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Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:29:46 +0000
News24.com | Pandor reaffirms SA's economic ties with Botswana as both countries look to bounce back from pandemic losses
South Africa and Botswana are seeking to ratify 40 agreements and memoranda of understanding through the Bi-National Commission, as the two economies try to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:32:27 +0000
News24.com | Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki dies at 90
Kibaki’s legacy was marred when irregularities during a re-election bid ended in deadly violence.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:51:54 +0000
News24.com | There were lots of 'emotional rollercoasters' - Robert Mugabe Jr opens up about life as a Mugabe
Robert Mugabe Jr says he didn't have the freedom to choose where and who he wanted to be.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:55:58 +0000
News24.com | Aspen in talks with African leaders on low Covid vaccine orders
Aspen is in talks with African leaders about how to raise demand for Covid-19 vaccines after the continent’s biggest drugmaker warned a lack of orders may force it to stop making the shots.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:34:33 +0000
News24.com | Islamic State claims Nigeria bombing, says about 30 killed or hurt
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that it said killed or injured 30 people at a market where alcohol was sold in Taraba State, Nigeria.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:33:17 +0000
News24.com | 'We are not trading humans,' say Kagame on Rwanda's deal with UK over refugees
Rwandan President Paul Kagame says the UK approached him over the sending of refugees from the UK to his country because he helped refugees during his time as African Union chairperson.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:12:33 +0000
News24.com | China pleads for protection of citizen jailed for 20 years in Rwanda for whipping workers
The Chinese embassy in Rwanda has pleaded for the rights of its citizens to be protected after a Chinese businessman was jailed for 20 years for torturing employees.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:35:48 +0000
News24.com | Ramaphosa extends SANDF deployment to Mozambique by a year, at cost of R2.8bn
President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the deployment of SANDF troops in Mozambique for a year, at a cost of R2.8 billion.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:27:17 +0000
News24.com | Transitional Tigray government says international community has let it down
The transitional government of Tigray, in an open letter to United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said it was more than willing to see a peaceful end to the conflict in Ethiopia, but if peace was not on the table, then it could resort ...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:06:42 +0000
News24.com | Six Senegalese midwives charged over pregnant woman's death
Six midwives in Senegal have been charged over a pregnant woman's death in hospital this month, their lawyer said, in an affair that sparked outrage in the West African nation.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:30:03 +0000
News24.com | Arresting illegal ruby miners in Mozambique a recipe for disaster, rights group warns
MRM is owned by Gem Fields Group, a London headquartered company. Its biggest operation is the Montepuez ruby deposit in Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:45:26 +0000
News24.com | Three killed, 19 injured in Nigeria bar attack
An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 19, police told AFP.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:29:33 +0000
News24.com | KZN floods: African Union donates R2.26m to aid emergency response
The African Union has availed R2.26 million from its Emergency Fund for the South African government's emergency response and rescue of those affected by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:08:29 +0000
News24.com | Don't vote for criminals, Kenya's corruption buster pleads as voters head to polls
Kenya's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says it will prioritise corruption and criminal activities linked to the general elections slated for 9 August.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:53:16 +0000
News24.com | 20 million risk starvation as Horn of Africa drought worsens, UN warns
Twenty million people are at risk of starvation this year as delayed rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the UN warned.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:44:33 +0000
News24.com | King Mswati III placed on notice by EFF and pro-democracy groups
Pro-democracy groups led by South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters have given Eswatini's King Mswati III a year to abdicate.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:32:07 +0000
News24.com | Kenya will not lose Mombasa port to the Chinese, think tank report says
The "debt-trap diplomacy" around China's takeover of strategic assets of African countries that supposedly fail to service loans, is an appealing narrative for politicians but lacks evidence, a report states.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:45:28 +0000
News24.com | 'Drunk' Congo soldiers run amok killing 15 - officials
Two drunken Congolese soldiers have gunned down a total of 15 people in separate attacks in volatile eastern DR Congo, authorities said Monday.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:32:32 +0000
News24.com | Only 4% of required aid has reached Tigray during mini-truce, says WHO chief
Three weeks after the mini-truce in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, an underwhelming 4% of required food aid has reached targeted areas.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:52:26 +0000
News24.com | Holidaymaker breaks silence after being almost raped in Zanzibar hotel last year
A female Nigerian tourist in Zanzibar has broken her silence on how she was almost raped on her birthday at a resort in April 2021.



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