Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Mission Chief Says Humanitarian Disaster 'Unfolding Before Our Very Eyes'
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March 27, 2024, 8:56 PM
[UN News] Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the end of recent elections, UN Special Representative Bintou Keita told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Africa: When Non-Intervention Becomes a Dogma
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March 27, 2024, 8:55 PM
[CFR] Sometimes the only thing worse than foreign intervention is non-intervention.
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Sudan: U.S. Commits Additional Funding for Humanitarian Assistance of Sudanese Refugees
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March 27, 2024, 3:34 PM
[State Department] Digital press briefing with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Assistant Secretary of State, Julieta Valls Noyes. Assistant Secretary Noyes discussed her meetings with senior government officials, humanitarian leaders, and refugees in Ethiopia and Chad on the growing humanitarian and migration challenges in both central and eastern Africa.
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Gambia: Bar Association 'Stands Firm' Against Repeal of Anti-FGM Law
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March 27, 2024, 2:48 PM
[The Point] The Gambia Bar Association reiterates its resolve to the commitment and advancement of rights of women and girls, while promoting the rule of law and human rights. In a dispatch sent, the Association states that the practice of FGM has "lasting harmful effects on women and girls."
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Ethiopia: Deadly Armed Attack On Bus in Gambella Region Leaves Three Dead, Several Injured
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March 27, 2024, 2:40 PM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A tragic incident transpired in the early hours of Wednesday, 27 March, 2024, when an armed assault targeted a bus journeying from Gambella city to Lare district in the Nuer Zone of the Gambella region, resulting in the fatalities of three individuals and causing injuries to several others.
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Liberia: Ten Feared Dead After Being Trapped in a Mudslide At an Artisanal Mine in River Cess County
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March 27, 2024, 11:16 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Chio Town, River Cess -- Residents of Chio Town woke up early Tuesday morning to the news of a mudslide that occurred an artisanal mine on the outskirt of the town about 11pm Monday. Local Authorities in River Cess confirmed the death of at least ten persons so far, but family members are still in search of their missing relatives.
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Kenya: Pain for Civil Servants As Govt to Increase Rent for Housing Units
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March 27, 2024, 9:23 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning now plans to hike the rent of civil servants living in 56,892 housing units across the country.
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South Africa: Political Parties Unite to Pass New Intelligence Bill in Parliament - South African News Briefs - March 27, 2024
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March 27, 2024, 5:47 AM
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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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South Africa: Homeowners Protest After City Power Tackles Illegal Connections
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March 27, 2024, 4:41 AM
[GroundUp] 700 houses targeted in sting operation
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Sudan: First Person - 'We Had to Avoid Stepping On the Bodies in the Streets' in Darfur
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March 27, 2024, 8:58 PM
[UN News] A former UN staff member who worked for a decade in Sudan's Darfur region for the African Union-United Nations mission, UNAMID, has told UN News how she had to "avoid stepping on the bodies in the streets" as she fled for her life to neighbouring Chad.
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Kenya: Agriculture and Food Authority Appoints Trade Expert As New DG After Decade-Long Search
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March 27, 2024, 8:48 PM
[Business Day Africa] Bruno Linyiru has been appointed as the Director General of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), marking the culmination of a decade-long quest for a substantive head.
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Kenya: KQ Overcomes Turbulence, Posts Ksh10.5b Operating Profit, First in 7 Years
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March 27, 2024, 8:46 PM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya Airways, showcased a robust performance last year, witnessing a remarkable jump in operating profit to Ksh10.5 billion during the review period, buoyed by a substantial surge in revenue.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Voices from DR Congo's Conflict
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March 27, 2024, 5:18 PM
[Norwegian Refugee Council] In and around Goma, around 170,000 people have fled the fighting in Masisi territory in recent weeks to settle in the two sites for displaced people in Rusayo. Around 20,000 of them arrived in the week of 12 February alone.
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Zimbabwe: How Coal-Fired Power Stations Threaten Livelihoods of Hwange Community
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March 27, 2024, 4:18 PM
[263Chat] Zimbabwe's mineral wealth is a flick of nature; the earth packed with metal ores like gold, lithium, diamond, granite and coal along the vast seams in this part of the Southern African country. Throughout the colonial period, colonizers have exploited and extracted these mineral resources. Now, four decades after Zimbabwe attained its independence the resources remain vast.
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Sudan: Sudan - El Gezira Resistance Committees Accuse RSF of Killing 43 'During First Five Days of Ramadan'
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March 27, 2024, 4:15 PM
[Dabanga] El Hasahisa / Wad Madani / Rufaa -- The El Hasahisa resistance committee yesterday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of launching attacks on 28 villages in El Gezira during the first five days of Ramadan, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people and forcing numerous families to flee their homes.
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East Africa: IGAD Appoints South Sudanese Diplomat As Special Envoy for Sudan
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March 27, 2024, 4:13 PM
[Dabanga] Djibouti / Entebbe / Port Sudan -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) yesterday announced their appointment of Hon. Lawrence Korbandy, a South Sudanese diplomat and lawyer, as Special Envoy for Sudan.
