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Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:55:33 +0000News24.com | ANALYSIS | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's pan African Independence Day speech
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is known in some circles as a typical African strongman - with many years in power, no sign of stepping down, human rights abuse claims, and oppression of voices of dissent.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:31:16 +0000News24.com | Why a Formula One racetrack in Zimbabwe is a pipe dream
The racetrack was set to be constructed between Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park, two areas which are in the Zimbabwe section of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area that cuts across Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:13:47 +0000News24.com | 'Malawi worse off than we were promised', Catholic bishops tell President Lazarus Chakwera
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi, a grouping of Catholic bishops, says that compared to his regional peers, President Lazarus Chakwera has failed to steer the country in the face of Covid-19, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.
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Tue, 11 Oct 2022 21:07:31 +0000News24.com | COP27 | Africa must push for better in the fight for climate finance, say experts
African countries should call for concessional loans in the climate change fight, say experts.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 22:38:14 +0000News24.com | Grief and outrage in Gambia over cough syrup deaths
When Wuri Bailo Keita's two-year-old daughter Fatoumatta developed a fever, he took her to hospital where she was diagnosed with malaria and sent home with a prescription for a paracetamol syrup.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:16:02 +0000News24.com | Chad's prime minister resigns along with government
Chad's prime minister resigned along with his government on Tuesday, a day after the country's military leader announced the creation of a "government of national union" to chart the path to new elections.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:33:05 +0000News24.com | Coalition to rule Lesotho as parties fail to secure outright election victory
Lesotho will be governed by a coalition made up of Revolution for Prosperity, the Alliance of Democrats and Movement for Economic Change after the RFP failed to secure the 61 seats needed for an outright majority.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:31:16 +0000News24.com | Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries - UNDP
LONDON, Oct 11 - The United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP) joined on Tuesday the chorus of institutions and charities warning that a serious debt crisis is now taking hold in the poorest parts of the world.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:37:05 +0000News24.com | Zimbabwe bans import of Tiger Brands' baby-powder products
Zimbabwe banned the import of Tiger Brands baby-powder products, a month after the South African company recalled some of the items because they may have been tainted by asbestos.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:59:55 +0000News24.com | Lesotho elections: Bigwigs fall as Revolution for Prosperity dominates
With results pointing to a victory for the seven-month-old Revolution for Prosperity in Lesotho, the 7 October general elections were largely free and fair, according to the European Union election observer team.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:41:05 +0000News24.com | Angolan charter aircraft grounded at Cape Town International Airport for landing without permit
A charter aircraft from Angola is grounded at Cape Town International Airport for landing without a mandatory foreign operator permit, according to the transport department.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:54:41 +0000News24.com | 76 people killed in Nigeria boat accident
Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:06:01 +0000News24.com | Uganda turns 60: Museveni clocks 36 years in power after 1986 coup
Yoweri Museveni, 76, is a political science and economics graduate from the University of Dar es Salaam. He has ruled for 36 years, while his eight predecessors have shared 24 years.
Sat, 08 Oct 2022 12:56:51 +0000News24.com | India probing cough syrup linked to Gambia child deaths
Indian authorities are investigating cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World Health Organisation said they could be responsible for the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.
Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:33:03 +0000News24.com | EXPLAINER: Why the AU-led Ethiopian peace talks hang in the balance
The chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is optimistic the peace talks to end hostilities in Ethiopia will be a success.
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:34:17 +0000News24.com | Almost four million people enslaved in Africa, mostly women and children - UN bodies
For every 1 000 people in Africa, 29 worked as forced labourers in 2021, and most of them were children and women, according to the International Labour Organisation, the International Organisation for Migration and the organisation Walk Free.
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:47:21 +0000News24.com | Lesotho election goes ahead despite unresolved political crisis
Lesotho citizens were due to vote in an election on Friday, after years of political instability that the southern African mountain kingdom's lawmakers have yet to resolve.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:52:47 +0000News24.com | Egypt demands return of ancient Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone helped break the code of Egyptian hieroglyphics – before being taken by Europeans.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:39:37 +0000Businessinsider.co.za | Dangerous strain of Ebola spreading fast in Uganda – vaccines and treatments aren't working against it
In Uganda, Sudan Ebolavirus is killing healthcare workers at an alarming rate.