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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announces a referendum on the acceptance of "thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa" as part of a European Union relocation plan.
2023-08-14

At least 13 people are killed and 10 others are missing after two boats carrying African migrants sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia. At least 19 people have been rescued.
2022-04-9

Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini orders the closure of schools across Eswatini in an attempt to stop pro-democracy protests that have occurred across the kingdom in the past few months. Protesters demand an end to the absolute monarchy of King Mswati III, the last of its kind in Africa, as ministers back the move, saying that there "is no room for such anarchy in our society".
2021-10-18

It is announced that more than 50 countries have missed the World Health Organization's (WHO) target for 10% of their populations to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September. Most of these countries are in Africa, where the WHO's overall figure for fully vaccinated populations is currently 4.4%.
2021-10-1

Burundian Minister for Mining Ibrahim Uwizeye suspends the operations of several international mining companies, including one running the only rare-earth mine in Africa, saying they were not properly sharing the profits and that the mining contracts signed were "unbalanced".
2021-07-23

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev confirms that the government will impose a nationwide curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time from tomorrow until March 22, as well as a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers from Africa, in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
2021-03-9

Nearly five hundred African migrants swarm the border of Spain from Morocco.
2017-02-17

Three people in Mali, which has had no cases, are injected with an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus, the first such trial in Africa.
2014-10-10

Israeli archaeologists reportedly discover human remains from 400,000 years ago, challenging the theory that humans originated in Africa.
2010-12-28

The World Health Organization announces a mass polio vaccination campaign across Africa, the same day an outbreak of the disease in Uganda is declared.
2010-10-26