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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Ugandan activists have met Pope Francis to ask for his support in stopping the East African Crude Pipline (EACOP) - a heated crude oil pipeline planned to run from Hoima in Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania. The propose...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Tigray state today released a statement in response to yesterday's declaration of humanitarian truce by the federal government. The regional government of Tigray vowed that it is committed to implementing a cessati...

[DW] In nearly 75 years, the Oscar for the best international film has only gone to an African production three times and a Bollywood production has never won. Europe dominates the category. Why?

[Carter Center] High-ranking representatives of several countries pledged this week to devote all resources needed to interrupt transmission of Guinea worm disease and certify its eradication by 2030.

[New Zimbabwe] CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president, Nelson Chamisa, has blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for refusing to avail a copy of the voters roll to be used in Saturday's by-elections, saying the commission does not ha...

[New Zimbabwe] THE long-awaited Whistle Blower Protection bill has been approved by cabinet.

[The Conversation Africa] The recent party nomination of deputy president William Samoei Ruto as a presidential candidate sets the stage for a tight race in Kenya's elections scheduled for early August.

[VOA] Cameroon's public health ministry says a cholera outbreak is sweeping across the towns of Limbe, Buea and Tiko, near the border with Nigeria.

[UN News] The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the "main contributing factor" to the potentially devastating one per cent drop in projected global economic growth this year, UN development economists UNCTAD said on Thursday, in the body's latest ...

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's text excluded any reference to Russia, to try to win Moscow's approval for the resolution and ensure that humanitarian aid could be delivered to Ukraine.

[Premium Times] "After a careful study of the country, I noticed that we're too divided and I promise to lead a united and secure Nigeria to be able to attract foreign investments..."

[DW] Ethiopia says the truce is unilateral and immediate to help deliver aid to the war-ravaged region. Hundreds of thousands of people in Tigray face starvation.

[The New Humanitarian] Gode, Ethiopia -- 'Most donors are focusing on other emergencies that are now prevailing in Ethiopia.'

[DW] The continent is upping the pressure on wealthy nations to make good on their climate finance pledge. But a lack of expertise on the ground has also stalled crucial adaptation projects.

[African Arguments] Coastal and marine resources will be central to the food, energy, and jobs, so long as the right strategies are put in place.

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- On World Tuberculosis Day, Nigeria said cases of the disease increased by nearly 50 percent last year. At a summit Thursday to heighten awareness of the disease, health authorities said to tackle the epidemic, they need to clo...

[DW] At least 40 African countries print their money in the UK, France and Germany -- decades after independence, raising questions about self-sufficiency. DW examines what prompts them to outsouce their currency production.

[The Conversation Africa] Junior officers of the Nigeria Police Force are planning to embark on a strike in protest against poor welfare. The leadership of the force has denied that conditions are bad and warned against the strike action. Lanre Ikut...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal Government Communication Service issued a statement this afternoon announcing the government's decision to declare a humanitarian truce. "Cognizant of the need to take extraordinary measures to save lives a...

[This Day] Formally taking ownership of survey and charting of its own waters, an exercise hitherto performed by the British across West and Central Africa, the Nigerian Navy (NN) has commenced the systematic survey of the country's offshore waters.

[ISS] Slow action by Nigeria's government threatens livelihoods and the environment as spillages outpace clean-up efforts.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Four Nigerian widows who brought a case against oil giant Shell for allegedly helping corrupt witnesses testify against their late husbands, have had their case thrown out.

[Capital FM] Former tobacco farmers in Migori tobacco are continuing to reap the benefits from bean farming after the World Food Programme (WFP) provided a ready market for their enterprise.

[This Day] The federal government has reassured Nigerians that the on going construction of the Second Niger bridge and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway would be completed before the end of this year.

[The Conversation Africa] Fire can destroy infrastructure and livelihoods, and claim lives. Yet fire is inevitable and has helped to shape ecosystems over millennia.

[UN News] Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.

[Nile Post] Government has embarked on a campaign to reduce the use of charcoal and firewood starting with large consumers like education institutions, hospitals and prisons among others.

[DW] The German medical scientist Robert Koch tried to cure to tuberculosis and sleeping sickness while working with patients in African concentration camps. His 19th-century techniqes still fuel debates about his fame.

[Africa In Fact] South Africa's recent climate diplomacy efforts have made international headlines. The national government has portrayed a real seriousness towards a developmental transition to a clean energy strategy. South Africa's ambition to be ...