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Donald Trump signed the order on Wednesday
Trump maintains a Chinese bank account, says New York Times

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Mr Trump has been critical of US firms doing business in China and sparked a trade war between the two countries....

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Kenya ‘headed for second wave of coronavirus’: Kagwe

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Kagwe blames laxity in social distancing and wearing of face masks for the surge, especially in bars and political rallies....

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. [PHOTO | FILE]
Uganda’s top judge ‘regrets removing president term limit’

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Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo is quoted as saying the body he was part of made a mistake:...

The Zambian ministry of tourism now says no foreign musicians have been cleared to perform in the country this weekend. [PHOTO | COURTESY]
‘Jerusalema’ hitmaker cancelled by Zambia

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Local musicians felt a lot of money was being paid to foreign stars, while Zambians on Twitter argued it would lead to a rise in COVID cases....

The minister of defence issued a statement saying that Col Condé had been killed. [PHOTO | COURTESY]
Guinea commander killed two days before election

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It comes just two days before a presidential election in which President Alpha Condé is running for a controversial third term....

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Africa ‘can’t afford’ a second coronavirus wave

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WHO says the virus will run out of control if African countries continued opening up without adequate interventions in place....

UN condemns castration for rapists in Nigeria

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The law says males convicted of raping a child under the age of 14 should be surgically castrated and given the death penalty. ...

Video of schoolgirls being ‘disinfected’ angers Kenyans

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The World Health Organization does not recommend the spraying of individuals and says it could be "physically and psychologically harmful"....

Govt. officials fear students could sneak alcohol into schools disguised as hand sanitisers

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Many schools in Africa reopen this week, including in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria after months out because of Covid-19 pandemic....

Tanzanians battle wildfire on Mount Kilimanjaro

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Tanzania’s National Parks services said efforts to contain the fire that broke out on Africa's highest peak are ongoing....

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