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Kenyan doctors stop providing emergency services
Kenyan doctors stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals on Thursday, as they escalated a national strike that entered its second week.
Thousands of doctors have stayed away from hospitals since last Thursday over poor pay…
South African largest city battles water crisis
For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.
Residents…
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Ethiopia
An International Monetary Fund staff mission is in Ethiopia, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday that as the nation faces a deadline with major creditor countries to secure a loan from the international lender.
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India To Prosecute 35 Somali Pirates For Ship Hijacking
India will prosecute 35 Somali pirates arrested during an operation to free a hijacked vessel off Somalia on Saturday, a navy official reported.
The men are due to arrive in India on Saturday where they will be handed over to…
Senegal Election: ECOWAS Observers Undergo Training Ahead Of Elections
By Adoba Echono
Officials of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission are training election observers from member states in Dakar Senegal ahead of their deployment to the various polling…
Senegal Election: ECOWAS To Ensure Adherence To Best Practices
By Adoba Echono
Ahead of Senegal’s Presidential election which would take place on Sunday, March 24, 2024, the Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Mission, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has affirmed that…
South Sudan:Unidentify Assailants Kill 15 People
Unidentified assailants have taken the lives of 15 people in South Sudan’s Pibor region, including the commissioner, according to a senior official on Wednesday. This incident marks an escalation of violence within the country.
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Sudan :Bashir Moved To Secure Military Site
A lawyer of former Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, has said his client has been moved from a hospital where he has been since war broke out in the country in April last year to "a secure military site".
Mohamed…
Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia Head Warns
The head of Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank has told the BBC that customers who withdrew more money than was in their accounts because of a glitch cannot "escape" the law.
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) customers rushed…
Ethiopian bank seeks to recover millions after technical glitch
Ethiopia’s biggest bank is reportedly attempting to recover more than $40 million after a technical glitch allowed customers to withdraw more than they had in their accounts.
Long lines formed at cash machines across Ethiopia after the…