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Israel bans travel to 50 African countries due to Omicron variant

Israel has issued a ban on its citizens travelling to 50 African countries to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Israeli Health Ministry said in a statement…reports Asian

November 28, 2021

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B’desh bans travellers from S.Africa

Bangladesh Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque said the Bangladeshi government is aware of the emergence of the new variant in South Africa…reports Asian Lite News Bangladesh on Saturday suspended

November 27, 2021

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Ethiopian govt urges US to stop spreading false information

The Ethiopian government has urged the US and some organisations to stop spreading false information regarding the country’s current situation…reports Asian Lite News The Ethiopian government has warned the US Embassy in

November 26, 2021

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New Covid-19 variant detected in S.Africa

The new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1.529, detected in South Africa is mainly affecting people in the under 25 age group, among whom the vaccination rate against the virus is only 26 percent…reports Asian

November 26, 2021

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About 27% of African health workers fully vaccinated against Covid-19

Only some 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, the World Health

November 26, 2021

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Israel announced ban on travellers from seven African countries

Israel has announced a ban on entry of travellers from seven African countries, after a new Covid-19 variant was detected in South Africa…reports Asian Lite News Amid reports of the heavily mutated

November 26, 2021

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Zimbabwe calls for repatriation of African artifacts from Western museums

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for the restitution and repatriation of African artifacts that were expropriated from Africa during the colonial era and are currently displayed in Western museums…reports Asian Lite News

November 25, 2021

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African Development Bank approves $135mn to help Morocco’s recovery

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved for Morocco a loan of $135 million to stimulate recovery in the post-Covid 19 era…reports Asian Lite News The Board of Directors of the AfDB

November 25, 2021

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At least 8 killed in car blast in Somali capital

At least eight people were confirmed dead and 17 injured in a suicide car bombing here early Thursday…reports Asian Lite News A police officer at the scene told Xinhua that the death

November 25, 2021

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DRC to set up battery council to promote cleaner energy

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to set up a battery council to promote cleaner energy, the DRC’s Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde announced at the opening of the 2021 DRC-Africa

November 25, 2021

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