Ethiopia: Deadly Clash in South Tigray As Warring Sides Accuse Each Other of Provocation
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March 28, 2024, 3:29 PM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Earlier this week, violent confrontations occurred in Raya Alamata, situated in the South Tigray Zone currently under the control of Amhara forces. Accusations have been exchanged by both parties regarding the provocation, further escalating tensions in the vicinity.
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South Africa: South Africa's Energy Crisis Is Driving a 'Solar Boom', but There's a Downside
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March 28, 2024, 2:21 PM
[African Arguments] The privately-led quintupling of rooftop solar in 2 years takes some pressure off the grid but, without planning, risks deepening energy apartheid.
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Guinea Bissau: Son of Former Guinea-Bissau President Jailed in US for Drug Trafficking
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March 28, 2024, 11:40 AM
[RFI] The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau was sentenced to more than six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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Africa: The Toxic Air We Breathe - Greenpeace Finds Hotspots in Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa
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March 28, 2024, 11:39 AM
[Greenpeace] "The ten largest NO2 point sources identified in Africa are all thermal power stations, with nine in South Africa owned by ESKOM and the tenth in Côte d'Ivoire".
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South Africa: Damning Report On 'State of Disrepair' of Many Police Stations
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March 28, 2024, 11:35 AM
[GroundUp] The committee recommended that SAPS finds a way to be less dependent on Public Works
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Senegal: Results Confirm Faye's Large Win in Senegal Presidential Elections
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March 28, 2024, 11:32 AM
[RFI] Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional results have shown.
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Liberia: Special Taskforce Impounds Vehicle of Former Police IG
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March 28, 2024, 9:52 AM
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Liberia's Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce has seized a vehicle operated by former Liberia National Police (LNP) Inspector General Col. Patrick T. Sudue.
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Zimbabwe: Family of Six Now Requires ZW$5,4 Million for Monthly Needs
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March 28, 2024, 7:20 AM
[New Zimbabwe] An average family of six now requires a minimum ZW$5,4 million to meet monthly needs signifying a 65,8% increase from the figures recorded last month, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has reported.
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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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Mali: Army, Wagner Group Atrocities Against Civilians
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March 28, 2024, 6:03 AM
[HRW] Investigations Needed Into Indiscriminate Drone Strikes, Summary Killings
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Gambia: 88 Applicants Vie for Gambia National Team Coach Post
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March 28, 2024, 3:18 PM
[The Point] Eighty-eight (88) applicants have filed their applications for the vacant Gambia senior national team position, according to news reaching The Point Sports Desk.
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Nigeria: Troops Neutralise 212 Terrorists, Apprehend 252 in 1 Week - DHQ
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March 28, 2024, 3:11 PM
[Vanguard] The Defence Headquarters says troops neutralised 121 terrorists, apprehended 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped hostages in different operations nationwide in one week.
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Africa: TotalEnergies At 100 - a Legacy of Destruction in Africa
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March 28, 2024, 2:23 PM
[African Arguments] Displacements, environmental damage, and CO2 emissions from projects in Mozambique and Uganda are just the latest chapter in a long story.
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Deepening Humanitarian Catastrophe in Ituri Completely Forgotten
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March 28, 2024, 12:03 PM
[Norwegian Refugee Council] The humanitarian situation in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is becoming increasingly critical, with over 1.6 million people displaced in the province at the end of 2023. The international community must stop neglecting communities in Ituri and take urgent action to support them build the foundations for a peaceful future, urges the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
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Ethiopia: Supporting GBV Survivors in Amhara to Recover and Build Resilience
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March 28, 2024, 12:03 PM
[UNFPA] Amina is one of the many women who have experienced conflict-related sexual violence during the devastating two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia. For more than three years, she kept silent about her experience. Amina says she feared being stigmatized by family, friends and community members. "The burden was immense, affecting my health and relationships. My partner left me once he realized what had happened. My outlook on men has changed," Amina said.
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Zimbabwe: Watchdog Slams Proposed Electoral Law Reforms - Says Changes Will Further Compromise ZEC
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March 28, 2024, 11:47 AM
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has expressed dismay at a motion seeking to transfer key responsibilities such as voter registration from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) back to the Registrar-General's Office.
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South Africa: Focus On Children, Urges President of SA Society of Psychiatrists
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March 28, 2024, 11:44 AM
[spotlight] There are serious gaps in psychiatry regarding treatment, prevention and care for children and adolescents in South Africa. Offering solutions, Dr Anusha Lachman tells Spotlight psychiatric services should be offered in ways that are Afro-centric and culturally sensitive.
