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Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:38:13 GMT
Somalia: Car Bomb Kills Popular Broadcast Journalist
[VOA] Washington -- A Somali journalist with state-run media was killed Saturday in Mogadishu when a suicide bomber blew up his car, government officials and his colleagues said. Another journalist also was injured.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:29:14 GMT
West Africa: Niamey Hosts International Symposium to Mobilize Traditional Leaders around Demographic Transition in Niger
[UNFPA in WCA] The Government of Niger, through the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs, in partnership with the Niger Traditional Leaders Association and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is organizing an international...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:31:41 GMT
Uganda: Police Kill Five Suspects As Probe Into Suicide Bombings Widens
[RFI] Ugandan police shot dead five suspects and arrested 21 people on Thursday as part of an investigation into twin suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group that killed four people.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:19:21 GMT
East Africa: Sky Wars - Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda Carriers Expand As Ethiopian, KQ Falter
[East African] As East Africa's leading carriers Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways grapple with financial and politically instigated crises, regional carriers Air Tanzania, Uganda Airlines and RwandAir have laid out plans to eat the big boys' lunc...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:16:33 GMT
Kenya: Authorities Target Easier Integration of Refugees
[East African] Foreigners enjoying refugee status in Kenya can now integrate into society and participate in economic and social development as per a new law assented to by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Analysts Dismiss Life-Presidency Claims Made Against President
[New Zimbabwe] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's recent claims that Zanu PF would initiate a constitutional amendment to give President Emmerson Mnangagwa life presidency was mere political banter aimed at appeasing tension between him and his pr...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:06:55 GMT
South Africa: Water Levels Below 50% As Drought Rips Through Eastern Cape
[Daily Maverick] Eastern Cape dam levels are below 50%, with the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and the Sarah Baartman district the worst affected by the drought.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:35:35 GMT
Sudan: Hundreds Protest in Sudan Ahead of Anti-Coup Demonstrations Sunday
[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- Hundreds of Sudanese anti-coup demonstrators rallied Saturday to denounce a deadly crackdown that doctors say has left 40 people dead since last month's military takeover. Mass protests are planned for Sunday.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:29:49 GMT
Ethiopia: Media Authority Issues Warning Letters to CNN, BBC, AP, Reuters for False News, Defamation
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian Media Authority has issued warning letters to four international media institutions for manufacturing and disseminating of false news and news analyses on Ethiopia to assist the TPLF's objectives.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:26:48 GMT
Kenya: Kenya Starts Demarcating Boundary With Uganda
[Independent (Kampala)] Nairobi, Kenya -- Kenya has started inspecting and reaffirming her boundary with Uganda in a bid to redefine her frontiers with Uganda.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:25:27 GMT
Kenya: Raila Odinga Poll Ratings Up But Deputy President Is Man to Beat
[Nation] Poll ratings of ODM leader Raila Odinga are climbing ahead of the announcement of his candidature next month, a new opinion poll released by research firm Tifa shows.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:56:54 GMT
Tanzania: New Forum to Boost Proper Internet Use Among Youth
[Daily News] INTERNET Society Tanzania Chapter (ISOC-Tanzania) has initiated a forum through which youth could earn skills and awareness over internet governance matters.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:31:40 GMT
Tanzania: Tanzania At 60 - Sets Records in Peace Building, Conflict Resolutions
[Daily News] Dodoma -- TANZANIA is feeling proud for it's tireless efforts in maintaining peace, defence and security in Africa and in the globe for 60 years since the country's independence, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperat...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:21:42 GMT
Tanzania: President Suluhu Credits Her Performance to Nurturing
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday credited her exemplary performance in the presidency to the country's articulate leadership guidelines already in place.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:00:24 GMT
Nigeria: These Eagles Are Becoming Qatarstrophic
[Daily Trust] Until 1994, the men's senior national football team of Nigeria was called Green Eagles. However, after they conquered the continent of Africa for the second time in 1994 in Tunis, the then Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha, rename...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:06:47 GMT
Niger: Niamey Hosts International Symposium to Mobilize Traditional Leaders around Demographic Transition in Niger
[UNFPA in WCA] The Government of Niger, through the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs, in partnership with the Niger Traditional Leaders Association and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is organizing an international...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:08:48 GMT
Senegal: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Institute Pasteur of Dakar
[State Department] MR SALL: Mr. Secretary, distinguished guests, let me tell you that it's a great honor and privilege for us to welcome you at Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Institut Pasteur de Dakar is a place of longstanding collaboration between Unit...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:20:31 GMT
Cameroon: Intersex Person Victim of Horrific Attack in Cameroon
[HRW] Perpetrators Should Be Held Accountable

