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Security concerns put Washington D.C. on edge as Biden inauguration nears
WHO pandemic review panel highlights effective multilateralism in COVID-19 response
Brazil’s financial market forecasts 3.45 pct economic growth in 2021
Nigerian troops kill 30 bandits in gunfight
Roundup: United States COVID-19 cases top 24 mln two days from new administration
EU plans to start spending huge recovery fund in months
Chile reports 3,918 new COVID-19 cases
Tunisia reports 1,795 new COVID-19 cases, 181,885 in total
Start of 2021 sees overall upward trend in COVID-19 situation: WHO official
Cuba reports 292 new COVID-19 cases
Brazil launches mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Authorities investigate 12 murders in eastern Mexico
Speaker Berri says Lebanon reels under unannounced sanctions, siege
Roadway crash kills 12 in Ecuador
France registers 403 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Roundup: Stellantis starts off strongly, replacing Fiat, Peugeot on stock exchanges
Tunisia arrests 632 individuals following looting, vandalism
Chinese envoy calls for strengthened UN-Arab League cooperation
Roundup: Lockdown raises Israeli unemployment rate to 15.9 pct; Iran records 5,806 new COVID-19 cases, 1,336,217 in total
Morocco registers 473 new COVID-19 cases, 35 more deaths
One dead after avalanche hits Russian ski resort
Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update (18 January 2021)
UN chief appoints new envoy on Libya
Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 18 January 2021, 9 am EAT
23 killed in clashes between Yemeni army, Houthis in Hodeidah
5.3-magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands: USGS
Egypt uncovers remains of Roman fort in Aswan
WHO chief spells out 3 COVID-19 lessons
German, Turkish ministers discuss better EU-Turkish ties as tensions ease in East Med
NYC COVID-19 test positivity rate down to 8.29 pct, new cases 4,519: mayor
Spain carries out 4,425 organ transplants in 2020
NYS COVID-19 hospitalizations up to 8,868, positivity rate 6.54 pct: governor
Bulgaria busts gang making counterfeit documents, 5 nabbed
UN Security Council condemns attack on UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
Sweden begins to administer second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Interview: China’s economic recovery “a blueprint” for others, WEF director says
Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 update (17 January 2021)
Newly registered passenger cars in Lebanon drop by 72 pct yearly in 2020
UK figure of daily new coronavirus cases drops further
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp announces first green hydrogen project
Iran records 5,806 new COVID-19 cases, 1,336,217 in total
France reiterates support for Palestinian rights: ambassador
Entire United States Capitol complex on lockdown due to nearby fire
WHO chief warns of “catastrophic moral failure” on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Canada’s int’l transactions in securities up in November
Athens welcomes Sino-Greek cooperation in green transition
Singapore reports 14 new COVID-19 cases
Mauritius and Morocco join African Development Bank (AfDB/AFMISM) Bloomberg® bond index
UNHCR discloses funding gap to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Kenya Airways, horticultural exporters partner to boost exports
Israel sees over 657,000 unemployed amid COVID-19 lockdown
Georgia reports 110 new COVID-19 cases
Entire United States Capitol complex on lockdown due to external security threat
Border markets with Afghanistan, Iran to boost trade, peace: Pakistani PM
S. Africa higher education department invests 4.5 mln USD in COVID-19 research
Qatar reports 227 new COVID-19 cases, 147,504 in total
Iraq seeks to revive industrial sector to support economy: PM
Passenger numbers at Germany’s largest airport plummet 73.4 pct in 2020
Kenya to engage China to expand horticultural exports
Egypt manages to implement economic reform program: PM
Vietnam records 2 new COVID-19 cases, 1,539 in total
Kenya’s tea prices fall for 3 consecutive years amid global glut
Nepal reports first three cases of new strain of coronavirus
Singapore defense minister confirms Shangri-La Dialogue will resume this year
143 arrested following banned Amsterdam demonstration
At least 12 missing, 4 injured after avalanche hits Russian ski resort
Israel formulates national plan to return economy to full activity
Belarus GDP 0.9 pct down in 2020
UK calls for immediate end to Israel’s new settlement construction in East Jerusalem, West Bank
UNEP says Africa must ratchet up climate adaptation financing to sustain growth
Ghanaian teachers, students worry about rising COVID-19 cases as schools reopen
Russia-China relations built on trust, cooperation, says Lavrov
Separatists impose lockdown to disrupt CHAN in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions
Uzbekistan to abolish monopoly over gas and electricity supply
Myanmar reports 477 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deaths
Kenya Airways mulls more cargo flights to China as Sino-Africa trade grows
