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Coronavirus- Leaders Call to Accelerate Vaccination Globally, in Africa
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders today issued an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and in Africa in particular.
The leaders stressed that the worst pandemic in the last hundred…
Burundi reopens schools after Covid-19 break
Schools has re-opened in Burundi after being closed due to the pandemic and summer holidays, as the Burundian Health Ministry issued mandatory testing for all returning students.
Schoolchildren, many accompanied by their parents,…
DRC opposition leader demands probe after rally disperse
Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu has demanded an investigation after security forces brutally dispersed a rally he called over election reforms.
Police fired in the air in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo capital on…
Libya to reopen border with Tunisia
The Libyan government has announced that it will reopen its border with neighboring Tunisia starting from Friday, after more than two months of closure.
"The decision (to reopen border) is a result of the meeting between the Prime…
South Africa’s central bank to keep rates at record low
South Africa's central bank will keep its repo rate on hold next week as inflation remains benign but raise rates early next year to keep prices lower.
The economy was predicted to contract this quarter due to riots and the coronavirus…
Egypt signs flurry of deals with Libya’s unity government
Egypt and Libya's unity government signed a series of cooperation agreements and several infrastructure contracts on Thursday as Cairo eyes reconstruction opportunities in its oil-rich neighbour.
Though, Libya's political prospects…
South Sudanese Bishops frustrated at peace process
Catholic bishops in South Sudan have expressed frustration at the slow implementation of the revitalised peace agreement which was signed three years ago to end five years of conflict.
The bishops say "the root causes of the conflict…
Police raids DR Congo opposition Media house
A private television station owned by a Democratic Republic of Congo opposition politician has been raided by police.
The Radio Television Satellitaire (RTVS1), is owned by the Coordinator of the Lamuka opposition coalition, Adolphe…
Amnesty accuses Egypt of harassing activists into silence
The Amnesty International has accused the security services in Egypt of intimidating and harassing human rights activists in order to try to silence them.
The campaign group interviewed 25 people for a new report called: This will only…
Burundi human rights worsen under new president- UN
The United Nations, UN, says the human rights situation in Burundi has deteriorated since current President Evariste Ndayishimiye took office last year.
UN investigators said; ''conditions had worsened for opposition parties, journalists…