Africa: To End TB, Invest in Drug Discovery In and For Africa
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March 22, 2024, 7:49 AM
[allAfrica] One hundred and forty-two years after its discovery, Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health problem. Despite being preventable and curable, 1.3 million people died from TB in 2022, 424,000 of them in Africa and 54,200 of them in South Africa alone. Statistically, that means one life was lost to TB every 10 minutes in South Africa during that period. It is noteworthy that TB caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the world's leading cause of death from an infec...
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Sudan: 'Hell on Earth, Imminent Death' - Sudanese Survivors Speak With US Envoy Periello
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March 22, 2024, 6:39 AM
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- The U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Tom Periello called for "formal" talks to help bring an end to the escalating violence in war-torn Sudan, following repeated warnings by UN agencies that neglect could be "catastrophic". Periello, who the Biden Administration named to lead the U.S. peace efforts, said during a press conference that he was looking to have all-inclusive talks with key regional actors, "as well as key voices from the inside".
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South Africa: Cape Flats Safety Forum Calls for Anti-Gang Strategy - South African News Briefs - March 22, 2024
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March 22, 2024, 5:35 AM
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Nigeria: Diphtheria - Four Children Dead, 28 Hospitalised in Kano
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March 22, 2024, 1:08 PM
[Premium Times] Kano State according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) tops the diphtheria disease charts in the country.
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Nigeria: Legendary Highlife Singer Kabaka Is Dead
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March 22, 2024, 1:07 PM
[Premium Times] Kabaka's management, Derda Promotions, broke the news on Friday.
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Africa: Africa's Burden With Neurological Diseases
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March 22, 2024, 1:06 PM
[DW] Around 43% of the population, or 3.4 billion people, live with a neurological disease worldwide. Why are rates highest in Africa, and how are nations tackling the issue?
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Kenya: Kenya Government Mulls Tiktok Ban to Protect Data
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March 22, 2024, 11:05 AM
[New Times] Kenya's government will limit the use of popular Chinese social media platform TikTok by government officials in order to protect sensitive data as well as the security of Kenyans, The East African reports.
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Uganda: Museveni Appoints Son As Army Chief
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March 22, 2024, 11:03 AM
[New Times] Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday, March 21, appointed Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF).
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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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Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Import Over 400,000 E-Vehicles
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March 22, 2024, 9:01 AM
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has planned to import over 400,000 e-vehicles as a means to realize sustainable transportation, Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MoTL) disclosed.
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Ghana: Speaker Delays Ministerial Nominations After Precedent Set by Govt's LGBTQI+ Move
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March 22, 2024, 8:52 AM
[Ghanaian Times] The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has placed on ice the approval or otherwise of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's new set of ministerial nominees.
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Ghana: Speaker Describes President's Refusal of Anti-Gay Bill 'Contemptuous'
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March 22, 2024, 8:47 AM
[Ghanaian Times] The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has described as "contemptuous of Parliament" for the decision by the Office of the President not to receive the passed Proper Human Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021.
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Zimbabwe: 188 Rights Abuses Reported, Zanu-PF, Police Top List
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March 22, 2024, 7:07 AM
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe recorded 188 cases of human right violations in February alone with ruling party Zanu PF functionaries perpetrating in most of the recorded cases.
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Zimbabwe: Hundreds of Marriages in Zimbabwe 'Null' As Certificates Issued After September 2022 Cite Invalid Law
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March 22, 2024, 7:06 AM
[New Zimbabwe] The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has warned couples, who entered into holy matrimony through civil marriages, to urgently regularise their incorrectly captioned certificates as they cite an invalid law.
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Nigeria: Inside Details of 19 'Terrorism Financiers' Indicted By Nigerian Govt
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March 22, 2024, 6:38 AM
[Premium Times] The 19 entities include 13 individuals and six firms.
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Liberia: Officials Risk Travel Ban
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March 22, 2024, 5:59 AM
[New Dawn] President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's Assets Recovery and Properties Retrieval Taskforce has warned that it will place a travel ban and restrictions on former and current officials suspected of alleged financial crimes and corruption.
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Nigeria: 36 Percent of Nigerian Major Banks' CEOs Now Women
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March 22, 2024, 5:28 AM
[Leadership] Formerly dominated by men, the Nigerian banking industry is gradually being overtaken by female banking gurus as the number of women leading the major banks in the country has increased in recent years.