Infrastructure development mainstay for African continental free trade area: UN expert
Ghana reports imported variants of COVID-19: president
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (17 January 2021)
Germany intensifies search for COVID-19 mutations
Philippines unveils banknote, medal to celebrate victory over invasion
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (17 January 2021)
Kenyan police probes al-Shabab suspect over terror activities
Chinese frontline doctors to help Ghanaians combat COVID-19
Malawi rural communities benefit from energy-efficient cookstoves
Britons aged over 70 in England begin receiving coronavirus vaccines
Belarus reports 1,899 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches 227,360
Oman reports 221 new COVID-19 cases, 132,011 in total
Mass COVID-19 vaccination begins in Azerbaijan
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 patient count surpasses 53,000
Indonesian authorities download crashed plane’s black box
AIIB makes remarkable achievements: experts
Turkey’s hot-air balloon trips hold appeal despite COVID-19 pandemic
Mongolia brings home around 28,200 nationals amid COVID-19 pandemic
Malaysia reports 3,306 new COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Constitutional court confirms re-election of Touadera as Central African Republic president
Pakistan starts to reopen reopen educational institutions in phases
Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (17 January 2021)
Uganda switches on internet after days of shutdown
Israeli researchers develop new method for treating Parkinson’s
Taliban key commander among 4 killed in W. Afghanistan
Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (17 January 2021)
Afghanistan reports 79 new COVID-19 positive cases
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (17 January 2021)
Constitutional court confirms re-electrion of Touadera as Central African Republic president
Cuban couple impressed by China’s fight against COVID-19
Snowfall disrupts land, sea traffic in Turkey’s Istanbul
Africa Free Trade Agreement: President Adesina receives award for strong leadership and support
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (17th January 2021)
Verdant Capital is awarded Independent Advisory Firm of the Year – Pan Africa – in the prestigious Africa Global Funds awards, 2020
Bangladesh’s COVID-19 cases rise to 528,329, death toll reaches 7,922
Five people drown as boat capsizes in India’s Gujarat state
Taliban attack on Afghan district repulsed, 10 killed
State of emergency extended in Tonga due to world’s continuous spread of COVID-19
Sweden records highest weekly number of COVID-19 cases at workplaces
Iran’s capital invites residents to participate in painting alleys to liven city mood up
Afghan police arrest 9 drug traffickers
Kuwaiti Emir accepts gov’t resignation
Indonesia reports 9,086 new COVID-19 cases, 295 new deaths
21.9 kg of cocaine found in unclaimed luggage at Nigeria airport
World Insights: 10 years on, Arab world still reeling from aftermath of “Arab Spring”
Zimbabwe’s mineral exports up 27 pct in 2020
Malawi president announces new measures for COVID-19 containment
2 terrorists killed in military operation in NW Pakistan: army
Death toll in Indonesian landslides rises to 36
Russia’s COVID-19 cases up 22,857 to 3,591,066
500,000 stimulants seized in Myanmar’s eastern state
Herds of gazelles stay around Mongolia’s capital to survive hard winter
Israeli jets strike targets in Gaza after rockets fired
Pompeo laying mines in final days of office: Canadian journalist
India’s top court says police to decide on protesting farmers entering capital on Republic Day
Japanese ministers discuss COVID-19-hit economy, structural reforms, foreign policies in Diet session
FIFA President supports African football’s restart in Cameroon
It’s Time to Rethink Licensing Rounds: For Africa’s Oil- and Gas-Producing Countries, Negotiating the Current Environment May Require…Negotiation (By NJ Ayuk)
Thailand reports 369 new COVID-19 cases
Philippines logs 2,163 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily number in more than two months
Schools in Indian capital partially reopen after 10 months
Tizeti rolls out high-speed 4G LTE in Edo with N4000/month broadband service
Malawi’s NBS Bank launches ecommerce platform and online payment gateway with Network International
Myanmar attracts over 348 mln USD in foreign investment in Q1 of FY 2020-2021
Japan’s Suga vows to go ahead with Olympics, curb COVID-19 resurgence in policy speech
S.Korean president says to achieve faster herd immunity over COVID-19
Pompeo’s last-minute moves to complicate Biden’s future plans: United States media
Japanese PM Suga reiterates commitment to holding Tokyo Olympics
Japan’s Suga vows to go ahead with Olympics in policy speech
Afghan airstrikes kill 11 militants in northern Badakhshan province
Bangladesh approves new COVID-19 stimulus packages for small businesses, low-income communities
Japanese prime minister vows to go ahead with Olympics in policy speech
Samsung heir sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for corruption
DPRK deputies discuss economic plan, budget at Supreme People’s Assembly
