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Uganda converts national stadium into an auxiliary hospital as COVID-19 cases rise

In the light of the fast-growing COVID-19 incidents, Ugandan health ministry has transformed parts of Namboole National Stadium to into an auxiliary hospital to cater for the rapidly increasing numbers. The health ministry opened a treatment center situated in Wakiso ‘s central Ugandan province, about 15 km east of Kampala, the capital. The facility begins […]

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Business: African Bank signs a R8bn aid deal with shareholders

African Bank stated on Monday that it had entered into an R8 billion help arrangement with its shareholders to re-enter the South African wholesale funding market. The bank, which is a one hundred percentage subsidiary of African Bank Holdings Limited (ABHL), said the support amenities would be supplied over a length of three years and […]

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The World: Coronavirus sickens more than 182 people in Gaza

Palestinian health authorities registered 182 additional coronavirus instances in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday. In a statement, the Health Ministry stated the seaside territory’s tally rose to 1,151 cases, consisting of nine deaths, and 89 recoveries. The ministry renewed its calls on residents to adhere to precautionary measures to stem the infections, particularly among […]

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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 […]

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NEWS: ECOWAS gives Mali’s military junta until Sept. 15 deadline to hand over power

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has asked the military junta in Mali to appoint a civilian transition head by using 15 September, a little over one week from today, the AFP reports. The development comes following the 57th Ordinary Session of the Authority […]

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Sports: Sheyi Ojo delighted after joining Cardiff City

Super Eagles goal Sheyi Ojo delighted after joining Cardiff City on season-long from Liverpool. The 23-year-old Nigerian descent he performed 36 games Steven Gerrard’s Rangers ultimate season. Ojo will be his sixth mortgage spell for the reason that shifting to Anfield from MK Dons in 2011 as he instructed Cardiff official website saying: “I’ve obtained a factor […]

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Entertainment: “My daughter too fine, no worry” – Teddy A and BamBam show off their daughter, Zendaya

His wife, Bamike also shared photos of Zendaya, and fans have been showering praises on the little baby since the photos surfaced. Teddy A and BamBam, who met and began their relationship on Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’ in 2018, first announced their engagement on August 4, 2019. On the 7th of September, 2019 the […]

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NEWS: Northern Cameroon Under Flood

Over 1,500 households in Northern Cameroon have been displaced as overwhelming floods – from heavy rainfall in the town of Maroua the remaining few days, have destroyed their homes, washed away cattle and devastated plantations. The established embankment alongside the Logone River has additionally given out and even bridges have collapsed, leaving the inhabitants despondent. […]

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Oil industry lobbying to dump plastics in Kenya

The oil industry has asked the United States to pressure Kenya to change its world-leading stance against the plastic waste that litters Africa, according to environmentalists who fear the continent will be used as a dumping ground. The request from the American Chemistry Council, whose members include major oil companies, to the Office of the […]

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IBK leaves Bamako as Junta talks continue

The former president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, left Bamako on Saturday evening for treatment in the United Arab Emirates, more than two weeks after his removal by a military junta in in the capital. According to his doctors, Ibk had suffered a minor stroke, he was hospitalized Tuesday in a clinic in Bamako and […]

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Breaking: Face mask suffocates man to death in Ogun state

A 50-year-old man, Solomon Ede aka Baba Rita, is dead after his lifeless body was found face down with his face mask, in Alako, Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to the Nation, the deceased was always in the habit of wearing his face mask in order to protect himself against the Covid-19 but accidentally slept with […]

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Tunisia: Officer killed in a knife attack

Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded any other Sunday earlier than three assailants have been shot useless in a firefight, the protection pressure said, labelling it a “terrorist” act. The attack took area in the traveller district of the coastal city of Sousse, the web site of the worst of […]

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City Lodge parks dividend after loss of R486 m due to coronavirus

City Lodge Hotels parked its remaining dividend charge for the yr ended in June as it fluttered to a R486.6million loss on Covid-19 monetary fallout on its hotels. The crew stated the day gone by that it was once not planning to pay dividends in the short term, given the affect of Covid-19 on its […]

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Sudan: Government, armed groups set to sign final peace deal on Oct. 2

The last signing of a peace agreement between Sudan’s government and rise up agencies is set for October two in the South Sudanese capital Juba, the talks’ chief mediator announced Sunday.   “The 2d of October is the date for the closing signing of the peace settlement between the authorities and the ‘parties to the […]

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The World: U.S. Health experts are fearful of huge crowds over the weekend on Labor Day

The U.S. has suggested almost 44,500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as Americans celebrated the Labor Day weekend. “We don’t favor to see a repeat of the surges that we have seen following different vacation weekends,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said to CNN. “We don’t prefer […]

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Entertainment: ‘I Was So Broke, I Could Only Live In A Shelter’ – Tiwa Savage

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has revealed some important details from her life while in New York. The award-winning Afro-pop artist was treated to a surprise party for her album launch organized by singer, Lami Phillips and former beauty queen cum fashion entrepreneur, Elizabeth Elohor. At the party, some notable Mavin crew members such as Don […]

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Nigeria: International Flights resume after 5 months

Nigeria on Thursday introduced it would resume global flights beginning Sept. 5 after shuting down flights at its five worldwide airports on March 24 following the virus outbreak. Nigeria had formerly said it would resume flights overseas each time from Aug. 29. Incoming passengers to the us of a are required to elevate a file […]

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Docks of hippos at risk in Namibia ‘s dried-up water hole

Dozens of hippopotamuses are caught in a shrinking pool of mud and water in a recreation reserve in Namibia and are at risk of dying of hunger and thirst, the Daily News online booklet mentioned on Saturday. The pool, in the Wuparo Conservancy about 900 km (600 miles)northeast of the capital Windhoek, was fed from […]

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Kenya pledges to enhance conservation of vultures

Kenya will earmark sufficient resources to promote conservation of vultures amid threat of extinction linked to habitat destruction and retaliatory poisoning by herders, officials said on Saturday at an event to mark International Vulture Awareness Day. Minister for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala, , said that protecting vultures and other birds of prey from myriad […]