Nigeria records first Ebola death
LAGOS (AA) – Nigerian authorities have confirmed the death of a Liberian man earlier diagnosed with symptoms of the Ebola…
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West Africa
East Africa
Kenya kills 3 suspects in Mombasa attacks
NAIROBI (AA) – Kenyan police on Friday shot dead three men suspected of involvement in a series of attacks that…
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Southern Africa
Photographers in Malawi to learn leadership and business management skills
Photographers in Malawi’s southern region and the national executive will learn leadership and business management skills, to equip them with…
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Central Africa
Rwandan president sacks prime minster
KIGALI (AA) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi without giving any reasons for the…
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North Africa
Egypt releases 98 Morsi supporters
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt’s Prosecutor-General on Sunday ordered the release of 98 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, who were…
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Obama urges ‘immediate, unconditional’ Gaza cease-fire U.S. President Barack Obama called for an 'immediate, unconditional' cease-fire during a phone call with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AA) – U.S. President Barack Obama stressed the importance of an “immediate, unconditional” halt to the hostilities between…
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5 killed in church attack in Nigeria’s Kano A lone female suicide bomber died earlier Sunday in a botched bombing attack in Kano
LAGOS (AA) – At least five people were killed Sunday after an explosive charge was thrown into a church in…
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Médecins Sans Frontières – Ebola Emergency Appeal for Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea
Newstime Africa has decided to reproduce the appeal launched by MSF for donation, requesting financial support for its work in…
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Didier Drogba returns to Chelsea Ex-Galatasaray striker goes back to his former club, signing a one-year contract with "the Blues"
ANKARA (AA) – Ex-Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has signed a one-year contract with his former club Chelsea, the club has…
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Africa health sector still needs more work: WHO official
ADDIS ABABA (AA) – In spite of the tangible progress the health sector in Africa achieved, a lot remains to…
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President Ernest Koroma intensifies effort to end Ebola Virus menace and calls for robust action to eradicate the disease in Sierra Leone
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, today called an emergency…
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EU expands sanction list amid Ukraine crisis European Union hits senior officials of Russian intelligence service with economic and travel ban sanctions
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has expanded its sanction list amid the Ukraine crisis by adding 18 companies and…
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US says human rights council Israel vote ‘biased’ “As we have said repeatedly, we will stand up for Israel and the international community even if it means standing alone”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AA) – Wednesday’s resolution in the UN’s Human Rights Council to open an international inquiry into potential human…
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Kenya nabs Nigerian after drug pellets burst in stomach
NAIROBI (AA) – A Nigerian man was arrested on Wednesday in Kenyan capital Nairobi after packets of illegal drugs – which…
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‘Ernest’s’ Ebola War Shouldn’t be like ‘Kabbah’s RUF War THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN
Sierra Leonean-oriented FACEBOOK cyber pages are lively social media spaces where people post photos of their social and family life…
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators target UK Dept for Business The protesters chanted, “David Cameron shame on you”, and demanded to see a minister so that they could voice their objections to the UK's support of Israel
LONDON (AA) – Twenty pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged a protest at the U.K. government department for Business, Innovation and Skills Wednesday…
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Fight against Ebola Unites Sierra Leone Politicians
The recent speech delivered by His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on the deadly Ebola disease was one…
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