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Mauritania: Prime Minister replaced amid investigation into alleged corruption

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has replaced his top minister following the resignation of Ismail Ould Bedda Ould Cheikh Sidiya. The pass comes after prosecutors received a key record investigating the activities of former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Mohamed Ould Bilal, a former political adviser and minister in the technology before Abdel […]

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Africa exceeds 1 million confirmed virus cases

Africa’s validated coronavirus instances have surpassed one million, however global health specialists say the genuine toll is probable numerous instances higher, reflecting the gaping lack of checking out for the continent’s 1.3 billion people. While professionals say infection tolls in richer countries can be vast undercounts, large numbers of undetected instances are a greater chance […]

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Entertainment: At SAMA26 night 4, Ami Faku, AKA, Benjamin Dube earn top honours

It’s nearly the stop of the #SAMA26 exciting five day-virtual musical extravaganzas, which kicked off on Monday. It’s been a roller-coaster journey with peeps threatening to boycott the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) due to the truth their fave, internationally regarded “Jerusalema” with the useful resource of Limpopo born singer Master KG was now not […]

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The World: Canada to strike back against U.S. aluminum tariffs – Freeland

Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s move on Thursday to reimpose 10% tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland stated in a statement. “In response to the American tariffs, Canada intends to rapidly impose dollar-for-dollar countermeasures,” Freeland said, calling the tariffs “unwarranted and unacceptable.” Trump […]

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Nigeria: Presidency Extends Covid-19 National Response By Four Weeks

President Muhammadu Buhari has accredited the extension of the section two of the COVID-19 National Response through any other four weeks with some changes that will address economic, socio-political and fitness concerns. The presidential approval used to be disclosed the day past by way of the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force of COVID-19, Mr. […]

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Sports: Brown Ideye gets new appointment

Nigerian famous footballer Brown Ideye has been appointed as an ambassador of the Super Eagles Supporters Club. The appointment used to be conferred on him with the aid of the National President Prince Vincent Okumagba in the course of an legit interview on Instagram tagged “SESCLINKUP”. Speaking on the reason for appointing the African Cup […]

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Business: SA Telecom Giant MTN Exits Middle East set to Concentrate on Africa

Africa’s largest cell operator, and South African telecom giant MTN, announced Thursday it would pull out of the Middle East the medium term to concentrate on its pan-African approach resolving to simplify its portfolio and exit its Middle Eastern assets in an orderly fashion. The group will scrap its interim dividend beneath a blueprint to […]

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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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NEWS: Egypt and Sudan Halt Nile Dam Talks

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia at an Impasse Egypt withdrew from the Nile dam talks scheduled today with Ethiopia claiming that the inspiration put forth by way of the nation lacked rules on dam operations and any felony mechanism for settling disputes. Sudan also threatened to step out in rejection of the concept of sharing Bule […]

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Health: Price of hydroxychloroquine increased

The price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in sub sahara African countries amid COVID 19. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there have been claims that hydroxychloroquine can help in preventing and treatment the deadly virus, and since it’s been a valuable object that is trafficked. Chloroquine is well known in Africa and was one of the […]

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Education: Nigeria Partially Reopens Schools for Last-Year Exit Exams

School Bells are Ringing Again Back to class, for last-year Nigerian students as the Federal Ministry of Education declared the partial opening of secondary-schools across the country from August 4th. The decision comes after a 5-month suspension in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and all schools are to adhere to strict sanitary regulations. Abigail […]

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The World: ‘Unity’ From Around The World As Beirut Reels After Tragedy

As the devastation from Tuesday’s big explosion became clearer Wednesday, humans round the world expressed team spirit with Beirut as it faces crises of hunger, homelessness, and harm from the destructive blast that leveled the port vicinity of the Lebanese city. “They say the blast in Beirut was felt in all of Lebanon and even […]

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Business: Former execs ‘conspired’ to benefit the Gupta brothers – Eskom

Former Eskom executives conspired with the Gupta brothers and their enterprise associates for six years to syphon dollars from the energy utility, a summons revealed. The 73-page summons, filed with the aid of Eskom with the Special Investigating Unit, with the North Gauteng High Court on Monday seeks to get better R3.8 billion from former […]

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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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Entertainment:After ‘I stand with Zimbabwe’ post Lasizwe faces homophobic responses

Local entertainer Lasizwe spoke out about the homophobic feedback he’s been receiving after displaying support for the human beings of Zimbabwe. This comes after claims of human rights violations began surfacing on-line with many users joining the #ZimbabweLivesMatter movement to create awareness about what is taking place in the country. The “@Lasizwe: Fake It Till […]

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Uganda: Man steals chicken, radio from family members, kills them

A 33-year-old man has been detained for allegedly killing his two spouse and children who had accused him of stealing their radio set and a chicken in Lira District. It is stated that the attacker on Tuesday hacked his uncle, Jackson Olong. After cutting Olong into pieces, he attacked Olong’s wife and slit her throat. […]

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Sports: Lugano favourite to sign Sebastian Osigwe

Switzerland side, Lugano are favourites to sign Super Eagles prospect Sebastian Osigwe this summer after membership president Angelo Renzetti demonstrated ongoing negotiation with the player, in accordance to SportingLife. The especially rated 26-year-old, who helped Kriens to promotion twice in his 143 appearances for the membership and kept forty three easy sheets, parted employer with […]

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Boko Haram Terrifies Refugees in Cameroun

A Terrifying Weekend Just under 2000 people poured into Mozongo, panic-stricken and desperately fleeing for their lives from a refugee camp housing 800 internally displaced people in the village of Nguetchewe in Cameroon’s far north region. The area, already one of the poorest in the world, has seen a significant increase in violent incidents in […]

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Tanzania:Tundu Lissu named main opposition candidate

Tundu Lissu named as the main opposition candidate for presidential votes. Tanzania’s main opposition, Chadema party on Tuesday unanimously approved Tundu Lissu ‘s candidacy for the October 28 general election after he won a party vote. Heavyweight Lissu, a former MP and Chadema’s deputy chairman, was shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt. He […]