Egyptian high-school pupils, masked and gloved, head into exams

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian high-school pupils armed with masks, gloves and hand sanitizers started their final exams on Sunday, despite objections from some parents worried about spreading the coronavirus.
South Africa’s last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk
Former South African president De Klerk withdraws from U.S. rights talk
South Africa’s last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, has withdrawn from a U.S. seminar about minority rights because he did not want to embarrass himself or his hosts in the current charged racial climate, his foundation said on Sunday.
Ghanaian midfielder, Thomas Partey
Thomas Partey features in Atlético Madrid narrow win over Real Valladolid
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey was in action for Atlético Madrid in their narrow win over Real Valladolid in the Spanish LaLiga on Saturday.
Ayew handed Palace the maximum points in the 23rd minute
HISTORY: Jordan Ayew leapfrogs Anthony Yeboah to become Ghana’s top scorer in EPL
Crystal Palace frontman Jordan Ayew has overtaken Anthony Yeboah as the highest Ghanaian scorer in English Premier League.
Bedie, 86, was president from 1993-1996
Ivory Coast ex-president Bedie says he will run in 2020 election
Ivory Coast’s octogenarian former President Henri Konan Bedie will run for office again in presidential elections in October, he said in a statement on Saturday.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Friday
ECOWAS urges Mali to re-run disputed elections amid mass protests
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday called on Mali to re-run some of its contested local elections and convene a government of national unity after anti-government protests swept the capital Bamako.
Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Egypt has a legitimate right to intervene in Libya, Sisi says
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday said his country has a legitimate right to intervene in neighbouring Libya and ordered his army to be ready to carry out any mission outside the country, if necessary.
Manchester City Head Coach, Pep Guardiola
Racism: I'm ashamed of what white people did to blacks - Pep Guardiola
In reaction to the Black Lives Matter Protests against racism, Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said that he's ashamed of what white people did to blacks.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenya's president says talks on trade deal with U.S. delayed
Kenya has delayed talks on a trade deal with the United States until a pan-African trade bloc comes into force, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Thursday, likely holding up what would be Washington’s first such pact in sub-Saharan Africa.
Opposition groups are calling for widescale political and economic reform in Mali
Thousands of protesters call for resignation of Mali president
Thousands of protesters in Mali have gathered in the capital, Bamako, calling for the president to resign.
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