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91 die in Mozambique shipwreck

At least 91 people died after an overloaded boat capsized near the Island of Mozambique in Mozambique’s northern province of Nampula on Sunday, the state-run Radio Mozambique (RM) reported. The fatal victims include children, and another 34 people were missing, the report said. It added that rescuers found five survivors. The vessel was a makeshift […]

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Egypt inflation rises following currency devaluation

Egyptian inflation is forecast to have ticked up in March as prices adjust to a currency devaluation and an interest rate hike early in the month. This is followed by an increase in fuel prices two weeks later, a Reuters poll showed on Saturday. The austerity measures are linked to a $8 billion financial support […]

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Hostage deal: Biden begs Egypt, Qatar to persuade Hamas

President Biden, on Friday, wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, urging them to convince Hamas to release some of the vulnerable hostages that remain in captivity in Gaza. Biden, 81, also asked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Than to ensure that Hamas abides by the […]

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9 Egyptians for trial over deadly migrant shipwreck

Nine Egyptian men, on board a migrant boat that sank off Greece last year, killing hundreds of people, are to face trial next month. Greece accused them of people smuggling, Greek judicial sources said on Friday. The circumstances of the sinking of the Adriana in June remain a source of dispute between the Greek authorities […]

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Parent of slain American aid worker demand answers

Parents of the American-Canadian aid worker, who died in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza are demanding answers, and saying the governments left them in the dark about the incident. Jacob Flickinger’s parents, American John Flickinger and Canadian Sylvie Labrecque said, on Thursday, that they have not heard any details about their son’s death from their […]

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Israeli strike kills 7 Aid workers in Gaza

Israel faced anger from some of its closest allies, on Tuesday, after killing seven aid workers in airstrikes in Gaza City. The killing prompted an international charity to suspend food deliveries to desperate Palestinians. It also raised alarm about the relief effort for the territory’s mounting humanitarian crisis. The deaths of the World Central Kitchen […]

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Striking Kenyan doctors hold talk with government

Kenyan public hospital doctors, who have been on strike since March, convened in two major cities on Tuesday to discuss their grievances against the government. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents over 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15. They are demanding payment of their salary arrears and the […]

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Faye takes oath as Senegal’s youngest President

ADVERTISEMENT Forty-four-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye made history by assuming office as Senegal’s youngest and fifth President. Faye officially succeeded Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2, with prominent African leaders present to witness the inauguration. The ceremony took place in the modern enclave of Diamniadio, situated close to Dakar, the capital city. “Before God and the […]

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Tunisian president sacks education minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied, on Monday, sacked the Minister of Education, Mohamed Ali Boughdiri, according to a statement by the presidency. The statement did not specify the reason for the dismissal. Saied has appointed Salwa Abbassi, previously the general inspector of secondary education, as the new Minister of Education. Boughdiri was appointed as the Minister […]

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Cote d’Ivoire to raise cocoa farmgate price by 50%

Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara will increase the official cocoa farmgate price to 1,500 CFA francs ($2.47) per kilogramme from next Tuesday from the current 1,000 CFA, sources at five different export companies said. The sources, who requested anonymity, said they were citing a decision at a government meeting on Saturday. Earlier, Ouattara had validated […]

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