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I inherited a ‘broke country’ – Liberian President, George Weah cries out

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2018

New President of Liberia, George Weah, Tuesday said he inherited a “broke country” from his predecessor, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He, however, pledged to fight endemic corruption in the country. George Weah, who took over office on January 22, is faced with a dire economic situation following two

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UNICEF: CAR leads 8 African countries most risky for newborns

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2018

Eight out of the 10 most dangerous places to newborns are in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report by UNICEF. The Central African Republic, Somalia, Lesotho, Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, and Chad are the eight most dangerous African countries where pregnant women are much less likely to receive assistance during delivery due […]

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Egypt: 20 bag 10 years jail term over church burning

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2018

An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced 20 people to 10 years in prison for burning a church, official news agency MENA reported. The convicted were also accused of illegal gathering, violence, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed weapons. Investigations show they broke into the church, threw Molotov cocktails inside and prevented people from putting out […]

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Cholera outbreak kills 18 in Tanzania

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2018

An outbreak of cholera in central Tanzania’s Dodoma region has left 18 dead in four months, a health official said on Tuesday. Dodoma Regional Medical Officer James Kiologwe, said that since Oct. 2017, 470 cholera cases had been recorded in the region. He said in December and January, cholera cases were low, but the number […]

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Libya coastguard rescues 441 migrants from drifting boats

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2018

Libya’s coastguard rescued 441 migrants in two separate operations as their boats drifted off the western coast, the navy and a doctor said on Tuesday. Thirty-five women and 16 children were among 324 illegal migrants rescued in one of the operations on Monday with help from a fishing boat, a navy statement said. The migrants, […]

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Trump breaks record as worst U.S. President

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2018

President Donald Trump has been ranked as the worst U.S. President in history in a Presidents’ Day poll of political scientists that ranked all 44 U.S. presidents. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt respectively took the top four spots in the Boise State University “Presidential Greatness Survey.” While Trump is the […]