East Africa
Air Tanzania postpones maiden flights to China over coronavirus
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- Published on Thursday, 30 January 2020 09:44
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Tanzania’s national carrier said on Wednesday it will have to postpone its maiden flights from commercial capital Dar es Salaam to China, citing concerns over the spread of a coronavirus that has killed 133 people.
State-run Air Tanzania had planned to begin charter flights to China next month ahead of the expected launch of scheduled direct…
Car bomb hits Turkish contractors, police near Somalia capital, six wounded - police
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- Published on Monday, 20 January 2020 08:48
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A car bomb targeting a group of Turkish contractors exploded on Saturday in Afgoye, northwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, wounding at least six people, police said.
Rwanda detaining, abusing street children: rights group
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 January 2020 09:30
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Rwanda, often lauded internationally for its economic progress and reintegration after the 1994 genocide, is detaining and abusing street children at a holding centre in the capital, an international rights group said Monday.
Sudan quells revolt of former spy service men after clashes
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 January 2020 09:51
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Armed ex-security agents linked to Sudan’s toppled ruler Omar al-Bashir fought soldiers in the capital Khartoum for hours until government forces quelled the revolt late on Tuesday, residents and a military source said.