Rwanda: the construction of the first mRNA vaccine factory in Africa kicks off
Rwandan president Paul Kagame and BioNtech’s CEO Ugur Sahin launched on Thursday, the construction of a messenger RNA vaccine factory
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Tunisian judges strike for third week after mass sackings
Tunisian judges have been on strike for three weeks. They are protesting against president Kaiss Saied’s decision to sack 57
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Senegal’s opposition leader calls for another mega protest on June 29
Senegal’s main opposition leader on Monday called for a fresh demonstration to be held on June 29, despite the previous
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Tanzania: Government accuses Kenyan Maasai of helping opponents of nature reserve
Tanzanian on Wednesday said it would clamp down on “illegal immigrants” in the northern town of Loliondo, suspecting that Kenyan
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Final report into corruption under South Africa’s Zuma released
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday (June 22) received the last of a series of damning reports from a
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EU urges Ethiopia to lift fuel restrictions to Tigray
The European Union has urged Ethiopia’s government to lift restrictions on fuel supplies to the war-wracked Tigray region, warning that
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Burkina junta leader holds talks with overthrown president
The head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has met the president he overthrew in a coup this year, for talks
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DRC awaits return of independence hero’s tooth
Sixty-two years after the death of anti-colonialist hero Patrice Lumumba, residents of his homeland in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Malaysia State Firm Weighs IPO for $1 Billion Palm Oil Arm
Malaysia’s state-owned investment firm Johor Corp. could seek to raise about 1 billion ringgit ($227 million) in an initial public
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ECOWAS stabilisation force deployed in troubled Guinea Bissau
A bloc of West African nations began deploying a stabilisation force to Guinea-Bissau Monday after the country was thrown into
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Tunisian president receives first draft of new constitution
Tunisian president Kais Saied received on Monday the first of draft of the new Constitution. Under his own timeline, Saied
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Kenya records fewer youth for high-stakes August polls
The number of young voters registered for Kenya’s August elections has dropped since the last poll five years ago, the
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Tunisian protest constitutional reforms pushed by President Kais Saied
Weekly protests are still persistent in Tunisia. Tunisians took part in a demonstration organized by the National Salvation Front, a
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Former Ivorian cleaning lady gains a seat in Parliament
Former Ivorian cleaning lady Rachel Kéké was elected to the French parliament on Sunday. The new member of Parliament was
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Remains of father of Congolese independence to return to the DRC
More than 60 years after his death, the remains of assassinated Congolese prime minister, Patrice Emery Lumumba, are being handed
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