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August 13, 2022
Planet Drum Unites Global Musicians

A Grammy-winning group of the world’s top percussionists has reunited after 15 years on a new record that aims to bring the world together in rhythm and dance.
August 12, 2022
WHO to Rename Monkeypox Over Stigma Concerns

The World Health Organization has announced an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox after critics expressed worry that the name could be demeaning or racist.
August 12, 2022
Eastern Sudan Floods Destroy Over 2,500 Homes

Deadly seasonal floods in eastern Sudan have collapsed more than 2,500 houses, state news agency SUNA has reported, leaving thousands homeless in an already impoverished region. Over 500 houses were partially destroyed in River Nile province, the agency said late on Thursday.
August 11, 2022
CDC Drops COVID Quarantine, Distancing Recommendations

The top U.S. public health agency on Thursday dropped the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person, adding that people no longer need to stay at least 6 feet away from others.
August 10, 2022
Sierra Leone Declares Curfew After Deadly Clashes

Anti-government protestors clashed with police in Sierra Leone's capital, as tensions escalated in the West African nation over soaring living costs.
August 10, 2022
"No Declaration Wednesday" - Kenya's Election Commission

Kenya's electoral commission said it would be at least Thursday before the winner of Tuesday's close but calm presidential election is declared.
August 09, 2022
Blinken Arrives in Congo

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, Tuesday to continue his three-nation tour of Africa.
August 09, 2022
Kenya's Elections: Polls Closed, Counting Started

The polls in Kenya's presidential election have closed and counting begun. Turnout was only 56% one hour before the polls closed, with some voters citing a lack of optimism for substantial change.
August 09, 2022
EU Observers Monitoring Kenya Elections

European Union election observers visited on Tuesday several polling sites in Kenya, which held a general election.
August 09, 2022
EU Observers at Kenyan Voting Stations

Ivan Stefanec, the head of the EU's election observation mission, says over 160 observers had been sent out across Kenya. Hundreds of voters lined up on Tuesday hours ahead of polls opening in some locations in the east African nation.
August 07, 2022
US Secretary of State Blinken Arrives in Johannesburg

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Africa on Sunday to begin a three-nation trip to Africa. Blinken's Africa tour is considered part of a rivalry between Russia and Western powers for African countries' support in the Ukraine conflict.
August 03, 2022
Gauteng Nabs Illegal Miners as Rape Probe Continues

South African police arrested more than 40 men over suspected illegal mining on Tuesday in Krugersdorp outside Johannesburg.
August 02, 2022
Kenyatta Commissions China-Built Water Supply Project

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday commissioned a water supply project constructed by a Chinese company in Gatundu North, Kiambu County of Kenya.
August 02, 2022
Taliban Official Linked to US Drone Strike

A top aide to the Taliban's acting interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, was the owner of a residence targeted by a US drone attack that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, U.S. intelligence officials said. AP journalists were blocked by the Taliban from reaching the damaged house on Tuesday.
August 01, 2022
S.Africa’s Gang Rape Incident Triggers Protests

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court to express the community's fury over the gang-rape incident of eight South African women. More than 80 suspects appeared in court on Monday.
August 01, 2022
Boston Celtics' Bill Russell Dies at 88

Bill Felton Russell, a civil rights icon and basketball legend, died Sunday at the age of 88, his family said in a statement posted on social media. No cause of death was immediately available.
July 31, 2022
Is Monkeypox an STD?

For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect humans, it was not known as a disease that spreads through sex. Now that has changed.
July 30, 2022
'New Cold War': Russia, West Vie for Africa

Russian, French and American leaders are traveling throughout Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War.
July 29, 2022
Russia Blocks Longer UN Libya Mission Renewal

The U.N. Security Council decided on Thursday to renew its political mission in Libya for only three months due to Russian opposition to a one-year extension.
July 28, 2022
Macron Wraps up Africa Tour in Guinea-Bissau

French President Emmanuel Macron concluded a three-country Africa tour Thursday in Guinea-Bissau, where he pledged funds for education and economic development, as well as military assistance to combat extremism in West and Central Africa.

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