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Africa Report: People in Africa have to die in big numbers before the media covers the issue
By Neelam Rahim In discussion with Radio Islam is Thandi Smith, Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa. Thandi...
Ghana Reports Cases of Marburg Virus While Tanzania Identifies ‘Rat Fever’
Umamah Bakharia Ghana has identified two cases of the deadly Marburg virus. According to health authorities, this is...
Algeria to Manufacture Russian Vaccine
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algeria will begin producing Russia's Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine in six or seven months. Al Arabiya reports that the country’s Health Minister, Abderahmane Benbouzid, earlier this week said that the vaccine is to be...
Al Sisi wants 2 Children Limit to Save Egypt’s Economy
In what’s been seen as a desperate bid to keep costs down, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi hasadvised families not to have more than two children. Al Sisi said, "Living conditions are getting worse and we need a trillion dollars to match the population...
Onboard Birthday Party and Communications Signal Search Led to Mauritius Ship Accident
Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the ship that ran aground in July 2019, has told an inquiry that he steered the vessel close to the island of Mauritius to search for an internet connection. The decision led to the ship breaking in half and tons of fuel...
Egyptian authorities nab a man for trying to sell his infant son on Facebook
A man who attempted to sell his infant son on the social media application Facebook has been nabbed by the Egyptian authorities. The father, who owns a lumber shop in Egypt’s Giza, was caught by law enforcement authorities following a secret operation in which they...
Sailors Abducted in Gulf of Guinea Return to Turkey
Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea have returned to Turkey. They were greeted by Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, amongst other officials at Istanbul Airport, on their arrival. Al Jazeera reports that they had...
Nigerian Government calls on Activists to Cancel Protests against Police Brutality
The Nigerian government has urged activists to cancel plans for a Saturday protest in Lagos. The protests were to be staged over the reopening of the site where, in October 2020, demonstrators were shott, allegedly by soldiers, at a toll gate in Lekki district, Lagos....
Egypt ‘Indefinitely’ Opens Rafah Crossing to Gaza
Egypt has ‘indefinitely’ opened its border with the Gaza Strip. For a number of years, the crossing had previously only been opened for three to four days at a time. For Gaza, the Rafah crossing is the only passage to the outside world not controlled by Israel. Arab...
‘Mystery illness’ reported in Tanzania
According to local media in Tanzania, an unidentified illness has been causing patients to vomit blood. Channel Africa reports that health officials in Chunya district said that some victims had died within hours. A team of experts has been deployed by the health...
ICC Convicts Former Child Soldier turned Rebel Commander of War Crimes
Ugandan former rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been found guilty of war crimes by the International Criminal Court. Africa News reports that Ongwen was a former child soldier turned rebel commander. He had been accused of 70 counts of crimes against humanity and...