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WHO board halts Ethiopia’s anti-Tedros speech, postpones probe decision
A World Health Organization (WHO) official cut off Ethiopia’s envoy on Monday as he attempted to deliver a speech criticising...
Read moreDetailsMozambique army says Tanzanian terrorist leader captured in Cabo Delgado
Mozambique military forces say they have captured a terrorist leader, a Tanzanian citizen, in Nangade district in the northern Cabo...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia says Ghebreyesus, WHO chief has links to rebellious Tigrayan forces
Ethiopia’s foreign ministry has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate its leader for supporting rebellious forces fighting...
Read moreDetailsMali: MINUSMA suspend flights amid sanction restrictions
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has temporarily suspended its flights, a spokesperson said. “MINUSMA has to temporarily...
Read moreDetailsNigeria lifts Twitter ban after seven months
Nigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter - seven months after clamping down on the social networking site. Nigeria's government...
Read moreDetailsWHO says it has no access to Tigray despite repeated requests
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that despite repeated requests to the Ethiopian government, it still has no access to...
Read moreDetailsBotswana leader ends isolation after asymptomatic COVID-19
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has left isolation just over a week after testing positive for COVID-19 without symptoms, the government...
Read moreDetailsFrench official says 300-400 Russian mercenaries operate in Mali
From 300 to 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in central Mali, a senior French armed forces ministry official said, challenging...
Read moreDetailsMali faces isolation as neighbours cancel flights to the country
Airlines from neighbouring countries and former colonial ruler France cancelled flights to Mali on Monday, helping isolate a military junta...
Read moreDetailsProsecutors in South Africa charge parliament fire suspect with terrorism
The suspect in a fire that gutted parts of South Africa's 138-year-old parliament building this month was charged with terrorism...
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