Food Insecurity Looming in East Africa amid Triple Threat
50.6mln People Projected to be Food Insecure by the end of 2020
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Africa
Killer of Rafiki, Uganda’s rare Silverback mountain gorilla, jailed
ADDIS ABEBA – The killer of one of Uganda’s best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been jailed for 11 years.
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Internet Blackout after Somalia PM Removed
An almost unanimous vote of no-confidence on Saturday that saw Somalia’s prime minister removed from his post has been condemned
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S. Korea Donates 2mln Masks to African Countries through AU
ADDIS ABABA – South Korea has handed over 2 million masks Addis Ababa-based Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
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Last ‘virus-free’ African country finds Covid-19 cases
Western Sahara has become the last country in Africa to confirm the presence of coronavirus, with four cases recorded there
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Sudan to adjust currency in reforms
Khartoum – Sudan says it will devalue its currency to try to correct its huge budget deficit and tackle a
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WHO concerned over Covid-19 spread in Africa
ADDIS ABABA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of rising coronavirus cases in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nigeria Lost $3bn to Gold Smuggling in Seven Years
Nigeria lost about $3bn (£2.4bn) from 97 tonnes of gold illegally smuggled out of the country in the seven years
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Food Security Of People at Risk Due to WFP Funding Crisis
ADDIS ABABA – A funding shortfall of US$158 million this year is threatening millions of people in Ethiopia who depend
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AFRICOM Partners with NATO to ‘Deliver Critical Supplies to East Africa’
ADDIS ABABA – U.S. Africa Command partnered with the NATO Heavy Airlift Wing (HAWA) to deliver critical supplies to troops
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