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Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde on Wednesday wrapped up a two-day visit to Burundi. Zewde was in the central African country at the invitation of President Evariste Ndayishimiye. President Zewde arrived at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport on Tuesday and was received by Ndayishimiye together with other senior government officials. According to a statement released by the Presidency, the two leaders discussed… Read More

Ethiopia’s embattled northern region of Tigray remains largely inaccessible, the International Red Cross said Wednesday. The situation has led to starvation deaths, the organization said. “Eighty percent of the Tigray is unreachable at this particular time,” president of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Abera Tola, told a press conference. “People in Tigray need everything: food and food items, water and… Read More

Al Ahly is set to face Palmeiras Thursday afternoon in the third place final Nicknamed the “African Club of the Century” (because they are the record African Champions League winner), Al Ahly was quitre impressive against overwhelming european champions FC Bayern. FIFA legends Mascherano and Julio Cesar lauded the African club champions and spoke glowingly of the quality of Egyptian… Read More

Humanitarian convoys have made way in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui after rebel groups losing ground to pro-government forces temporarily allowed passage. The Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC), an alliance of six of the most powerful armed groups that have controlled two-thirds of the Central African Republic’s eight-year civil war, said in a statement”Contacts and negotiations have taken… Read More

Scandalous Allegations Against the Trade Minister The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection of Mauritius, Yogida Sawmynaden, stepped down from his position today. The now ex-minister was summoned to the Central Criminal Investigation Department (CCID) this morning for questioning “under warning” following a complaint by Shakuntala (Simla) Kistnen — the surviving widow of Soopramanien Kistnen. Affectionately known as Kaya, the… Read More

South Africa’s planned coronavirus vaccination campaign will be launched with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, instead of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine whose effectiveness is currently being questioned. South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced this Wednesday. On Sunday, South African authorities had suspended the start of an ambitious vaccination program, which was to take place in the coming days with one… Read More

In the year 2018, the government of Kenya launched a Universal Health Coverage scheme (UHC) that will allow any Kenyans to access quality health services without suffering financial hardship. For two years, the government ran a pilot on the affordable health insurance scheme in four counties of the 47 in the East African nation, in order to assess its use… Read More

The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia’s federal government and regional states Tuesday to urgently resume talks and agree on arrangements to hold elections as soon as possible. A September agreement allows for the president and others to stay in office after Monday’s election date if needed, but United Nations special representative James Swan has warned that going beyond that… Read More

The Senegalese army said Tuesday it took three rebel “bases” in the restive southern region Casamance and recovered weapons during an offensive launched in late January after months of a lull in the long-standing conflict. Officers of the Senegalese army took the press for a rare visit to two of these cantonments, shelters of tin and wood scattered under tall… Read More

Protests broke out Tuesday in a key port city, the restive Darfur region and other parts of Sudan over the rising cost of living, witnesses and state media said. A new government team including rebel leaders has been tasked with fixing an economy decimated by decades of US sanctions, mismanagement and civil war under now-ousted president Omar al-Bashir. It also… Read More