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Sudan: Special Online Briefing with Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello
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March 22, 2024, 9:28 PM
[State Department] London -- MODERATOR: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State's London International Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from around the world for this on-the-record briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello. Special Envoy Perriello will discuss urgent U.S. efforts for peace and an immediate end to the war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. We are pleased to offer this briefing with simultaneous translation into Arabic...
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Nigeria: Exclusive - Why British Investor's Bid to Buy Pz Cussons Nigeria Fell Apart
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March 22, 2024, 2:22 PM
[Premium Times] PZ Cussons (Holdings) UK set out on 4 September 2023 to purchase other stockholders' shares numbering 1.06 billion at N21 per unit.
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South Sudan: Mercenaries Captured in Sudan Troops - South Sudan Army Distances Itself
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March 22, 2024, 1:16 PM
[Ayin English] The South Sudan National Army, also known as the South Sudan People's Defense Force, (SSPDF) has distanced itself from any links or connection to the 14 South Sudanese mercenaries captured by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), allegedly fighting alongside the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week during the recapture of the Radio and Television Corporation headquarters, a location the RSF controlled since the onset of the war.
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo, Rwanda Foreign Ministers Meet in Angola
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March 22, 2024, 11:08 AM
[New Times] Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta and his Congolese counterpart Christophe Lutundula on Thursday, March 21, met in the Angolan capital Luanda for high-level consultations meant to analyse the issue of security and peace in eastern DR Congo, the Angolan ministry of foreign affairs said on Friday.
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Rwanda: Rwanda to Host Africa Food Systems Summit
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March 22, 2024, 11:06 AM
[New Times] The Africa Food Systems (AFS) Forum in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) will host the official launch of the Africa Food Systems Annual Summit 2024, on March 26, at the Kigali International Convention Center (KCC). AFS is the world's premier forum for African agriculture and food systems, bringing together stakeholders to take practical action and share lessons that will move African food systems forward. The summit will be held from Septemb...
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Rwanda: Ministry of Youth Official Arrested On Bribery Charges
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March 22, 2024, 11:00 AM
[New Times] The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has apprehended Patrick Niyigena, an official with the Ministry of Youth and Arts responsible for business innovation and talent development.
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South Africa: MSF Calls for Decentralisation of Life-Saving DR-TB Services in Rural Setting
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March 22, 2024, 10:18 AM
[MSF] An evaluation report released today by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charts progress towards decentralizing services for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal's King Cetshwayo District (KCD), in line with the country's 2011 DR-TB decentralization policy.
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Uganda: Balaam, Aber Appointments Confirm Museveni's Worst Kept Secret
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March 22, 2024, 9:12 AM
[Nile Post] President Museveni on Thursday evening named his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and his son's two most loyal backers of the last couple years as State ministers.
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Kenya: Gachagua Banking On Churches to Win Fight With Liquor Tycoons
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March 22, 2024, 9:02 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has said the government will work with church leaders in the ongoing fight against illicit brews.
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Nigeria: Killers of Nigerian Soldiers Must Face Justice, Tinubu Tells Lawmakers
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March 22, 2024, 9:00 AM
[Premium Times] "Our armed forces are working hard, and we will not allow attackers to undermine the integrity and value of our armed forces."
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Seychelles: Tanzanian National Sentenced 12 Years in Prison in Seychelles for Importation of Cocaine
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March 22, 2024, 6:00 AM
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Supreme Court has sentenced a 50-year-old Tanzanian national to 12 years in prison for the importation of a controlled drug, the Seychelles Police said on Thursday.
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Nigeria: Federal Govt Launches Special Forces to Protect Mining Sites
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March 22, 2024, 5:27 AM
[Leadership] The federal government yesterday unveiled a special forces outfit, the Mines Marshals, to secure mineral sites and combat illegal mining in the country.
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Democracy in Crisis, Says Bugaje
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March 22, 2024, 5:25 AM
[Daily Trust] Dr. Usman Bugaje, leading a northern political group called the Arewa Movement for Good Governance (AM2G), has declared that Nigeria's democracy is in a state of crisis.
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Nigeria: Ondo 2024 - Jegede Drops Governorship Ambition Over Zoning
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March 22, 2024, 1:08 PM
[Premium Times] Mr Jegede said that although the constitution of the PDP is silent on zoning, he would rather respect the decision of the party leadership to zone the ticket to Ondo South.
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