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US Embassy says Tanzania hospitals overwhelmed
Wednesday's health alert notes that the Tanzanian government has not released any data on Covid-19 since April 29."Despite limited official...
Benin votes in controversial elections despite Covid-19 threat
Issued on: 18/05/2020 – 00:35 Benin staged local elections minus key opposition parties on Sunday with authorities pushing ahead despite...
Amid WHO warnings and with no proof, some African nations turn to herbal tonic to try to treat Covid-19
The product has not been tested in line with international standards, the World Health Organization said this week. Its use...
Fossilized human footprints found in Tanzania
Researchers believed the 408 footprints, which form 17 different tracks, belonged to 14 adult females, two adult males and one...
Editor-in-chief of prominent independent news site arrested in Egypt
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 19:17Modified: 17/05/2020 – 19:17 Egyptian security services on Sunday arrested the editor-in-chief of prominent independent news...
Suspected militia attack kills at least twenty civilians in northeast DR Congo
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 16:32Modified: 17/05/2020 – 16:32 Women and children were among at least 20 civilians murdered in northeastern...
Madagascar reports its first Covid-19 death
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 15:40Modified: 17/05/2020 – 15:40 Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from...
Félicien Kabuga: From poverty to alleged financier of the Rwandan genocide
Issued on: 17/05/2020 – 09:59Modified: 17/05/2020 – 09:59 Félicien Kabuga, who was arrested Saturday in a Paris suburb, rose from...
Zimbabwe opposition arrests: Three female MDC members injured and sexually assaulted
On this edition, new developments have emerged regarding the arrest of three female opposition figures in Zimbabwe. The three MDC...
Former Liberian president Sirleaf: ‘Let’s fight Covid-19, let’s also fight malaria’
Issued on: 15/05/2020 – 19:56Modified: 15/05/2020 – 19:56 In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...
Federal Government focuses on “integrated security”
Berlin (dpa) – The Federal Government is responding to the challenges of an increasingly unstable world order by means of a “policy...
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