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Africa: International Day of Forests - Global Experts Urge Action As Africa Grapples With $65 Billion Timber Trade Deficit
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March 27, 2024, 11:11 AM
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Africa must work to urgently address its staggering $65 billion timber trade deficit to position forests as a critical driver for the continent's future development, global experts urge.
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Liberia: Opposition Plans Protest Action
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March 27, 2024, 4:09 PM
[New Republic] A former Representative of Montserrado County District# 8 and a member of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Acarous Moses Gray has disclosed that the CDC is planning to stage spontaneous nationwide protest.
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South Africa: Deputy President to Brief Parliament
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March 27, 2024, 4:08 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to brief Parliament on Thursday about government's plans to combat criminal activities in the construction sector.
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire to Host 2025 Fiba Women's Afrobasket
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March 27, 2024, 4:08 PM
[New Times] Côte d'Ivoire has been confirmed as hosts of the African women's basketball championship, AfroBasket, scheduled to take place in July 2025 in Abidjan.
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Uganda: Uganda Launches Initiative to Expand Access to Off-Grid Solar Power in Refugee Communities
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March 27, 2024, 3:12 PM
[Nile Post] Uganda is taking significant strides towards achieving universal electricity access by 2040, with the launch of a groundbreaking financial project aimed at improving access to off-grid solar products in underserved refugee communities and their host districts.
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South Africa: EC Health Department to Start New Financial Year With R4.8-Billion in Unpaid Bills
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March 27, 2024, 3:11 PM
[Daily Maverick] The Eastern Cape Department of Health owes suppliers in the province an estimated R4.8-billion as its financial position remains precarious at best despite upbeat claims by the province's politicians that the turnaround plan for the department was going well.
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Seychelles: Seychelles Unveils Groundbreaking Judicial Manual for Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
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March 27, 2024, 3:11 PM
[Seychelles News Agency] In a significant stride towards bolstering its efforts against money laundering, Seychelles has unveiled a groundbreaking judicial manual crafted in collaboration with the European Union (EU) Global Facility on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF).
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Gambia: Victory Speech of Senegal's President-Elect
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March 27, 2024, 2:52 PM
[The Point] Senegalese president-elect, Basirou Diomaye Faye has spoken after being declared the winner of 24 March Presidential Election. Below reads his victory speech.
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Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Victory - a Triumph for African Youth?
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March 27, 2024, 2:42 PM
[Premium Times] The emergence of a youthful leader in Senegal underscores the potential for transformative change driven by the next generation.
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South Africa: Waterfall City Attracts U.S. Corporate Giants to the Heart of Africa's Fastest Growing Metropolitan Region
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March 26, 2024, 9:12 AM
[ACSUS] Waterfall City, nestled in the heart of South Africa, has emerged as the continent's fastest-growing mixed-use lifestyle precinct, drawing global attention as a premier destination for corporations seeking modern and strategically located spaces for their African operations. Waterfall City stands as a testament to innovative urban development, offering state-of-the-art infrastructure, sustainability commitments, and a vibrant ecosystem that beckons industry leaders from around the world.
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Zimbabwe: Court Sets Free Zanu-PF Activists Charged With Public Violence After Chitsunge's Death
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March 27, 2024, 12:24 PM
[New Zimbabwe] Zanu PF activists from Glenview who were arrested in connection with the death of opposition activist Tinashe Chitsunge have been removed from remand after the prosecution failed to get evidence linking them to the alleged crime.
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Ethiopia: U.S. to Support Ethiopia, Chad Overcome Sudanese Refugee Crisis
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March 27, 2024, 9:15 AM
[Ethiopian Herald] The U.S. Bureau of Population and Refugees announced that it will enhance cooperation with Ethiopia, Chad and other international organizations to alleviate the suffering of Sudanese refugees.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Bans Unsanctioned Easter Church Gatherings As More Cholera Cases Are Recorded
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March 27, 2024, 9:08 AM
[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has banned all church leaders from holding public gatherings during the Easter holidays at venues without running water in the wake of a spike in cholera cases, some of which have resulted in fatalities.
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Africa: UN Women Welcomes the Adoption of Robust Blueprint to End Women's Poverty
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March 27, 2024, 8:18 AM
[UN] The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) delivered today robust commitments by UN Member States to strengthen financing and institutions to eradicate women's and girls' poverty.
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Liberia: 'Liberia Doesn't Need a War Crimes Court'
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March 27, 2024, 7:21 AM
[New Dawn] Former Senator Commany B. Wesseh (River Gee County) says Liberia does not need a war crimes court but rather a South African style of truth and reconciliation.
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Liberia: Is the Rescue Train Derailing?
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March 27, 2024, 4:10 PM
[New Republic] Is the Rescue Train derailing so quick, has been the baffling question on the minds of political pundits as Liberia's two-month old President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's government continues to experience significant decline.
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