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Covid-19: Botswana reinstates strict lockdown in capital city as Sierra Leone reopen schools for exams

GABORONE/FREETOWN, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — BOTSWANA brought back a strict Coronavirus lockdown in its capital city, Gaborone, and surrounding areas after the…
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Africa free trade zone could launch on Jan 1, says official

ABIDJAN, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could begin operating on Jan 1 next year,…
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South African president’s shame over surge in murders of women

President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s president says it has been a “dark and shameful week”…
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Covid-19: Ghana’s Health Minister coronavirus positive status as Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis dies of the virus

play videoKwaku Agyemang Manu, Health Minister ACCRA, June 15 (NNN-GNA) — President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has confirmed the health status of…
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Nigeria: Jihadists kill 6 in attack on strategic garrison town

KANO (Nigeria), June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jihadists linked to the Daesh group killed six people Saturday in an assault on…
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Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed in attack in northern region

Established in 2013, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has some 13,000 troops BAMAKO, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Armed men…
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UNHCR Faces Funding Shortfall To Deal With Refugees In Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, June 14 (NNN-ENA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, its facing a critical funding…
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Turkey And Russia To Hold High-Level Meeting On Libya Today

ISTANBUL, June 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The foreign and defence ministers of Turkey and Russia will hold a summit in Istanbul…
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Nicolas Maduro’s Main Man, Alex Saab, Arrested In Africa

CAPE VERDE, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Colombian businessman, Alex Saab, accused of being a front man for Venezuelan President, Nicolas…
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Algerian President Supports Constitutional Amendments Allowing Army To Act Abroad

ALGIERS, June 14 (NNN-APS) – Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, advocated the draft constitution, allowing the armed forces to participate in…