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COVID-19 testing lab rekindles hope to Ethiopia’s passenger flight service
The Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Africa's busiest airport and the continent's leading gateway, is aspiring to revive its COVID-19-affected passenger traffic with a...
Ghana’s total COVID-19 cases hits 87,000
Ghana's total confirmed COVID-19 cases is close to 87,000 almost a year after the Ghana Health Service (GHS) confirmed the country's first two cases...
Zambia opposition alliance crumbles ahead of polls
The long-held perception in Zambia that political alliances can never work has come to reality once again following the crumbling of another alliance ahead...
NASA reveals video and audio recordings from Perseverance rover on Mars
NASA revealed on Monday a first-of-its-kind footage of its Perseverance rover while landing on Mars, and the first audio of Martian wind recorded by...
Nigeriens vote peacefully in second round of presidential election
Voting for the second round of Niger's presidential election began on Sunday as more than 7.4 million Nigeriens are expected at polling stations to...
Uganda president explains reported kidnaps after public uproar
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni late on Saturday explained the alleged kidnaps of people by security forces before and after the Jan. 14 presidential elections.
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AU urges strong clinical trials on safety, efficacy of vaccine candidates on African populations
The African Union (AU) has called on members to strengthen their clinical trials and research on the safety and efficacy of vaccine candidates on...
Disney first quarter revenue down 22 percent from last year due to pandemic
The Walt Disney Company on Thursday reported a revenue of 16.24 billion U.S. dollars for its fiscal first quarter of 2021, down 22 percent...
COVID-19: More Ghanaians Mask Up As Infections Surge
Increasing numbers of people in Ghana are keeping the face masks on as the number of COVID-19 infections escalate, said a research by the...
COVID-19: African ministers meet UNECA and IMF Bosses
African ministers in charge of finance have met with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, and the Managing Director...
African Union withstands “exceptional situation” caused by coronavirus
Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has said that "exceptional situation" caused by COVID-19 has not diverted the bloc's attention...
Uncertainty hits online businesses in Kenya over new tax
Some online-entrepreneurs in Kenya are considering changing their business models, others are still in dilemma of how to conduct their activities while a few...
Uganda faces foreign pressure amid election process
The U.S. envoy to Uganda has been denied access to the country's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, who was incumbent President Yoweri Museveni's closest rival...
Chinese firm hailed for improving road network in Zambia
The road rehabilitation works by AVIC International, a Chinese firm, have improved the road infrastructure and beauty of towns in most of the districts...
South Sudan’s peace process still shaky 2 years after signing peace deal
The peace implementation process in South Sudan remains worryingly slow after two years of signing the 2018 revitalized peace deal between the government and...
Farmers’ strike shows no signs of waning in India
by Peerzada Arshad Hamid
The ongoing strike of farmers in India shows no sign of waning.
Sunday marks the eighteenth-straight...
Nigerian president condemns school attack, orders reinforcement of security
by Olatunji Saliu
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned an attack by gunmen at a public secondary school in the country's northwestern...
Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray not under direct threat – government
The recently concluded military operation in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray regional state "was not a direct threat to the Eritrean refugees" residing within and outside...
Experts say TikTok ban could isolate U.S.
Washington's ban on TikTok and a related series of lawsuits are pushing the United States down the road of isolation, experts have said.
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10-man Juve shares spoils with Roma in Serie A
Andrea Pirlo's Juventus trailed twice at Olimpico Stadium, but leveled each time to draw 2-2 with Roma on Sunday, with Jordan Veretout and...
More UK cities face lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise
The British government announced Friday that more cities will go into local lockdown as part of its efforts to curb the sharp rise...
Traditional Chinese Medicine center opens in Zimbabwe
By Tafara Mugwara, Zhang Yuliang
The Zimbabwe-China Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Center, the first of its kind...
Global leaders present bold climate action at roundtable
Global leaders presented on Thursday bold climate ambition and urgent demands at the Climate Ambition Roundtable convened by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,...
6 civilians killed, 12 injured as fighting intensifies in Afghanistan
At least six civilians were confirmed dead and 12 others injured in Afghanistan on Thursday as fighting escalated in the militancy-battered country, officials...
World leaders defend multilateralism at UN General Assembly
World leaders continued to defend multilateralism in their pre-recorded speeches on the second day of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly high-level week.
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World leaders voice strong support for UN
World leaders on Wednesday voiced strong support for the United Nations (UN) in their speeches delivered virtually at the general debate of the...
Esteghlal cruises into 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16
Esteghlal FC have cruised into the 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16 with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Group A leader Al...
Nigerian president calls for curbing road accidents after deadly fuel tanker explosion killing at...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for increased highway patrols to curb similar road traffic accidents after a fatal fuel tanker explosion occurred...
World leaders voice strong support for UN
World leaders on Wednesday voiced strong support for the United Nations (UN) in their speeches delivered virtually at the general debate of the 75th...
Egypt issues electronic smart cards to farmers to digitize agricultural sector
The Egyptian government is carrying out a key program of issuing electronic smart cards to farmers nationwide with the aim of eliminating administrative corruption,...