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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:18:58 GMT
Ethiopia: Alleged Human Rights Violations in Tigray Committed By All Parties - UN Human Rights Chief
[UN News] UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored "multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law" committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:57:40 GMT
Nigeria: Building a Peaceful and Secure Nigeria
[allAfrica] From a keynote address to the Nigerians in Diaspora Organization Americas Annual General Meeting on September 4, 2021

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:58:56 GMT
Zimbabwe: Copper Cables Thieves Sentenced to 40 Years
[New Zimbabwe] Two habitual thieves, who targeted copper cables used in transmission of electricity by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), have been sentenced to a total of 40 years imprisonment.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:31:37 GMT
Kenya: Mahali Mzuri Named Best Hotel in the World
[Nation] Kenya continues to reign supreme in global tourism as a luxurious hotel tucked deep inside the Maasai Mara Game Reserve was named the best in the world.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:30:52 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Plant Over 43 Million Trees in New Campaign
[New Times] The Minister for Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, has revealed that the plan by government to plant over 43 million tree seedlings across the country as a way of fighting desertification.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:22:25 GMT
Kenya: How Feminists Shaped Response to Gender-Based Violence Amid Covid-19
[Nation] On April 10, 2020 nation. africa published an article where Ms Wairimu Munyinyi-Wahome urged Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, to integrate gender-based violence (GBV) messaging in his daily Covid-19 briefing.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:19:01 GMT
Kenya: Parastatals, Debt Pain for Next President
[Nation] In a decade the Jubilee Government has borrowed over Sh766.8 billion in Eurobonds alone and made a single repayment of Sh75 billion.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:00:58 GMT
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Govt Removes India From List of Restricted Countries
[Premium Times] "India has been removed from the list of flagged countries in view of the improved situation in that country..."

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:36:09 GMT
Nigeria: Three Killed, Weapons Recovered As Security Operatives Raid Militant Camp
[Premium Times] The three ESN militants were reportedly killed at Lilu forest in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday afternoon.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:28:12 GMT
Nigeria: Govt's Continued #TwitterBan is 'Anti-People', Groups Say
[Premium Times] According to netblocks, Nigeria loses about $250,000 every hour since the Twitter ban, a figure arrived at using the Brookings Institution method.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:34:22 GMT
Benin: Benin Named Fastest Place to Start Business Online - Thanks to Covid
[VOA] Cotonou, Benin -- Benin set up a service early in the COVID-19 pandemic to allow people to register their business online, and now the West African country is the world's fastest place to start a business, according to a U.N. agency.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:24:35 GMT
South Sudan: Cash Shortage Triggers Food Suspensions for 100,000 Displaced People
[UN News] The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend lifesaving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:21:05 GMT
Guinea: Junta Leader Holds Four-Day Conference On Transition to Civilian Rule
[RFI] One week after a military coup ousted longtime Guinean leader Alpha Condé, junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has called for an inclusive, four-day conference beginning Tuesday to prepare the transition back to civilian rule.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:03:35 GMT
Africa: Covid Lockdowns Blamed for Increase in Teenage Pregnancies
[DW] Lockdowns and other restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus crisis have led to a rise in teenage pregnancies in Africa. Aid organizations are warning of a regression in girls' rights to education and health.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:54:47 GMT
Africa: The 20-Year War - 9/11's Enduring Legacy in Africa
[ISS] To prevent continued attacks, the next generation of counter-terrorism must be people-centred, not focused on military might.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:40:48 GMT
Cameroon: Um Nyobè, A Hero and Symbol of French Colonial Crimes
[JusticeInfo.net] Exactly 63 years ago, on September 13, 1958, Ruben Um Nyobè was shot by the French army. Perpetrated in the context of a "secret war" that Paris has never recognized, the assassination of this nationalist activist is now mobilizing...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:20:28 GMT
Nigeria: 75 Students Abducted From Zamfara School Freed
[Premium Times] The students and a teacher, kidnapped two weeks ago, were received by Governor Bello Matawalle at the Government House in Gusau, Sunday evening

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:05:41 GMT
Uganda: Governance of Oil, Gas and Mining Sector Remains Weak
[East African] Despite improvements in the governance of Uganda's natural resources, its nascent oil and gas sector -- as well as that of mining -- are still classified as weak, with widening gaps between the laws and practice, that could impact the ...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:00:33 GMT
Africa: African Union Not Doing Enough to Push for Term Limits, but Moves to Reject Coups
[East African] On October 2020, the African Union and the Economic Community for West African States, the regional bloc, deployed an election observer missions to Guinea as then president, Alpha Condé, was running on a controversial third term.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:05:18 GMT
Tanzania: Govt Appoints Woman Defence Minister
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Dr Stergomena Tax to be the Minister for Defence and National Service. She becomes the first woman to hold the title since the country's independence.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:59:18 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Off to a Winning Start At Africa Women Volleyball Championship
[New Times] The national women volleyball team, on Sunday, September 11 started their campaign at the 2021 African Nations Women's Championship with a 3-1 victory over Morocco at the Kigali Arena.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:31:32 GMT
Zimbabwe: British American Tobacco 'Proposed' Bribe for Mugabe to Free Jailed Bosses - Report
[Nation] One of Britain's biggest tobacco companies allegedly proposed a huge bribe to former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe ahead of his last election in 2013, an investigation has revealed.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:20:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: Warriors Coach Logarusic Fired
[New Zimbabwe] ZIFA has finally bowed down to pressure from local football fans after announcing the sacking of Croatian coach Zdravko Logarusic.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:58:18 GMT
Tanzania: Number of TB Cases On Rise
[Daily News] THE number of chronic tuberculosis patients is increasing at the alarming rate in the country, a situation which calls for concerted efforts to reverse the trend.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:55:05 GMT
Zimbabwe: Top Cop Makodza Denies Charges
[The Herald] POLICE Commissioner Erasmus Makodza, who is accused of corruptly allocating a piece of land at a police farm in Mashonaland East Province to his alleged girlfriend during the time he was heading the province, yesterday denied the charges...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: U.S.$9 Million Water Project for Harare South Complete
[The Herald] The US$9 million water project set to benefit thousands of Harare South residents has been completed.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: First Lady Helps 3 000 Acquire Life Skills
[The Herald] "GIVE a man a fish, and he will be hungry again tomorrow; teach him to catch a fish, and he will be richer all his life."

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Enters New Space Era
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa yesterday launched the Zimbabwe Science Park and commissioned the building housing the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZNGSA), a game-changing facility that will enable the country to effectively manage...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:47:31 GMT
Ghana: Ghana Sack Coach Ck Akonnor
[The Herald] THE Ghana Football Association have fired Black Stars coach, Charles Akonnor, just a week after a lifeless defeat, against a makeshift Bafana Bafana, in a 2022 World Cup qualifier at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:47:30 GMT
Zimbabwe: Supreme Court Overturns National Social Security Authority Ruling
[The Herald] THE Supreme Court has overturned a High Court decision which gave effect to an arbitration award requiring the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to pay Housing Corporation Zimbabwe (HCZ) US$22 million in a botched housing deal.



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