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Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:31:23 GMT
Nigeria: World Championships - Nigeria's Tobi Amusan Sets World Record Twice
[Premium Times] The duo produced jaw-breaking performances on the final day of action at the World Championships

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:38:54 GMT
Nigeria: Terrorists Plotting More Prison Attacks in Three States - Military Intel
[Premium Times] The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military told the correctional service

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 05:45:34 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Disagrees With Global Fund's Alleged Misappropriation of HIV Grants
[This Day] The federal government has rejected the alleged misappropriation of money obtained as grants from the United States-backed Global Fund to support HIV-AIDS related health interventions in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:51:11 GMT
Africa: Morocco's OCP Group Throws Fertilizer Lifeline to Africa's Beleaguered Farmers
[NewAfrican] The World Food Programme has warned that the global fertilizer shortage could wipe $11bn off Africa's food production value this year and create a catastrophic decline in output. Thankfully, Morocco's OCP Group, leader in plant nutrition...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:00:38 GMT
Uganda: Public Asked to Ignore Calls for Protests Against High Fuel Prices
[Nile Post] Police have asked members of the public to ignore calls for protests over skyrocketing food and fuel prices in the country.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:55:19 GMT
Rwanda: How Local Initiative Is Driving Women Representation On World's Largest Encyclopedia
[New Times] Rwandan women from various sectors have been profiled and added on Wikipedia, the world's largest encyclopaedia.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:54:35 GMT
Rwanda: A Closer Look At Cyamudongo Forest and Its Role in Mitigating Climate Change
[New Times] Cyamudongo forest is small and fragmented-only 19 square kilometres of Nyungwe national park and it is located in the Southwest of Rwanda.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:06:25 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt to Auction Oil Drilling Rights in Rainforest Region Despite Protests
[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it will start auctioning off rights next week to enable drilling for oil in more than two dozen areas, including a rainforest region that green action groups say should be protected.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:56:39 GMT
Kenya: Dozens Dead in Bus Crash
[DW] A bus plunged into Kenya's Nithi River killing at least 24 people, local media reported Sunday.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:54:16 GMT
Africa: Russia/Ukraine Grain Export Deal Promises Major Benefits for Poor Countries. If It Holds
[The Conversation Africa] If Russia keeps to the deal it has signed with Ukraine allowing for the resumption of grain exports, much needed relief will be provided to importing countries, including many in Africa.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:45:01 GMT
Egypt: Russian Foreign Minister Visits Cairo at Start of African Tour
[DW] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the outset of his wider Africa tour on Sunday.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:44:27 GMT
Nigeria: Tems Featured On 'Black Panther - Wakanda Forever' Soundtrack
[Premium Times] Barely hours after she got songwriting credit on Beyonce's soon-to-be-released album, 'Renaissance', Tems scored another big one.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:32:44 GMT
South Africa: Fish in a Major River Are Full of Microplastics
[The Conversation Africa] We are living in the plastic age. Plastics are literally everywhere: clothes, furniture, computers, phones and more contain plastic materials. It's no wonder, then, that the food we eat, the water we drink and even the air w...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:29:33 GMT
Kenya: Young Voters Have a Dilemma - They Dislike Ethnic Politics but Feel Trapped
[The Conversation Africa] In elections and beyond, young Kenyans are an important political cohort. People between the ages of 18 and 35 make up about 30% of the population and nearly 40% of registered voters in the 2022 election.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:49:27 GMT
Kenya: On the Double - Rare Twin Giraffes Born in Kenya's Nairobi National Park
[RFI] Rare twins have been born to a Maasai giraffe in Nairobi's National Park, the Kenyan wildlife minister announced on Tuesday.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:48:42 GMT
Kenya: Korir Sets Sights On Rudisha's Record After Clinching Gold in Oregon
[Capital FM] Eugene, United States -- Newly-crowned world 800m champion Emmanuel Korir believes the next step in his career is to set a new world record for the men's 800m.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:48:37 GMT
Kenya: Raila Drops Out of Presidential Debate, Says Ruto Lacks 'Basic Decency'
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga has withdrawn from the presidential debate scheduled to hold on Tuesday, July 26.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:03:27 GMT
Morocco: Morocco Just Fall Short but Offer Template for Future Women's Cup of Nations
[RFI] In the 22 years since their last participation, Morocco have clearly stored up heaps of luck among the football gods.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 09:21:20 GMT
Africa: WAFCON 2022 - South Africa's Bayana Bayana Are African Champions
[Premium Times] South Africa won all six matches in Morocco en route to becoming African Champions.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:36:11 GMT
Zimbabwe: Harness Local Raw Materials to Make Unique Products for Export, SMEs Urged
[New Zimbabwe] Micro as well as small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been called upon to make use of cheap locally available raw materials to manufacture unique products for export markets.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:26:07 GMT
Zimbabwe: MPs Blast Ministers for Bunking Parliament - Repeat Offenders Include Chiwenga, July Moyo
[New Zimbabwe] Members of Parliament (MP) have expressed outrage at the repeated failure to attend House of Assembly business by some cabinet ministers and accused the Executive branch of government of disrespecting the Legislature.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:15:20 GMT
Zimbabwe: Galatasaray, Real Valladolid Express Interest in Kadewere
[New Zimbabwe] Warriors striker Tino Kadewere has emerged as a transfer target for Turkish giants Galatasaray and La Liga club Real Valladolid as he edges closer to leaving French club Lyon ahead of the new season.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:04:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Will Not Give Power to Chiwenga, Says Former Ruling Party Youth Leader Tsenengamu
[New Zimbabwe] A key member of the clique that planned and executed President Robert Mugabe's ouster through a 2017 coup has said his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa will not cede power to deputy Constantino Chiwenga as was allegedly planned.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:41:33 GMT
Tanzania: Ugandan MPs Learn From Tanzania's Oil, Gas
[Daily News] SIXTEEN UGANDAN Members of Parliament are in the country to learn and share experience on oil and gas sector particularly on oil pipelines to be able to advise in the construction of East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:18:29 GMT
Africa: Continent's Support of Russian Invasion Extraordinary After Colonial Past
[Daily Maverick] Many Africans seem ambivalent about Putin's attempts to recreate Russia's empire, even though colonialism caused the African continent so much personal pain and injury, and seeded state dysfunction. Liberation struggles should be wor...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:15:11 GMT
South Africa: New Provincial ANC Leader Siboniso Duma Saves President From Embarrassment
[Daily Maverick] Less than a day after he was elected as leader of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, Siboniso Duma faced his first test -- to persuade conference delegates to allow party president Cyril Ramaphosa to speak without being booed, heckled or dist...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 05:30:36 GMT
Kenya: 24 People Dead After Bus Plunged Into Nithi River
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least 24 people died late Sunday after a bus plunged into Nithi River.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:44:20 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Train Attack - New Video Shows Terrorists Manhandling Captives
[Premium Times] The Nigerian president in June ordered the security agencies to secure the release of the train passengers

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:48:41 GMT
Kenya: Kenya Exports First Miraa Batch to Somalia
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is set to export the first batch of miraa to Somalia on Sunday, the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has said.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:48:18 GMT
Nigeria: Delegates At APC Presidential Primary Now Regretting Their Decisions - Amaechi
[Vanguard] Immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that some of the delegates, who voted at the special convention of the APC were...



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