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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:37:24 GMTSouth Africa: Govt Blowing Hot and Coal on Just Energy Transition #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The government has announced that it currently has no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix. While responding to oral questions in the National Assembly, Deputy President David Mabuza said t...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:08:10 GMTAfrica: Over 250,000 Covid-19 Deaths Confirmed Across Continent
[allAfrica] As of April 1, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,416,948 while over 272,880,735 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:33:10 GMTEthiopia: Detention of Journalists in Ethiopia Serves As Example of Deteriorating Media Freedom
[VOA] Washington -- Case Against AP Journalist Reflects Dire Conditions for Ethiopia's Media
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:35:55 GMTWest Africa: Mali Says 203 Killed in Military Operation in Sahel State
[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Mali's army said Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:16:44 GMTEthiopia: Aid Convoy Enters Territory Controlled By Tigrayan Forces
[DW] A convoy of aid trucks has entered Tigrayan-controlled Ethiopian territory for the first time in over three months. The UN food agency, the World Food Program, made the announcement on Twitter.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:15:29 GMTAfrica: Activists Slam Europe for Dumping On Africa
[DW] Activists in Africa are concerned about how fast the continent has become a dumpsite for Europe -- for everything from electronic waste to used clothing. It's a toxic nuisance that poses a huge environmental threat.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:20:12 GMTCameroon: Cameroon Struggling to Contain Cholera Outbreak, Quarantines Patients
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon is struggling to contain a cholera outbreak that has sickened 6,000 people with the bacteria and killed nearly 100 since February. Authorities have dispatched the ministers of health and water to affected areas and have begu...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:18:33 GMTBurkina Faso: Verdict on Thomas Sankara's Assassination Expected Soon
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Fourteen defendants who were prosecuted on October 25, 2021 for the assassination of Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara in a 1987 coup, will know their fate on April 6, 2022. The trial is before the Ouagadougou military court...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:40:24 GMTWest Africa: Junta Reacts to ECOWAS Concerns on Transition
[allAfrica] The Burkinabè government has responded to concerns raised at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state summit held in Accra on March 25, 2022.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:35:07 GMTSouth Africa: SA Has No Current Plans to Discontinue Use of Coal
[SAnews.gov.za] There are currently no plans to discontinue the use of coal as part of the country's energy mix, says Deputy President David Mabuza.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:08:12 GMTBurkina Faso: 'The Sankara Trial Is in Line With History'
[JusticeInfo.net] For more than 20 years, Franco-Senegalese lawyer Anta Guissé has worked for the defence at international tribunals for Rwanda and Cambodia, as well as the International Criminal Court. Now she has just pleaded for victims' families...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:36:21 GMTSouth Africa: One Second-Trimester Public Abortion Facility in the Entire Eastern Cape Is Not Good Enough
[spotlight] Second-trimester abortions, which occur between the beginning of the 13th and the end of the 20th week of pregnancy, are difficult to access in the public sector. This is mainly due to the lack of designated abortion facilities and the un...
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:42:34 GMTTanzania: CJ Urged Lawyers to Adjust Practice Models
[Daily News] THE Chief Justice of Tanzania, Prof Ibrahim Juma, has advised lawyers to be at the forefront in advancing regional integration and ready to open up the legal market to practitioners from beyond their borders.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:42:31 GMTTanzania: Govt Commits to Improve Investment Climate in Tourism
[Daily News] THE government has reiterated its commitment to continue putting in place an enabling environment for investment in the country's natural resources and tourism.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:37:12 GMTUganda: Imc Mukono Opens State of the Art Theatre
[Nile Post] The International Medical Center (IMC) Mukono has opened up a new state-of-the-art-theatre.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:37:10 GMTUganda: Seatini Uganda, SMEs Federation Sign Deal to Bolster Economic Recovery
[Nile Post] SEATINI Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (FSME) to enhance the growth and competitive of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:56 GMTZimbabwe: Delatifin Sued for Double Allocating an Upmarket Stand
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:56 GMTZimbabwe: More Woes for Zimbabwean Motorists As Zinara Hikes Toll Fees
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:56 GMTZimbabwe: Petrotrade Corruption Scandal Deepens
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:56 GMTZimbabwe: 304 Bales of Second Hand Clothes Seized By Police in Rusape
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:56 GMTZimbabwe: Businessman Munyaradzi Loses Property Over U.S.$80 000 Debt
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:55 GMTZimbabwe: ZRP Admits Rampant Corruption Among Its Officers
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:55 GMTZimbabwe: Zimbabwe Under-20 Women's Hockey Team Shocks Canada in World Cup Opener
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:23:50 GMTZimbabwe: Chaos Rocks Mwonzora's Party - Losing Parliamentary Candidate Calls for His Sacking
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Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:46:06 GMTSomalia: Feit's Secretary General Sacked Amid Fresh Dispute
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU, Somalia - The chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission, Muse Gulle Yusuf, has fired the Secretary-General of the Federal Electoral Commission [FEIT] on Friday.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:46:03 GMTSomalia: Chinese Envoy Stresses Need for Continued Int'l Support for Somalia in Security Field
[Shabelle] China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Dai Bing, said Thursday that the international community needs to continue its support for Somalia in the security field.
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:44:25 GMTEthiopia: Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance to Tigray and Afar Regions
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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:43:54 GMTSouth Africa: Mchunu Presses for Completion of Brandvlei Water Project
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has urged contractors of the Greater Brandvlei Water Scheme in the Western Cape to complete the project.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:38:10 GMTAfrica: White House Announces New U.S. Conflict Prevention Strategy with Libya, Mozambique, Coastal West Africa
[White House] Every country, including our own, experiences risks and challenges related to stability and conflict. The international community grapples with issues that cut across borders, societies, ways of life, and economies. As the world has wit...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:09:07 GMTLesotho: How a Teenager With an STI Got More Than She Bargained for At a Lesotho Health Clinic
[UNFPA] When a high school teenager with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) visited a clinic at Ha Koali for treatment, she got more than she expected. Nursing Officer 'Makatleho Rapapa counselled and treated her, then provided information on fam...