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Africa: YouScribe Launches in Ghana in Partnership with Digital Virgo and MTN and Strengthens its Presence in English-Speaking Africa
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March 28, 2024, 3:03 PM
[35Nord] YouScribe, the largest digital reading library on the African continent with over one million subscribers, announces the launch of its services in Ghana in partnership with mobile payment expert Digital Virgo and MTN. This marks a significant turning point in the company's development, as it strengthens its presence in the English-speaking African market, underlining its commitment to making culture accessible in all regions of the continent.
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Uganda: NARO Makes Breakthrough in the Development of Anti-Tick Vaccine
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March 28, 2024, 11:43 AM
[Nile Post] The Uganda's National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has announced it has made good strides in the development of anti-tick vaccines.
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Kenya: Health Ministry Attributes Increased Cases of Respiratory Infections to Influenza
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March 28, 2024, 11:36 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has attributed the surge in respiratory illnesses to an increase in influenza infections and not COVID-19.
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South Africa: Legal Setback for Prasa Whistleblower
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March 28, 2024, 11:34 AM
[GroundUp] Fired head of legal Martha Ngoye's reinstatement overturned on appeal
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South Africa: Police Van Knocks Over Woman, Breaks Her Pelvis, Shoots Rubber Bullets At Crowd and Drives Off
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March 28, 2024, 11:34 AM
[GroundUp] Nolwazi Tokhwe from Capricorn is being treated in hospital. She also has a fractured spine and injured right arm.
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South Africa: New CEO Promises Brighter Future for State's Media Development Agency
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March 28, 2024, 11:33 AM
[GroundUp] But the MDDA's last clean audit was in 2020/21 and the board chair, flagged by the Nugent Commission, is still in office
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Nigeria: Rescued Kaduna Schoolchildren Reunite With Parents
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March 28, 2024, 10:32 AM
[Premium Times] The parents met the children in the presence of some top government officials led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdulkadir Meyere.
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Ethiopia: Deputy PM Highlights Agricultural Proliferation Significance
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March 28, 2024, 10:06 AM
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh stated that increasing production and productivity is a key to address a numbers of problems.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Eyeing E-Government, E-Commerce for Digital Transformation
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March 28, 2024, 10:03 AM
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Among the digital strategies, e-government and e-commerce are highly contributing to the success of the country's digital transformation, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MinT) said.
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Africa: Akere Muna Appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the African Legal Support Facility
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March 28, 2024, 9:11 AM
[InfoWire] With the choice of Akere Muna as Goodwill Ambassador, a new era begins for the ALSF. This marks a new chapter in its commitment to build sustainable legal capacity on the African continent.
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Nigeria: Military Declares Eight Wanted Over Killing of 17 Army Personnel in Delta
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March 28, 2024, 9:21 AM
[Premium Times] The military authority announced this in a circular posted on the official Facebook page of the Nigerian army on Thursday
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South Africa: Snoekless Easter - Fish Shortage Bites Western Cape - South African News Briefs - March 28, 2024
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March 28, 2024, 5:43 AM
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Tunisia: Elections for National Council of Regions and Districts - Isie to Announce Composition Thursday Afternoon
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March 28, 2024, 3:26 PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Council of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) will meet on Thursday to approve the results of the elections, following the voting and counting operation which was conducted earlier on Thursday morning in all the seats of the regional authorities to elect the representatives of the councils of regions and districts to the National Council of Regions and Districts.
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Gambia: On Sea Level Rise!
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March 28, 2024, 3:25 PM
[The Point] Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, ocean levels would continue to rise. Not only is dangerous sea level rise "absolutely guaranteed", but it will keep rising for centuries or millennia even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, experts say.
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Gambia: 'Police Threatened to Electrocute My Private Part If I Don't Admit'
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March 28, 2024, 3:24 PM
[The Point] One Omar Mbye, who was charged with stealing, yesterday revealed before Principal Magistrate Sallah-Mbaye of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court that police officers "threatened to electrocute" his private part if he refused to admit allegation of stealing.
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Senegal: 'Macky Engines the Defeat of Amadou Ba'
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March 28, 2024, 3:23 PM
[The Point] Oumar Sow, the Minister Adviser to President Macky Sall, in an interview with IGFM, disclosed that it is President Macky Sall who engineered the defeat of Amadou Ba, presidential candidate for the ruling party BBY.
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