South Africa: EFF and MK Party Dominate South Africa's Online Election Debate
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April 12, 2024, 12:33 PM
[allAfrica] In the lead-up to South Africa's 2024 national elections, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) are dominating the online conversation, according to this biweekly report from the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, which analyzed the conversation between 18 March and 1 April 2024.
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Africa: Can We Have Our Food, and Equality Too?
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April 12, 2024, 7:38 AM
[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- The world faces a daunting challenge: securing food for a growing global population while navigating the complexities of climate crisis and entrenched gender inequalities. These issues are deeply intertwined, with women - who play a crucial role in global agriculture and food systems - often bearing the brunt of climate disruptions.
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South Africa: Student Financial Aid Scheme Board Dissolved - South African News Briefs - April 12, 2024
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April 12, 2024, 6:14 AM
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Sudan: Only 20 to 30% of Health Facilities Remain Functional in Sudan
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April 12, 2024, 10:28 AM
[MSF] After one year of the war, the aid provided to millions of people is a drop in the ocean due to political blockages created by the warring parties and a lack of action from the United Nations and international humanitarian organisations.
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Zimbabwe: Communal Farmers Warned Against Selling Livestock As Hunger Bites
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April 12, 2024, 9:14 AM
[New Zimbabwe] Agriculture minister, Anxious Masuka has warned communal farmers against selling their livestock amid the hunger crisis the country is currently facing.
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Uganda: Floods Cut Off Kyabakuza-Sembabule Road
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April 12, 2024, 8:48 AM
[Nile Post] Residents along the Kyabakuza-Misanvu-Mateete-Kaliiro road are facing severe difficulties as the route remains impassable due to flooding, leaving them stranded without access to essential services and transportation.
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Niger: Russia Sends Military Trainers, Troops to Niger
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April 12, 2024, 8:46 AM
[DW] Russian military personnel arrived in Niamey to train their soldiers and set up an air defense system. Russia has been trying to build stronger ties with several African nations currently ruled by military juntas.
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Mali: Junta Bans Media Coverage of Political Parties
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April 12, 2024, 5:10 AM
[DW] In addition to banning the activities of political parties, Mali's ruling junta has also imposed a ban on media coverage of political life.
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Africa: Harnessing Diaspora Engagement for Africa's Future: Insights from the 2024 African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS24)
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April 8, 2024, 12:36 PM
[African Diaspora Network] African Diaspora Network (ADN) convenes the 9th annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS24) in Silicon Valley. President Biden's Africa Diaspora Advisory Council proclaims partnerships and resource mobilization to bolster climate resilience in Africa. USAID formalizes diaspora engagement to drive economic growth, as Prosper Africa partners with ADN to target investments in African innovation. Nigeria Philanthropy Office (NPO) hosts a private networking eve...
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Kenya: Kenya, Nigeria Recall Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Substance
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April 12, 2024, 4:56 AM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya and Nigeria's health regulators have initiated a recall of a specific batch of Johnson & Johnson's children's cough syrup following the detection of elevated levels of a potentially hazardous toxic substance.
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Kenya: Bore Urges Medics to End Strike and Heed Dialogue Call
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April 12, 2024, 12:20 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore has urged striking doctors to end the strike and give dialogue a chance for the benefit of Kenyans.
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South Africa: Cape Town Welcomes Legend Abdullah Ibrahim for a Concert
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April 12, 2024, 12:11 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Cape Town's Abdullah Ibrahim is set to perform at a sold-out concert at the City Hall tonight, 12 April 2024, after a five-year hiatus.
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Mali: Mali Political Parties to Challenge Junta's Order Suspending Political Activities
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April 12, 2024, 12:09 PM
[RFI] Political parties and civil society groups in Mali have rejected the suspension of political activities by the country's military rulers and plan to mount a legal challenge to the order from the junta which also banned media coverage of political parties.
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Africa: Libya Emerges Africa's Highest Oil Producer As Nigeria's Output Drops 6.8 Percent to 1.23 Mbpd
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April 12, 2024, 9:11 AM
[Vanguard] Libya has emerged as the highest crude oil producer in Africa following the drop of Nigeria's output by 6.8 per cent to 1.23 million barrels per day in March 2024, from 1.32 bpd in February 2024.
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South Africa: Who Ends Up Paying If Energy Dept Cooks the Price of Nuclear Power?
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April 12, 2024, 7:25 AM
[SAFCEI] It has been just over two (2) weeks since the deadline for comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's (DMRE) draft 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2023). T he Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) assessment is that the draft IRP does not provide a realistic assessment of the costs of nuclear power .
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Nigeria: UK Tribunal Imposes More Punishment On Nigerian Doctor Accused of Sex With Patient
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April 12, 2024, 6:49 AM
[Premium Times] The tribunal heard that the pair had consensual sexual intercourse in the hospital toilet cubicle and at her home.
