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Malawi Leader Orders Wider Use of Sign Language

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered sign language to be used on all television stations and at official functions, and...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 7, 2021
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As Tutu Turns 90, S.Africa Fetes, But Misses Anti-Apartheid Icon’s...

As Desmond Tutu turns 90 on Thursday, he remains indisputably the moral voice of South Africa. But age is catching...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 6, 2021
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Mali Summons French Ambassador Over Macron Comments

Mali’s foreign ministry summoned France’s ambassador to Bamako on Tuesday over comments by President Emmanuel Macron that it said were...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 6, 2021
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Ethiopian Journalist Released As Advocacy Groups Condemn Arrest, Seek Answers

Journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, the founder and editor-in-chief of Ethiopia Insider, an Ethiopian news and analysis website, was released Tuesday after...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 6, 2021
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South African Union Starts Indefinite strike, Auto Industry Fears Impact

South Africa’s biggest metalworkers union on Tuesday launched an indefinite strike, seeking pay rises and threatening to block supplies of...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 6, 2021
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Mozambique Crisis: Rwandan Troops Find Sex Slaves And Destroyed Mosques

Rotting fruit lies beneath mighty mango trees in northern Mozambique – an area empty of the people who would usually...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 6, 2021
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Ethiopian Parliament Confirms Abiy Ahmed As Prime Minister

Ethiopia’s parliament confirmed incumbent Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for a five-year term on Monday, cementing his power domestically amid...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 5, 2021
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Militants Kill 14 Soldiers, Injure Seven In Burkina Faso Attack

A large group of heavily armed militants killed 14 Burkina Faso soldiers and injured seven others in a dawn attack...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 5, 2021
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Senegal Records Fewest Daily COVID-19 Cases Since Outbreak Began

Senegal on Monday logged only two new daily COVID-19 infections, the lowest number since the pandemic reached the country and...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 5, 2021
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Mauritius Reopens To Foreign Visitors After Coronavirus Shutdown

The island nation of Mauritius has fully opened its doors to international visitors, hoping to rebuild its key tourism industry...

BY Hussein Habibata
October 4, 2021
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