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Tunisia hopes to identify deceased migrants

It is a herculean task, but authorities in Tunisia hope to identify the bodies of thousands of deceased migrants who have disappeared on the perilous journey to Europe by sea. The recent...

Former Rwanda Premier Habumuremyi arrested

Former Rwanda Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has been arrested. Dr Habumuremyi, who served as Prime Minister from 2011 to 2014, was arrested on Friday. He previously served as Minister of Education...

Madagascar’s capital confined again as cases spike

Antananarivo returns to containment, two months after the easing of restrictive measures and even the reopening of schools, authorities have again decided to restrict movement in the Malagasy capital due to the...

Botswana ministry temporarily closed over virus exposure

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict lockdown. President...

Ivory Coast Prime Minister returns after overseas medical check

Ivorian Prime minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, returned home on Thursday after a two-month absence for medical treatment in France. The presidential candidate of the ruling Rally of Republicans party addressed the media upon...

Russian referendum allows Putin to stay in power till 2036

The Russian Electoral Commission announced this Thursday after all the ballots were counted. According to the commission, there was no case of fraud reported. But the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, is having...

French PM Edouard Philippe resigns as Macron plans new team

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has tendered his resignation after heading President Emmanuel Macron’s government for three years. Although Mr Philippe is considered more popular than the president, the ruling La République...

Burundi at 58: Bujumbura hosts first post-Nkurunziza celebrations

Burundi on Wednesday (July 1) marked its 58th independence anniversary. The official ceremony in the capital Bujumbura featured colorful parades by security personnel and civilians. Presiding over the event was President Evariste...

Somalia at 60: prez restates need for unity, solidarity

Somalis on Wednesday (July 1) celebrated the country’s 60th independence anniversary amid calls for solidarity despite the challenges facing the Horn of Africa nation. In his message, President Mohamed Farmajo underscored the...

Khashoggi murder: Turkish absentia trial of 20 Saudis opens

Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. Those...

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