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Namibia to suspend use of Russian COVID-19 vaccine- Ministry
Namibia will suspend its rollout of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health ministry said, days after the drugs regulator in neighbouring South Africa flagged concerns about its safety for people at risk of HIV.
The Gamaleya…
Gabon holds summit to develop, exploit gas potent
Making its gas potential a real lever for economic growth, the summit on oil, gas and energy transition in Libreville on the theme ''Reveal, develop and exploit the gas potential of Gabon'', aims to reduce the country's dependence on…
Sudanese pro military protesters call for government dissolution
Hundreds of Sudanese pro-military protesters participated in last Friday's prayer on the seventh day of a sit-in outside the presidential palace in Khartoum, in demand for the dissolution of the embattled transitional government.…
Slain Kenyan Olympian Tirop buried in her home village
Slain long-distance Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, a rising star in Kenya's highly competitive athletics scene, was buried on Saturday at a funeral attended by over 1,000 mourners.
Tirop was found stabbed to death in her home in the Rift…
Sweden, Pakistan warns against sudden collapse of Afghanistan
Afghanistan will shortly collapse into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly, Swedish and Pakistani ministers warned on Saturday.
Afghanistan plunged into crisis after the hardline Islamist Taliban movement drove out the…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Congo
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a village this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports said.
Residents of Kalembo village said that rebels killed 16 people and torched houses in an attack that a local…
WHO plans to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
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Sierra Leone moves to bring more women into politics
Sierra Leone's government has introduced a bill that would ensure that 30 percent of parliamentary seats and cabinet positions are held by women in the West African state.
President Julius Maada Bio approved of the initiative this…
Burkina Faso lifts ban on Norwegian Refugee Council
Burkina Faso has lifted a ban on the Norwegian Refugee Council from working in camps for displaced people in the jihadist-hit north after accusing the body of discrediting the government.
It was the first time an international NGO has…
Somalian president, PM agree to speed up election
Somalian president and prime minister resolved a dispute over appointments to security bodies, allowing a stalled process to elect a new parliament and president to go ahead, the government spokesman said late on Thursday.
Somalia was…