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Ethiopia war destabilising east Africa, warns EU
By Reuters,
923, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilising the East African and Horn region...
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Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
By Reuters,
1114, November 21, 2020 (EAT)
Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former pres...
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From refugee in Kenya to U.S. representative: Oballa Oballa’s long trek to election day
By VOA,
1248, November 10, 2020 (EAT)
Oballa Oballa’s trek to election day was a long and improbable one. He grew up in the Gambella region of Ethiopia, where he witnessed mass killin...
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British charity Comic Relief stops sending celebs to Africa after ‘white saviour’ furore
By Reuters,
1108, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
British charity Comic Relief said on Wednesday that it will stop sending celebrities to Africa to raise funds following criticism that figures like si...
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World Bank sanctions Kenyan tech firm Techno Brain over collusion, fraud
By Kepha Muiruri,
1404, October 13, 2020 (EAT)
The World Bank Group has blocked local IT firm Techno Brain and its UAE based parent firm Techno Brain Global over connections to collusive and fraudu...
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Raychelle Omamo, Sylvia Mulinge among 100 most influential African women
By Citizen Reporter,
1734, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...
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Kenya Airways resumes flights to 29 destinations after coronavirus curbs lifted
By Reuters,
2214, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways resumed international flights on Saturday, heading to 29 destinations for the first time since the routes were suspended in March due to...
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Arrest of notorious wildlife trafficker Mansur Surur in Kenya lauded by conservationists
By VOA,
1636, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
Conservationists are lauding the arrest Wednesday in Kenya of alleged wildlife trafficker Abubakar Mansur Mohammed Surur, who also is wanted in the Un...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
By Reuters,
2120, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...
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OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news
By Guest Writer,
2053, June 27, 2020 (EAT)
By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...
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Coronavirus poses test for African leaders
By VOA,
1146, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
As Burundi enters a period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died Monday, his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic is being scrut...
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Five dead in new Ebola outbreak
By CNN,
825, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations...
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Kenyan researchers to determine if herbal Herpes drug could cure COVID-19
By Agencies,
1816, May 23, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya has joined a growing list of countries across the world that are burning the mid-night oil in search of a coronavirus cure. At the moment, th...
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Madagascar president says WHO has signed deal to formulate herbal coronavirus ‘cure’
By Agencies,
956, May 22, 2020 (EAT)
The President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina says WHO has agreed to sign a confidentiality clause on the formulation of Madagascar's herbal coronavirus...
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6,000 more children under five could die each day as COVID-19 weakens health systems
By Citizen Reporter,
1315, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
An additional 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health ...
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OPINION: Reproductive health in a man’s world
By Guest Writer,
1524, May 5, 2020 (EAT)
I do digital storytelling and new media social justice campaigns. Two years ago, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (Femne...
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The virus hunters who search bat caves to predict the next pandemic
By CNN,
1015, April 27, 2020 (EAT)
Before entering the cave, the small team of scientists pull on hazmat suits, face masks and thick gloves to cover every inch of their skin. Contact wi...
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Coronavirus in Africa: March 30, 2020
By Agencies,
1346, March 30, 2020 (EAT)
Nine days ago, Kenya had reported seven cases of the novel coronavirus but on Sunday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that the number that has been r...
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Bobi Wine, George Weah, Ndlovu Youth Choir raising coronavirus awareness through song
By VOA,
2047, March 29, 2020 (EAT)
Music is often called the universal language. African artists are finding that, when trying to spread lifesaving information about the coronavirus pan...
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Cuban doctors head to Italy to battle coronavirus
By Reuters,
1613, March 22, 2020 (EAT)
Communist-run Cuba said it dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy for the first time this weekend to help in the fight against the novel ...
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