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African countries acquire 114m doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Friday, August 13, 2021
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Malawi cabinet minister arrested over abuse of office

Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Mohamed Farmajo.
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Somali president freezes new trade, security pacts until after polls

Monday, August 09, 2021
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AU to dispatch 400m Covid-19 vaccine doses to member states

Thursday, August 05, 2021
Poorer nations currently experiencing a spike in cases are yet to vaccinate a large proportion of their population.
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Covid: WHO calls for booster pause to vaccinate poorer nations

Thursday, August 05, 2021
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Zambian president deploys army to quell violence ahead of polls

Monday, August 02, 2021
President Andry Rajoelina.
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Madagascar arrests generals over plot to kill President Rajoelina

Monday, August 02, 2021
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Tunisian PM sacked, parliament suspended

Monday, July 26, 2021
President Filipe Nyusi.
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Mozambican President says troops gaining ground against IS-linked insurgency in Cabo Delgado

Monday, July 26, 2021
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South African, Botswana troops start deploying in Mozambique

Friday, July 23, 2021
Andry Rajoelina was sworn in as president in 2019.
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Madagascar 'foils plot to kill president'

Friday, July 23, 2021
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After two decades, Israel rejoins African Union

Thursday, July 22, 2021
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Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped mothers and children

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Colonel Assimi Goita has led two military coups within nine months.
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Knife attack against Mali interim President Assimi Goita

Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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South African president says violence was pre-planned

Saturday, July 17, 2021
Protesters in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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South Africa deploys military to tackle Zuma riots

Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Mr Zuma was taken to a prison near to his home in KwaZulu-Natal province late on Wednesday.
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Jacob Zuma hands himself over to police

Thursday, July 08, 2021
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis has worsened in recent months.
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Nigerian state shuts schools over kidnappings

Tuesday, July 06, 2021
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Africa soon to have new trading standard

Tuesday, July 06, 2021
The students were seized in the middle of the night, leaving belongings behind them.
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Gunmen seize 140 schoolchildren in Nigeria

Tuesday, July 06, 2021