Africa
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Mali President Resigns after Mutiny
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on live television in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a…
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AfDB: ECOWAS Chair, Ex-AfDB Director, Others Boost Adesina’s Re-election Bid
Support for the re-election of Akinwumi Adesina as President of African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second term in office…
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AfDB: I’m Leaving Purely for Family Reasons, Says Blanke As Bank Announces Resignation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday announced the resignation of its Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development,…
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President of Burundi, Nkurunziza, Dies at 55
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. A government statement says…
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Africa Has So Far Record 3,500 COVID-19 Deaths
Coronavirus is beginning to gain a foothold in Africa, a continent once perceived as one of the safest grounds to…
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COVID-19: 190, 000 Africans May Die in 2020, WHO Warns
Up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures…
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Opinion: Fast and Furious: The Time to Act is Now
By Dr. Lola Dare Africa, where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have surged to nearly 6,000 in recent days, faces a…
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Egypt’s Ex-President Hosni Mubarak Dies at 91
Egypt’s former long-time president Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo’s Galaa military hospital, his family and state…
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Ramaphosa Becomes AU Chairman, Pledges to End Era of Colonialism, Imperialism in Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to lead a revolution into infrastructure development across Africa, a challenge he said…
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Zimbabwe Bids Mugabe Farewell with State Funeral
Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded…
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