Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Declares Drought a National Disaster, Millions Face Hunger
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April 3, 2024, 11:34 AM
[allAfrica] President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the country's drought is declared a national disaster, saying: "More than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe will go hungry this year".
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Uganda: Uganda Court Rejects Petition Against Harsh Anti-Gay Law
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April 3, 2024, 11:39 AM
[RFI] Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to overturn its highly contentious Anti-Homosexuality Act - one of the toughest such laws in the world.
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East Africa: Kenya-Somalia Border Posts to Remain Closed As ATMIS Drawdown Winds Down
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April 3, 2024, 2:21 PM
[Shabelle] Nairobi, Kenya -- Kenya will not reopen its border posts with Somalia anytime soon because of the security implications of doing so at a time when the African Union peacekeeping mission in the neighbouring country is winding down.
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Kenya: Nairobi-Based Think Tank Reports Rise in Terror-Related Deaths
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April 3, 2024, 1:58 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS), has released an analysis revealing a surge in fatalities linked to terrorism in 2023, with the death toll rising to 178, up from 116 in 2022.
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Africa: Upscaling Transformative Agricultural Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa
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April 3, 2024, 1:32 PM
[World Bank] In the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, amidst the fields of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria, I bore witness to something truly remarkable: the pioneering work being done to elevate agricultural productivity and ensure food security for an entire region.
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Africa: Developing Countries' Govt Debt Crises Loom Larger
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April 3, 2024, 6:38 AM
[IPS] Developing countries are being blamed for having borrowed and spent irresponsibly. But they have only been doing what foreign powers and financial interests have urged them to do.
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Nigeria: Nigerians With Disabilities Experience Discrimination Despite Existing Laws
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April 3, 2024, 6:29 AM
[Premium Times] About 13 years after Lagos State put in place an anti-discrimination law, and five years after the federal government did the same, PWDs in the state still experience discrimination.
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South Africa: University of Fort Hare Rocked by R171 Million Kickback Scandal - South African News Briefs - April 3, 2024
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April 3, 2024, 5:29 AM
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Nigeria: Impacting Agricultural Development in Nigeria: The WOFAN Story
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April 2, 2024, 4:10 PM
[Mastercard Foundation] This story is about supporting women and young people in rural Nigeria with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in agriculture. It's dubbed ''the WOFAN story,'' and it began in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown threatened to bring the activities of smallholder farmers and processors to a standstill.
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Kenya: Kenya Airways Favours Major Airline for $1 Billion Stake Deal
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April 3, 2024, 4:40 AM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya Airways is leaning towards favouring a major airline considering acquiring a stake in the Nairobi-based carrier, which could inject at least $1 billion into the company, according to knowledgeable sources.
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Namibia: Fuel Prices Go Up
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April 3, 2024, 2:00 PM
[Namibia Economist] The price of petrol increased by N$1.52 per litre, while both diesel grades will increase by 72 cents per litre, effective Wednesday, the Ministry of Mines and Energy announced.
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Kenya: Kenya's Tallest Hotel, JW Marriott Nairobi Opens Its Doors in Grand Style
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April 3, 2024, 8:48 AM
[Capital FM] Kenya's hospitality industry is currently basking in the global limelight, with esteemed brands increasingly establishing roots in the country. This surge underscores Kenya's burgeoning status as a premier destination for both business and leisure travelers, solidifying its position as a key player in the international tourism arena.
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Africa: Stakeholders Convene in Uganda On Responsible Use of the Life Sciences
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April 3, 2024, 2:24 PM
[WHO] Uganda has taken proactive steps to mitigate biorisks and govern dual-use research by being a pioneer country in the WHO African Region to pilot the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences: mitigating biorisks and governing dual-use research (the framework). The Uganda Office of the Prime Minister was entrusted with coordinating this pivotal project in collaboration with the World Health Organization, recognizing its significance in enhancing national and reg...
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Namibia: Dams Running Dry... As Gobabis Turns to Water Rationing
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April 3, 2024, 10:14 AM
[New Era] Taps have run dry in Omaheke's regional capital Gobabis, pushing the municipality into dusk-to-dawn water rationing to balance demands.
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Seychelles: The Netherlands and Seychelles to Work Closely On Fighting Cryptocurrency Crimes
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April 3, 2024, 9:39 AM
[Seychelles News Agency] The Netherlands and Seychelles will work closely on fighting cryptocurrency crimes and a mission from the northwestern European country is expected in the island nation this year, said the outgoing Dutch ambassador on Tuesday.
