Wednesday, shutting his country’s borders and airspace amid a rise in coronavirus cases.   COVID-19 instances in Gambia have surged over 60% in the final seven days to nearly 800, a trajectory he said is “worrisome.” The country has registered sixteen coronavirus deaths so far. Barrow […]

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South Africa to act decisively on COVID-19 cases of wrongdoing – Ramaphosa

South Africa’s president has warned that he will deal harshly with officials and businesspeople who have allegedly enriched themselves throughout the COVID-19 disaster through corrupt activities.   “Corruption for the duration of a countrywide disaster is a mainly heinous kind of crime, and perpetrators are going to be dealt with decisively and harshly,” Cyril Ramaphosa stated […]

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Ghana records over 34,000 coronavirus recoveries

The number of recoveries in Ghana from the novel coronavirus has reached 34,313, health authorities said late Monday.  The West African u . s . a . reported 798 new cases over the past day, bringing the whole to 37,812, the Ghana Health Service said in a statement. Nearly 400,000 checks have been conducted in […]

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Zimbabwe: Amnesty International condemns arrest of protesters

Amnesty International criticized the Zimbabwean authorities’ arrest of several human-rights activists who took phase in protests Friday in opposition to state corruption. “The thwarting of the protest illustrates the Zimbabwean authorities’ complete intolerance of criticism,” Muleya Mwananyanda, the human rights organization’s deputy director for southern Africa, stated in an emailed statement. He described the arrests […]

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Dubai Receives Stamp OF Approval For Safe Tourism Amid Pandemic

As the world recovers from Covid-19 pandemic, Dubai has received a global safety and health stamp from the World Travel & Tourism Council to show the UAE’s commitment to reopening its tourism sector. The WTTC, a council that represents private sector travel and tourism, created the Safe Travels stamp to enable tourists to identify destinations […]

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South Africa: Cases of Coronavirus top 500,000

South Africa on Sunday topped 500,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, stated the Health Ministry said. With 11,107 infections over the remaining 24 hours, the country’s virus tally has reached 503,209, landing the united states of america in the fifth spot in terms of COVID-19 infections. Mexico is behind South Africa, with 434,193 cases. Meanwhile, […]

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Cameroon: Army spearheads fight against Coronavirus – Guemo

Atonfack Guemo, the Defense Ministry’s head of communication, spoke to KnowAfrika, detailing the army’s involvement in the combat towards the modern health crisis. Guemo said that despite Boko Haram’s assaults in the north and the so-called anglophone crisis, “the link between the navy and the state has been amply valued.” “As in the past when […]

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Ivory Coast: Minister of Defense named new prime minister

The Ivorian president appointed Defense Minister Hamed Bakayoko as the top minister after the unexpected death of his predecessor, the presidency stated on Thursday. President Alassane Ouattara nominated Bakayoko to substitute former PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly who died earlier this month. Coulibaly, 61, back to Ivory Coast on July 2, after two months in France […]

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Socio-economic status in Egypt is hindering its modernisation

Trust displays positively on nations’ speedy monetary growth argues renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama. To further illustrate his point, Fukuyama claims in his book, Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity, that the high degree of mutual have confidence and other shared high-quality cultural traits, such as difficult work, have empowered Germany and Japan […]

382 people repatriated from Saudi Arabia to Uganda

A complete of 382 Ugandans who have been stranded in Riyadh Saudi Arabia seeing that the closure of airports due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak have been remaining nighttime repatriated thru Entebbe International airport. The team which is the second batch of Ugandans to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia commonly consisting of migrant employees and […]

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Zimbabwe: President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces possible coup’

THE ruling Zanu-PF formative years league has sensationally claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was under threat from within his own celebration and accuses some insiders of working with exiled officials to dislodge him. Zanu-PF early life league secretary for administration in Mnangagwa’s stronghold of Midlands province, Justice Mayor Wadyajena said the youths would defend their […]

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Nigeria: Muslims will Hold Eid Prayers in Open Spaces – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that Eid prayers can preserve in open areas in Kaduna State but there will be no celebrations during the impending Eid Al-Adha Muslim festival. The governor who made this known in a media chat, warned that the prayers ought to no longer be held interior mosques due to the fact […]

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Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail

Zimbabwean journalist arrested after revealing alleged government corruption has been denied bail by a court in the capital, Harare, for fear he will “incite” others to protest. Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested on Monday on charges of inciting violence. The state accuses him of supporting calls for planned anti-government protests at the end of July, organised […]

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Coronavirus kills 38 people in Egypt

Another 38 human beings died from the novel coronavirus in Egypt throughout the past 24 hours, health officials there stated Friday.  The death toll reached 4,518 and the quantity of cases climbed to 91,072 with 659 new infections. A whole of 31,970 humans have recovered from the virus. Since originating in China last December, COVID-19 […]

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Sudan discovers mass grave of military officers from Bashir’s regime

The Sudanese General Attorney said Thursday it located a mass grave of military officers courting to 1990.  The legal professional stated the grave consists of 28 officers believed to be worried in a failed military coup in opposition to the rule of Omar Bashir who held energy for 30 years. “The lawyer has discovered strong […]

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Cases of coronavirus in Nigeria surpass 38,000

More than 540 new coronavirus cases have taken the nationwide tally here to over 38,000, authorities introduced Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated 543 greater COVID-19 instances and eight fatalities were recorded in the united states in the previous 24 hours. The case count now stands at 38,344, along with 15,815 recoveries […]

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Are there terrorist group that Qatar does not sponsor?

Qatar’s funding of extremists, in the Arab world and beyond, is no secret to most residents of the Middle East. Yet, in the past week, new important points of Doha’s murky dealings overseas have emerged. According to German newspaper Die Zeit, Doha has been funding Hezbollah and its activities. The Lebanese militant group used to be created […]