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Burkina Faso unveils upgraded statue of Thomas Sankara

A little over a year after an initial bronze statue was unveiled of Thomas Sankara, government unveiled another – of the same work. Criticisms had trailed the March 2019 statue which a number of people said did not do justice to the former Burkinabe leader – at least per his looks. The criticized sculptor, Jean Luc Bambara,…

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Cameroon president delivers first coronavirus address

Cameroon’s 87-year-old President Paul Biya has made a televised address to his people ending more than two months of silence as the central African nation dealt with a burgeoning coronavirus crisis. Biya’s long silence was for supporters a sign of gravitas but for critics one of failure. “Like most countries in the world Cameroon is…

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Ethiopia coronavirus: Key updates between March 16 – May 16

May 16: Cases pass 300 mark Total confirmed cases = 306 (new cases = 19)Total recoveries = 113 (new recoveries = 1)Total deaths = 5Active cases = 189Tests within 24-hours = 4,044Total tests = 53,029 As of May 9, Ethiopia had recorded 210 cases, it means that it took a week for the next 100…

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Nigeria coronavirus: 6,175 cases, govt extends ‘eased lockdown’

May 19: Cases top 6,000; lockdown lifting risky Total confirmed cases = 6,175 (new cases = 216)Total recoveries = 1,644Total deaths = 191Active cases = 4,340 Figures valid as of close of day May 18, 2020 The federal government says Nigeria is not ready for total lifting of lockdown, hence the first level of easing…

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Seychelles virus-free with full recoveries, no death

Another island nation, Seychelles, has attained virus-free status after the Health Ministry announced full recoveries as of Monday May 18. The country becomes the third in recent times to achieve the feat behind Mauritius and Eritrea. The last cabinet meeting held on May 13 largely focused on COVID-19 containment efforts in the country as a resumption of life was…

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Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation excited to invite you all to read Merck Foundation new inspiring storybook, MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE.

As Merck Foundation CEO and as an African woman, I am excited to invite you to read our new inspiring storybook, “MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE “. I wanted this storybook to be part of our Africa Community awareness campaign about Coronavirus.  I strongly believe that this unsettling period due to the coronavirus scare is difficult for everyone, full…

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CAF begins early payments to 32 clubs featuring on continental fixtures

Caf release funds to respective clubs Good news to the clubs featuring this season in African interclub. CAF decided to pay the quotas earlier than expected. A great relief to the teams facing uncertainty linked to the Covid-19. CAF will soon meet to discuss precisely on the possibility of a continuation of the season. Senegalese league to resume…

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Somalia: floods leave dozens dead – UN

Dozens have been killed in flooding in Somalia that has affected nearly 1 million people and displaced over 400 thousand from their homes, according to the United Nations. People struggled to wade through flood water in the central Somalian city of Beledweyne after the Shabelle river burst its banks on Sunday and 1,200 people have…

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Burundi: general elections amid virus, tension

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and growing tensions in the country, Burundi will, on Wednesday, hold general elections. The small African country of the Great Lakes region and its 11 million inhabitants are trying to emerge from a deadly political crisis born of President Nkurunziza’s controversial candidacy for a third term in April 2015. Unlike Ethiopia, which…

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Malawi: Dire costs for campaign amid virus – experts

Officials and experts are sounding the alarm as Malawi shifts to top campaign gear with giant rallies for an unprecedented presidential re-run despite the coronavirus pandemic. Malawi University of Science and Technology virologist Gama Bandawe warned that the consequences would be dire. “It effectively leaves us to face the full unmitigated force of the pandemic,”…

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