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Kenya: Davido Sends K24 Suit Notice Over Deleted Fools Day Report On Cocaine Arrest
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April 3, 2024, 9:26 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nigerian Afrobeats singer 'Davido' served a pre-suit letter to a local media house over a Fools Day report alleging his arrest at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Zimbabwe: Late Musician Garry Mapanzure's Posthumous Track Out Soon
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April 3, 2024, 8:48 AM
[New Zimbabwe] The management of late Afropop musician Garry Mapanzure will be releasing a posthumous single track titled "Chirimumoyo Chirimuninga" this Friday.
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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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Zimbabwe: Revival of 'Green Bombers' Training Set for June - 10 000 to Undergo Indoctrination in 2024
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April 3, 2024, 8:48 AM
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is finalising modalities for the revival of training of Youth Service in Zimbabwe (YSZ) cadres, with the initial batch set to start indoctrination classes in June.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army Troops Kill Five Violent Extremists, Foil Kidnapping of Church Members
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April 3, 2024, 8:41 AM
[Premium Times] The troops also recovered a cache of arms from the extremists.
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Nigeria: Chief Judge Rejects Requests to Pardon Murder, Kidnap Suspects
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April 3, 2024, 7:45 AM
[Premium Times] The CJ, who was accompanied by senior magistrates and other principal officials of the state Ministry of Justice, reviewed a total of 61 cases bordering on murder, kidnap, and armed robbery among others.
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Senegal: Senegal's Youngest President, Faye, Sworn in
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April 3, 2024, 6:56 AM
[Daily Trust] Senegal's opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in yesterday as the country's fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and bring economic progress.
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Nigeria: Anguish As Bandits, Terrorists, Herders Kidnap 30 Children, Others in Katsina, Zamfara, Delta
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April 3, 2024, 6:54 AM
[Vanguard] Bandits, terrorists and herdsmen yesterday, wreaked havoc in some states of the country, kidnapping children and people at will.
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Ghana: Mixed Reactions Greet Increase in Cost of Ghanaian Passport Acquisition
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April 3, 2024, 6:38 AM
[Ghanaian Times] The increment in the cost of Ghanaian passport acquisition announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI) has been greeted with mixed reactions by a section of the public.
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Nigeria: Kids FM, Nigeria's First Radio Station for Kids Officially Launches
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April 3, 2024, 10:33 AM
[Premium Times] This innovative venture marks the first of its kind in Nigeria, setting a new standard for children's entertainment and education in the country.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Police Commissioner Found Dead
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April 3, 2024, 6:29 AM
[Premium Times] The late DCP, who was serving at the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (FCID), Alagbon, had left Lagos State for his private residence in Ogbomoso for the Easter celebration.
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Africa: Closing the Gender Gap in STEM Education in Africa
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April 2, 2024, 4:10 PM
[Mastercard Foundation] Strong local partnerships have a role to play
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Malawi: Govt Maintains Its Stand Not to Hike Electricity Tariffs
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April 3, 2024, 6:13 AM
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Energy has sustained a suspension of a 40.9 percent electricity tariff adjustment.
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Ghana: What's Causing the 'Dumsor' Blackouts?
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April 3, 2024, 5:32 AM
[DW] Ghanaians are reeling under power cuts popularly known as "dumsor." Now, unpaid utility bills, poor infrastructure maintenence and a stuttering economy threaten to plunge the entire country back into rolling outages.
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Gabon: Gabon Opens National Dialogue to Bring Country Back to Civilian Rule
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April 3, 2024, 5:31 AM
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Gabon's National Dialogue, called to pave the way for a return to constitutional order and an end to the 55-year Bongo dynasty, began Tuesday in the central African state.
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Senegal: Bassirou Faye Sworn in As Senegal's President
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April 2, 2024, 4:44 PM
[Leadership] A left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in on Tuesday as Senegal's youngest president.
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Mozambique: Jihadism in Mozambique - Southern African Forces Are Leaving With Mixed Results
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April 3, 2024, 4:37 AM
[The Conversation Africa] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission in Mozambique (Samim), which was deployed on 15 July 2021 to fight the Islamic insurgents terrorising the northern Cabo Delgado province since 2017, is scheduled to end by June 2024. Mozambican security forces will then take full responsibility for security.
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Senegal: As Senegal's Faye Takes Office, France Watches Closely
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April 2, 2024, 4:36 PM
[VOA] Paris -- He ran as the candidate with a platform of "rupture," championing greater sovereignty for his homeland -- including by leaving the CFA West African Franc currency union, created by France nearly a century ago.
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