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Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:18:54 +0000
News24.com | Jihadists attack aid facilities in Nigeria
Islamic State-linked jihadists in Nigeria have attacked humanitarian facilities in the restive northeastern town of Damasak, aid workers told AFP on Saturday.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:49:53 +0000
News24.com | Egypt to unveil 'portion' of 3 000-year-old city
Archaeologists near Luxor have unearthed just a portion of the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt and dating to a golden pharaonic age 3 000 years ago, officials said on Saturday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:06:05 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | Namibia is open to international travel – and it’s never been cheaper or quieter
Namibia may be one of the best International travel destinations to explore mid- and post-Covid.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:19:13 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | US Green Berets are training the Mozambique army to take on a growing insurgency linked to ISIS
Dozens of US Green Berets are in Mozambique to help counter a growing insurgency that Russian and South African mercenaries haven't been able to stop.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:02:13 +0000
News24.com | Africa far from a common currency, but technology could make up for that
Africa is unlikely to have a common currency soon, but technology could help overcome the difficulties posed by the multiplicity of currencies when trading, a top official has said.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:18:50 +0000
News24.com | High demand for contraceptive pills smuggled from Zimbabwe
Birth control pills, that are freely distributed in Zimbabwe are being smuggled into, and sold in South Africa.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:01:19 +0000
News24.com | Africa seeks $25 billion for climate adaptation, green recovery
While African countries contribute relatively little to climate change in terms of carbon emissions, they are likely to be the hardest hit.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:10:22 +0000
News24.com | Mozambique: Army says 12 people were beheaded during insurgents' attack
Mozambique is sending a medical team to identify the bodies of 12 people beheaded during an Islamic State attack last month on the northern gas exploration hub of Palma, an army spokesman said.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:42:45 +0000
News24.com | SADC vows 'proportionate' response to Mozambique's jihadists
Southern Africa's regional bloc on Thursday vowed a "proportionate" response to jihadists who last month raided a key town in northern Mozambique in a sharp escalation of a three-year-old insurgency.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:15:03 +0000
News24.com | Eleven soldiers killed in attack in Nigeria's Benue state
One army officer and 10 soldiers were killed in Nigeria's Benue state in what a spokesperson said was an unprovoked attack on Thursday.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:25:42 +0000
News24.com | Niger ex-PM freed from jail to seek treatment in France
Hama Amadou, a leading opposition figure in Niger, has been allowed out of prison to fly to France for medical care, a top aide said on Thursday.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:10:21 +0000
News24.com | Weak African customs regimes will 'hinder' implementing continental free trade agreement
?The capacity of some customs authorities in Africa is "is very, very low?", and this will hinder the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, its secretary general Wamkele Mene said

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:47:32 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19: African Union drops AstraZeneca from its vaccine plan
The African Union's disease control body said on Thursday it has dropped plans to secure AstraZeneca vaccines for its members.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:55:41 +0000
News24.com | Nigeria police repel attack in restive southeast
Two officers were injured when police repelled an attack on their station in Nigeria's southeast, a spokesperson said on Thursday, in the latest assault on security forces in the restive region.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:38:32 +0000
News24.com | 'It's on our doorstep' - Mozambique jihadist insurgency threatens to rock regional stability
The violent escalation of an insurgency in northern Mozambique last month has whipped up fresh concerns about security in southern Africa, a region that has enjoyed relative stability in recent decades.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:20:14 +0000
News24.com | Ramaphosa arrives in Maputo for SADC meeting on Mozambique
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Maputo ahead of a regional meeting on the attack by insurgents in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:22:37 +0000
News24.com | 'I know in advance that I will win': Chad's Deby eyes sixth presidential term
N'DJAMENA, April 8 - Chad's President Idriss Deby, an ally of Western nations in the fight against Islamist militants, is poised to extend his three-decade rule in Sunday's election despite mounting signs of popular discontent with his leadership.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:41:40 +0000
News24.com | The story of the enigmatic man who founded southern Africa’s largest church
Every Easter weekend, several millions of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) faithful from across southern Africa descend on “Moria city”, the church’s capital in the north of the country, for their annual pilgrimage.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:23:08 +0000
News24.com | Freed Nigerian students reunite with families
Five of the dozens of students kidnapped from a college in northwest Nigeria were reunited with their families Wednesday, two days after having been found by the military.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:57:34 +0000
News24.com | Holy smoke! Zimbabwe expecting tobacco boom in 2021
Zimbabwe's tobacco output is expected to grow by around 9% to 200 000 tons this year, the industry regulator said Wednesday, providing a major source of foreign currency for the country's embattled economy.



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