Kenya: Djibouti Joins AUC Chairperson Race to Take On Kenya and Somalia
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April 9, 2024, 4:06 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Djibouti has joined the race for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, becoming the third East African nation, alongside Kenya and Somalia, to front a candidate for the influential seat.
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Liberia: Senate Poised to Endorse Establishment of War Crimes Court
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April 9, 2024, 4:04 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The hopes of several warlords who continue to live with impunity are expected to be dashed by what may be seen as a robust decision that has dangled along the way for several years, as the Liberian Senate takes a major decision today, Tuesday, April 9, on the establishment of War and Economics Crimes Court at its regular session.
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South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About the Courts
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April 9, 2024, 1:02 PM
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
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Sudan: Dengue Fever Threatens Khartoum Bahri
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April 9, 2024, 12:58 PM
[Dabanga] Bahri -- In an interview with Radio Dabanga yesterday, Ryan Saleh Eldin denounced the security situation and lack of medicine in Bahri (Khartoum North), where there are over 300 suspected cases of dengue fever. "The humanitarian conditions in Bahri are constantly deteriorating and there are no signs of the current crisis abating," a doctor from the Bahri Emergency Room told Radio Dabanga yesterday.
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Sierra Leone: President Bio Decorates Eight Brigadier Generals
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April 9, 2024, 10:34 AM
[Concord] President Julius Maada Bio has decorated six out of eight newly promoted and commissioned Brigadier Generals of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, RSLAF, at a ceremony in line with constitutional provisions.
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Nigeria: Eid-El-Fitr - Nigerian Govt Approves Additional Public Holiday
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April 9, 2024, 10:30 AM
[Premium Times] The federal government had on Sunday, April 7, declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays to mark this year's Eid el-Fitr celebration.
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Ethiopia: Security Concerns in Gambela Region Prompt Removal of Senior Officials
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April 9, 2024, 10:29 AM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Gambela regional government has announced the removal of numerous senior officials from their respective positions.
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Kenya: Doctors' Strike Declared Illegal As It Enters 4th Week
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April 9, 2024, 10:23 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kithure Kindiki, has outlawed the KMPDU-led doctors' strike, citing a court order.
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Africa: Emerging Technologies in Edtech: The Role of Big Data in Advancing Education
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April 2, 2024, 4:10 PM
[Mastercard Foundation] Big data--two words that define the vast amount of information available online as the internet becomes widely available. Since 2020, educational organizations, policymakers, and other players in this space have had access to more data than ever before.
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Kenya: Eight Dead On Nakuru-Nairobi Highway Accident Hours After 6 Died in Kericho
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April 9, 2024, 6:46 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least eight lives were lost in a devastating road accident at Ngata Bridge in Nakuru County on Tuesday morning.
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South Africa: Traditional Leaders Fight to Keep Rural Grant Pay Points Open
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April 9, 2024, 6:41 AM
[GroundUp] But SASSA says it's too late
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Kenya: Kenyan Govt's Conflicting Narratives Unveiled in Fake Fertiliser Saga
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April 9, 2024, 6:31 AM
[Business Day Africa] Over the past month, Kenyans have been inundated with divergent accounts from government officials regarding the counterfeit fertiliser crisis.
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Zimbabwe: Malaria Cases Surge in Zimbabwe With Five Fatalities in a Single Week
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April 9, 2024, 4:20 PM
[263Chat] The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) has reported a total of 1,588 confirmed cases and five fatalities of malaria within a single week.
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Rwanda: NGO Files Complaint Over Two French Officers Slain in Rwanda Genocide
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April 9, 2024, 4:18 PM
[RFI] A French NGO has filed a complaint seeking a probe into the deaths of two French officers killed in the early days of the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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Malawi: Govt in Negotiation With Misa Malawi Over the Arrest of NPL Journalist
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April 9, 2024, 4:12 PM
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Information and Digitalisation Moses Kunkuyu says government is discussing with the Media Institute of Southern Africa Malawi Chapter to see how they can intervene in the arrest of Nation Publications Limited's journalist Macmillan Mhone.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's New Zig Currency Strengthens On Second Day of Trading
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April 9, 2024, 4:10 PM
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency the ZiG strengthened a day after its debut, even as it roiled commerce nationwide as banks, retailers and utilities battled to switch to the new unit.
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Sierra Leone: Police Calls for Community Support to Eradicate Kush Epidemic
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April 9, 2024, 4:02 PM
[Concord] As a way of combating the Kush menace across the country, the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has braced up to crackdown on individuals involved in the traded.