Mongolia records 9 new COVID-19 cases
UN chief deeply concerned about clashes in West Darfur
S. Korean president says to achieve faster herd immunity over COVID-19
Virus suppression, vaccines to underpin Australia’s economic recovery in 2021: report
Political polarization, rejection of science lead to United States failure in containing pandemic: NYT
Xinhua Commentary: Good riddance, Mike Pompeo
1st LD: Japan’ s Diet starts regular session with focus on COVID-19 pandemic
Japan’s Diet starts regular session with focus on COVID-19 pandemic
Tokyo stocks drop in morning on profit-taking after Nikkei’s 30-year high
Many Australians urge PM to rebuke MP for COVID disinformation: poll
Greek gov’t, officials pledge full sexual harassment investigation
New Zealand reports 6 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation
At least 96 killed, nearly 70,000 displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia
Snowman seen at park in Frankfurt, Germany
Ghanaian president instructs security services to enforce COVID-19 protocols
Global uncertainty hampers oil blocks auction in Angola: research
People’s daily life in Vancouver, Canada
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 131,195
Australia unlikely to fully re-open borders in 2021: chief medical officer
More than 58,000 Ethiopian refugees flee into Sudan: UN
Ecuador reports 674 new COVID-19 cases, 231,482 in total
Rwanda closes schools in capital to curb COVID-19 spread
Brazil to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Jan. 20
S.Korea reports 389 more COVID-19 cases, 72,729 in total
Chile reports 4,340 new COVID-19 cases
Nurse first to receive Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 in Brazil
Record number of Portuguese takes part in early voting for presidential election: official
Brazil approves emergency use of Chinese Sinovac, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
France registers 16,642 new coronavirus cases, 141 deaths
“The Marksman” tops North American box office in opening weekend
Bandits kill 5 in north Nigeria attacks
COVID-19 death toll surpasses 4,000 in Israel
Guatemalan authorities clash with migrants from Honduras
Egyptian president pledges support for AfCFTA’s activities
Young Palestinians look forward to elections
Delivery service becomes popular among Lebanese villagers to secure needs during COVID-19 lockdown
NYS COVID-19 hospitalizations down to 8,771, positivity rate 5.61 pct: governor
Russian opposition leader Navalny detained upon returning from Germany
Roundup: Iran buys 16.8 mln COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX; Lebanon signs deal to buy 2 mln Pfizer vaccines
Washington D.C. mayor concerned about potential attack on city’s residential area
Funerary temple of ancient queen, dozens of coffins unveiled in Egypt’s Saqqara
Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 17 January 2021, 9 am EAT
Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
India confirms 447 cases of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination
Nepal-based firms allowed to borrow loans from parent companies abroad
Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
UK plans to end COVID-19 lockdown in March: local media
Iran dismisses Europe’s concerns over military implications of producing uranium metal
Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
435 soldiers graduate after training in E. Afghan region
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (16th January 2021)
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.23 mln: Africa CDC
Australian government announces repatriation flights for stranded citizens, residents
Afghanistan launches polio vaccination targeting 9.9 mln children
Los Angeles becomes first county in United States to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 16 January 2021, 9 am EAT
Coronavirus – Namibia: COVID-19 Update 15 January 2021
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 15 January 2021, 6 pm EAT
Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (15th January 2021)
Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Factbox: AIIB’s achievements over past five years
Heirs Holdings Significantly Expands Oil and Gas Portfolio
Emergency Committee on COVID-19 advises on variants, vaccines
Coronavirus – Eswatini: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
IOM Somalia supports new ‘telemedicine’ enhancement for migrants and host communities
Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 14 January 2021, 6 pm EAT
Ogun Govt begins registration and payments for 2021 Hajj
Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
END SARS: Winners Emerged at the National Poetry Competition
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (14th January 2021)
Coronavirus – Eritrea: Announcement from the Ministry of Health (14 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
Number of Central African refugees soars as violence intensifies
Mounting hostilities disrupt aid delivery in the Central African Republic
UN Delegation visits South West State to discuss support and collaboration in 2021
Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
