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Nigeria Launches 774,000 Youths Scheme Job
The federal government officially kick-started the Special Public Works (SPW) program yesterday after a series of hiccups, aimed at employing…
IRC Collaborates Sudanese Authorities to Expand Aid Delivery to Ethiopian Refugees
The International Rescue Committee says it will support Sudanese authorities deploy emergency services in the camps of Um Rakuba and…
Tanzanian human rights activist, Tito Magoti free after one year in jail
As his lawyer announced on Tuesday, Tanzanian human rights activist Tito Magoti was released from prison after more than a…
Mnuchin Visits Sudan For Economic Crisis Talks, Aid
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the latest U.S. official to visit the North African nation that is restoring ties with Washington…
Akon enters DR of Congo mining sector in a joint venture with state company
A company led by American-Senegalese R&B singer Akon has signed a deal to finance a copper and cobalt mine in…
Not less than 22 African Americans granted Sierra Leone citizenship
On Tuesday, Sierra Leone granted citizenship to 22 African Americans who, through DNA analysis, traced their roots to the West…
More than 20 killed in militant attack on eastern DRC village
In an area that usually sees Islamist rebel attacks, at least 21 people were killed in a village in the…
Sudan Expresses Concern Over Involvement In Talks on Disputed Dam
Sudan expressed its concern about participating in a ministerial meeting on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) convened on Monday,…
Reuters Journalist, Kumerra Gemechu Finally Regain Freedom 12 Days Detained Without Charge
Ethiopian police on Tuesday released Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu after detaining him for 12 days without charge. The police told…
Civil rights groups sue Tanzanian government for ‘massive violations’ by its police
In the recent general election in which President John Pombe Magufuli was voted back into office, four civil rights organizations…
Chaos Ahead of Zimbabwe’s Lockdown
As thousands of Zimbabweans made last-minute attempts to cross into neighboring South Africa, there was confusion at Beitbridge Border Post…
Domestic travel banned in Rwanda over ‘alarming’ infections of Covid-19
Public and private transport between districts and Kigali has been banned in Rwanda after the rate of coronavirus infections reached…
