Ethiopia to Get $3 Billion Loan From World Bank

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Ethiopia to Get $3 Billion Loan From World Bank

ADDIS ABABA - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday that Ethiopia will receive $3 billion from the World Bank to help strengthen reforms in its traditionally state-controlled economy.Two days ago, the International Monetary Fund said it had reached ...

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Cameroon Records Daily Boko Haram Attacks Along Nigeria Border

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Cameroon Records Daily Boko Haram Attacks Along Nigeria Border

MORA, CAMEROON - Authorities in Cameroon say Boko Haram terrorists have been launching daily attacks on...

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‘We all must step up’ collective action on disability inclusion – UN deputy chief

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‘We all must step up’ collective action on disability inclusion – UN deputy chief

The international community has agreed truly ground-breaking frameworks to advance the rights of persons with disabilities,...

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South Africa Destroys Seized Illicitly Imported Clothes at Peak Shopping Season

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South Africa Destroys Seized Illicitly Imported Clothes at Peak Shopping Season

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's tax authority recently destroyed more than half-a-million dollars worth of illicitly imported...

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Algeria’s Electoral Commission Proclaims Former PM Tebboune Winner of Presidential Election

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Algeria’s Electoral Commission Proclaims Former PM Tebboune Winner of Presidential Election

CAIRO - Large crowds of protesters turned out in the capital, Algiers, on Friday despite word from the country's electoral commission that former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune won a resounding victory in the presidential election.Commission head ...

Human Rights

Report: Tanzania Is Pressing Burundi Refugees to Leave

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Report: Tanzania Is Pressing Burundi Refugees to Leave

KAMPALA, UGANDA - Human Rights Watch says tens of thousands of Burundian refugees face mounting pressure...

Human Rights
Nairobi Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges

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Nairobi Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges

NAIROBI - Kenya's public prosecutor Noordin Haji on Friday ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of...

Human Rights

Sudan Overturns Controversial Clothing, Drinking Law

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Sudan Overturns Controversial Clothing, Drinking Law

KHARTOUM - Sudan's transitional government has overturned a moral policing law that criminalized certain clothing for...

Human Rights

Collared Elephant Killed as Botswana Prepares to Issue 272 Hunting Licenses

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Collared Elephant Killed as Botswana Prepares to Issue 272 Hunting Licenses

GABORONE, BOTSWANA - A hunter has gunned down a collared elephant in Botswana, the first illegal killing since the country lifted a five-year ban on hunting the animals. The killing has conservationists concerned but not opposed to elephant hunting, as...

Lifestyle

Nigeria: Food Assistance Fact Sheet Updated September 30, 2019

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Nigeria: Food Assistance Fact Sheet Updated September 30, 2019

SITUATION As of August, an estimated 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) resided in northeastern Nigeria's...

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States Call for Enhanced Arms Control Strategies to Regulate ‘Killer Robots’, Stem Rising Tide of Illegal Weapons, Delegates Tell First Committee

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States Call for Enhanced Arms Control Strategies to Regulate ‘Killer Robots’, Stem Rising Tide of Illegal Weapons, Delegates Tell First Committee

Calling for more control of the flow of small arms and light weapons and enhanced regulations...

Lifestyle

Zimbabwe Government Doctors Put Down Their Instruments

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Zimbabwe Government Doctors Put Down Their Instruments

HARARE - Zimbabwe's government doctors went on strike Tuesday, demanding a salary increase to cover the...

Lifestyle

Ghanaian Club Keeps Football Alive After Scandal

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Ghanaian Club Keeps Football Alive After Scandal

ACCRA, GHANA Ghana was stunned last year by a corruption scandal in which football referees were found to be accepting bribes to influence the outcomes of games. But while the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has struggled to clean up the sport, and ...

Athletics

Israeli Supreme Court Green lights Deportation of Human Rights Monitor

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Israeli Supreme Court Green lights Deportation of Human Rights Monitor

Israel's top court on Tuesday upheld the government's decision to deport a high-profile human rights monitor...

Athletics
Scientists Predict El Nino in 2020 Based on Earlier Warning Method

November 5, 2019 Web Desk Comments Off on Scientists Predict El Nino in 2020 Based on Earlier Warning Method

Scientists Predict El Nino in 2020 Based on Earlier Warning Method

BARCELONA The complex El Nino weather pattern that can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts...

Athletics

Ethiopia Sees Rise in Businesses Doing Good as Economy Opens Up

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Ethiopia Sees Rise in Businesses Doing Good as Economy Opens Up

ADDIS ABABA From ex-prostitutes making jewelry out of bullet casing to drones delivering blood, rising numbers...

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