Zimbabwe extends lockdown by two weeks
HARARE — Moved by the rising positive cases of the dreaded coronavirus, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa today extended the national lockdown against coronavirus by 14 days.
The Southern African nation’s...
Malawians Cast Fresh Votes Following ‘Unprecedented’ Court Decision
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How An Organization Is Using “Safe Spaces” To Fight Forced Early Marriages Of Girls...
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Economic Sanctions: Zimbabweans Pin Hope On United States President-elect Joe Biden
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Biden’s win was recently confirmed by the US Congress...
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In a statement issued by the country’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhizhe, the government confirmed its first positive case...
Sudanese Parties Signed Agreement in Juba
Juba, August 17 — The Sudanese government together with Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North/Revolutionary Front signed the security arrangements protocol at the Pyramids Hotel in the capital of South Sudan—Juba.
The...
Tanzanians Raise Eyebrow Over $100 COVID Screening Fee
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Amidst rumours of the rising number of people with respiratory diseases in private hospitals, Tanzania authorities have issued new policy directives requiring national and...
Zimbabwe bans overseas travel amid Coronavirus fears
HARARE — Amid mounting fears for coronavirus which has killed thousands of people in China and other countries, the Zimbabwean government has with immediate effect banned overseas travel.
According to...
Tanzania Summons U.S Envoy Over Misleading COVID-19 Health Advisory
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Uganda Oil Companies Shrug Off Environmental Concerns To Advance $10 Billion Oil Project
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Researchers Tout Healthy Food Recipes To Boost Nutrition, Cut Costs In Tanzania’s Schools
MANYARA — The tolling of the afternoon bell marks the end of lessons at Babati Day Secondary School in Tanzania’s northern Manyara region.
It ushers in a moment of joy...
US Military Presence In Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Making SADC Volatile
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South Sudanese Activists in Sudan Support, Educate Poor Families on Coronavirus
Khartoum, June 1 — A group of youths from South Sudan in Khartoum the capital of Sudan undertook a voluntary awareness initiative called "The Winners Charitable Initiative."
According to their...
Campaigners hail Sudan’s move to criminalize female genital mutilation
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S.A Delegation Blocked From Meeting Opposition In Zimbabwe
Harare, September 8 — South Africa’s delegation from the country’s governing Africa National Congress (ANC) dispatched by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet Zimbabwe’s governing party and opposition...
BREAKING: Kenya confirms first case of Novel Coronavirus as WHO declares its outbreak officially...
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Child Prostitution Rampant In Zimbabwe’s Slums
Harare — Donning mini-skirts, popular for being dress codes for the oldest profession here, girls as young as 12, file past the railway tracks towards Harare-Chinhoyi highway, where one...
African CSOs Call On Governments To Participate In The FACTI Panel High-Level Africa Regional...
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As Taxes Soar Amid COVID-19, Kenyans Groan
The taxes imposed by the government have only made this worse, as businesses pass down costs to their customers so that they can stay afloat. Among those taxed include...
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