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South Africa reports first deaths, lockdown into effect
Mar 28, 2020 02:21Fifty-seven million South Africans told to stay home during an unprecedented three-week total lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak resulting in 2 recorded deaths.
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Nigeria: Lagos pipeline blast kills 15
Mar 16, 2020 04:33A pipeline explosion on Sunday killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, emergency services said.
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Libya declares emergency, shuts down ports, airports
Mar 15, 2020 02:48Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord has declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus and will close all air and seaports from Monday, Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj said on Saturday.
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Egypt: 20 killed in worst storm in decades
Mar 15, 2020 01:52Nearly 20 people have been killed in some of the worst storms to hit Egypt in decades, the country’s prime minister said in a statement on Friday.
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Egypt confirms 33 new cases of coronavirus on Nile cruise ship
Mar 08, 2020 11:06Egypt confirmed 33 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday 7 March on a River Nile cruise ship.
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New Tunisian government wins parliamentary confidence
Feb 27, 2020 18:09The new coalition government in Tunisia was sworn in and started its duty on Thursday under Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh.
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Resumption of unrest in Sudan, violence against protesters
Feb 22, 2020 13:11Hundreds of people in Sudan blocked the main roads of Khartoum, the capital, in protest at police crackdown on opposition demonstrations.
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US tries to catch-up China as it rapidly expands influence in Africa
Feb 20, 2020 10:31As Beijing is combining military, economic and diplomatic efforts to boost its reach to Africa, the US is beginning to wake up to the enormous potential of Africa tries to catch it up.
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Tunisian PM-designate names new coalition gov't
Feb 20, 2020 05:32Tunisia’s designated Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday named a new coalition government after reaching an agreement with Ennahda moderate Islamist Party, the biggest power in Parliament, ending an ongoing political crisis of four months.
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Libya government suspends peace talks after Tripoli is hit
Feb 19, 2020 01:44Military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces stepped up their attack on the Libyan capital, attacking a strategic port late on Tuesday 18 February.
