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Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:29:05 +0000News24.com | WATCH | Absolute chaos! Fuming Nigeria fans raid pitch to attack Ghana players
Nigeria played to a home draw against Ghana which ended their hopes of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:56:07 +0000News24.com | Zimplats to plough $80m into one of Zim's largest mines after collapse and reconstruction
Impala Platinum's Zimbabwe unit Zimplats is going to plough more than $80 million into its Bimha mine just after completing a nearly $100 million reconstruction project there following a major collapse eight years ago.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:40:26 +0000News24.com | Seven killed, others abducted in Nigeria train attack
At least seven people were killed and others kidnapped during an attack on a major Nigerian railway after gunmen detonated a bomb on the track and opened fire on a halted train, hospital sources and authorities said.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:32:48 +0000News24.com | 'Civilians killed, wounded or displaced a daily occurrence in DRC' - humanitarian agencies
An estimated 400 civilians have been killed and 83 000 displaced from the gold-rich Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2022, humanitarian agencies say.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:32:26 +0000News24.com | Covid-19, low funding cause setback in Africa's fight against tuberculosis - WHO
The high cost of tuberculosis treatment countered by a shift towards treatment and mitigation of Covid-19, has seen countries in Africa missing set targets for TB eradication by 2030.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:32:26 +0000News24.com | Tigray authorites accuse Ethiopia of 'befuddling' international community over food aid truce
The transitional authority of Tigray has accused the Ethiopia of attempting to hoodwink the international community into believing that it has immediately facilitated a "temporary cessation of hostilities" to allow humanitarian aid to flow into Tigra...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:59:47 +0000News24.com | AfDB president: Ukraine war could trigger a food crisis in Africa
Akinwumi Adesina believes the Russia-Ukraine war will have a ripple effect on food security and energy supply.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:21:30 +0000News24.com | WATCH | 'Trash has value': Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
"Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of discarded oil drums, laundry buckets, yoghurt tubs and other trash being shredded into colourful flakes at her Nairobi factory.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:52:36 +0000News24.com | Senegal's water-stressed capital faces difficult future
Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the middle of the night hoping to collect water from their taps, which mostly run dry.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:47:48 +0000News24.com | Gunmen attack passenger train in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a passenger train in northwest Nigeria on Monday night, opening fire after detonating explosives on the track, but were repelled by troops without causing casualties, a security source and friends of passengers told AFP.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:00:20 +0000News24.com | ANALYSIS | Moses B. Khanyile: Sanctions against Russia will affect arms sales to Africa
Wide-ranging sanctions against Russia could have serious implications for Africa, affecting the continent’s ability to procure and maintain military hardware from Russia, writes Moses B. Khanyile.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:35:43 +0000News24.com | Ethiopian Air Force accounts for 304 civilian deaths, 373 injuries in Tigray since December
At least 300 people have died and more than have been 350 injured between November last year and February this year in multiple airstrikes carried out by the Ethiopian Air Force in Tigray and Afar, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees s...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:31:28 +0000News24.com | Hype and drama in the run up to Zimbabwe by-elections, but status quo maintained
The by-elections held on Saturday had all the trademarks of a typical Zimbabwean election: tension, drama, intrigue, mass rallies, accusations, counter-accusations, and newly found generosity by the contestants.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:51:32 +0000News24.com | Ethereum founder is backing Zambia’s bid to be Africa’s tech hub
Zambia may be better known for mining copper than crypto, but a group of young entrepreneurs are looking to reinvent the country as an African technology hub - with support from Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin.
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:23:42 +0000News24.com | African mask sold for over R67m in France despite protest
A carved mask from Central Africa, dating from the 19th century, was sold in France for 4.2 million euros (over $67 million) on Saturday, despite Gabonese protesters in the auction house calling for the item's "'restitution".
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:40:59 +0000News24.com | Egypt police abusing Sudanese refugees: HRW
Egyptian police have arbitrarily detained at least 30 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers, subjecting some to abuse and "forced physical labour", Human Rights Watch has said.
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:31:35 +0000News24.com | Nigeria's ruling party names new chief to end disunity
Nigeria's ruling party has appointed a new chairman at a national convention meant to end infighting as it prepares to select a candidate to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 election.
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:24:43 +0000News24.com | Zimbabwe votes in by-elections seen as test for ruling party
Zimbabweans voted Saturday in key parliamentary and municipal by-elections seen as a test for President Emmerson Mnangangwa's ruling party in next year's general polls.
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:01:40 +0000News24.com | EXPLAINER | A truce in Ethiopia - does it make peace any more likely?
Ethiopia has declared a conditional truce, and their rebel opponents in Tigray have agreed to cease hostilities if certain terms are met. Does this bring Ethiopia any closer to peace?
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:10:10 +0000News24.com | Hotel, choppers seized as Zambia steps up anti-graft drive
President Hakainde Hichilema took office last year with the kind of anti-corruption promises that Zambians have learned to take with a grain of salt. This week, those promises became more real.