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Morocco bans travellers arriving from China over COVID surge

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Morocco has imposed a ban on people arriving from China effective Tuesday, Jan. 3 as it makes effort to prevent a wave of Covid-19 infections. The foreign ministry said all nationalities arriving from China will be hit with this ban. Several countries have imposed restrictions on travellers from China due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Morocco is a top… Read More
Africa World 

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

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Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95. The death occurred almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae… Read More
Africa Football Sports World 

Brazil football legend Pele dies aged 82

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Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970,… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Former Pope Benedict XVI very ill

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Pope Francis has said former Pope Benedict XVI is very ill and he has asked pilgrims at the Vatican to pray for him. Benedict, 95, became the first leader of the Catholic Church to stand down in 600 years in 2013, citing advanced age. At the end of the Pope’s final audience of the year, he asked people to “pray a… Read More
Africa World 

US President Biden says US is ‘all in’ on Africa’s future

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– – US President Joe Biden has said Africans can count on the United States as he delivered a speech at the Business Forum at this year’s US-Africa leaders summit in Washington DC. “The United States is all in on Africa’s future,” President Biden told the 49 African leaders attending the summit. This is the first time such a summit… Read More
Africa Business World 

Facebook-owner Meta to cut 11,000 staff

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Mr Zuckerberg said the company would focus on high-priority growth areas, like artificial intelligence, advertising, and “our long-term vision for the metaverse”. Meta will also cut costs elsewhere – including reducing its spending on buildings and offices, and increasing desk-sharing. Affected Meta employees will receive an email soon, he said, and will have an opportunity to ask questions. US employees… Read More
Africa World 

Climate summit opens in Egypt as Africa pushes for gas exploitation

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– – This year’s climate change summit – COP 27- has opened in Egypt as world leaders discuss solutions to the impact of climate change. The summit for the first time is debating whether richer nations should provide financial support to help developing countries combat the effects of climate change. But African countries are themselves pushing for the exploitation of… Read More
Africa Business World 

Opinion: The fall of the Euro, a boon for investors

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– – For the first time in two decades, the US dollar and the Euro hit parity in July 2022. The currency, shared by 19 European countries, has slumped more than 11 per cent since the beginning of this year. But the weakened Euro holds great economic significance for businesses as well as individuals, especially those earning and spending in… Read More
Africa Business World 

Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover in $44bn deal

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Chief financial officer Ned Segal, and the firm’s top legal and policy executive, Vijaya Gadde, are leaving alongside Mr Agrawal, according to US media reports. – – The completion of the deal brings to an end months of legal wrangling, but the deal has prompted questions over the platform’s future direction. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc has… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Pakistani journalist shot dead by Kenyan police

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– – Kenyan police on Sunday night shot and killed a Pakistani journalist and TV host Arshad Sharif. He was shot in the head along the Nairobi-Magadi highway. His driver was also injured. Police say the journalist was mistakenly killed. Local media reports said Sharif was shot and killed by the police after he and his driver allegedly breached a… Read More