AFRICA NEWS
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AU Chair appoints special envoys for Africa’s coronavirus fight
The Chair of the African Union (AU), President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald…
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Rain leaves 390 people homeless in Tanzania
A six-year-old child died and 390 people have been rendered homeless following heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in two…
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Rwanda deploys drones to raise coronavirus awareness in communities
Rwanda National Police (RNP) on Sunday, April 12 announced the usage of drones to further raise awareness of the coronavirus…
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Ex-Togolese Prime Minister, Edem Kodjo is dead
Former Togolese Prime Minister and diplomat, Edem Kodjo is dead at the age of 82. Edem who served as the prime minister…
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African nations, US decry racism against blacks in China
African officials are confronting China publicly and in private over racist mistreatment of Africans in the Chinese city of Guangzhou,…
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Lockdown continues as long as necessary – Buhari
In the clearest indication yet that the two-week lockdown imposed on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on…
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SA COVID-19 cases rise to 2 173
As of today, 12 April 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 2 173, with…
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Police arrest 150 suspects over robberies, cultism
The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested 150 suspects in connection with the resurgence of robberies,…
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Congo records a second Ebola death
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than six weeks without a new case,…
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Somali state minister dies from coronavirus
The justice minister of Somalia’s autonomous Hirshabelle state, Khalif Mumin Tohow, has died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus, the second recorded…
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