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Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:53:45 GMT
South Africa: Trial Begins for Alleged Thieves at Ramaphosa's Farm - South African News Briefs - April 26, 2024
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:28:38 GMT
Africa: Despite Pandemic Setbacks, WHO Vows Continued Fight for Global Immunization
[allAfrica] World Immunization Week celebrates a remarkable milestone - 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). This global initiative has been instrumental in saving countless lives and protecting children from devastating vaccine-...

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:35:44 GMT
Nigeria: 11 Months After Subsidy Removal - Nigerians Still Face Fuel Scarcity, Long Queues
[Leadership] Eleven months after the federal government removed fuel subsidy and opened up the market for competition, Nigerians are still grappling with the harsh realities of fuel scarcity and long queues at petrol stations across the country.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:59:18 GMT
Egypt: Chinese Textile Alliance Explores $300 Million Integrated Textile City in Egypt
[Egypt Online] During a meeting between Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), and a delegation from the Chinese Council for Textiles and Ready-made Garments, an alliance from China expressed its interest in ...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:49:41 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Accuses Apple of Using 'Blood Minerals' From War-Torn East
[RFI] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said on Thursday.

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Thursday Apr 25 2024 20:57:38
News24 | Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, Human Rights Watch says
Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Thursday Apr 25 2024 21:06:53
News24 | Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone also roll out malaria vaccine
Three more African countries have joined a rollout of malaria vaccines targeting millions of children in a continent that accounts for 95 percent of malaria deaths, the UN said Thursday.

Thursday Apr 25 2024 20:57:49
News24 | Tanzania denies rights abuse after World Bank suspends funds to R2.9 billion tourism project
Tanzania on Thursday dismissed as "unfounded" allegations of killings, reape rights abuses and the planned evictions of over 20 000 people that led the World Bank to suspend funding for a $150 million conservation project.

Thursday Apr 25 2024 16:26:41
News24 | US negotiates for 'orderly and responsible withdrawal' of troops from Niger, as Russia moves in
The US and France maintained bases in Niger in order to combat jihadist organisations in the region.

Thursday Apr 25 2024 12:40:48
News24 | 118 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison
At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Sujela near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.

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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:49:41 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Accuses Apple of Using 'Blood Minerals' From War-Torn East
[RFI] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said on Thursday.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 02:20:03 GMT
Rwanda: Morgan Freeman's Documentary Features Rwanda's Reconciliation Story
[New Times] Renowned US actor and film maker Morgan Freeman recently released season one of his series 'The Story Of Us', that tackles some of the fundamental forces that drive humanity including love, freedom, peace, factionalism, power and rebellio...

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:56:56 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Woman Excels in Beekeeping
[VOA] Goma, DR Congo -- In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, women entrepreneurs in Goma continue to catch the eye of the business world, thanks to their creativity and resilience. Thirty-year-old Deborah Nzarubara is one of Ce...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:30:53 GMT
Cameroon: Curbing Feuds Over Water in Cameroon's Far North
[Crisis Group] Disputes over water in the northern tip of Cameroon turned deadly in 2021, taking on a troubling ethnic dimension. The authorities have striven to contain the fighting, but to be sure of preventing a recurrence, they need to address th...

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:06:02 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's $502m Agricultural Investment Opportunities 'Offer Prosperity Prospects'
[New Times] A transformative multimillion-dollar investment plan has been envisioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which could significantly reduce poverty, malnut...

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