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Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:29:06 GMT
Ethiopia: Federal Troops Massacred Tigray Captives in Cold Blood - Reports
[allAfrica] International media stations have traced video footage of uniformed soldiers, allegedly Ethiopian federal troops, executing civilians in cold blood, as having been recorded near the town of Mahbere Dego in the Tigray region.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:23:35 GMT
Mozambique: Islamic State Falsely Claims Cabo Delgado Attack
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the attack on Palma, but the claim is clearly fake and, indeed, it seems likely that IS was never in contact with the insurgents about Palma.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:21:17 GMT
Ethiopia: Tigray War - a Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate
[Crisis Group] Both federal and resistance forces are digging in for a lengthy battle in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Conditions for civilians are dire, with famine a growing danger. Outside powers should urge Addis Ababa to let more aid into the war zo...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 21:29:27 GMT
Ethiopia: G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement On the Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia
[State Department] The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:17:35 GMT
Ethiopia: World Powers Call for 'Inclusive' Process, Pull-out of Eritrean Troops to End Tigray War
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the USA and the High Representative of the EU called for "the end of violence" in Tigray and the "establishment of a clear in...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:14:15 GMT
Mozambique: Food Crisis Escalates in Mozambique Conflict Zones
[CAJ News] Maputo -- MORE than 50 000 people affected by the latest deadly violence in northern Mozambique need food assistance.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:25:45 GMT
Nigeria: Traders in Ibadan Protest Rice Seizure By Customs
[Premium Times] Customs officers raided Bodija market around 1.00 a.m., broke into shops, warehouses and carted away bags of rice in six trailers, the traders claim.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:49:00 GMT
Mozambique: Total Pulls Out Again and Puts Onus on Government
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] "The remobilization of the project that was envisaged at the beginning of the week is obviously now suspended," Total said In a statement Saturday (27 Mar) "Total has decided to reduce to a strict minimum level...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:20:49 GMT
Mali: French Defence Minister Backs Mali Strike, Counters UN Report On Civilian Deaths
[RFI] Defence Minister Florence Parly has refuted the conclusions of a UN investigation which found that a French air attack in January had killed 19 civilians. On a visit to Mali this week, she held a meeting with the interim president Bah Ndaw and ...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:46:32 GMT
Zimbabwe: Loga's Glory, Fabisch's Heartbreak
[The Herald] WHEN the Warriors eased into a third straight AFCON finals, for the first time in their history, it triggered another wave of grand expectations among their fans.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:38:15 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mabasa's PhD Thesis Breaks New Ground
[The Herald] A PhD student in the African Language Studies Section in the School of Languages and Literatures, Mr Ignatius Mabasa, has been awarded a PhD for the first-ever thesis written in ChiShona at Rhodes University.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:37:30 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zim Targets Monthly Delivery of 1 Million Doses
[The Herald] Zimbabwe is now set to take delivery of almost one million vaccines per month to ensure the targeted herd immunity of 10 million people is achieved. The plan has received a major boost after DHL International offered to deliver the vacci...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:35:11 GMT
Zimbabwe: Adopt Good Customer Service, Says Gadzikwa
[The Herald] Zimbabwean enterprises need to align themselves with good customer service as the service industry is one of the fastest growing industries, Standards Association of Zimbabwe director-general Dr Eve Gadzikwa has said.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:28:46 GMT
Zimbabwe: Praz Pushes for SME Quota in Govt Procurement Deals
[The Herald] The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) is working on a host of proposals that stakeholders want amended to align the country's procurement laws to the Constitution.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:24:58 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimra Rakes in U.S.$1.3 Million From Cargo Tracking
[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) said yesterday it raked in over US$1,3 million last year in cargo sealing fees and associated violation fines.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:23:59 GMT
Zimbabwe: Dynamos to Work With Angel of Hope
[The Herald] PHILANTHROPIC works being undertaken by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa countrywide have captured the attention of Dynamos Football Club, prompting them to come on board with an offer to collaborate with her Angel of Hope Foundation to eas...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:23:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: Dembare Brace for Uhuru Trophy
[The Herald] DYNAMOS are excited about the return of competitive football and have already started preparing for the President's Independence Trophy.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:19:25 GMT
Zimbabwe: When Opposition Believes Its Own Propaganda
[The Herald] Since the MDC-Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa's loss to President Mnangagwa in the 2018 harmonised elections, the opposition outfit has been throwing around a number of accusations against Zanu PF and Government to cover up its own leade...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:18:09 GMT
Zimbabwe: Yogi Remembers '80 Golden Dance
[The Herald] FOR David "Yogi" Mandigora, the year 1980 holds special memories -- he became the first winner of the Soccer Star of the Year award, in the newly-born nation.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:17:57 GMT
Zimbabwe: It's Time for Honest Peer Review in Journalism
[The Herald] It is unusual for a newspaper stable to call to order another media outlet on a particular published story, no matter how decadent the story is.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:45:10 GMT
Zimbabwe: Food Insecurity Escalates During Covid-19 Lockdowns
[VOA] A new report from Zimbabwe's government says hunger and food insecurity have increased during the coronavirus pandemic. The World Food Program says the problem is especially acute for unemployed residents of the cities.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:42:46 GMT
Liberia: President Weah Suspends Assistant Commerce Minister Somah
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has suspended for time indefinite and without pay the Assistant Minister for Commerce and Trade at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry with immediate effect.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:42:41 GMT
Liberia: President Weah Departs for Niamey to Attend Bazoum's Inauguration
[Govt of Liberia] President George Manneh Weah left the country early Friday, April 2, 2021 for Niamey, Niger to attend the inauguration of president-elect Mohamed Bazoum.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:41:43 GMT
Mali: Mali - UN Confirms French Airstrike Killed Civilians
[Cameroon Tribune] In a statement released late Tuesday, the UN peacekeeping mission said the airstrike by French forces in the village of Bounty killed largely civilians.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:41:38 GMT
Cameroon: Valorising Technical Education - Schools Exhibit Potentials
[Cameroon Tribune] Students showed their production during open doors days last week in Douala.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:17 GMT
Africa: Novices Will Be Present
[Cameroon Tribune] Comoros and Gambia will be making their debuts in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Cameroon.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:14 GMT
Cameroon/Ethiopia: Côte d'Ivoire - Ethiopia - Ghanaian Referee Collapses On Pitch
[Cameroon Tribune] Though touched by the unfortunate incident on March 30, 2021, both nations still booked spots in the 2021 AFCON.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:11 GMT
Cameroon: On the Track - 3rd Athletics National Meeting Ends in Douala
[Cameroon Tribune] The competition saw Billy Takougoum clinch a spot for the African championship in shot put.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:31:16 GMT
Sudan: Awafi App Launched to Track Covid-19 Vaccinations
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese Ministry of Health has launched an app, called Awafi, which will electronically register the names of people who have received the COVID-19 vaccination.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:09:19 GMT
Nigeria: Shippers' Council Moves to End Indiscriminate Boarding of Vessels Research Identifies Factors Delaying Energy Transmission Targets in Africa
[This Day] More than half of African companies are delaying their energy transition targets, leaving them in danger of missing the Paris Agreement target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, a new research by Standard Chartered has revealed.



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