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15/08/2022
You can listen to this story: "Peter Gregory Obi was only six years old on July 6, 1967, when a devastating civil war between the government of Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria that same year exploded."
Few People May Know His Name In The United States But Nigerian Presidential Candidate Peter Gregory Obi Has Set Off A Real Movement In Africa’s Most Populous Nation • Today News Africa Peter Gregory Obi was only six years old on July 6, 1967, when a devastating civil war between the government of Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria that same year exploded. Biafra represented the nationalist aspirations of the Ig...
20/05/2022
COVAX Calls For Action To Close Vaccine Equity Gap Largely Affecting Africa • Today News Africa COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, once again called for action to close vaccine equity gap on Friday, which is largely affecting countries in Africa.
20/05/2022
Damning world health statistics just published by WHO show COVID-19 has significantly curtailed access to vital health services and set back global progress on life expectancy made in the first 20 years of the century https://bit.ly/3sPF0jT
20/05/2022
JUST IN: Damning world health statistics just published by WHO show has significantly curtailed access to vital health services and set back global progress on life expectancy made in the first 20 years of the century
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Damning World Health Statistics Just Published By WHO Show COVID-19 Has Significantly Curtailed Access To Vital Health Services And Set Back Global Progress On Life Expectancy Made In The First 20 Years Of The Century • Today News Africa The World Health Organization has published its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic – which led to an estimated 4.5 million excess deaths in that year.
20/05/2022
Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly to focus on “Health for Peace, Peace for Health” for recovery and renewal https://bit.ly/39yqB4R
20/05/2022
Covid-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in Africa for fourth consecutive week https://bit.ly/3LssSMf
20/05/2022
Joe Biden reacts to low unemployment insurance claims: America is back to work https://bit.ly/3wFDcMN
20/05/2022
President Biden reacts as U.S. Senate approves nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine https://bit.ly/3866GtG
20/05/2022
Rights group says Biden redeployment of troops to Somalia should stress civilian protection after U.S. forces killed many Somali civilians starting in 2017, lied about it, provided zero redress and faced no consequences https://bit.ly/3sOz2zL
20/05/2022
BREAKING:
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In First Stop On Asia Travel, President Biden Arrives In South Korea, Tours Model For Samsung’s New Texas Semiconductor Facility • Today News Africa New Plant in Texas will Create 3,000 New Good-Paying Jobs; Biden to Call on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Innovation Act to Supercharge New Investments in Innovation
20/05/2022
U.S. Officials Meet With Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo In Washington • Today News Africa The United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Samantha Power met on Thursday in Washington with a Zambian government delegation that included Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo, Secretary of the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa,...
20/05/2022
Rights group says Biden redeployment of troops to should stress civilian protection after U.S. forces killed many starting in 2017, lied about it, provided zero redress and faced no consequences
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Rights Group Says Biden Redeployment Of Troops To Somalia Should Stress Civilian Protection After U.S. Forces Killed Many Somali Civilians Starting In 2017, Lied About It, Provided Zero Redress And Faced No Consequences • Today News Africa Minimize Civilian Harm, Ensure Justice for Abuses
Covid-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in for fourth consecutive week
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18/05/2022
SEE IT: Two prominent American media personalities speak out against attack on Simon Ateba at the White House Here is our top story today: People are speaking out against an attack on Simon Ateba at the White House, and two prominent media personalities have now joined many others. What they said is totally true, except the part that I had never been called on. I had been called on a few times, skipped over...
18/05/2022
Africa’s Own HIV Treatment Trial Underway • Today News Africa There are at least 1.5 million people in Kenya living with HIV. According to the Kenyan Health Ministry, about a million HIV Positive Kenyans are receiving ART (antiretroviral therapy).
17/05/2022
Attack on Simon Ateba! REVEALED: How WH Press Is SILENCING Outside Voices | Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
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REVEALED: How WH Press Is SILENCING Outside Voices | Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar Krystal and Saagar re examine the structures in the White House press briefings that rig the process for the benefit of legacy media at the expense of outsid...
