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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:17:22 +0000
News24.com | Jihadists kill some 40 civilians in northern Mali
An Islamic State-linked group killed around 40 civilians this week in a northern region of Mali that has been plagued by clashes between rival jihadist groups, local sources told AFP.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:11:03 +0000
News24.com | Nigeria fuel tanker blast kills 17
An explosion has killed at least 17 people in Nigeria's southwestern Ogun state, after a vehicle collided with a fuel tanker on a busy highway, emergency services said.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:20:32 +0000
News24.com | Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years
Malawi has declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:54:07 +0000
News24.com | Gum may reduce chance of preterm births, Malawi based research suggests
Xylitol, a sugar substitute normally used in gum and which is prescribed for dental hygiene purposes, can also reduce chances of preterm births, a study that was conducted in Malawi has revealed.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:40:30 +0000
News24.com | Attack on Ethiopia refugee camp kills five, displaces thousands - UN
Fighting in northern Ethiopia's Afar region has "engulfed" a camp housing refugees from neighbouring Eritrea, the UN said on Friday, killing five and forcing thousands to flee.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:35:31 +0000
News24.com | Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that six African countries - Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia - would be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:26:40 +0000
News24.com | EU offers Africa a sweetener of more than R5tn under its Global Gateway policy
The President of the European Union Commission has urged the European Union and African Union to work towards economic and social dynamism for the two continents.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:16:55 +0000
News24.com | Country was under security threat, former Mozambique president testifies in R32bn 'hidden debt' trial
Former Mozambican head of state Armando Guebuza, 79, warned the Machava maximum prison makeshift court in Maputo not to undermine state secrecy, when he took the stand during the "hidden debt" scandal trial on Thursday.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:01:38 +0000
News24.com | 13 million children denied an education in Sahel region as conflict forces 5 500 schools to close
An estimated 13 million children were affected by the closure of 5 500 schools at the end of 2021 in the Sahel region, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council in its latest report.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:49:10 +0000
News24.com | Eleven years since revolt, Libya transition grinds on
Libyans on Thursday mark 11 years since the revolt that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but the democracy many hoped for seems as elusive as ever, and many fear a return to conflict.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:54:38 +0000
News24.com | France, partners to begin Mali military withdrawal - statement
France and its European partners involved in the fight against Islamist militants in Mali have decided to start the coordinated withdrawal of their military resources in the country, a joint statement said on Friday.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:53:25 +0000
News24.com | EXPLAINER | Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia's Covid-19 requirements for travellers
The governments of Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia this week announced new Covid-19 regulations for travellers as they opened up their land borders.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:56:49 +0000
News24.com | Bus crash kills 10 in Sudan: police
A bus crash on a highway in central Sudan has killed at least 10 people and left dozens injured, authorities said.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:06:40 +0000
News24.com | Southern African leaders arrive in Brussels for EU-AU Summit with high hopes
Southern African heads of state and their representatives have started arriving in Brussels, Belgium, for the 6th European Union-African Union Summit with high hopes for their respective countries.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:27:45 +0000
News24.com | Somali doctors open war-scarred nation's only public blood bank
When Somalia's biggest bomb blast killed more than 500 people in 2017, Dr. Ahmed Abdikadir Mohamed watched helplessly as many of the injured bled to death.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:17:25 +0000
News24.com | Former Mozambican president Armando Guebuza to take the stand in trial on R32bn debt
All eyes will be on Mozambique's former president Armando Guebuza when he takes the stand on Thursday as the 17th witness in a case on hidden debt involving R32 billion.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:14:51 +0000
News24.com | Nigeria begins 24-hour supply to end fuel shortage
Nigeria's state-run oil company said it had started a 24-hour distribution of petrol to service stations to end a week-long scarcity that has caused traffic snarls in major cities.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:46:35 +0000
News24.com | Gunfire, explosions rock Somali capital in second militant attack this month
Al Shabaab militants attacked several police stations and security checkpoints in Somalia's capital Mogadishu early on Wednesday, officials and the militants said, a show of force as the nation prepares for a much-delayed preside

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:30:54 +0000
News24.com | Mozambique drops school science textbook after outcry over homosexuality, masturbation content
Mozambique will remove a seventh grade natural science textbook from schools after outrage on social media over content that discussed masturbation and homosexuality, the education ministry said Tuesday.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:37:53 +0000
News24.com | Work to widen Suez Canal is underway
Work is underway to expand the two-way section of the Suez canal to 82 km from 72 km, the chairperson of the authority managing the Egyptian waterway said on Tuesday.



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