Mwanzo Editor
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Chad’s government releases jailed rebels and opposition figures
Former member of the armed MPRD peace and reconstruction movement among those freed.
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Bank customer holds dozens hostage in eastern Lebanon
Lebanon has been mired in deep economic crisis since 2019.
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Studies: Two widely used COVID vaccines pose no risk to mothers
Research shows Pfizer and Moderna jabs did not cause pregnancy complications.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lied to parliament, says former aide
Johnson’s former chief adviser wrote that the party was arranged by the prime minister’s principal private secretary.
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Uganda to suspend mandatory COVID testing at Kenya border
Media reports have indicated traffic snarl-ups snaking as much as 70 Kilometres (40 miles).
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Guinea’s former president Alpha Conde leaves country
September 5, 2021, young army officers under Colonel Mamady Doumbouya deposed the president in a coup.
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Tear gas fired at thousands of protesters rallying in Sudan
US envoy to the Horn of Africa and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs expected in Khartoum this week.
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Mali’s former president Ibrahim Keita dies aged 76
Former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita led the Mali from 2013 until he was ousted in 2020.
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COVID Rules drive fans away from attending AFCON Matches
Most matches at the Africa Cup of Nations so far have been played out in front of largely empty stadiums in Cameroon.
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Thousands of Malians take to the streets over stringent sanctions
Economic Community of West Africa States agreed to sanction Mali last week imposing a trade embargo and shutting borders.







