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South African opposition allege cover-up of graft probe findings behind Pa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A South African opposition leader has implicated the ruling African National Congress in a fire at the national houses of parliament that erupted two days before the planned release of a damning report on a probe into government corruptio
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Tanzanian president confirms spreading of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday night confirmed that there is the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron in the east African nation.
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Joe Biden revokes southern Africa travel restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has ended the COVID-19 related travel restriction imposed last month on the eight southern African nations due to the spread of coronavirus' variant Omicron.
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African nations being forced to hand over national assets to China
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], December 13 (ANI): Some African nations are being forced to hand over national assets to China due to certain agreements they signed with Beijing years back and ignored crucial clauses in an attempt to show goodwill gesture to the Asian giant.
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Zambia confirms presence of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia on Saturday confirmed the presence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the southern African nation.
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South African leader faults imposed travel ban by Western countries follow
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday faulted the travel ban imposed on his country and sister African nations by some Western countries in the aftermath of the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 by South African scie
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Amid Omicron concern, China to ship additional billion vaccines to African
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 29 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said Beijing will ship additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines to African nations.
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India offers support to Africa to fight Omicron variant of COVID-19, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the countries, particularly in Africa, which are affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, India on Monday said it stands ready to supply Made-in India vaccines, essential life-saving drugs, test kits, gloves, PPE kits
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Nepal bans entry of passengers from South Africa over new COVID strain fea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 28 (ANI): Nepal has banned the entry of passengers from South African nation until further notice over the fear of infection of a new strain of COVID-19 which is claimed to be more contagious.
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Pak restricts travel from 6 South African nations, Hong Kong over new COVI
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 27 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday restricted travel from six southern African nations and Hong Kong amid rising concerns over the newly detected variant of COVID-19.
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Nepal makes 7-day quarantine mandatory for air travellers from South Afric
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 27 (ANI): Nepal has made a week-long quarantine compulsory for those arriving from South African Nations or using any of the nations as transit to prevent contraction of B.1.1.529 or the "Omicron" variant.
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Infrastructure projects in African nations halted as Chinese investments d
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 25 (ANI): As China's desire for large foreign investments have waned, infrastructure projects in a number of African countries have stalled giving a big blow to the governments.
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