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Rasha Kelej, the CEO of Merck Foundation makes it to the list of 100 Most Influential African Women 2020

Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President, Merck More Than a Mother has been featured in the list of 100 Most Influential African Women 2020, released by ‘Be a Girl’ Initiative, for the second time as she was selected to be One of Most Influential African Women by New African Magazine, UK, 2019. Rasha…

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COVID-19: Kenya extends curfew, lifts ban on sale of secondhand clothes

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced an extension to the nationwide dusk-dawn curfew for a further 30 days in an attempt to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension comes despite progress being made in reducing COVID-19 infections President Kenyatta noted that infections in the country are now at a manageable level…

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2.7 million refugees in East Africa affected by reduction in food rations and cash transfers: WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says more than 2.7 million refugees in East Africa have been affected by a reduction in food rations and cash transfers, as donors slashed funding due to the impact of COVID-19. The agency says cash transfers have been slashed by between 10 and 30 percent as the pandemic…

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Uganda’s national broadcaster confirms 10 COVID-19 cases

The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), Uganda’s national broadcaster, on Wednesday reported that of its 10 staff members had tested positive for the coronavirus. The UBC said in a statement that the tests were conducted on its entire staff out of responsibility to prioritise the health of its workers and the general public. “The cases are…

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13 dead dolphins wash up on Mauritian shores after huge oil spill

At least 13 dead dolphins washed up on Mauritian sea shores about one month after the Japanese tanker MV Wakashio spilled over 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil into the country’s waters, the BBC reports. Environmental campaigners say the deaths may have been caused either by the spilled oil or by a decision to sink the…

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Kenya condemns women to ‘death by unsafe abortion’, campaigners warn

Thousands of women are dying every year in Kenya due to botched backstreet abortions, campaigners have warned, 10 years after the introduction of safeguards to abortion access when a woman’s life is in danger. Kenya’s 2010 constitution broadened access to abortion, permitting it when a woman’s life is at risk or in case of an…

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Sudan PM says he talked with Pompeo about removal from terror list

Sudanese Prime Minister said he held “direct and transparent” talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Khartoum on Tuesday, including over removing Sudan from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list. Pompeo landed in Sudan after flying non-stop from Israel on what he said was the first official non-stop flight between the two…

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اخبار مصر العاجلة – Egypt News : هالة زايد ورشا قلج تحصدان لقب السيدات الأكثر تأثيرا في إفريقيا لـ2020

اهم و اخر اخبار مصر العاجلة – Egypt News : مصر اليوم : الأحد 23 أغسطس 2020مع تفاصيل الخبر : اخبار مصر العاجلة – Egypt News : هالة زايد ورشا قلج تحصدان لقب السيدات الأكثر تأثيرا في إفريقيا لـ2020 حازت الدكتورة هالة زايد وزيرة الصحة، والدكتورة رشا قلج الرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الخيرية الدولية، على…

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Egypt, France FMs discuss regional crises

Egyptian and French foreign ministers discussed on Sunday regional crises including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as well as the latest developments in war-torn Libya and blast-stricken Lebanon, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed the necessity of preserving the principle of the…

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Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 40,671

Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 40,671 after 1,638 new cases were confirmed on Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The ministry said in a statement that 16 more patients succumbed to illnesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the East African country to 678.