Congo-Kinshasa: Freed DRC Journalist Says He Was Imprisoned As Warning to Others
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March 23, 2024, 6:01 PM
[RFI] Prominent Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, released from prison this week after spending six months behind bars, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate journalists looking into the death of an opposition politician.
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West Africa: Senegal Election Too Close to Call As Police Identify Threats to Poll
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March 24, 2024, 2:32 AM
[Premium Times] The police in Senegal say it is deploying 10,000 personnel across 6,341 polling stations for Sunday's election
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Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Kill Five Terrorists, Rescue 78 Hostages in North-East
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March 24, 2024, 2:32 AM
[Premium Times] The army said the troops have continued to maintain momentum in the ongoing Operations Desert Sanity III to rid the North-east of terrorists and insurgents.
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Libya: Migrant Organization - At Least 65 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Libya
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March 23, 2024, 5:54 PM
[VOA] The bodies of at least 65 migrants have been discovered in a mass grave in Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Friday, adding that it is "profoundly shocked and alarmed."
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Nigeria: Bandits Gun Down Politician During Ramadan Prayers, Abduct Wife, Daughters
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] Bandits struck in Mairuwa village, Faskari local government area of Katsina State, on Saturday night, killing worshippers observing Ramadan prayers.
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Nigeria: Six Policemen Killed in Delta Ambush
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday confirmed that six of its officers were killed in an ambush in Delta state.
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Nigeria: Officers Killed As Suspected Ipob Militants Hit Police Van in Imo
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] Two police officers were on Saturday killed after gunmen attacked their patrol vehicle along old Gariki Road Okigwe in Imo State.
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Nigeria: Student Killed As Fire Razes Female Hostel of Yobe Varsity
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] Shamsiya Murtala, a female hostel of the Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, lost her life, on Saturday, after fired destroyed a complete block of 29 rooms, accommodating about 301 students.
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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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Nigeria: Noun VC Mourns Varsity's Ex-Director, Prof Alhassan
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Olufemi Peters, has described the death of the immediate past Director of Management Information Systems (DMIS) at the university, Professor Muhtari Alhassan, as a monumental loss to the academic community.
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Nigeria: Mohbad - Recuse Yourself If..., Group Tells Lagos Coroner
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] A human rights group, has called Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, the Coroner in an ongoing inquest on the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, to step aside if he can no longer handle the case.
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Nigeria: Okuama and Oborevwori - Delta's Big Heart Stays Strong
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] After the initial hoopla of the Okuama killings of soldiers and later civilians turning into a channel for ethnic strife in Delta State, the people of the state are remarkably coming out united against the savagery in the state.
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Nigeria: Ganduje - Shagari Would Have Handed Over to Ekwueme
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March 24, 2024, 2:33 AM
[Daily Trust] National Chairman of All Progressives Alliance (APC), Dr Umar Abdulahi Ganduje, has said that South East had its closest chance of taking the presidency, when Dr Alex Ekwueme, a prominent son of the zone, served as vice president.
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Nigeria: Investigation - Beautiful Infrastructure but Poor Staffing, Lack of Drugs Hinder Phc Services in Borno Communities
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March 24, 2024, 2:32 AM
[Premium Times] Though the infrastructural upgrade across PHCs in Borno State communities are noticeable, poor staffing, lack of drugs, among other necessities have continued to hinder smooth operation.
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Nigeria: Firstnews Mgt, Staff Go Spiritual, Seek Divine Intervention for Missing Editor
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March 24, 2024, 2:32 AM
[Premium Times] "Our request is a simple one: God, please bring Segun Olatunji back home safely to his family from the hand of abductors."
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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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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: 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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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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