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The World: More death in Georgia as vaccine trial begins

Georgia persevered to stagger beneath a heavy load of COVID-19 instances Monday amid one ray of hope — a large…

July 28, 2020

The World: Police Detain Man For Shooting Armed Protester Dead In Texas

According to witnesses at the scene, the man drove through a crowd of protesters before smashing into a barrier, after…

July 27, 2020

NEWS: Former President of Tanzania Mkapa is dead

Tanzania's former President Benjamin William Mkapa, 81, is dead, President John Magufuli has announced. Mkapa died on Friday at a…

July 24, 2020

COVID-19 claims 50 lives in Egypt

Over the past 24 hours another 50 people have died from the novel coronavirus in Egypt, the Ministry of Health…

July 21, 2020

Africa’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 700,000; deaths close to 15,000

As of today, the case load on Africa has reached the 700,000 mark. Half of the cases are reported in…

July 20, 2020

Ivory Coast buries deceased Prime Minister

Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in…

July 19, 2020

NEWS: Remains of late Ivorian PM arrives for burial in his hometown

Remains of former Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibally, who died in Abidjan last week, arrived in his home town…

July 17, 2020

Covid-19: Cape Town cop, 38, dies alone during self-isolation

A Cape Town sergeant, who self-isolated after finding out she had Covid-19, ended up dying alone in her flat, her…

July 15, 2020

Kenyans hold funeral for first doctor to die of covid-19

Family members and colleagues on Monday gather at the funeral of the first Kenyan doctor, Doreen Adisa Lugaliki in Bungoma,…

July 14, 2020

South Africa: Battered and bruised, another woman found dead

East Rand residents came out in numbers to support the family of a 31-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by…

July 14, 2020

Zindzi, Mandela’s daughter dies in South African hospital

South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark has died in Johannesburg at the age of 59, a family source has confirmed to…

July 13, 2020

The World: Elvis Presley’s grandson dies aged 27

Presley's representative Roger Widynowski said in a statement to The Associated Press on today that she was "heartbroken" after learning…

July 13, 2020

The World: British man dies after ‘falling from Spanish hotel balcony and killing bystander’

A British man has died at a Spanish hotel in a fall that killed another man, according to reports. A…

July 12, 2020

Death of PM Coulibaly: Abidjan residents express shock

Ivorians are mourning the passing of the country’s prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly.Days after his death people are still in…

July 11, 2020

TPLF tells Ethiopia PM to face challenges, stop scapegoating

Ethiopian opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has accused Prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his government of being…

July 10, 2020

Amadou Gon gone: Ivory Coast Prime Minister dead – Official

The Ivorian government has confirmed the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. He died at the age of 61…

July 9, 2020

South African provincial executive dies from COVID-19

A senior executive in South Africa’s North West provincial government has succumbed to a COVID-19 related illness. In a statement…

July 7, 2020

Breaking: Tunisia hopes to identify deceased migrants

It is a herculean task, but authorities in Tunisia hope to identify the bodies of thousands of deceased migrants who…

July 5, 2020

Breaking: Normalcy returning to Ethiopia capital, AU speaks, net still blocked

Four days since the murder of famed Oromo entertainer Hachalu Hundessa, normalcy is returning to the Ethiopian capital after last…

July 3, 2020

The World: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico

Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding…

July 2, 2020

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