South Africa: Thousands Face Second Week Without Water in Johannesburg - South African News Briefs - March 11, 2024
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March 11, 2024, 5:14 AM
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Chad: Oppostion Crackdown Continues Ahead of Election
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March 11, 2024, 3:51 PM
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where arrests took place during the night, the situation appears to be calm during the day, despite ongoing tensions. "During the day the situation seems calm, even if the military controls are always present. At night, in addition to an intensification of controls, we also received news of people being arrested in their homes," local sources tell Fides.
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Zimbabwe: 13 Zimbabweans Killed, 26 Injured in Bus, Truck Collision in Cape Town
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March 11, 2024, 11:58 AM
[New Zimbabwe] THIRTEEN Zimbabweans have reportedly died after a bus they were travelling in from Harare was involved in a fatal accident 130 kilometres from their Cape Town destination in South Africa.
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Rwanda: Why Educating Adolescents On Sexual Consent Is Crucial
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March 11, 2024, 7:24 AM
[New Times] In today's evolving society, conversations around sexual consent are gaining traction. One important focus is educating adolescents and teenagers about the true meaning of consent, as the demographics navigate the maze of relationships and intimacy.
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Zimbabwe: ZimParks Officials Hunt for Elephants After Villagers Trampled to Death
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March 11, 2024, 7:16 AM
[New Zimbabwe] ROGUE elephants have trampled to death two villagers in Zvimba district in the latest human-wildlife conflict cases.
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Malawi: Young Girls Bear the Brunt of Unsafe Abortions in Blantyre
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March 11, 2024, 6:57 AM
[CSJNews] Blantyre -- Data from Blantyre District Health Office shows that the majority of people seeking post-abortion care are young girls.
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Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, Three Young Women Advocate for a Community Free From Female Genital Mutilation
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March 11, 2024, 6:56 AM
[Spotlight Initiative] <strong>sidama Region, Ethiopia</Strong&g -- Entering adulthood can be a beautiful journey, but for those who have experienced female genital mutilation (FGM), it often carries layers of pain and trauma. FGM leaves a scar that goes beyond physical pain. It robs young girls of the opportunity to embrace womanhood on their own terms. The shame and trauma often lingers with them for a long time. Yet in the face of these challenges, FGM survivors s...
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Liberia: Boakai's Taskforce Under Scrutiny
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March 11, 2024, 6:54 AM
[New Dawn] Some critics believe President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's corruption control efforts are mere posturing to attract some crumbs from the International Community to support his government.
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Kenya: Protecting Women When Land Inheritance Law Doesn't Work
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March 11, 2024, 6:53 AM
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- When her husband died in 1982, Elizabeth Adega, then a young woman, fled her rural home in Kisumu's Nyando sub-county as the fight for their vast parcel of land set off.
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Nigeria: Tinubu, Act Now, Over Metastasising Acts of Terror
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March 11, 2024, 6:06 AM
[Premium Times] President Tinubu has acknowledged that vast areas of the country are not policed or are under the authority of non-state actors.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Reaffirms Confidence in Boeing Five Years After Fatal Crash
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March 11, 2024, 4:42 AM
[Business Day Africa] As Ethiopian Airlines commemorates the fifth anniversary of the 2019 Boeing 737 Max 8 crash, the carrier showcases renewed confidence in Boeing, evident through additional orders, despite recent challenges faced by aircraft within the same family.
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Kenya: Kenya Police Await U.S. Support for Haiti Deployment Amidst Rising Crisis
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March 11, 2024, 4:42 AM
[Business Day Africa] The United States holds the key to the imminent deployment of the first contingent of Kenya's elite police force destined for Haiti, a top diplomat has disclosed.
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Liberia: Human Rights Commission Chair Alleges George Boley's Role in Mother's Death
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March 11, 2024, 2:55 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) is accusing Dr. George Boley, the former leader of the Liberia Peace Council (LPC) rebel group, of killing his own mother during the civil war in Liberia.
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Namibia: Copper Theft At Walvis Bay Causes 'Huge Damage'
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March 11, 2024, 1:18 PM
[Namibian] The police at Walvis Bay are asking the public's help in tracing the culprits of copper theft at the town.
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Southern Africa: Hunting Trophy Ban Unjust to Local Communities in Southern Africa
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March 11, 2024, 1:18 PM
[The Herald] Maun, Botswana -- Europe's plans to ban the importation of trophy hunting products are unjust and pose a huge threat to conservation that centres on the people in southern African rangeland countries, wildlife ecologists say.