South Africa‘s Workshop17 starts new year as a global awards finalist & announces plans for a new workspace concept in Joburg
Senegal already produces Gas: Investors should look Onshore
Ogun Govt plans to upgrade Staff Development Centre to Public Service College
Concerned about reports of violence ahead of Uganda elections, Secretary-General calls on all national stakeholders to ensure polls are inclusive, peaceful
Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (13 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (13 January 2021)
OUT NOW! 2nd Edition of “Billions At Play” charts recovery path for African Oil & Gas Sector
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (13 January 2021)
WHO Eritrea supports the Ministry of Health maternity waiting homes in remote areas with essential supplies
atingi eLearning platform reaches nearly 1 Million African youth in 1st year
Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed
WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa
The spectacular rise of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) under Ahmed Sultan Bin Sulayem
Turkish health minister gets jab of Chinese vaccine ahead of national rollout
Safeguard yourself from falling victim to online trading scams
Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 update (13 January 2021)
WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa
Please Help Bobi Wine and the People of Uganda Urge the International Community to Play an Active Role Calling on The Uganda Government to Hold Free and Fair Elections Without Intimidation and Violence
Underhand tactics suspected in race for Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidency
African Business Council applauds the start of trading on the basis of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Bank of Khyber transforms to Temenos Core and Digital Banking Platform
Within the Framework of Cooperation between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation: Five Ministers Witness the Signing of ITFC’s 2021 Program Totaling US$ 1.1 Billion Aimed at Providing Integrated Trade Solutions to Egypt
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (12th January 2021)
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (12 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Uganda: COVID-19 update (12 January 2021)
Switzerland and The Gambia sign cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation
Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 update (12th January 2021)
Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (12 January 2021)
How Nigerian Entrepreneur Oke Afolabi is Accelerating Digitalization of Banks in Nigeria
Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 update (12 January 2021)
Africa: the most ‘ready-for-circularity’ continent?
Ending Violence in Mozambique Will Require United Effort; African Energy Chamber Stands Ready to Assist (By NJ Ayuk)
BREAKING: WHO DG, Tedros Ghebreyesus, Ghana’s President, Akufo-Addo, Mo Ibrahim, Graca Machel, Others, Emerge Winners In The ALM Persons Of The Year 2020 Awards
UN agencies and partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile
IMF Executive Board completes first and second reviews of the Central African Republic’s arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility and approves US$ 34.4 Million disbursement
A disrupted world to embrace more challenges in post-pandemic era
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (12 January 2021)
Humanitarian crisis looms in Southern Madagascar as drought and pandemic double number of hungry people
DHL Global Forwarding invests 126.5 million rand in new facility in South Africa
H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana confirmed for Mining Indaba Virtual
Coronavirus – Uganda: COVID-19 update (11 January 2021)
Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 update (11 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Rwanda: COVID-19 update (11 January 2021)
Ethiopia: MSF provides medical assistance to some of the most affected people in Tigray
Militants continue to stage deadly attacks as insecurity expands into previously ‘safe’ zones in West Africa, Sahel, top official tells Security Council
World Bank plans to invest over $5 Billion in Drylands in Africa
Iran requests Interpol Red Notice for 4 over assassination of nuke scientist
Control Risks announces the Top 5 Risks for Business in 2021
Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 11 January 2021, 6 pm EAT
Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 update (11 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Zambia: COVID-19 update (11 January 2021)
COP26 Roundtable: ‘2021 will be critical in the fight against COVID-19 and climate change’ – UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (11 January 2021)
Coronavirus – Nigeria: COVID-19 update (11 January 2021)
African Development Bank President Adesina named a champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall climate-adaptation initiative
Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Economic uncertainty set to shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa

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