East Africa
Sudan says it will discuss trade, migration deals with Israel
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 October 2020 12:34
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Sudan and Israel will discuss agreements to cooperate on trade and migration issues in the coming weeks, the Sudanese foreign ministry said on Sunday, signalling steps to implement a normalisation pact after decades of hostilities.
Israel for its part said it will send wheat worth $5 million to “our new friends of Sudan”, Prime Minister Benjamin…
Tanzanian president Magufuli to face 14 challengers in Oct elections
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- Published on Friday, 28 August 2020 10:56
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Tanzanian president John Magufuli will face 14 challengers in elections scheduled for this October, the elections board announced on Wednesday, with analysts saying a divided opposition was likely to ensure he won a second term.
His main challengers are likely to be Tundu Lissu, who returned to Tanzania last month after spending nearly three years…
Sudan to discuss removal from U.S. terrorism list in UAE
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- Published on Monday, 21 September 2020 08:43
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Sudanese officials will discuss the removal of their country from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terror with U.S. officials during a visit to the United Arab Emirates this week, the ruling council said on Sunday.
Sudan’s transitional government, in charge since the toppling of Omar al-Bashir last year, has been pushing to get off the U.S. list,…
Blast rocks military base in Somali capital, at least eight dead
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- Published on Monday, 10 August 2020 10:38
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A huge blast rocked a military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu near a stadium on Saturday, killing at least eight people and injuring 14, emergency workers said, and the militant group al Shabaab claimed responsiblity.
Soldiers opened fire after the explosion which sent clouds of smoke into the sky, said Halima Abdisalan, a mother of three who…