Africa Headlines
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:49:42 GMTSouth Africa: President Calls on Citizens to Persevere in Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - September 26, 2022
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Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:24:04 GMTKenya: I Can Go Faster - Eliud Kipchoge After Setting New World Marathon Record
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- After smashing his own World Record by 30 seconds in winning the 2022 Berlin Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge does not seem to be ready to stop and just probably. Might be going on for a hunt of further lowering the mark.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:39:00 GMTSouth Africa: No Quick Fix to Load Shedding but Progress Being Made
[SAnews.gov.za] Given the unpredictable performance of Eskom's fleet of coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country will not be able to eliminate load shedding in the short term.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:29:30 GMTNorth Africa: Rights Groups Call on Algeria to Free Activist Granted Refugee Status in Tunisia
[HRW] Tunis -- Slimane Bouhafs Held for Offenses Including Insulting Islam, Terrorism
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:39:58 GMTNigeria: In Some South-West States of Nigeria, Primary Health Centres Prescribe Death
[Premium Times] "There are emergency situations that I would not know what to do because there is nothing to help patients inside the clinic. Any labouring pregnant patient that comes used to bring oxytocin, pad, cotton wool, spirit, and toilet roll ...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:25:04 GMTNigeria: Nigeria's Internet Speed Still Amongst World's Slowest
[Premium Times] Nigeria ranks 151st on fixed broadband internet speed assessment of 182 countries, according to a new report.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:34:50 GMTNigeria: Nigeria Set to Relaunch National Airline With Major Ethiopian Investment
[RFI] A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline. The rebranded Nigeria Air is looking to take off nearly 20 years after its predecessor collapsed.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:49:01 GMTZimbabwe: Critical Reflections On Opposition Leader Nelson Chamisa
[New Zimbabwe] The pro-democracy movement in Zimbabwe is trapped between a rock and a hard surface. The rock is the repressive ZANU PF regime who continue to use violence, intimidation and weaponize the legal and security system to punish and persecu...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:48:37 GMTSouth Africa: Government Determined to See SAA Grow
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Public Enterprises and government are committed to ensuring that South African Airways (SAA) grows and that the Strategic Equity Partnership with the Takatso Consortium is finalised.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:43:40 GMTSouth Africa: Eskom Continues to Implement Load Shedding
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom will continue to implement load shedding this week due to constraints from its diesel suppliers that is affecting the availability of bulk diesel to the Ankerlig and Gourikwa Open Cycle Gas Turbines, which have a combined capaci...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:35:28 GMTSouth Africa: Here's Why Cape Town Is Clearing Invasive Plants
[GroundUp] The project is expected to save billions of litres of water a year
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:50:17 GMTLiberia: Officials Held for Rape in Korea Claims Being Framed
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Moses Owen Browne, the Liberian official who is being held in South Korea along with his colleague, Daniel Tarr, for alleged rape says they were both framed by the alleged victims and he believes the allegation is an act...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:19:27 GMTTanzania: Initiative to Restore Tanzania Coastline With 1 Million Mangrove Trees Launched
[Daily News] A one-year-campaign geared to restore mangrove forest with one million trees along Tanzania's coastline has been launched in Dar es Salaam as a part plan to curb effects of climate change in the country.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:22:21 GMTEast Africa: Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa Wins Women's Berlin Marathon
[DW] Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge broke the record he set in 2018 by 30 seconds. This is the first Berlin Marathon held without restrictions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:21:54 GMTNigeria: Groovy, Sheggz, Hermes Evicted From #BBNaija
[Premium Times] Following the eviction of the trio, Adekunle, Bella, Phyna, Daniella, Chichi and Bryann have made the finale.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:25:13 GMTNigeria: Nigerian Agency Warns Against Too Much Use of Bleaching Cosmetics
[Premium Times] The NAFDAC boss says the majority of SPA outlets in the nation's cosmopolitan cities are culpable of the unhealthy practice of mixing chemicals and natural products like pawpaw, carrot and others to make creams, for the clients' use.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:22:16 GMTKenya: Debutant Wanjiru Comes Second in Women's Berlin Marathon
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru finished second on her debut at the Berlin Marathon, running a new lifetime best time of 2:18:00 behind Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa who ran the third quickest time in history.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:56:14 GMTWest Africa: High-Level Panel On Security, Development in Sahel Launched
[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region's compl...
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:54:44 GMTNigeria: Thousands of Escaped Prisoners Still At Large
[Premium Times] Of the 4,369 inmates who escaped from various prisons in Nigeria between January 2020 and December 2021, only 984 were recaptured.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:49:31 GMTSomalia: A Morning Explosion Hits Mogadishu, Somali Capital
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - A witness says an explosion struck outside a military base in southern Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Sunday morning.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:47:29 GMTKenya: Police, Civilians, Chief Killed in Bandit Attack
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Eight police officers are among 11 people who were killed Saturday following a bandit attack in Turkana County blamed on Pokot rustlers.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:47:21 GMTSouth Africa: State Security, Gauteng Government Pledge to Strengthen Ties
[SAnews.gov.za] State Security Deputy Minister, Zizi Kodwa, and Gauteng Premier David Makhura have pledged to strengthen ties and working relations between their two entities in tackling threats and risks that threaten the stability of the province.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:30:25 GMTLiberia: 'Completely Irresponsible People'
[New Dawn] -Boakai descends on CDC
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:30:22 GMTLiberia: Margibians Show Appreciation
[New Dawn] -As county honor former Min. McGill
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:38:43 GMTLiberia: Nyan Scholarship Program Training Over 30 Medical Professionals in Liberia, 8 Graduated
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In an effort to boost Liberia's health system, 8 of about 35 students sponsored by the Nyan Scholarship Program (NSP) recently graduated from two major healthcare training institutions in Liberia after successfully compl...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:38:41 GMTLiberia: NEC to Re-Evaluate Bidders for the Biometric Voter Roll Supplies
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Cogent sources within both the National Elections Commissions (NEC) and the Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) have confided in this newspaper that the NEC may have to redo the reopening of all bids for ...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:38:39 GMTLiberia: Senator Nuquay Denies Supporting Nathaniel Mcgill's Senatorial Ambition
[FrontPageAfrica] Margibi County -- Margibi County Senator Emmanuel Nuquay has described the rumored senatorial ambition of the former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Nathaniel McGill as a "stranger on job hunt", and urged residents of the...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:38:36 GMTLiberia: Karfiah's Risky Political Game - Support Against PUP Chairman in Bong's District Seven Could Hurt Senate Bid
[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarnga -- The road to the 2023 senatorial election in Bong County is becoming more tortuous for the People's Unification Party (PUP) aspirant Edward Karfiah, given the internal rift that has accompanied his decision to snub the par...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:30:16 GMTLiberia: PPCC Fails to Address Concerns
[New Dawn] -NEC claims
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:28:53 GMTAfrica: Obasanjo, Okonjo-Iweala, Okadigbo Seek Increased Investment in Power Sector to Tackle Africa's Energy Poverty
[This Day] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Board Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Dr. Margery Okadigbo have called for...