South Africa: Home Affairs Gears Up to Fight Zimbabwe Permit Decision
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March 19, 2024, 10:42 AM
[allAfrica] Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi, in a media briefing, welcomed the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court, saying the "importance of the Supreme Court appeal in achieving legal clarity on visa regulations".
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Senegal: Voters' Choice - Ruling Party Candidate or Opposition Fresh Out of Jail
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March 19, 2024, 9:41 AM
[allAfrica] Dakar -- The first round of the presidential election will happen on March 24, 2024, in Senegal. There are 19 candidates in the race, including one woman.
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South Africa: Eikenhof Pump Station Outage Adds to Johannesburg's Water Woes - South African News Briefs - March 19, 2024
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March 19, 2024, 5:14 AM
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Nigeria: Court Rejects Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu's Fresh Request for Bail
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March 19, 2024, 12:12 PM
[Vanguard] The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the fresh application the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him.
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Nigeria: UNAIDS to Reduce Aids-Related Deaths to 250,000 By 2025 - Report
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March 19, 2024, 10:54 AM
[Premium Times] UNAIDS noted that to achieve the Global AIDs Strategy 2021-2026 there must be a change in public health approach for drug users.
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Zimbabwe: Madzibaba Ishmael Denied Bail - State Says Cult Leader Will Likely Victimise Witnesses If Released
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[New Zimbabwe] Apostolic sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa has been denied bail by Norton magistrate Christine Nyandoro.
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Liberia: Govt Calls for Return of Diplomatic Passports
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March 19, 2024, 9:41 AM
[New Dawn] Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti announced Monday, March 18, that starting Tuesday, March 19, 2024, all individuals holding Diplomatic, Official, and Service passports with a validity exceeding two years must return them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Nigeria: Military Denies Responsibility for Retaliatory Attack On Delta Community
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March 19, 2024, 6:29 AM
[Premium Times] Suspected residents of Okuama community on Thursday ambushed and murdered the soldiers including four officers.
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Africa: African Diaspora Network (ADN) Announces Pivotal Partnership with Prosper Africa to Strengthen Economic Ties Between Africa and the USA
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March 18, 2024, 11:52 AM
[African Diaspora Network] SILICON VALLEY, Calif., March 14, 2024 -- Prosper Africa and ADN collaboration will debut at the upcoming African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS24)
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Africa: Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute Initiates Phase Three Clinical Trial of Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate
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March 19, 2024, 3:02 PM
[Gates Foundation] A large Phase 3 trial will evaluate whether the M72/AS01E vaccine candidate can protect adolescents and adults from pulmonary tuberculosis Clinical trial site at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, is first of up to 60 sites in seven countries The M72/AS01E vaccine candidate could be the first new TB vaccine in 100 years if proven effective
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Ghana: How a Program in Ghana to Create Green Jobs Can Be a Lesson for U.S. Mayors & Across the Globe
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March 19, 2024, 12:07 PM
[IPS] For the past eight years, Chiso has collected waste as part of Accra's informal waste management sector. Since arriving in Ghana from Nigeria, he has earned enough to allow him and his family to survive, but saving money has been nearly impossible.
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Africa: Water and Sanitation Still Major Challenges in Africa, Especially for Rural and Poor Citizens
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March 19, 2024, 10:58 AM
[Afrobarometer] A majority of citizens say their household experienced a shortage of clean water during the past year.
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Seychelles: Seychelles and Indian Forces Participate in 10th Military Exercise
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[Seychelles News Agency] The 10th joint-military exercise called 'LAMITYE', meaning friendship in the Creole language, between the Indian Army and the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) started in the island nation on Monday and will end on March 27.
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Kenya: Govt to Release Free Secondary Education Capitation Next Week
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Education has assured that the government will disburse the outstanding capitation funds owed to public secondary schools across the nation, within the next 10 days.
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Nigeria: $6bn Mambilla Scandal - Court Dismisses Agunloye's Rights Violation Suit Against EFCC
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March 19, 2024, 12:12 PM
[Vanguard] A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Uganda: Uganda Wildlife Authority Admits Lack of Due Diligence in Contracting Firm
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March 19, 2024, 12:12 PM
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Members of Parliament sitting on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have interrogated Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials regarding a loss of Shs180 million incurred in a contract related to the gorilla permit system.