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Sudan: High-Level Tagaddum Delegation Visits Cairo for Political Talks
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March 11, 2024, 12:54 PM
[Dabanga] Addis Ababa -- In a remarkable development regarding the political situation in Sudan, the Egyptian government invited the chair of the Civil Democratic Forces (Tagaddum), former PM Abdalla Hamdok, to Cairo for talks. Dabanga correspondent Ashraf Abdelaziz spoke with the alliance's spokesperson Alaaeldin Nugud in Addis Ababa about Hamdok's current visit to the Egyptians capital.
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Africa: It's Africa's Time to Shine, Says UN Under Secretary Claver Gatete
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March 11, 2024, 11:27 AM
[IPS] Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe -- With 20 percent of the global population and vast untapped natural resources, not forgetting its human capital, it is time Africa had its rightful seat at the global table, the United Nations Under Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called.
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Africa: AU Action to Bolster Elections Should Start At the Top
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March 11, 2024, 11:26 AM
[ISS] Immediate past chairs of the African Union have not set a good example on elections and democracy.
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South Africa: Community Health Workers March in East London
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March 11, 2024, 11:12 AM
[GroundUp] They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment
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South Africa: Ethekwini Mayor Warns Strikers to Return to Work or Face Dismissal
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March 11, 2024, 11:11 AM
[GroundUp] The municipality has obtained an urgent interdict against violence and intimidation attempts by strikers
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Nigeria: 59 Doctors Resign in Nasarawa, Allege Poor Welfare
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March 11, 2024, 10:22 AM
[Daily Trust] Lafia -- A total of 59 medical doctors who were working with Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia, have withdrawn their services from the Nasarawa State Government over the non-implementation of hazard allowances and poor condition of service in the last three months.
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Africa: Kobugabe, Mbabazi Clinch Historic Badminton Gold At Africa Games
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March 11, 2024, 6:59 AM
[Nile Post] Accra -- Uganda clinched a historic badminton gold medal at the 13th All-African Games in Ghana in the women's doubles on Sunday.
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Kenya: Anyone Vandalizing Govt Infrastructure to Be Dealt With As a Terrorist - Kindiki
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March 11, 2024, 3:23 PM
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 11 Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that the government will invoke the use of Protected Areas Act to deal with persons vandalizing the Standard Gauge Railway(SGR) and selling its parts to scrap metal dealers.
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Angola: President Paul Kagame Already in Luanda
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March 11, 2024, 3:19 PM
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, arrived in Luanda today morning for a working visit lasting a few hours, at the invitation of his Angolan counterpart, João Lourenço.
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Ethiopia: Security Crisis Paralyzes Amhara Region's Mineral Development, Reveals Bureau Chief
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March 11, 2024, 3:03 PM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amhara Mineral Resources Development Bureau has disclosed that the militarized conflict between government forces and a non-state militia, Fano, poses significant challenges to the development and marketing of various mineral resources, including gold.
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Liberia: 'It's Fake' - Former Ag Morlu Denies Involvement in 'Controversial' Statement Criticizing President Boakai's Asset Recovery Committee
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March 11, 2024, 2:54 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Auditor General of Liberia, John Morlu, has distanced himself from a statement circulating on social media, purportedly authored by him, which condemns President Joseph Boakai's Asset Recovery Taskforce.
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Gambia: Macky Sall Received Ex-Combatants of MFDC
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March 11, 2024, 2:52 PM
[The Point] To consolidate peace in Casamance, President Macky Sall received the initiative for the reunification of the political and armed wings of the MFDC as well as the ex-combatants of the Diakay faction, who agreed to lay down their arms.
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Gambia: Jawara Donates Ramadan Food Items Worth D7 Million to Muslims
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March 11, 2024, 2:51 PM
[The Point] Business Tycoon and Philanthropist Abubacarr Jawara has donated food items such as; rice, sugar, tomato and other commodities to Muslims across the country in observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
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Gambia: British High Commissioner Visits Riders for Health
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March 11, 2024, 2:49 PM
[The Point] The British High Commissioner to The Gambia, Her Excellency Harriet King on Friday paid a courtesy visit to Riders For Health (RFH) at its Kanifing head office.
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Mauritius: State Visit 2024 - Prime Minister Jugnauth Welcomes SMT Droupadi Murmu
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March 11, 2024, 2:49 PM
[Government of Mauritius] The President of the Republic of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, was welcomed by the Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his spouse, Mrs Kobita Jugnauth, upon her arrival in Mauritius, this afternoon.
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