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Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:42:56 GMT
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 150,000 Across Continent
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of July 10 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,869,127 while over 37,004,431 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:46:12 GMT
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Party Wins Vote in Landslide
[Ethiopian Herald] The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced yesterday the results of the 6th General elections in the presence of President Sahlework Zewde.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:39:15 GMT
Ethiopia: UN Applauds PM Abiy Ahmed Commitment to Humanitarian Access
[Ethiopian Herald] The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres applauded the efforts of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D) in creating access to humanitarians to support Tigray State of Ethiopia.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:35:13 GMT
Nigeria: Nation Divided as Battle for 2023 Presidency Rages
[Vanguard] Amid raging controversy over the zoning of the 2023 presidency, no fewer than six northern governors are backing the South for the nation's top office.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:09:52 GMT
Nigeria: Stolen Benin Artefacts Tear Obaseki, Oba of Benin Apart
[Daily Trust] A cold war is brewing between Governor Godwin Obaseki and Oba of Benin, Ewuare II.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:57:09 GMT
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Biti Rubbishes 'Naive and Dishonest' IMF
[New Zimbabwe] Former finance minister Tendai Biti has describe the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a naïve and dishonest institution after it published a report forecasting a 7% growth in Zimbabwe's economy.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:48:47 GMT
Somalia: At Least 9 Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Car Bombing
[VOA] Mogadishu -- At least nine people were killed and nine wounded Saturday in a suicide car bombing targeting a government convoy near two major hospitals in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:47:15 GMT
Central African Republic: Violence and Abuse Wreak Havoc in CAR
[VOA] Geneva -- A human rights lawyer appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council reported to the body Friday that the war-torn Central African Republic's civilian population is being battered by both armed groups and security forces meant t...

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:55:12 GMT
South Africa: Cricket Dreams Die On Unsafe Pitch in Khayelitsha
[New Frame] Harry Gwala Secondary School principal Gcinisile Mlungu laments how a pitch that was supposed to grow the sport in the school and surrounding areas now lies unused because of vandalism.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:16:44 GMT
Nigeria: Ecowas Court Awards Tortured Journalist U.S.$73,000 Against Nigerian Govt
[Daily Trust] The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has awarded the sum of N30million as compensation to a journalist, Agba Jalingo, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross River State, over his arbitrary arrest, detention and torture.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:58:54 GMT
Tanzania: Close to 300 People On Oxygen Machines As Country Records 408 New Covid-19 Cases
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzania has recorded 408 new Covid-19 cases since the third wave of the viral disease broke out across the globe, Health Minister Dr Dorothy Gwajima revealed.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:14:43 GMT
Nigeria: Militants Kill 40 in Zamfara Villages
[Daily Trust] Suspected armed bandits have killed at least 40 people in attacks on five communities in Faru district of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:59:11 GMT
Nigeria: Nasarawa Electoral Body Earmarks U.S.$1,6 Million for Local Govt Polls
[Daily Trust] Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has said it will spend the sum of N669.7 million for the conduct of both chairmanship and councillorship elections in the 13 local government areas of the state.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:56:11 GMT
Tanzania: Foundation to Establish Special Fund to Honour Late President Mkapa
[Daily News] The Benjamin Mkapa Foundation (BMF) is on a mission to establish a special fund to be contributed by development partners, health stakeholders and well-wishers, an initiative that will enable the foundation to continue improving provisio...

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:44:43 GMT
Tanzania: Rural Energy Agency Commits to Connecting All Remaining Villages to Electricity
[Daily News] The Rural Energy Agency (REA) has once again assured the general public that it will connect to electricity all the remaining villages in the next 18 months.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 12:56:24 GMT
South Africa: IFP Condemns Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
[IFP] As the Official Opposition in KwaZulu-Natal, the IFP is extremely perturbed by the violence and chaos that rocked KwaZulu-Natal yesterday and overnight.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:36:59 GMT
Tanzania: Central Bank to Pilot New Payment System
[Daily News] The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) will this month start to roll out the first phase of its new payment system -Tanzania Instant Payments System (TIPS), which has been developed to facilitate real-time payments across all financial service provi...

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:31:15 GMT
Tanzania: Tantrade Throws Weight On Spices Industry
[Daily News] Spice producers have all reasons to smile following the launch of Tanzania spices label, a significant step forward for marketability, quality assurance and sustainability.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:26:48 GMT
Tanzania: Beauty Legacy Tanzania Donates Children's Library At Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute
[Daily News] The government has reassured its commitment of working together with the private sector on enhancing community development and welfare of the children.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:20:38 GMT
Tanzania: Court Upholds Jail Term for Rapist Traditional Healer
[Daily News] Traditional healer from Mpanda, Barnaba Changalo, is to remain behind bars for 30 years for raping a primary school girl.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:12:07 GMT
Nigeria: Tension Over Killing of Road Transport Workers' Union Vice Chairman in APC Rally
[Daily Trust] Tension yesterday enveloped Satellite town and its environs in Lagos State over the alleged killing of the Vice Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) identified as Samuel Kayode aka Ekpo Kinkin.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:38:47 GMT
Mauritius: Journalists Receive Training On LGBTQ Reporting
[Government of Mauritius] A training on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) reporting, aimed at familiarising journalists and reporters with different writing techniques to ensure a fair, accurate, and inclusive reporting of LGBTQ ...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:42:40 GMT
Sierra Leone: Communist Party of China Over the Past One Hundred Years - Be of the Same Mind and Share the Same Destiny With the People Throughout
[Concord] Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:25:37 GMT
Nigeria: Domestication of UN CRPD Article 4 Will End Insecurity in Nigeria - JONAPWD
[Vanguard] The American government has been urged to continue to provide all the support required to influence the domestication of the United Nations' CRPD Article 4 which is capable of bringing a permanent end to the current security challenges in ...

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:08:37 GMT
Zimbabwe: Girl Arrested After Child Dies in Suspected 'Ritual Murder'
[New Zimbabwe] A BANKET teenage girl has been arrested for murder following the mysterious death of a five-year-old girl from the local neighbourhood.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:07:14 GMT
Nigeria: NGO Launches Young Entrepreneurship Project, Empowers 100 Students
[Daily Trust] An NGO, Ladi Memorial Foundation (LMF), through its training arm, Chateko Vocational Institute (CVI), has commenced its Young Entrepreneurs Club Abuja Project (YECAP) to train and empower 100 students and dropouts in Abuja.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:05:51 GMT
Zimbabwe: Family Seeks Compensation After Vicious Pitbull Terriers Maul Boy
[New Zimbabwe] A SEVEN-year-old Chinhoyi boy suffered permanent facial and bodily disabilities after being mauled by a neighbour's vicious Pitbull Terrier dogs recently.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:05:04 GMT
Nigeria: Kaduna Rep Worried Over Incessant Abductions
[Daily Trust] Member representing Chikun and Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, Yakubu Umar Barde, has expressed deep concern over the abduction of 16 residents of Ungwan Gimbiya area of the state in the early hours of Thursday, July 8.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:16:08 GMT
Nigeria: Young Progressives Party Asks Court to Void APC, PDP Governorship Primaries
[Daily Trust] The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has asked a Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State to determine the validity or otherwise of the governorship primaries conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congr...

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:13:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: Man Goes Berserk, Destroys Neighbour's House Over Missing Radio Set
[New Zimbabwe] Victoria Falls -- A 47-year-old man, who went berserk and broke his neighbour's nine window panes over a missing radio, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.



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