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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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Ghana: 'Over 700 Ghanaian Products Absorbed Under AfCFTA's Guided Trade Initiative' - Pres Akufo-Addo
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April 9, 2024, 3:59 PM
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has during the State visit of the President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló, announced the giant strides being made by Ghanaian products under the Guide Trade Initiative of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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Sierra Leone: Army General Explains Death of Bodyguard During Attempted Coup
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April 9, 2024, 3:58 PM
[Concord] In a court martial hearing held on Friday, April 5, 2024, Major General Dauda Alpha, stationed at the Commander Joint Force at Cockrill headquarters, provided disturbing testimony regarding the tragic death of his close protection officer, Sergeant Marrah, who he said was beheaded by an RPG bomb exploded by assailants at Murray Town.
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South Africa: Constitutional Court - Where Are the Judgments?
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April 9, 2024, 1:02 PM
[GroundUp] The Court has not delivered a single judgment this year
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Sierra Leone: Ferry Captain Remanded for Alleged Murder
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April 9, 2024, 10:37 AM
[Concord] Alimamy Sesay, a 50-year-old assistant captain at the PM Ferry, was remanded in custody on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 for the alleged murder of Osman Sesay.
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South Africa: Combating MIS - and Disinformation Must Take a Human Rights Approach, Civil Society Urges
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April 9, 2024, 10:33 AM
[Daily Maverick] 'Every citizen has a right to free, fair and regular elections. But this is threatened by misinformation and disinformation,' says Norman Gidi, research and policy analyst at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
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Liberia: Finance Minister Wants Increased Focus On Expansion of the Country's Economy
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April 9, 2024, 10:30 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's Finance and Development Planning Minister, Boima S. Kamara has underscored the need to focus on the expansion of the country's economy.
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Kenya: 4 Family Members Buried Alive in Mudslide After Heavy Rains in Narok
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April 9, 2024, 10:26 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Four family members have been buried alive in a mudslide in Narok's Torokiat Village following heavy rains.
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Kenya: Rescue of Passengers Stranded After Bus Swept Away By Floods On Nairobi - Garissa Road Underway
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April 9, 2024, 10:20 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A rescue operation of passengers stranded after a bus they were traveling in was swept by raging floods at Chuma Mrefu area along the Nairobi-Garissa highway is currently underway.
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Africa: What Works for African Youth Employment: A New Multi-Country Study in Partnership with PEP
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April 2, 2024, 4:10 PM
[Mastercard Foundation] The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) to explore what works for African youth employment. The partnership is conducting a multi-country study that aims to synthesize existing youth employment and related social development policies in 10 African countries; Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Niger, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and South Africa.
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Malawi: Water Rise Levels in Mangochi Worry Health Authorities
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April 9, 2024, 10:19 AM
[Nyasa Times] Health authorities in Mangochi are worried with the unprecedented water rise levels which they fear could trigger water borne diseases.
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Africa: Report - US Must Enhance Critical Minerals Strategy in Africa
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April 9, 2024, 10:10 AM
[VOA] State Department -- The United States must refine its Africa policy with a focus on critical minerals, including boosting its diplomatic and commercial presence in African mining hubs, says a report from the Washington-based United States Institute of Peace, or USIP.
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South Africa: Health Services in the Eastern Cape - What Changed Since the Last Elections?
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April 9, 2024, 10:09 AM
[spotlight] In this analysis, Luvuyo Mehlwana looks back at the performance of public healthcare services in the Eastern Cape over the last five years - a term characterised by leadership instability, infrastructure problems, financial short-falls, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic.
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South Africa: Ship in Wales Searched for Joshlin Smith, but Six-Year-Old Still Nowhere to Be Found
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April 9, 2024, 6:49 AM
[Daily Maverick] A Gauteng couple's report to the international Human Trafficking Hotline Web Chat led to the Panamanian ship Frontier Asuka, which left Saldanha Bay harbour days after Joshlin Smith's disappearance, being searched by authorities for nearly two days when it docked in Port Talbot, Wales.
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Tanzania: State Pushes for Union Protection, Emblem for the Union Day Cebrations Launched
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April 9, 2024, 6:45 AM
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said that Tanzanians have every reason to be proud of the country's Union, asking everyone to cherish.
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Somalia: Kenya's Miraa Exports to Somalia Suffer Due to High Levies
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April 9, 2024, 6:31 AM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya's miraa exports are taking a severe blow from steep levies, compelling traders in Somalia to halt purchases of the stimulant from Kenya due to its dwindling competitiveness in the market.
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