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Ethiopian maids ‘dumped’ in the streets in Lebanon as COVID hits
Middle East

Ethiopian maids ‘dumped’ in the streets in Lebanon as COVID hits

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian mother Alemtsehay Nasir went to Lebanon dreaming that her maid’s job would let her earn…
Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property
Egypt

Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement welcoming UNESCO’s adoption, at the conclusion of its last session, of a decision supporting…
Ethiopia dam agreement ‘just around the corner’: AU official
Egypt

Ethiopia dam agreement ‘just around the corner’: AU official

An agreement on points of contention between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is “just around…
Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings
World

Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on…
Egyptian lawyer among 8 candidates to become WTO director
Egypt

Egyptian lawyer among 8 candidates to become WTO director

Eight candidates from around the world, including an Egyptian lawyer, are competing to succeed Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevedo as the…
Fears at Nile’s convergence in Sudan that new dam will sap river’s strength
Middle East

Fears at Nile’s convergence in Sudan that new dam will sap river’s strength

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At an open-air, riverbank factory where the Blue Nile and White Nile meet in Sudan, Mohamed Ahmed…
Africa urged to test more as coronavirus cases exceed 500,000
World

Africa urged to test more as coronavirus cases exceed 500,000

NAIROBI (Reuters) – African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control…
Kenyan police fire teargas, arrest marchers protesting at brutality
World

Kenyan police fire teargas, arrest marchers protesting at brutality

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police on Tuesday fired teargas and arrested activists gathering for a march against perceived government injustice…
Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climb
World

Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climb

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was…
Crunch, crunch: Africa’s locust outbreak is far from over
World

Crunch, crunch: Africa’s locust outbreak is far from over

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The crunch of young locusts comes with nearly every step. The worst outbreak of the voracious…
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