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President Muhammadu Buhari’s homestate Katsina lifts social distancing order for Muslim prayers at mosques on Friday

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President Muhammadu Buhari's homestate of Katsina has lifted with immediate effect the social distancing order imposed on the state to beat the coronavirus pandemic for Muslims to congregate at mosques on...
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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed bows to international pressures, restores internet and phone connectivity in western Oromia after 3 agonizing months

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Why thousands of Americans die from coronavirus – Perspectives by Simon Ateba in Washington D.C.

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WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus blasts President Trump, asks him to “quarantine” politics, save lives or see many more body bags

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NIGERIA

Those attacking me for sharing rice and bread as stimulus package to my people amid coronavirus lockdowns are playing politics – Lagos House Speaker Mudashiru Obasa

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Arrested at 15, Eritrean-American Ciham Ali Ahmed marks 23rd birthday in Eritrean jail amid deadly coronavirus concerns

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SEE IT: Nigerian ministry of finance’s embarrassing tweet to South African American and Canadian billionaire Elon Musk pulled down. Ministry claims tweet was unauthorized

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BREAKING: Africa defends WHO and its head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus amid attacks by Trump

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How Nigerian medical doctor Aliyu Yakubu died from coronavirus in President Buhari’s hometown Daura

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Ethiopia records 8 new coronavirus cases, including 9-month-old infant

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South Africa’s telecoms giant MTN ramps up efforts to support customers and communities as COVID-19 spreads across markets

In a statement to TODAY NEWS AFRICA in Washington D.C. on Monday, mobile telecommunications giant MTN revealed that 17 of...
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Major player in mobile money in Africa and the Middle East Orange launches Orange Money in Morocco

After securing approval last summer from the "Bank Al Maghrib", Orange Morocco announced on Tuesday the launch of Orange Money in...
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South Africa’s telecom giant MTN signs UN women empowerment principles to advance gender equality in Africa

South Africa's mobile telecommunications giant, MTN Group, has signed the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles to advance gender equality and empower...
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African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina names South African national Bajabulile “Swazi” Tshabalala as Acting Senior Vice President

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, on Monday, named Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi” Tshabalala as Acting Senior Vice...
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Key takeaways from GE Gas Power Summit for Sub-Saharan Africa in Cape Town

With recent major gas discoveries in Tanzania, Mozambique, Senegal, Mauritania and South Africa, Africa is poised to use gas technologies that...
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Nigeria senate finally moves to legalize electronic transactions and criminalize online fraud

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday considered a bill to provide enabling framework that would legalize all forms of electronic transactions undertaken...
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BREAKING: COVID-19 drives Sub-Saharan Africa toward first recession in 25 years, World Bank says

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Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and is forecast to fall sharply from 2.4% in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1% in 2020, the first recession in the region over...
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BREAKING: Chad asks IMF for $115 million to respond to COVID-19 economic sabotage

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considering an urgent request made by Chad for a disbursement of...
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Nigeria requests IMF loan amid COVID-19 economic turmoil, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ms. Kristalina Georgieva warned on Tuesday that the Nigerian economy was under...
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IMF approves disbursement of $131.3 million to Togo, four times larger than planned, amid coronavirus economic sabotage

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved an immediate disbursement of $131.3 million to Togo, almost four times larger than...
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African Development Bank Group approves gender equality trust fund to improve women’s economic empowerment in Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF) aimed at...
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NIGERIA

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BREAKING: President Buhari’s special adviser Maryam Uwais counters attempts by Senate President and House Speaker to trash Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investments has released a strongly worded statement countering some attempts by...
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PHOTO NEWS: Nigerian National Assembly leadership meets with presidential committee on COVID-19

L - R Speaker oh the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; and President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan...
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Nigeria senate president to Buhari: Ensure equity and fairness in the distribution of COVID-19 stimulus package

Nigerian President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday urged the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure equity and fairness...
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s homestate Katsina lifts social distancing order for Muslim prayers at mosques on Friday

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President Ramaphosa of South Africa suspends Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for violating lockdown regulation to have lunch

In a statement received by TODAY NEWS AFRICA in Washington D.C., the presidency in South Africa detailed why President Cyril Ramaphosa...
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President Ramaphosa of South Africa visits human settlements, water and sanitation COVID-19 command center

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is visiting the Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation COVID-19 Command Center at Rand Water in...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa: What we have learned and how Africa is responding to coronavirus

Dear Fellow South African,One thing we have learnt about the coronavirus over the last three months is...
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World-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee dies from coronavirus

A world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee has died from Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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ETHIOPIA

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WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus blasts President Trump, asks him to “quarantine” politics, save lives or see many more body bags

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump and asked him...
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Trump attacks WHO day after its black Director General condemned extremely racist comments made by two white French doctors that Africa should be testing...

