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126,000 tourists visit Egypt since early July amid COVID-19 downward trend

A man works at the construction site of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, on Aug. 25, 2020. Egypt has received 126,000 tourists since it reopened its seaside resorts to international flights and foreign tourists on July 1, after a three-month halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled al-Anany, said on Aug. 24. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/26 10:52:52

Japan's Nagashiki says has scuttled part of Mauritius oil-spill ship

Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, which owns the bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius and caused a large oil spill, said on Tuesday it has completed scuttling of the front part of the vessel on Monday as instructed by local authorities.
Source: Reuters | 2020/8/25 19:18:40

Tunisia announces second govt

Tunisia's prime minister-designate on Tuesday unveiled the country's second government in six months, which must now seek approval from lawmakers incensed by how the administration was formed.
Source: AFP | 2020/8/25 17:08:40

Uganda recalls ambassador

Uganda on Monday recalled its ambassador to Denmark and her deputy, after the pair were recorded apparently plotting in a Zoom meeting to steal funds meant to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: AFP | 2020/8/25 17:03:42

Mali talks end with no decision on government

Talks between West African mediators and Mali's military coup leaders ended on Monday after three days of discussions without any decision on the make-up of a transitional government, a junta spokesman said.
Source: Reuters | 2020/8/25 17:03:41

Gold-hunting diggers destroy Sudan's priceless past, still at large

When a team of archaeologists deep in the deserts of Sudan arrived at the ancient site of Jabal Maragha in July, they thought they were lost. The site had vanished. But they hadn't made a mistake. In fact, gold-hunters with giant diggers had destroyed almost all sign of the two millennia old site.
Source: AFP | 2020/8/24 18:33:40

Mali junta demands three-year rule

The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted president, a source in a visiting West African delegation and the rebel soldiers said Sunday.
Source: AFP | 2020/8/24 15:33:40

Zimbabwe president signs law allowing pregnant girls to continue in school

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a law barring government schools from excluding girls who fall pregnant from attending lessons.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/24 11:08:42

Zambia commends Chinese CDC for building capacity in COVID-19 testing

The Zambian government on Saturday commended the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(Chinese CDC) for helping build the capacity of laboratories to test for COVID-19.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/24 11:06:34

7 killed in S.Sudan plane crash

Four passengers and three crew were killed Saturday when a cargo plane belonging to a local operator crashed near South Sudan's capital Juba, the transport minister said.
Source: AFP | 2020/8/23 15:13:41

Tunisia says to launch COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021

Hechmi Louzir, director general of the Pasteur Institute of Tunis (IPT), said on Saturday that the vaccine against the coronavirus is expected to be fully ready in Tunisia in early 2021.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/23 8:31:30

Somalia focused on confronting COVID-19 pandemic: UN envoy

Somalia, like the rest of the world, is focused on confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, said the top UN envoy for the country on Thursday.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/21 11:45:41

Malian protest headman steps back as coup leaders promise election

One of Mali's most influential power brokers, Mahmoud Dicko, will withdraw from politics, his spokesman said, after a meeting on Wednesday with leaders of a military coup who have promised to oversee elections within a “reasonable” time.
Source: Reuters | 2020/8/20 17:13:41

Africa CDC calls for boosting COVID-19 surveillance, testing, care for people

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Wednesday urged African governments to rapidly scale up surveillance, testing, contact tracing and care for people with COVID-19 amid rapid spread of the virus across the continent.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/20 11:26:04

Mutinous Malian soldiers set up transitional governing body

Mali's mutinous soldiers on Wednesday announced the creation of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) to lead a political transition toward general elections following the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and the dissolution of the National Assembly and the government.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/20 10:33:31

Mali's president announces resignation after rebel troops launch coup

Mali's president said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed” early Wednesday, hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the fragile West African nation.
Source: AFP | 2020/8/19 17:13:41

Detained Malian president Keita announces resignation

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who is currently detained by mutinous Malian soldiers, has announced his resignation in a declaration on national television ORTM.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/8/19 8:24:33

Mali President and Prime Minister detained by mutinying soldiers: media report

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were detained on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako, according to media report.
Source: Agencies | 2020/8/19 3:37:52