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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 08:09:05 GMT
Africa: Africa's Great Green Wall Aims for Fresh Growth Spurt After Sluggish Start
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As climate extremes and human practices degrade land in the Sahel, donors boost backing for a major initiative to halt desertification that is lagging behind its goals

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:57:14 GMT
Tunisia: Revolution's Young Dreams Are Unfulfilled but Unforgotten
[African Arguments] Ten years on, many hopes have been crushed. But there is a new generation of Tunisians raised on the values of the revolution.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:54:53 GMT
Zambia: Piped Water Boosts Women's Health, Happiness and Income in Rural Zambia
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] With running water close to home, women in four Zambian villages gain four hours per week for other activities, study finds

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:36:38 GMT
South Africa: Nation Failed to Get Its Act Together On Vaccines - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has an estimated population approaching 60 million. To achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, the government recently set the ambitious goal of vaccinating 67% of the population - roughly 40 million people. Acc...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:32:23 GMT
East Africa: Child Refugees Seen At Risk of Exploitation in Sudan
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Tracing their family members is complicated by camp relocations and lack of access to conflict-hit Tigray region, aid workers say

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:29:00 GMT
Uganda: Election - Bobi Wine Says Military Raids Home
[DW] Presidential candidate Bobi Wine has tweeted that he is 'under siege' as the military enters his home. This comes hours after Wine disputed partial election results showing President Yoweri Museveni in the lead.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:10:40 GMT
Central African Republic: UN Security Council Condemns Car Rebel Attack On Bangui
[RFI] The UN Security Council has denounced Wednesday's attack on the Central African Republic capital Bangui that left one blue helmet dead. It marks the first attack by the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) rebel group on the capital, a key ob...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:51:25 GMT
Namibia: Live Poultry Imports From 10 European Countries Suspended
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, through its veterinary department, has announced the suspension of live poultry imports from 10 European countries due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:49:37 GMT
Namibia: Trophy Hunting Tender Ruffles Feathers
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has defended a recent invitation for bids to hunt game, saying trophy hunters help the ministry in wildlife conservation and protection.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:38:11 GMT
Kenya: Landmark Ruling Beams Ray of Hope On SGBV Survivors in Pursuit of Justice
[Nation] A recent landmark ruling in favour of four Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) survivors of the 2007/08 post-election chaos has given hope to thousands of survivors in the country yet to get justice.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:28:40 GMT
Africa: Africa's Tech Hubs Giving Universities Stiff Challenge
[SciDev.Net] Cape Town -- African technology hubs are challenging the dominance of traditional universities as sources of knowledge production, and are becoming better suited to a fast-paced knowledge economy, a study says.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:02:09 GMT
South Africa: Government Delays Opening of Schools
[SAnews.gov.za] With the country experiencing a second wave of COVID-19, government has decided to delay the reopening of both public and private schools by two weeks, to 15 February 2021.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:37:59 GMT
Egypt: The New Face of Parliament - an 83-Year-Old Woman Lawmaker
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Farida El Choubachy has become the first woman to preside over the opening session of Egypt's parliament in 42 years

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:31:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: Army-Linked Anjin Grabs Richest Diamond Claim
[Zimbabwe Independent] An army-linked miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, grabbed the most lucrative diamond claim in Marange from a firm owned by the government after being relicensed under unclear circumstances, it has emerged.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:29:06 GMT
Africa: Trump Impeached a Second Time - but Trumpism Will Live On
[The Conversation Africa] Just a week after the U.S. Capitol was attacked by his supporters, Donald Trump has become the first president of the United States to be impeached twice. But regardless of how Trump leaves the White House -- the Senate won'...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:26:20 GMT
Africa: African Cities Must Prepare for Climate Migration
[ISS] African climate-linked migration tends to be dominated by European narratives. In reality, most of these migrants move within their own countries and regions. As climate change impacts intensify, migration will increase. African cities, countri...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:57:15 GMT
Egypt: Water Crisis Extends Beyond Impact of Ethiopia's Nile Dam
[African Arguments] The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:47:50 GMT
Uganda: LGBT+ Ugandans Find Camaraderie, Hope and Despair On Election Day
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Gay voters in Uganda are anxious after President Yoweri Museveni called homosexuals a "deviation"

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:46:56 GMT
Africa: Advisors Propose New System to Regulate China's Overseas Investments
[IPS] Beijing -- A government-backed coalition of international advisors to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has recommended that China apply more stringent environmental controls over its overseas investments. If adopted, this would be a major dep...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:45:21 GMT
Africa: No Country Is an Island - Collective Approach to Covid-19 Vaccines Is the Only Way to Go
[The Conversation Africa] As countries across the world begin to purchase and roll out COVID-19 vaccines, a key question is how far the vaccine is from reaching Africa and how accessible it will be for the continent. Moina Spooner, Commissioning Edit...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:42:38 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Rangers in the Congo's Virunga National Park Are Under Attack
[The Conversation Africa] Armed men have killed at least six rangers and wounded several others in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Virunga national park. This park is a sanctuary for endangered mountain gorillas. Staff worki...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:38:13 GMT
Uganda: Election Day 2021 - Summary
[Africa In Fact] While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day in Uganda.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:34:48 GMT
Egypt: Women Jailed Over Tiktok Posts to Face Trafficking Charges
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The women had expected to be freed, but will now stay in prison pending another trial

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:23:19 GMT
Uganda: Vote Count Underway in Contested Presidential Election
[DW] Bobi Wine, a 38-year-old musician, is the frontrunner seeking to replace long-time leader Yoweri Museveni, who eyes a sixth term. Voters headed to the polls amid an internet blackout.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:38:37 GMT
Tunisia: Wounded of the Revolution Still Struggle 10 Years On
[JusticeInfo.net] Ten years after the victory of the Tunisian Revolution on January 14, 2011, the authorities still have not published the official list of wounded and martyrs of this event. About a dozen of them have been organizing a sit-in in Tuni...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:28:12 GMT
Namibia: Farmers Warned of Guard Dog Scam
[Namibian] Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has warned farmers of a livestock guard dog scam. In a statement on 28 December 2020, the fund said it had received a number of reports of livestock guard dogs(LGDs) being sold to farmers by persons not asso...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:17:24 GMT
Namibia: MP Leads Protest Against Shoprite
[Namibian] Scores of Keetmanshoop residents yesterday embarked on a consumer protest to force the shutdown of the local Shoprite store.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:03:59 GMT
Tunisia: Inscription of Couscous and Charfia Fishing On Unesco's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Celebrated
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A special day was organised Wednesday afternoon at the Chedli Klibi City of Culture by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to celebrate the official inscription of "the knowledge, know-how and practices related to...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:01:14 GMT
Egypt: Billion-Dollar Soviet Project, the Aswan Dam, Turns 50
[RFI] Fifty years after Nile River flooding was brought under control by the Aswan High Dam, the billion-dollar project is still revered as a fountain of life - generating huge amounts of electricity and bringing water to both Egypt and Sudan.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:38:08 GMT
Kenya: Yatani Hints At Kenya Being Broke, Services in Counties Grind to a Halt
[Nation] Treasury has indicated for the first time that the government is running on empty, and that it can't fund counties in a timely manner.



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