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Ethiopia records 8 new coronavirus cases, including 9-month-old infant

Ethiopia has recorded eight new coronavirus cases, including a 9-month-old infant, Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadesse announced on Tuesday.
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BREAKING: Human Rights Watch says Nobel Peace Prize winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia doing little to investigate deadly October violence in Oromia

The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia has made little progress in investigating the deadly October 2019 violence...
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Cameroon separatists declare coronavirus ceasefire as infections jump to at least 75

Cameroon separatists have declared a ceasefire amid an escalating coronavirus pandemic with the number of confirmed cases increasing rapidly in recent...
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Africa’s saxophone legend Manu Dibango who sued Michael Jackson for theft dies from Covid-19 in France

Africa's saxophone legend, Manu Dibango, who was best known for his 1972 song Soul Makossa, and sued Michael Jackson for theft...
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Cameroon confirms second case of coronavirus as outbreak kills over 3600 people and spreads to 107 countries with 9 in Africa

Cameroon on Saturday confirmed its second case of coronavirus which causes a potentially deadly respiratory disease known as COVID-19. Authorities said...
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Civilians massacred in separatist area in Cameroon, says Human Rights Watch

Government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Cameroon’s Ngarbuh village, including 13 children and one pregnant woman,...
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African nations turn the tables, impose travel restrictions against U.S., Europe and China over COVID-19

Several African nations have imposed travel restrictions from high-risk western and Asian countries to combat COVID-19, the potentially deadly respiratory disease...
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IMF gives Kenya’s economy clean bill of health with foreign reserves hitting $9.1 billion

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday gave a positive assessment of the economy of Kenya, saying that real GDP growth...
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Uhuru Kenyatta’s police escalate killings of civilians in Nairobi, Human Rights Watch raises red alert

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that since December 25, 2019, police in Kenya have shot dead at least eight people in Nairobi’s...
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Ethiopia’s Abiy presents Africa agriculture scorecard showing jet-flying leaders from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, Togo and Cameroon all failed

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country failed. Ethiopia, the second most populous country on the continent also failed. South Africa, one of...
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Daniel Toroitich arap Moi left his footprints in the sands of time – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late former President of Kenya, Daniel Toroitich arap Moi as “a frontline   nationalist who gave his...
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BREAKING: Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi is dead

Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi has died at age 95. He died on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya.
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GHANA

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President Akufo-Addo administration requests rapid cash disbursement from IMF to respond to coronavirus economic challenges in Ghana

The administration of President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has requested a rapid disbursement of cash from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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African nations turn the tables, impose travel restrictions against U.S., Europe and China over COVID-19

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Ethiopia’s Abiy presents Africa agriculture scorecard showing jet-flying leaders from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, Togo and Cameroon all failed

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Africa: Hemafuse, autotransfusion device seen as alternative to donor blood will save patients bleeding internally

Hemafuse, a surgical auto-transfusion device, expected to revolutionize blood access across Africa, is designed to salvage and recycle whole blood from...
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

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Africa: Equatorial Guinea contributes $2 million to support China’s fight against coronavirus

Equatorial Guinea’s Council of Ministers has agreed to support China’s fight against the coronavirus with $2 million solidarity contribution this week....
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Guinean Abdoulaye Coumbassa who owned Abbi Tax sentenced to 24 months in prison in USA over tax fraud

Guinean Abdoulaye Coumbassa was on Thursday sentenced to 24 months in prison over tax fraud in the United States.
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Exxon and Chevron selling assets in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria as U.S. companies retreat to shale projects

The Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons in Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Gabriel Obiang Lima, announced on Sunday that Exxon Mobil Corp. was in talks...
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Equatorial Guinea’s Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima signs series of agreements in Abu Dhabi

Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, officially kicked off the country’s Year of Investment initiative...
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UNITED STATES

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BREAKING: About 2000 people died from COVID-19 in U.S. on Wednesday

About 2000 people died from COVID-19 in the United States on Wednesday, a day after a similar number of deaths was...
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WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus blasts President Trump, asks him to “quarantine” politics, save lives or see many more body bags

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump and asked him...
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About 2000 people died from coronavirus in U.S. in past 24 hours as Trump began blaming WHO for own failures

Close to 2000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States in the past 24 hours, lifting total toll to...
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Trump blames WHO for his own massive coronavirus failure and threatens to cut funding a day after WHO black Director General condemned racist...

Donald Trump, the former entertainer turned politician and then President of the most powerful country on earth, attempted again on Tuesday...
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CHINA

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Coronavirus: Blunting the impact and hard choices – early lessons from China – Perspectives by Helge Berger, Kenneth Kang and Changyong Rhee

The impact of the coronavirus is having a profound and serious impact on the global economy and has sent policymakers looking...
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WHO calls for urgent, aggressive actions against COVID-19 as cases soar in South-East Asia

The World Health Organization on Tuesday called on member states in South-East Asia region to urgently scale-up aggressive measures to combat...
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Coronavirus puts global recovery at risk, warns IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva

The Coronavirus outbreak, which is ravaging China, and spreading fast to other parts of the world is putting the global recovery...
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First African to contract coronavirus in China, 21-year old Cameroonian student, Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, has recovered

The first African to contract coronavirus in China, 21-year old Cameroonian student, Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, has recovered
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