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Ethiopia: Merawi Killings Should Be Independently Investigated
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April 12, 2024, 5:10 AM
[AI London] African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in Merawi town, Amhara region, after fighting with Fano militias on 29 January, as war crimes of murder and extrajudicial executions, Amnesty International said today.
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Africa: The Tentacles of Iranian Interference
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April 12, 2024, 3:12 PM
[InfoWire] The war in Gaza and its aftermath of renewed tensions between Hezbollah and the Hebrew state are a reminder of the extent of Iranian interference in the region. But the mullahs' regime is now exerting a destabilising influence beyond its traditional sphere of influence. The risks to peace and global trade are real.
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East Africa: Ethiopia Set to Join EAC, Pushing Bloc Population to 420 Million
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April 12, 2024, 4:56 AM
[Business Day Africa] Ethiopia is on the brink of becoming the newest member state of the East Africa Community (EAC), a development that will augment the population within the regional bloc to 420 million people, thereby expanding the total number of countries to nine.
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South Sudan: Sudan at Risk of Collapse After 1 Year of Brutal War, with Famine Looming - Report
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April 12, 2024, 1:19 PM
[Islamic Relief] Sudan is at imminent risk of collapsing after one year of violent conflict and is on the verge of mass famine with its food supply decimated and young children now starving to death in its cities, villages, and displacement camps, Islamic Relief warns in a new report.
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South Africa: Alexkor Vs Creecy in Environment Court Battle
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April 12, 2024, 12:24 PM
[GroundUp] The state mining company is challenging an environmental compliance notice
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Kenya: Two Alleged Al-Shabaab Recruiters Detained for 21 Days in Mombasa
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April 12, 2024, 12:23 PM
[Capital FM] Mombasa -- Two individuals suspected of recruiting young people into joining terrorist groups in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be detained for a further 21 days.
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Ethiopia: Police Confirm 13 Arrests Linked to Bate Urgessa's Murder
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April 12, 2024, 12:18 PM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The East Shewa Police Directorate has announced the arrest of 13 suspects in connection with the murder of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Political Officer Bate Urgessa.
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Sudan: One Year Since Conflict Began, Response From International Community Remains Woefully Inadequate
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April 12, 2024, 12:16 PM
[AI London] One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan, the response from the international community has remained woefully inadequate even as the civilian death toll rises in the country, Amnesty International, Sudan Democracy First Group and NGO International Film Festival said today.
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South Africa: Media Statement - Members of the Public Can Now Directly Petition the National Assembly
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April 12, 2024, 12:15 PM
[Parliament of South Africa] In a landmark move, the National Assembly (NA) has adopted a transformative amendment to the House's Rules and Guidelines for Petitions. This important amendment heralds a new era of direct public engagement in parliamentary processes.
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Governor Assures Public On Financial Stability Amid ZiG Introduction
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April 12, 2024, 12:14 PM
[263Chat] Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr. John Mushayavanhu has re-affirmed the Central Bank's commitment to financial stability in the country following the introduction of the gold-backed currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG).
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Morocco: OCP and Fortescue to Partner to Develop Green Energy, Hydrogen and Ammonia in Morocco
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April 8, 2024, 6:17 PM
[OCP] Today, OCP Group, a global leader in plant nutrition and phosphate-based fertilizers, and Fortescue Energy, part of global green energy, metals and technology company Fortescue Ltd (Fortescue), announced a landmark Joint Venture (JV) in Morocco.
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Nigeria: Court Sentences Bobrisky to Six Months in Prison
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April 12, 2024, 12:14 PM
[Vanguard] Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira.
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Zimbabwe: Debunking Misinformation and Disinformation - What the RBZ Is Saying About ZiG
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April 12, 2024, 12:14 PM
[263Chat] On 5 April 2024, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mushayavanhu, announced the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) as the new currency to replace the inflation-battered Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL).
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South Africa: Ramokgopa Visits Camden Power Station
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April 12, 2024, 12:14 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, continued his visits to power stations with a stop at the Camden Power Station in Mpumalanga, on Thursday.
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South Africa: Creecy Extends West Coast Rock Lobster Fishing Season
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April 12, 2024, 12:14 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has granted a short extension of the Nearshore West Coast Rock Lobster fishing season.
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Uganda: Financial Inclusion - a Conversation With Dr. Theopista Ntale Sekitto
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April 12, 2024, 12:13 PM
[Graça Machel Trust] "Working with the Trust made me appreciate the gap between the women who have a voice and the women who need our voice more."
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South Africa: Presidents Ramaphosa and Masisi Visit Limpopo Bus Crash Site
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April 12, 2024, 12:11 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the quick and compassionate local response to the bus crash which claimed the lives of 45 Botswana nationals is a testament of the warm and compassionate relations between the two countries.
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