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Burundi: Human rights abuses continues, UN watchdog report

Human rights violations are still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder, a report by a UN watchdog said. Hopes had been pinned on new President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was elected in May. He took over from his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, who was in office for 15 years. During his tenure, at least […]

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The World: Spain reports 27,000 COVID-19 cases over weekend

After a weekend marked by unlawful parties throughout the country, Spain’s Health Ministry suggested 27,404 new coronavirus infections on Monday. The three-day total, which consists of data seeing that Friday, is up by means of much less than 1,000 compared to remaining weekend, however the wide variety of instances recognized in the closing two weeks […]

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South Africa: Protest as report reveals COVID-relief fund misuse

Health workers in South Africa protested on Wednesday in opposition to lacking protecting tools and low salaries as a scathing document printed the country’s COVID-19 comfort fund was misused. Kimi Makwetu, the auditor general, stated there was once overpricing and possible fraud. In some cases, protective gear, or PPE, was sold for 5 instances more […]

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Business: Embattled Denel reports R1.7bn loss

State-owned fingers organization Denel recorded any other loss of R1.7billion for the 2019/20 monetary year due to a significant decline in revenue collection. This emerged when the Department of Public Enterprises seemed before the portfolio committee on public firms on Wednesday to short the committee on development made in addressing governance challenges facing state-owned entities. […]

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Nigeria: NDDC disbursed ‘scholarship grants’ to MD, directors – Senate

Top officers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid themselves scholarship delivers at a time thousands of deserving scholarship beneficiaries had now not been paid for years and were stranded in one of a kind countries, a report has shown. The document by lawmakers joins the other revelations that emanated from the National Assembly’s […]

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NEWS: Central Bank of Morocco Reported 9,575 counterfeit banknotes in 2019

Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al Maghrib (BAM), recognized 9,575 counterfeit banknotes in 2019, worth MAD 1.5 million ($161,000). The number of counterfeit banknotes extended with the aid of 6% in contrast to 2018, a press launch from BAM announced on Monday, August 3. More than two-thirds of the counterfeit banknotes (69%) have been of a MAD 200 ($21) value—the highest-value banknote in Morocco. […]

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The World: Five states in USA report one-day records for Covid-19 deaths

Five U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half its cases. Arkansas, Florida, Montana and Oregon each stated file spikes in fatalities. In California deaths rose by using 171, […]

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Entertainment: Toke Makinwa speaks on AMCON ‘eviction’ from Banana Island home

Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa, has reacted to online reports alleging that her Banana Island home was seized by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON. However, Toke in a statement released this evening by her publicist, Andrea Manuela Giaccaglia, said the popular Vlogger is the sole owner of her Ikoyi property and that it […]

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Coronavirus: WHO reports record single-day global increase in cases

The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours – the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. According to WHO, this is the first time the number of new daily infections has surpassed a quarter of a million. The biggest increases […]

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Kenya: Billions lost as medical kits gather dust in counties – report

Billions shillings of taxpayer’ money is going down the drain in the controversial Sh63 billion leased medical equipment services (MES) programme, a new report shows. The report says some of the equipment that cost billions of shillings is still gathering dust while others are yet to be supplied despite the government having paid for them. […]

UN reports highest number of refugees ever recorded

The UN refugee agency says the number of asylum-seekers, internally displaced people and refugees worldwide shot up by nearly nine million people last year – the biggest rise in its records. In its annual “Global Trends” report released on Thursday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that the 79.5 million […]

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South Africa reports resurgence of African swine fever

South Africa has detected cases of African Swine Fever in the Eastern Cape Province. The presence of the disease in the country was confirmed by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Thoko Didiza. The outbreak was detected following livestock post-mortem investigations at a municipal farm in Amathole district in April. The country has since […]

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Malawi reports first three cases of Coronavirus infection

Malawi has reported its first three confirmed cases of coronavirus, the nation’s government has confirmed. The southern African nation was among the few African countries yet to report coronavirus cases. Others include Lesotho, Comoros, South Sudan and São Tomé and Príncipe. President Peter Mutharika made the announcement in an address to the nation on Thursday […]