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:43:25 GMT
Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Meet and Greet With U.S. Embassy Personnel and Families
[State Department] AMBASSADOR MUSHINGI: Thank you. Thank you very much. I wonder which music is that? (Laughter.) I've heard it before, but I don't remember where.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:14:13 GMT
Nigeria: Insecurity - Niger Govt Bans Sale of Motorcycles
[Premium Times] The SGF said the ban covered motorcycles such as: Bajaj Boxer, Qiujeng, Honda ACE, Jingchen, with engine capacity of 185 cubic centimetres (CC) and above.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:04:11 GMT
Nigeria: Why I Visited Orji Kalu - Tinubu
[Premium Times] "We discussed the way forward for the country and this country is important and greater than any one's personal ambition..."

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:33:26 GMT
South Africa: Rassie Erasmus Saga Reveals Rugby's Flaws, and Highlights Need for Change
[Daily Maverick] A lengthy ban for South Africa's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus was unsurprising and inevitable, but will World Rugby now address the core elements that led to the suspension?

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 09:03:08 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Embezzled Empire - How Ex President Joseph Kabila Stashed Stolen Funds In U.S. Properties
[The Sentry] Washington, DC -- Red flags for corruption, money laundering, and other financial crimes were ignored as millions of dollars linked to the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) travelled through a maze of business tr...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 06:58:33 GMT
Zimbabwe: How Tour Guides Are Breaking Gender Barriers
[The Herald] Ennie Katupu is a 23-year-old professional guide in Kariba Urban, and has dedicated her time and life to saving wildlife and wildlands along the Zambezi River.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:35:16 GMT
Sudan: Nation's Protest Movement - 'Now We Are Driven By Anger'
[DW] Sudanese protesters are even more determined after the violent clampdown of the past days. Meanwhile, key regional players are following their own agendas.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:58:48 GMT
South Africa: Police Minister Points to July Unrest as Factor in Crime Statistics
[allAfrica] Speaking to the portfolio committee on police in Parliament, Police Minister Bheki Cele has said that the unrest that followed former president Jacob Zuma's arrest and imprisonment had an impact on increased crime statistics, IOL reports....

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:03:45 GMT
Africa: Continent Nears 8 Million Covid-19 Recoveries
[allAfrica] As of November 19, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reachedĀ 8,572,474 while overĀ  135,483,514 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 07:52:17 GMT
Uganda: Bobi Wine Questions 'Extra Judicial' Killing of Terror Suspects
[Nile Post] The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has said the rampant killing of suspects by security, under the pretext that they were resisting arrest, needs to be scrutinised.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:33:49 GMT
Africa: U.S. Plans Africa Summit and Urges Reform
[DW] Crises in Ethiopia and Sudan should serve as a warning for African nations to guard against threats to democracy and human rights, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:31:10 GMT
Nigeria: Blinken Eyes African Conflicts, Human Rights Concerns On Official Visit
[DW] On his first visit to Africa, US top envoy Antony Blinken has addressed Ethiopia's raging Tigray conflict, the terrorism threat in Africa and human rights concerns in Nigeria.



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