Africa
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Jul- 2020 -20 July
Africa
Hajj cancelation due to COVID-19 hurting Somali farmers
MOGADISHU, Somalia With the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, or hajj, canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the…
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Jun- 2020 -16 June
Africa
Burundi’s president died from COVID-19: reports
ANKARA Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza died from the novel coronavirus, not a heart attack, some local news outlets reported Monday.…
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May- 2020 -31 May
Africa
Rwanda registers first COVID-19 death
KIGALI, Rwanda Rwanda registered its first fatality Saturday from COVID-19 as , according to health officials. A truck driver, 65,…
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25 May
Africa
African Muslims celebrate virtual Eid under lockdown
JOHANNESBURG Millions of Muslims in Africa began celebrating Eid al-Fitr holidays Sunday under tight coronavirus restrictions including bans on congregational…
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23 May
Africa
African music icon Mory Kante Mory Kante, Yeke yeke (1987), dies at 70
ANKARA Mory Kante, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yeke Yeke, has died in the…
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21 May
Africa
‘WHO commends Madagascar’s fight against COVID-19’
ANKARA In a phone call, the head of the UN’s World Health Organization commended Madagascar’s efforts against the coronavirus pandemic,…
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19 May
Africa
River of discord between Egypt and Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Tensions have escalated in the Eastern Nile region, with Egypt taking a complaint to the UN Security…
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10 May
Africa
50 die in Yemen from mosquito-borne disease
ADEN, Yemen. Fifty people lost their lives in Yemen’s temporary capital of Aden due to the chikungunya fever, according to…
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3 May
Africa
Corona virus stiffen grip in Africa top to 41,000
There are more than 40,000 cases of the deadly coronavirus in Africa, according to data released Saturday by the Africa…
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Apr- 2020 -7 April
Africa
WHO chief slams scientists and urges to stop colonial mentality for vaccine testing notion in Africa
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) condemned on Monday in the “strongest possible terms” two French scientists who…
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