Africa Headlines
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:37:39 GMTAfrica: Nearly 155,000 Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent
[allAfrica] As of July 15 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,067,118 while overĀ 38,373,308 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:32:44 GMTWest Africa: Factoring Offers an Alternative to Financing for SMEs - Central Bank of West African States
[allAfrica] Factoring, which is a financial management technique allowing a company to liquidate its receivables and recover cash, can be an alternative and complementary solution to financing, in particular for SMEs and SMIs the Governor of the Cent...
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:47:28 GMTAfrica: Continent Exceeds 6 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of July 14 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reachedĀ 6,022,811 while over 37,004,431 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:42:52 GMTLibya: Fresh Evidence of 'Horrifying' Abuse in Migrant Detention Centres - New Report
[AI London] Authorities have rebranded notorious militia-run facilities - even appointing old staff More than 700 drownings in central Mediterranean in last six months, with Libyan coastguard sometimes filming people in the sea rather than rescuing ...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:38:17 GMTAfrica: Covid-19 Pandemic Leads to Major Backsliding On Childhood Vaccinations, Data Shows
[WHO] 23 million children missed out on basic childhood vaccines through routine health services in 2020, the highest number since 2009 and 3.7 million more than in 2019
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:47:25 GMTNigeria: Biafra Leader Speaks From Detention, Reveals How He Was Arrested in Kenya
[Premium Times] Mr Kanu says he was held incommunicado and chained to a bare floor for eight days in a nondescript private facility in Kenya.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:56:26 GMTSomalia: Only Female Presidential Candidate Says Time for Women to Lead
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somalia's top leaders, all men, have struggled for years to tame the Horn of Africa nation's insecurity and corruption. Lawmaker Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam says it's time for a woman's touch and on Tuesday announced her candidacy for p...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:45:21 GMTEast Africa: South Sudan Struggles to Meet the Region Integration Rules
[East African] South Sudan is yet to harmonise its internal laws to conform to the East African Community integration. It is also yet to repeal internal laws that impede free movement of people under the Common Market's six freedoms.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:41:44 GMTZimbabwe: Land Barons Parcel Stands in Graveyard
[The Herald] Suspected land barons parcelled out residential stands in a graveyard in Epworth with the beneficiaries having recently exchanged blows with council officials, blocking the burial of a local resident.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:37:26 GMTSierra Leone: How Performing Arts is Used to Map Out Gender Violence in Sierra Leone
[The Conversation Africa] It's been more than two years since Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency over sexual and gender-based violence. The declaration followed a public outcry over a spate of high profile sexual attacks in which minors made ...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:32:37 GMTNamibia: Cricket Namibia Launches Pledge for Pink Campaign
[Namibian] Cricket Namibia has joined forces with the Cancer Association of Namibia in the first-ever #Pledge4Pink Campaign to raise funds and awareness of cancer in Namibia.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:26:37 GMTKenya: 93 Have Died in the Middle East in Three Years - Labour Minister
[East African] Some 93 Kenyans have died in the Middle East in the past three years, a minister has said.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:52:19 GMTSomalia: Sole Woman Presidential Candidate Says Time for Women to Lead Nation
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's top leaders, all men, have struggled for years to tame the Horn of Africa nation's insecurity and corruption. Lawmaker Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam says it's time for a woman's touch and on Tuesday announced her candid...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:20:26 GMTSouth Africa: State Hopes 25,000 Troops Will Douse the Flames of the Insurrection
[Daily Maverick] The government was caught by surprise as marauding mobs caused damage estimated at R15bn to businesses and a loss of about 200,000 jobs in KZN, but it hopes that consultations and a 25,000-strong troop deployment might douse the flam...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:26:39 GMTSouth Africa: 27,000 People Join Project to Rebuild After Looting
[GroundUp] The RebuildSA Facebook group was created on Tuesday
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:08:44 GMTSouth Sudan: South Sudan Runs Out Covid-19 Vaccines
[Nation] Juba -- South Sudan will soon run out of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, coming just two months after donating its doses to Kenya.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:00:18 GMTSouth Africa: Decisive Action Imperative in Widening Crisis
[New Frame] The state needs to bring the attacks on critical infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal to an immediate end and ensure that the people who live there have food and feel safe.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:53:24 GMTSouth Africa: Unrest Is Being Used to Subvert South Africa's Democracy - Giving in Is Not an Option
[The Conversation Africa] The mayhem of the last few days is a reminder of the danger that South Africa continues to live with, as well as an indication of the disfigurement of its law enforcement institutions.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:51:11 GMTNigeria: Quality of Maternal Medicines in Nigeria - What You Should Know
[Nigeria Health Watch] The World Health Organisation has reported that each year, between 5.7 and 8.4 million people die due to poor quality care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and this accounts for 15 percent of overall deaths. Majority...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:35:36 GMTNigeria: Firm Gets $5 Million UN Credit to Help Small-Scale Farmers
[Premium Times] The Private Sector Financing Programme aims to spearhead an increase in much-needed private investment in small and medium-sized enterprises, farmers' organizations and financial intermediaries.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:31:16 GMTNigeria: Academics Weigh in On the Faults and Frustrations of Managing Covid-19
[The Conversation Africa] The Conversation Africa recently held its first policy dialogue session where seasoned academics in Nigeria and the country's Minister of State, Health, Dr Adeleke Mamora, discussed the country's handling of COVID-19 so far ...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:31:07 GMTAfrica: Africa Needs Female Leaders Now More Than Ever
[African Arguments] As the continent continues to combat the pandemic and starts to plan recovery efforts, the views of the group most affected must be heard.
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:48:54 GMTMozambique: Standard Bank Hopes to 'Clarify' Allegations
[AIM] Maputo -- A day after the Bank of Mozambique suspended Standard Bank from foreign currency trading for a year, it has responded with a promise to continue to work with the central bank to "clarify all the allegations against it", and to safegua...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:24:01 GMTAfrica: As a Pan-Africanist Feminist, Here's Why I Want to See Jacob Zuma Held Accountable
[allAfrica] I am passionate about South Africa despite its painful history: the horrors of Dutch colonization, the segregation that predated apartheid and the deep wound of the apartheid era and its crimes against humanity.
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:46:34 GMTNigeria: 51% of Nigerian Citizens Believe Public Officials Are Corrupt - Survey
[This Day] About 51 per cent of Nigerian citizens believe that all public officials are corrupt, even as about 42.4 per cent are also of the belief that all Nigerians are corrupt.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:19:13 GMTZimbabwe: Tourism Industry Urges Adoption of 'New Normal'
[The Herald] Victoria Falls Reporter
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:19:12 GMTZimbabwe: Chipanga Bounces Back
[The Herald] Zanu PF has readmitted some former members who had been expelled and suspended for deviating from the ethos of the revolutionary party.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:19:10 GMTZimbabwe: Why Is West Silent On South Africa, Eswatini Violence?
[The Herald] Correspondent
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:19:09 GMTZimbabwe: Former Minister Chombo Accused of Corruption Wants Passport Released
[The Herald] FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo, on bail over a slew of corruption-related charges wants his passport back temporarily to travel to South Africa for medical attention.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:19:05 GMTZimbabwe: ConCourt Judges to Decide On Chief Justice Malaba
[The Herald] Chief Court Reporter