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Fri, 16 Apr 2021 21:14:38 +0000
News24.com | Africa cashew nut farmers not reaping benefits: UN agency
The three million African farmers who supply most of the world's cashew nuts aren't cashing in on the booming demand due to a lack of processing facilities, a UN body said on Friday.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:49:47 +0000
News24.com | Nigeria lifts four-month ban on new mobile subscriptions
Nigeria will restart issuing new mobile subscriptions from next week, the government said, four months after it halted the process in an attempt to curb growing insecurity in the country.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:19:37 +0000
News24.com | Mali post-coup govt says elections set for February 2022
Presidential and legislative elections in Mali will take place next February, the country's post-coup government announced Thursday, saying it was honouring the timetable it promised to the international community.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:51:28 +0000
News24.com | Botswana bans SA poultry imports amid avian flu outbreak
The Botswana government has banned poultry and poultry product imports from South Africa after an avian flu outbreak in Gauteng.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:21:52 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | A Lesotho dagga grower just landed Africa’s first approval to sell to the EU
A cannabis company based in the high mountains of Lesotho will begin exporting their produce to Germany in June.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:31:20 +0000
News24.com | Malawi opposition party calls for President to vacate office
Malawi's once-ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Thursday called for President Lazarus Chakwera's election to be annulled after the country's electoral commissioners were removed from office.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:04:26 +0000
News24.com | Africa CDC says cannot predict when second Covid-19 shots will arrive
Many Africans who have received their first Covid-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are delayed, the continent's top public health official said on Thursday.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:47:27 +0000
News24.com | Somalia condemns 'threats' from foreign allies
Somalia has accused some of its foreign backers of undermining its sovereignty after the embattled government was threatened with sanctions over a decision to extend its mandate by two years.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:08:18 +0000
News24.com | Malawi to destroy 16 000 expired Covid-19 vaccines
Malawi will destroy over 16 000 expired coronavirus vaccines donated to the impoverished country by the African Union three weeks before their use-by-date, a health official said.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:53:21 +0000
News24.com | 14 killed as minibus hits landmine in Somalia - official
Fourteen people died and four others were wounded when the minibus they were travelling in ran over a landmine on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, a regional official said.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:48:25 +0000
News24.com | Egypt bus-truck crash kills 20, officials say
Twenty people were killed on Wednesday in Egypt when a bus collided with a truck carrying petroleum products, the health ministry, medical and security sources said.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:11:46 +0000
News24.com | DR Congo to launch Covid vaccination drive
The DR Congo will kick off a Covid vaccination drive next week, the government said on Wednesday, despite persistent public wariness over potential side effects from the drugs.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:27:27 +0000
News24.com | Somali president signs law extending mandate for two years - state media
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:00:08 +0000
News24.com | Burkina ex-president Compaore to be tried for predecessor's murder
The exiled former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, is to be tried for the murder of the man he ousted in a 1987 coup, Thomas Sankara, lawyers told AFP on Tuesday.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:04:50 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | Twitter chooses Ghana as its African headquarters, says it's due to country's support of free speech
Twitter has picked Ghana as its base of operations in Africa and is already looking to fill several positions.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:20:12 +0000
News24.com | Nearly a million going hungry in conflict-hit Mozambique, UN says
Almost one million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled Islamist militant attacks, the United Nations food agency said.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:48:28 +0000
News24.com | Mali ex-rebels say prominent leader shot dead
A former rebel leader in northern Mali was killed in the capital Bamako on Tuesday, according to the spokesman for a militia alliance in the region.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:16:20 +0000
News24.com | UN seeks funds to ease hunger in Mozambique as conflict deepens
The World Food Programme on Tuesday said it needed $82 million to provide life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of people facing severe hunger in violence-ravaged northern Mozambique.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:29:21 +0000
News24.com | Rebel attack in northern Chad 'under control' - government
The situation in northern Chad is now "completely under control" after rebels entered the area on Sunday, the day of the country's presidential election, the government said.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:55:54 +0000
News24.com | Congo names new cabinet, cementing president's power over predecessor
Democratic Republic of Congo's Prime Minister announced a new cabinet on Monday, completing a government overhaul by President Felix Tshisekedi that strengthens his hold on power.



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