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Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:28:48 GMT
Africa: Covid-19 'Survivors' Guilt' Haunting African Researcher in the U.S.
[allAfrica] Michigan, U.S. -- My life as an African researcher gives me a unique grasp of the issue of health inequality. I was born in a small rural town in Ethiopia, and amcurrently working in Flint, Michigan, a city that has gained international r...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:19:47 GMT
Africa: Why Taking Climate Action Supports Global Health and Saves Money #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- What does health have to do with climate change? If you stop to think about it: Everything.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:07:47 GMT
South Africa: No Time for Fossil Fools, Say Activists on South Africa's Push for Coal Power #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Greenpeace Africa has criticised Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, who at the opening of the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town called for "African solidarity" defended fossil fuels. Mantashe's stance is b...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:44:08 GMT
Africa: After 15 Years, the AU Should Revamp Its Peacebuilding Approach
[ISS] Capacity, funding and innovation could improve the African Union's record on post-conflict reconstruction and development.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 04:44:37 GMT
Sudan: Coup Leader Reinstates Sovereign Council, Appoints Himself as Chairperson
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and leader of the military junta that seized power in Sudan in a coup d'état on October 25, announced today that the Transitional Sovereignty C...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 04:39:03 GMT
Ethiopia: Govt Ready to Negotiate 'If Preconditions Met' - Foreign Affairs Minister
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ambassador Dina Mufti, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) among many other issues discussed the detainment of local UN staff in Addis Abeba as well as the recent visit of African Union High Repr...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:16:30 GMT
Nigeria: 2022 Budget - Despite Losing International Funding, Govt Refuses to Fund Family Planning
[Premium Times] Nigeria failed to achieve the Family Planning target of enabling more women and girls of reproductive age to have access to contraceptives by the year 2020.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:49:57 GMT
Southern Africa: South Africa's Apartheid Regime Manipulated Borders. Today, the Effects Linger
[The Conversation Africa] The issue of land, especially its redistribution, remains contentious in South Africa 27 years after the formal end of apartheid. Land redistribution was promised at the end of apartheid. The failure of the African National ...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:02:54 GMT
Libya: Leaders Meet in Paris to Support Libya Elections
[HRW] Ensure Free, Accessible Electoral Process and Accountability for Serious Abuses

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:01:45 GMT
Africa: Pfizer Makes Misleading Claims About Vaccine Distribution to Low Income Countries - Research
[AI London] Exposed: misleading Pfizer claims that one billion Covid-19 doses will be distributed to 'low and middle-income nations' In a letter to Amnesty, Pfizer admits that less than 10% of doses have been shipped to low-income countries 'The fac...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:58:30 GMT
Uganda: Nakaseke Bomb Explosion Kills One, Scores Injured
[Nile Post] At least one person has been confirmed dead, and two others injured following a bomb blast in Kapeeka, Nakaseke district.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:54:34 GMT
Tanzania: Water Shortage Bites in Dar es Salaam As Rationing Kicks in
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Water shortage in Tanzania's commercial capital has started to bite with residents now forced to minimize the use of water to cope with severe shortage after Dawasa began rationing in many parts of the city.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:54:32 GMT
Africa: Continent Misses Out On Climate Funding #AfricaClimateCrisis
[DW] At the COP26 summit, African countries are pushing for more money to protect against climate change. But even if further financing is pledged, they still face significant hurdles accessing the funds.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:42:16 GMT
Namibia: Fisheries Minister Will Not Discuss Fishrot
[Namibian] The minister of fisheries and marine resources, Derek Klazen, on Thursday told fishing industry representatives he will not entertain talk about the Fishrot scandal.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:20:14 GMT
Kenya: Enough With Party Colours! Women Kick Off Fresh Gender Rule Battle
[Nation] Even though Article 27(8) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides for the two-thirds gender rule, its implementation has been arduous.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 05:45:41 GMT
Sierra Leone: WHO Airlifts Medical Specialists to Treat Victims of Tanker Explosion
[East African] The first batch of foreign healthcare specialists expected to help Sierra Leone treat victims of last week's deadly tanker explosion have arrived in the country.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 05:21:54 GMT
Kenya: Government Disbands Football Kenya Federation
[Nairobi News] Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has disbanded Football Kenya Federation and appointed a caretaker committee to run football.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 04:24:53 GMT
South Africa: FW de Klerk, the Last Apartheid President, Was Driven By Pragmatism, Not Idealism
[The Conversation Africa] Few recent historical figures in South Africa provoke more divergent views than Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk. He was president of the country from 1989 to 1994. Some will remember him as the last white South African preside...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:51:08 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Cuts Civil Servants Salaries
[New Zimbabwe] The government last month deducted between $2 000 and $4 000 from salaries of nurses and teachers, NewZimbabwe.com has learnt.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:34:25 GMT
Africa: Covid-19 More Deadly in People With Diabetes
[WHO] Africa's sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines. Africa's death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes, according to a preliminary analysis which ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:47:48 GMT
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, Mozambique Push for One-Stop Border Posts
[The Herald] Zimbabwe and Mozambique are pushing for the implementation of agreed projects including the setting up of a pair of one-stop border posts at Forbes-Machipanda and Nyamapanda-Cuchamano and the construction of a second pipeline from Beira ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:07:45 GMT
South Africa: Last President of Apartheid South Africa FW de Klerk Dies
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The last leader of apartheid South Africa FW de Klerk has died.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:46:26 GMT
Southern Africa: SADC Health Ministers Create Financial Hub
[MBC] The Southern African Development Community Council of Health Ministers has agreed to establish a financial hub that will help in mobilising resources to tackle challenges affecting the sector.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:55:54 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Denies Paying People Top Attend Gatherings
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF has dismissed allegations that is it paying people to attend its gatherings.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:30:41 GMT
Malawi: Malawi Yet Again Named in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel Top Country List
[Nyasa Times] Leading global travel publisher, Lonely Planet, has yet again named Malawi among the top 10 countries as Best in Travel list for 2022 and rising African star, making its second appearance in eight years on this most respected of travel ...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:30:01 GMT
Zimbabwe: NGOs Plead With Finance Minister Ncube to Direct 2% Tax Towards the Poor
[New Zimbabwe] Civil society organisations have pleaded with Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube to direct the 2% tax earnings towards the upkeep of the country's poorest citizens saying poverty levels in the country have reached alarming levels.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:28:20 GMT
Zimbabwe: Farmers Decry High Seed Cost
[New Zimbabwe] BULAWAYO peri-urban farmers have decried the exorbitant prices of maize seed and fertilizer.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:27:59 GMT
Malawi: Malawi to Pilot Education for Adaptation and Acceleration (E4AA) Initiative in Climate Change
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is among 10 countries selected to pilot the Education for Adaptation Acceleration (E4AA) initiative in climate change.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:25:54 GMT
Zimbabwe: Trio Nabbed for Selling Illegal Drugs
[The Herald] Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:25:53 GMT
Zimbabwe: Illegal Sanctions Against Zim Counter Productive - Palestine
[The Herald] The State of Palestine Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Tamer Almassri, yesterday reiterated his country's call for the removal of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western countries, saying the embargo was counter productive.



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