Uganda: Water Quality Still a Challenge in Uganda
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March 16, 2024, 9:06 AM
[Nile Post] Access to clean water remains a significant concern in Uganda, despite an increase in improved drinking water sources.
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Madagascar: Southern Madagascar, Where Girls Are Sold Into Marriage Before They Are Born
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March 16, 2024, 8:56 AM
[UN News] Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice in which girls are promised as a wife to older men, sometimes even before they are born.
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Sudan: Sudan - 5 Million At Risk of Starvation Due to War, UN Says
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March 16, 2024, 8:54 AM
[DW] The conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces militia has decimated the country's ability to feed itself and prevented humanitarian aid from reaching those who need it most.
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South Sudan: Kiir Sacks New Finance Minister, Appoints 12th Man in 13 Years
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March 16, 2024, 8:53 AM
[Nile Post] South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked his finance and planning minister after just six months in office.
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West Africa: Full Internet Restoration in Nigeria, Other Countries May Take Month
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March 16, 2024, 8:51 AM
[Premium Times] The repair of the undersea cable cut that has affected internet services in Nigeria and many parts of sub-Saharan Africa may take about five weeks to be completed, MainOne said in a Friday statement.
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Zimbabwe: New Air Force of Zimbabwe Commander Officially Takes Over
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March 16, 2024, 8:49 AM
[New Zimbabwe] THE Airforce of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is now under new command following the elevation on Friday of Air Vice Marshal John Jacob Nzvede to the rank of Air Marshal.
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Ethiopia: TPLF Asserts 'Erosion of Trust' With Federal Govt Amid Inadequate Implementation of Pretoria Deal
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March 16, 2024, 8:43 AM
[Reporter] In the aftermath of the First Strategic Review Meeting on the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) voiced concerns over trust erosion with the federal government, citing inadequate implementation of crucial agreement provisions. Held on 11 March, 2024, at the African Union premises in Addis Abeba, the meeting aimed to review the achievements regarding the Pretoria Peace Agreement.
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Ethiopia: Funding Drought Leaves Jimma University Hospital Patients to Fend for Themselves
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March 16, 2024, 8:41 AM
[Reporter] Budget constraints have forced Jimma University Specialized Hospital to cut health services, leaving patients to fend for themselves as the healthcare facility struggles to pay its employees and keep its shelves stocked.
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Flying Eagles Crash Out of African Games
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March 16, 2024, 8:40 AM
[Premium Times] Nigeria's Flying Eagles finished third in the group behind Uganda and Senegal, with South Sudan coming fourth, in the ongoing 2023 African Games in Ghana.
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Gambia: President Barrow Reshuffles His Cabinet
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March 16, 2024, 8:39 AM
[Foroyaa] Gambian leader, President Adama Barrow, has on Friday reshuffled his cabinet. See below a press release issued by the office of the Gambia Government Spokesperson, Ebrima G Sankareh:
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Kenya: Kenya Denies Involvement in Russia-Ukraine War Amid Mercenary Claims
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March 16, 2024, 8:38 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has denied any military involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict amidst allegations surfaced in the Russian Federation's report titled "Number of Foreign Mercenaries in Ukraine."
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East Africa: IGAD Urges Swift Action to Avert Red Sea Ecological Crisis
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March 16, 2024, 9:00 AM
[Business Day Africa] The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has expressed apprehension regarding the imminent ecological catastrophe arising from the sinking of the Rubymar off the coast of Yemen.
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Nigeria: Wike Inaugurates Waterpark in Abuja
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March 16, 2024, 8:51 AM
[Premium Times] Mr Wike added that the government had sent out a clarion call to private investors to look in the direction of tourism
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Kenya: Govt to Leverage On Kenya Power Lines for Last Mile Internet Connectivity - CS Owalo
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March 16, 2024, 8:44 AM
[Capital FM] Siaya -- The government will use the existing Kenya Power infrastructure to take fiber optic cable to the rural areas, cabinet secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, Eliud Owalo has said.
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Kenya: Eldoret International Airport Resumes Cargo Flights After 1-Year Hiatus
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March 16, 2024, 8:44 AM
[Capital FM] Eldoret -- Eldoret International Airport has resumed cargo flights following a one-year break.
