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Congo prepares to assume OPEC’s rotating presidency

africanews– Congo will takeover Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC’s) rotating presidency in 2022, succeeding neighbors Angola. The oil cartel’s secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo was in the central African country this week where he met with the
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Quake-ravaged Haitian city receives aid

africanews– Aid packages were handed out on Saturday to displaced families camping at a soccer field in the Haitian city of Les Cayes following last week’s devastating earthquake. The parcels containing food and sanitary items were distributed to those left homeless in the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude quake. Footage showed scuffles among the anxious crowd
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‘Change is here’ says Zambia’s president-elect Hakainde Hichilema

africanews– Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema on Monday slammed the southern African country’s outgoing “brutal regime” while promising a “better democracy” in his debut address to the nation, hours after winning the top job in a landslide. Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon
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Ethiopian performing artists heed call to back war effort

africanews– Marching in formation, the tunic-clad actors thrust fake swords and spears into the air and unleashed their fiercest battle cries: “I will fight for my country, Ethiopia! I am a soldier of Ethiopia!” Later, on a stage adorned with photos of elite soldiers and the Ethiopian flag, the actors belted out war anthems dating […]
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South Africa’s Jailed Ex-President Jacob Zuma In Hospital

republicworld– Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been admitted for observation at a hospital near the Estcourt Correctional Center where he is currently serving a 15-month prison sentence, the government announced on Friday. Zuma is in prison for defying a Constitutional Court order to testify at a state-backed inquiry probing allegations of corruption
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Nigeria receives four million Covid vaccine doses from the US

africanews– Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the West African nation steps up efforts to battle a third wave of infections. The doses, which came on two planes, were received by officials from the UN children agency UNICEF on behalf of Nigeria at the […]
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As the virus spreads, hospitals in Senegal’s capital are overwhelmed

africanews– Until now relatively spared by the coronavirus epidemic, Senegal is now facing an explosion of Covid-19 cases due to the spread of the Delta variant. In Dakar, the health system is under great pressure as hospital beds dedicated to Covid patients are full and health personnel are “on the verge of breaking down”. The […]
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Burundi suspends rare-earth mining in row over riches

africanews– Burundi’s government said it had suspended the operations of several international mining companies, complaining it was not getting its fair share of income from the country’s mineral wealth. One of those targeted runs the Gakara project, one of the world’s richest deposits of rare earths, which are key components in many hi-tech
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South Africa to increase troop deployment to 25,000 as unrest grows

africanews– Fear of running out of gasoline and food has gripped South Africans on the sixth day of violence that has already left 72 people dead, against a backdrop of endemic unemployment and new anti-Covid restrictions. At dawn, queues stretched out in front of petrol stations and food stores, particularly in Durban, in Kwazulu-Natal (east). […]