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56 arrested in South Africa for holding officials hostage

A total of 56 veterans were arrested on Thursday night after South African police rescued three officials who were held hostage. The Liberation Struggle War Veterans blocked Defense and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise, her deputy Thabang Makwetla, and Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele from leaving a meeting, where they were discussing veterans’ demands for government assistance at the St. George’s Conference Center in Pretoria, one of South Africa’s three capital cities. The veterans include members …

Sudan’s inflation rate drops for second month in row

Sudanese bank notes are seen behind a window at the central bank in Khartoum, Sudan on July 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf, File) The inflation rate in Sudan continued to drop for the second month in a row, registering 365.82 percent in September compared with 387.56 percent in August, Sudan’s Central …

Nigerian troops destroy 51 illegal refineries in oil-rich region

A view of an illegal oil refinery is seen in Ogoniland outside Port Harcourt in Nigeria’s Delta region March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye Nigerian troops operating in the oil-rich southern region have destroyed 51 illegal refineries during the fight against “economic saboteurs and other criminal elements,” a military spokesperson …

COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’

Deaths from tuberculosis have increased for the first time in a decade, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. New data from the UN health agency highlighted how years of global progress in tackling the preventable disease had been “reversed” since the pandemic overwhelmed health care systems in 2020, preventing vulnerable people from seeking help. Lockdowns had also stymied many people’s access to essential health care services, WHO’s 2021 Global …

Ugandan gov’t agencies demand COVID-19 vaccination proof before granting access to premises

A health worker administered a dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for a woman in Kampala, capital of Uganda, Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Hajarah Nalwadda) Some government departments and agencies in Uganda have started demanding proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before allowing access to their premises. The National Medical Stores (NMS) on …

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