17/05/2022
Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly to focus on “Health for Peace, Peace for Health” for recovery and renewal
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Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly to focus on “Health for Peace, Peace for Health” for recovery and renewal In a world threatened by conflict, inequities, the climate crisis and pandemics, the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Assembly
17/05/2022
The White House Correspondents' Association has threatened me with suspension or even expulsion in an attempt to silence me, says Simon Ateba
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The White House Correspondents' Association has threatened me with suspension or even expulsion in an attempt to silence me, says Simon Ateba Here is our top story today: I could not believe it when I received an email on Monday from Steven Portnoy, the President of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) who works for CBS radio, telling me that if I 'disrupt' a White House briefing again the way I reportedly did last Friday du...
17/05/2022
Joe Biden redeploys troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabaab as ex-president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returns to power five years after his first term
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Joe Biden redeploys troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabaab as ex-president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returns to power five years afte U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is redeploying troops to Somalia to fight against al-Shabaab, 'which has increased in strength
17/05/2022
News Africa reporter put on notice after tussle with Psaki over 'disgusting' special treatment for MSM The reporter who mixed it up with Jen Psaki on her last day has been put on notice that he may be expelled from the White House press corps.
17/05/2022
‘It’s Disgusting’: Reporter Hits Back After WHCA Threatens To Expel Him For Interrupting Psaki’s Last Briefing The WHCA threatened to suspend or expel Today News Africa White House correspondent Simon Ateba for interrupting Friday's briefing.
17/05/2022
Psaki-heckling reporter Ateba warned of potential WHCA expulsion Simon Ateba, the chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa, has been warned by the White House Correspondents Association.
17/05/2022
Reporter Who Interrupted WH Press Briefing Threatened With Suspension, Expulsion From WHCA A reporter who interrupted Friday’s White House press briefing has been threatened with suspension or expulsion from the White House Correspondents Association.
16/05/2022
JUST IN: New report by WHO and UNICEF says nearly one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology are denied access
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New report by WHO and UNICEF says nearly one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistiv A new report published on Monday by WHO and UNICEF reveals that more than 2.5 billion people need one or more assistive products,
16/05/2022
JUST IN: WHO says it is ready to support respond to pandemic
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WHO says it is ready to support North Korea respond to COVID-19 pandemic The World Health Organization on Monday reiterated its commitment to supporting the country respond to the coronavirus pandemic after the
16/05/2022
JUST IN: Human Rights Watch warns armed Islamist groups, government security forces and militia committing increased abuses against civilians in Burkina Faso as conflict intensifies and widens
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Human Rights Watch Warns Armed Islamist Groups, Government Security Forces And Militia Committing Increased Abuses Against Civilians In Burkina Faso as Conflict Intensifies And Widens • Today News Africa Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against civilians as the conflict there intensifies and widens. The organization called on the Burkina Faso government, which took power in a Janu...
15/05/2022
JUST IN: Joe and Jill Biden to travel to Tuesday to grieve with community that lost 10 people to mass shooting
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Joe And Jill Biden To Travel To Buffalo Tuesday To Grieve With Community That Lost 10 People To Mass Shooting • Today News Africa U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Jill Bien will on Tuesday travel to Buffalo, New York to grieve with the community that lost ten lives "in a senseless and horrific mass shooting," the White House said in a statement on Sunday.
15/05/2022
JUST IN: Harris leads U.S. delegation to Abu Dhabi to offer condolences on passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Harris Leads U.S. Delegation To Abu Dhabi To Offer Condolences On Passing Of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan • Today News Africa U.S. Vice President Kamala D. Harris will depart Washington, DC, on Sunday, en route to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Vice President is leading a Presidential Delegation to offer condolences on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration and the American people on the passing of His Highness Sh...
