Africa
Nightclubs shut as DR Congo hit by third COVID-19 wave
The surge in COVID-19 has also forced the authorities to postpone a tribute to Patrice Lumumba, a revolutionary figure who helped steer the former Belgian Congo...
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Zambia's ex-leader Kaunda, 97, being treated for pneumonia: aide
His administrative assistant Rodrick Ngolo told AFP, dispelling rumours that the nonagenarian had contracted the coronavirus.
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Ethiopia prepares to vote as famine stalks Tigray
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, appointed in 2018 after years of anti-government unrest, craves a popular mandate through competitive elections to cement a promised democratic rebirth in Africa's second-most populous nation.
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In test for Ivory Coast, controversial ex-president Gbagbo heading home
Gbagbo was ousted in April 2011 after a war sparked by his refusal to accept electoral defeat at the hands of Alassane Ouattara, the current president.
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UN calls for free, fair Mali polls minus coup leaders
The volatile west African nation has announced a new government with army figures in key roles, in the wake of an internationally condemned coup led by Colonel Assimi Goita last month.
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Kenya to reopen Mogadishu embassy 'as soon as possible'
Ties between the countries were severed on December 15 after Kenya hosted the leadership of Somaliland, a breakaway state not recognised by the central government in Mogadishu.
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Volcanologists take the pulse of DR Congo's temperamental volcano
Four experts from DR Congo's Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) took the trail last week to get a closer look at Nyiragongo, which briefly flared into life on May 22.
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Zambian govt calls for prayers as ex-president Kenneth Kaunda hospitalised
According to a short statement released by his office, the 97-year-old former statesman has not been feeling well and requested Zambians and the international community for prayers.
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Zambia president suffers dizzy spell at public event
Lungu, who is campaigning for re-election in August, had been attending a defence forces Commemoration Day event, which was brought to a swift end.
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Pope offers prayers for famine-hit Tigray
The UN has said that over 90% of the more than five million people in the Tigray region need emergency food aid, and has urgently appealed for more than $200 million to scale up its response.
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CAR president names new PM after government resigns
Reputedly close to President Faustin Archange Touadera, the new PM is also known for having a good knowledge of international finance and aid programmes, vital for the second least-developed country in the world, according to the UN.
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In Nigeria, broadcasters get to grips with Twitter ban
President Muhammadu Buhari's government defended the decision to ban Twitter, saying that it had become a platform for activities threatening the country's stability, particularly for an outlawed separatist group in the southeast.
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Over 30,000 children risk death in famine-hit Tigray: UN
"Without humanitarian access to scale up our response, an estimated 30,000-plus severely malnourished children in those highly inaccessible areas are at high risk of death," said Unicef spokesperson James Elder.
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Moz insurgency being monitored in case violence spills over into SA - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa’s security agencies were monitoring the situation in the neighbouring nation and the possible spilling over of violence into South Africa.
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Africa likely to miss September vaccination target: WHO
Africans have received less than one percent of the over 2.1 billion doses administered globally, according to the WHO.
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Central African Republic government resigns
The country is the second least-developed in the world according to the UN and suffers from the aftermath of a brutal civil conflict that erupted in 2013.
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Algeria to elect parliament amid protest movement boycott
Pro-government parties and state media have urged people to turn out in droves for an election it claims is 'crucial for the stability of the country'.
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Dozens of children seized by armed groups in Mozambique
British charity Save the Children said the "abduction of children has become a new and alarmingly regular tactic by armed groups involved in the conflict".
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Zimbabwe optimistic for pandemic-beating economic growth
The finance minister's outlook was more than twice the level forecast by the International Monetary Fund.
