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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger reaffirm withdrawal from ECOWAS irreversible

RABAT, Morocco | TASS | Leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which are all members of the Sahel Alliance, reaffirmed that their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is irreversible and immediate. “While reaffirming the irreversible and immediate nature of the Sahel Alliance states’ …

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Rwanda declares end of Marburg virus outbreak

KIGALI | Xinhua | Rwanda on Friday announced the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak, initially declared on Sept. 27. The announcement, by Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana at a press conference in the capital, Kigali, follows 42 consecutive days with no new cases after the discharge of the …

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Sudan not happy with Muhoozi tweets

Port Sudan, Sudan | AGENCIES | Sudan has demanded an official apology from Uganda over “offensive and dangerous” comments made by the chief of Uganda army staff, who threated to invade Khartoum, the Sudan Tribune has reported. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and CDF of the …

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Africa: A tomato, sex and HIV

The high cost of inequalities that symbolise the deep vulnerabilities that fuel the HIV epidemic in our region COMMENT | ANNE GTHUKU – SHONGWE | This World AIDS Day, Dec.01, we had some good news. Our collective efforts are yielding results. There has been major progress in the HIV response in …

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