15/05/2022
BREAKING: Biden describes mass shooting that killed 10 people Saturday as ‘senseless’, ‘horrific’ ‘racially motivated hate crime’ after white man who said he is a ''white supremacist' traveled hundreds of miles to kill many in black neighborhood
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Biden Describes Buffalo Mass Shooting That Killed 10 People Saturday As 'senseless', 'horrific' And A 'racially Motivated Hate Crime' • Today News Africa U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday night reacted to the mass shooting earlier in the day in Buffalo, New York, that claimed the lives of ten people, calling it 'senseless', 'horrific' and a 'racially motivated hate crime'.
14/05/2022
WH PRESS SECRETARY JEN PSAKI’S LAST BRIEFING CHAOTIC. SIMON ATEBA HECKLES WH press secretary Jen Psaki’s last briefing chaotic. Simon Ateba hecklesWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki’s final briefing with reporters went off the r...
14/05/2022
Top Biden officials in Africa meet with President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland, discuss security
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Top Biden Officials In Africa Meet With President Muse Bihi Abdi Of Somaliland, Discuss Security • Today News Africa U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, along with Larry E. André, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, met with Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, in Hargeisa, Somalia, on May 12, 2022, and discussed a wide range of issues, including what they described as "expanded and ...
14/05/2022
MailOnline writes, "Jen Psaki chides frustrated reporter on her final day as White House press secretary after he EXPLODED and shouted that she should 'take a question from the back of the room'
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Jen Psaki chides frustrated reporter on her final day at White House Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki chided a reporter for an African news site after he repeatedly interrupted her and other journalists at her final press briefing on Friday.
14/05/2022
That 'Chaos' at Psaki's final White House briefing: Here is my side of the story - Simon Ateba
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That 'Chaos' at Psaki's final White House briefing: Here is my side of the story - Simon Ateba Our top stories today can be found below. But first, here is my side of the story following that 'chaotic' White House press briefing yesterday.You might have seen all the headlines about me. Simon Ateba did this, Simon Ateba did that at Jen Psaki's final press briefing as White House Press Secretar...
14/05/2022
JUST IN: In joint statement, G7 says it will help battle to the very end
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In Joint Statement, G7 Says It Will Help Ukraine Battle Russia To The Very End • Today News Africa In a joint statement on Saturday, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, said there were solidly behind Ukraine and will help the European nation battle Russia to the....
14/05/2022
JUST IN: President congratulates ‘long-time friend’ Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates.
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President Biden Congratulates 'long-time Friend' Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan On His Election As President Of The United Arab Emirates • Today News Africa U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday congratulated his 'long-time friend' Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates.
14/05/2022
Biden calls for ‘significant’ focus on human rights in Africa, says he ‘convinced G7 to agree’ to provide more resources to continent
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Biden Calls For 'significant' Focus On Human Rights In Africa, Says He 'convinced G7 To Agree' To Provide More Resources To Continent • Today News Africa U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said on Friday that he 'convinced G7 to agree' to provide more resources to African nations, adding that there is also a need for 'a significant increase' in focusing on human rights on the continent.
13/05/2022
Breaking two-month decline in overall infections, Southern Africa now facing upsurge in COVID-19 cases for third consecutive week as winter season in the region approaches
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Breaking Two-month Decline In Overall Infections, Southern Africa Now Facing Upsurge In COVID-19 Cases For Third Consecutive Week As Winter Season In The Region Approaches • Today News Africa Southern Africa is facing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week as the winter season in the region approaches. The uptick has broken a two-month-long decline in overall infections recorded across the continent.
13/05/2022
JUST IN: ‘deeply saddened’ over passing of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahran: He was ‘a true partner and friend of the United States’
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Biden 'deeply Saddened' Over Passing Of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahran: He Was 'a True Partner And Friend Of The United States' • Today News Africa President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday mourned the passing of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahran, saying that he was "a true partner and friend of the United States."