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Africa: Tanzania's Zanzibar Airport Named One of the Best in Africa
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March 16, 2024, 8:38 AM
[Independent (Kampala)] Zanzibar, Tanzania -- The Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Tanzania's Zanzibar has been declared one of the best airports in Africa, an official said on Thursday.
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South Africa: Gauteng Hospitals Haemorrhage Millions in Negligence Claims - South African News Briefs - March 15, 2024
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March 15, 2024, 5:23 AM
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Africa: Undersea Cables for Africa's Internet Retrace History and Leave Digital Gaps As They Connect Continents
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March 16, 2024, 8:59 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic cables that run below the world's oceans. Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Burkina Faso and South Africa were among the worst affected. By midday on 15 March the problem had not been resolved. Microsoft warned its customers that there was a delay in repairing the cables...
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Africa: Africans Can Solve the Disease That Haunts Us - - Here's How
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March 16, 2024, 9:02 AM
[IPS] Boston, US -- I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income and food safety. The diseases that are dreaded the most are cancer and diabetes. Feared infectious diseases include HIV-AIDS, COVID and cholera.
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Consumer Protection Agency Speaks On Increase in Price of Sachet Water
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March 16, 2024, 8:55 AM
[Premium Times] The price of sachet water has gone up across the country in recent times.
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Africa: More Guns, Less Grain As Conflict and Hunger Claim African Lives
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March 15, 2024, 11:48 AM
[ISS] The use of starvation as a weapon of war is reversing decades of improvements in global hunger.
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Africa: Unveiling the Harambee~Ubuntu Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Brand
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March 15, 2024, 11:40 AM
[TrustAfrica] We are proud to announce a significant development in the pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Initiative emanating from our recent insightful and collaborative strategising meeting in Kenya, from 1-2 March 2024.
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Guinea: Prosecution Seeks Crimes Against Humanity Charges in Guinea Massacre Trial
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March 15, 2024, 10:28 AM
[HRW] Earlier this month, in the landmark trial of Guinea's former president and 10 others, including former ministers, who are accused of responsibility for a massacre and rapes in a stadium, the prosecution team requested the reclassification of charges to crimes against humanity. The trial is currently suspended until March 18, 2024, to allow for the defense's response.
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Kenya: Kenya to Deploy Reconnaissance Mission to Haiti Before Sending Police
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March 15, 2024, 10:11 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto says Kenya will deploy a reconnaissance mission to Haiti once a stable administration is established.
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Senegal: Thousands Celebrate Release of Senegalese Opposition Leaders Ahead of Election
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March 15, 2024, 9:16 AM
[RFI] Thousands of supporters of the Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating on Friday after the pair emerged from prison in Dakar.
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South Africa: Supreme Court Grants Motsoaledi Leave to Appeal Zimbabwe Immigration Federation Case
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March 15, 2024, 6:47 AM
[Department of Home Affairs] It will be recalled that in the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and Zimbabwe Immigration Federation (ZIF) matters, the full court of the Gauteng Division granted orders sought by HSF and ZIF on 28 June 2023. These are matters that have to do with the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP).
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South Africa: How to Spend 12 Years Building a Police Station
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March 15, 2024, 4:46 AM
[GroundUp] Minister Sihle Zikalala has promised the Vuwani police station will be completed in 2025. Work on it started in 2012.
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Sudan: Sudan's Forgotten War - a New Diplomatic Push Is Needed
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March 15, 2024, 4:37 AM
[Chatham House] After nearly a year of devastating conflict, there is little sign of a ceasefire. Concerted high-level international pressure is needed to change the calculations of the generals and support a democratic transition.
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Africa: Raila Odinga Nears African Union Commission Chairmanship
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March 16, 2024, 9:00 AM
[Business Day Africa] Raila Odinga has advanced significantly toward securing the chairmanship of the African Union Commission, following the continent's Executive Council's unanimous adoption of a key decision on Friday.
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Uganda: New Study Highlights Status of Women At Work in Uganda
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March 16, 2024, 8:52 AM
[Nile Post] BrighterMonday Uganda in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Uganda announced the publication of their first edition of the status report titled, "Women at Work:"
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