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Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:11:52 GMT
Nigeria: A Public Health Approach to Ending Building Collapses in Nigeria
[allAfrica] Since 2007, mchir, Nigeria's most populous state and so-called centre of excellence. Recently, another building under construction in Lagos has collapsed in the highbrow Ikoyi area. This time, it is a 21-storey "luxury" high rise buildin...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:12:03 GMT
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Announces He Will Lead Army From Front Line
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Minister Abiy Ahmed today announced that he will join the front tomorrow. In a social media post shared this evening ,Abiy said, "It's time to lead the country through sacrifice. I will join the front to...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:38:57 GMT
Zimbabwe: Strong Winds Leave Trail of Destruction in Hurungwe
[The Herald] Kariba Bureau

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:53:02 GMT
Namibia: Plight of Angolan Migrants Worsens
[New Era] The poor living conditions of Angolan migrants, who are currently accommodated at Etunda in the Omusati region, have been worsened by unfavourable weather conditions.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:00:33 GMT
Egypt: Mohamed Salah Shortlisted for 2021 Best FIFA Men's Player
[Egypt Online] Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been nominated for the Best FIFA Men's Player award, which recognizes a footballer's achievements during the period from October 2020 to August 2021.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:42:25 GMT
Nigeria: MSF Treats Thousands of Children for Malnutrition as Conflict Surges in the Northwest
[MSF] Doctors Without Borders has launched a new program to treat malnourished children in Katsina state, in the northwest of Nigeria, as conflict and insecurity surge in the region.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:48:51 GMT
Kenya: A Fossil Cranium From Kenya Tells the Story of an Extinct Elephant Species
[The Conversation Africa] Some 4.5 million years ago, during the early Pliocene epoch, Kenya's Lake Turkana looked very different than it does today. Grasslands and open woodlands were spreading in cooler, drier climates. Competition for C4 grasses -...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:54:09 GMT
South Africa: ANC Crashes Out of Joburg Metro, Opposition Takes Mayorship in Country's Biggest City
[Daily Maverick] Mpho Phalatse, a councillor since 2016 and a mayoral committee member under Herman Mashaba, has a manifesto of critical items that need fixing.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:25:06 GMT
Rwanda: Survivors Welcome Naming of Paris Street After Genocide Victim Birara
[New Times] Genocide survivors have welcomed the act by the Mayor of Paris to name one of the neighbourhood in the city after Aminadabu Birara, a victim of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:18:58 GMT
Rwanda: Five Things to Know as Rwanda Rolls Out Covid-19 Vaccine to 12-Year Olds
[New Times] The Ministry of Health will vaccinate children in schools aged 12 years old and above starting with the City of Kigali from Tuesday, November 23, and later on, the exercise will be scaled up to upcountry schools.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:51:02 GMT
Burkina Faso: Internet Shutdown Curtails Information, Draws Criticism
[VOA] Washington -- An internet and mobile phone disruption that began in Burkina Faso on Saturday continued into Monday, causing a widespread communication blackout, confusion and frustration.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:45:55 GMT
Rwanda: Covid-19 - Govt to Inoculate 12 to 17 Year Olds
[East African] Rwanda on Monday announced it was starting vaccination of teens under 18 years.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:36:36 GMT
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Council Should Urgently Hold Special Session on Ethiopia - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Ethiopia: The UN Human Rights Council should urgently hold a special session to address the ongoing human rights crisis

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:20:15 GMT
Ethiopia: Govt Cautions Countries 'Pursuing Own Foreign Policy in the Name of Aid'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In her routine presser to state media, State Minister of Government Communication Service, Selamwit Kassa, said this morning that the government has warned some countries pursuing their own foreign policy in the name o...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:19:09 GMT
Ethiopia: Will Tigray Conflict Deter the GERD?
[The Exchange] Egypt has taken all diplomatic measures to urge Ethiopia not to proceed with its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) but all pleas (and threats) have fallen on deaf ears.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:18:15 GMT
Africa: Current System Will Not Protect Us From Next Pandemic - WHO Independent Panel
[UN News] Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said on Monday.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:57:45 GMT
Kenya: Families in Drought-Stricken Areas to Get Monthly Stipend, Not Food Aid
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government will no longer distribute food to families in drought-stricken areas, but will instead provide them with Sh3,000 monthly stipend.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:56:29 GMT
Gambia: Presidential Election 'Will Be Peaceful' - Intelligence Chief
[The Point] "In an environment of restraint, responsibility, social cohesion, tolerances, supporting each other, open-minded and believing that democracy is the only way out and that this election is constitutional mandated and the public is ready to...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:52:56 GMT
Kenya: Marsabit County Named Most Suitable for Spaceport
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Marsabit County has been named as the most suitable County to set up a Spaceport.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:50:09 GMT
Sudan: Antony Blinken Urges Progress Before U.S. Aid Resumes
[DW] Washington has reacted with cautious optimism in the wake of the reinstatement of Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, less than a month after the military seized power.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:49:48 GMT
Sudan: Defiant Mass Marches Continue Across Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in all parts of Sudan yesterday, rejecting any negotiation or partnership with the leaders of the coup, and rejecting the agreement signed in Khartoum yesterday between Gen A...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:48:57 GMT
Sudan: Military-Civilian Agreement 'a False Attempt to Legitimise Coup'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The much fêted agreement signed in Khartoum yesterday between Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, leader of the military junta that seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, and Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, who had ...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:42:34 GMT
East Africa: East Africa's Hotspots - Examining the Roots and Solutions
[The Conversation Africa] Uganda has had a string of terror attacks lately. The most recent bombings took place in Kampala's central business district and were claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Tensions have been increasing across the bord...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:37:44 GMT
Nigeria: Putting Family Planning On the Front Burner - Lessons From Zimbabwe for Lagos State
[Nigeria Health Watch] Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria continues to face challenges with meeting the health needs of its population, especially in sexual and reproductive health. Despite cuts in funding from international developme...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:37:14 GMT
Nigeria: Boko Haram Releases Videos of Four Abducted Victims
[Premium Times] In the short video clips, the victims stated their names, where they work, the date they were abducted by Boko Haram and the location.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:15:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: Get Vaccinated, President Pleads With Zimbabweans
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans who are yet to get vaccinated to do so now as the country has enough vaccines to reach herd immunity.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:14:20 GMT
Africa: Eliud Kipchoge in Final Shortlist for World Athletics Award
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Eliud Kipchoge will look to become only the third man in history to win the World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year award three times or more after he made the final shortlist of five for the 2021 award.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 03:45:31 GMT
Nigeria: Italian Cops Bust Nigerian Crime Network Forcing Women Into Prostitution
[DW] Italian authorities said the criminal network forced 41 Nigerian women into prostitution while nine were forced to beg for money on the streets. The exploitation stretched outside Italy into Germany and Libya.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:14:34 GMT
Kenya: Women's Group Preserving the Arabuko Sokoke Forest Through Butterfly Farming
[This is Africa] The Bidii na Kazi women cooperative, a gender-responsive sustainable agriculture project is generating income for scores of women and their families living in the forest area of Kilifi. The women breed and sell several species of but...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:53:36 GMT
Zambia: Women, Girls Internet Vulnerability On the Rise
[Times of Zambia] Sophia Nalumba (not real name) sits in an Internet café beaming with excitement. She does not even seem to notice the people around her who are wondering what had made her happy.



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