Africa
- Jul- 2020 -28 July
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UNICEF helps 100,000 children in DR Congo
YAOUNDE, Cameroon The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided life-saving assistance to 100,000 children and their families in the…
Read More » - 22 July
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Mushroom helps Tanzania farmers fight climate change
MOROGORO, Tanzania Amid dismal crop yields due to recurring drought spells triggered by the impacts of climate change, farmers across…
Read More » - 20 July
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Hajj cancelation due to COVID-19 hurting Somali farmers
MOGADISHU, Somalia With the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, or hajj, canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the…
Read More » - Jun- 2020 -16 June
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Burundi’s president died from COVID-19: reports
ANKARA Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza died from the novel coronavirus, not a heart attack, some local news outlets reported Monday.…
Read More » - May- 2020 -31 May
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Rwanda registers first COVID-19 death
KIGALI, Rwanda Rwanda registered its first fatality Saturday from COVID-19 as , according to health officials. A truck driver, 65,…
Read More » - 25 May
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African Muslims celebrate virtual Eid under lockdown
JOHANNESBURG Millions of Muslims in Africa began celebrating Eid al-Fitr holidays Sunday under tight coronavirus restrictions including bans on congregational…
Read More » - 23 May
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African music icon Mory Kante Mory Kante, Yeke yeke (1987), dies at 70
ANKARA Mory Kante, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yeke Yeke, has died in the…
Read More » - 21 May
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‘WHO commends Madagascar’s fight against COVID-19’
ANKARA In a phone call, the head of the UN’s World Health Organization commended Madagascar’s efforts against the coronavirus pandemic,…
Read More » - 19 May
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River of discord between Egypt and Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Tensions have escalated in the Eastern Nile region, with Egypt taking a complaint to the UN Security…
Read More » - 10 May
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50 die in Yemen from mosquito-borne disease
ADEN, Yemen. Fifty people lost their lives in Yemen’s temporary capital of Aden due to the chikungunya fever, according to…
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