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Africa: Why Internet Disruptions Have Rocked Parts of Africa
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March 19, 2024, 10:54 AM
[New Times] Damages on multiple undersea telecommunication cables are the cause of a far-reaching connection outage that rocked parts of the African continent last week, with operators and Internet watch groups warning that the situation could take weeks if not months to fix, The East African reports.
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Nigeria: Chris Brown Has Been Supportive of Afrobeats - Ayra Starr
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March 19, 2024, 10:54 AM
[Vanguard] Grammy-nominated singer, Ayra Starr has acknowledged the support American star, Chris Brown gives to the Afrobeats genre.
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Nigeria: N1.15trn FCT Budget to Transform Abuja, Rural Areas - Wike
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[Vanguard] The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the N1.15 trillion 2024 proposed FCT Statutory Budget was designed to transform the capital city and rural communities.
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Nigeria: Dangote Begins Distribution of N13 Billion Rice to Vulnerable Nigerians
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[Premium Times] The Aliko Dangote Foundation is also distributing meals to at least 10,000 Muslims observing the Ramadan fast in Kano State.
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Uganda: NRM Plans Online Registration for Diaspora
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[Nile Post] The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has announced plans to establish a website for online registration to cater for Ugandans living abroad.
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Uganda: Arson Suspected in Tragic Busia School Fire
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[Nile Post] A fire engulfed Victory Nursery and Primary School in Busia, claiming the lives of four pupils in the early hours Monday morning.
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Zimbabwe: Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign Group Applauds Government Over CBD Liquor Store Ban
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[263Chat] The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in Zimbabwe (SAAPA ZW) has hailed the recent decision by the Zimbabwean government to halt the renewal of licenses for stand-alone bottle stores operating in the Central Business District (CBD) of Harare saying the move is a significant step towards promoting public health and safety in the country.
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Zimbabwe/Malawi: Warriors Arrive in Malawi for Four Nations Tournament
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March 19, 2024, 10:53 AM
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE senior men's football team on Monday arrived in Malawi for the invitational four nations tournament.
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South Africa: Judge Hospitalised After Tribunal Hearing Against Him
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March 19, 2024, 10:52 AM
[GroundUp] Judicial Service Commission tribunal is hearing allegations of misconduct and incompetence against high court judge Tshifhiwa Maumela
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Liberia: Convicted Liberian Rebel Leader Tells French Court Guinean Government Supported Rebel Faction
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March 19, 2024, 10:50 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Paris -- War convict, Kunti Kamara, told the French court hearing his appeal of his 2022 conviction here for war crimes that his faction, that his rebel faction United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) was heavily supported by the Guinea government. Guinea was key to supplying arms and ammunition at the time they captured and controlled Foya, Lofa County between 1993 to 1994.
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Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - SSANU, NASU Strike Disrupts Activities Across Nigerian Universities As NLC Intervenes
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March 19, 2024, 10:12 AM
[Premium Times] The situation almost degenerated into an open conflict at the University of Jos, where the Vice-Chancellor, Tanko Ishaya, a Professor, was spotted in a video trying to force open the locked university entrance gate personally.
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Zimbabwe: Central Bank to Unveil Monetary Policy Statement Hinged On Structured Currency, Prices Stability
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March 19, 2024, 9:37 AM
[New Zimbabwe] THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is set to unveil the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) hinged on a structured currency to provide a lasting solution to exchange rate volatility bedevilling the economy.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Appeals to SSANU and NASU to Call Off Warning Strike
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March 19, 2024, 7:32 AM
[Premium Times] The Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU had directed its members to embark on a seven-day warning strike over the non-payment of four months of withheld salaries.
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South Africa: Schools Are Helping Sunbirds Find Their Old Routes Across Cape Town
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March 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
[GroundUp] Urban sprawl has disrupted their migratory patterns
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South Africa: Judge Takes Hard Line Against Stalingrad Tactics
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March 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
[GroundUp] Attorneys in Lottery case will have to explain why they should not pay costs personally on a punitive scale
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