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Across the 54 Countries in Africa, these are the top stories making rounds on numerous News Media channels Ghana: Parliament shutdown as legislators come down with COVID The Ghanaian parliament has shut its doors on Tuesday, 9th February after more than...

Across the fifty-four countries in Africa, these are the top stories making rounds on numerous News Media channels Protests break out in Sudan over cost of living Protests erupt on Tuesday, 9th February in Darfur region and other parts of Sudan...

UN and Ethiopia reach agreement for food supply in Tigray The United Nations' food agency has reached an agreement with Ethiopia to expand access to food in the war-hit Tigray region. Officials of the UN had repeatedly complained about the lack...

COVID-19 talks dominate AU Summit At last weekend's African Union Summit holding almost a year after the first case of coronavirus was reported in Egypt, discussions centered around the pandemic. Although the death toll on the continent is relatively low when...

COVID-19: Second wave sees higher death rates in Africa According to a public address by the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong, on Thursday, 4 February 2021 in Addis Ababa, the second wave of...

Morocco to partner with The Netherlands to produce drinkable water from thin air The Netherlands and Morocco are said to partner in using technology to solve a major challenge for nations with large desert landmasses - availability of water. Abderrahim...

Central Africa Republic rebel group rejects peace deal The alliance of Central African armed groups that control a large swath of the country have refused to make concessions to the government and UN troops in spite of the president’s...

Bobi Wine files election petition, contests Museveni win Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has filed a challenge in the Supreme Court on Monday, 1 February 2021, against President Yoweri Museveni's victory in last month's election, claiming the poll was...

France Closes Border to Africa, Non-EU Countries France has closed its borders to people outside the European Union (EU) due to continued increase in COVID-19 cases. Travel between France and countries outside the European Union was declared banned from...

1. AU secures additional COVID-19 Vaccines The African Union has successfully secured an additional 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for its member states. The report was made available by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)...