Africa Headlines
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:05:52 GMTSouth Africa: Is Jacob Zuma on Comeback Trail? South African News Briefs - September 27, 2022
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Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:34:26 GMTSouth Africa: How to Help People Stay On Antiretroviral Therapy When Life Gets in the Way
[The Conversation Africa] Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has turned HIV into a manageable chronic condition. When ART is working effectively, HIV cannot be transmitted. This allows people with HIV to live fuller lives without the fear of infecting othe...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:00:17 GMTEgypt: Influential Cleric Al-Qaradawi Dies At 96
[VOA] Cairo -- Prominent Egyptian Islamist cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a major force behind the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions across the Middle East, died Monday in Qatar at age 96, leaving Islamists across the region without a spiritual mentor...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:48:35 GMTCameroon: Separatists Blame Splinter Groups For Killings, Abductions
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's English-speaking separatists have for the first time acknowledged deadly clashes between splinter rebel groups.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:00:45 GMTKenya: Ruto Launches Convoy of Relief Food to Drought-Stricken Counties
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has flagged off 20,000 bags of rice, 20,000 bags of beans, assorted animal feed to areas facing severe drought.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 05:08:19 GMTNigeria: Nigerian Govt Makes U-Turn, Withdraws Letter Asking Vice-Chancellors to Reopen Universities
[Premium Times] The letter, however, did not give reasons for the withdrawal.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 05:04:40 GMTCentral African Republic: 'No Place to Hide' - Rebel Leader Claims Innocence in Brutal War Crimes
[DW] Former rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani stands accused of crimes against humanity, including torture, during his time as a senior figure in the Sekela rebel coalition.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:53:12 GMTKenya: Death Toll from Six-Storey Building Collapse Rises to Five
[Capital FM] Kiambu -- The death toll from the six-storey building collapse in Kirigiti, Kiambu has risen to five.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:44:26 GMTAfrica: COP27 - Here's How to Unlock Continent's Low-Carbon Future #AfricaClimateHope
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Private investment is needed for Africa to adopt renewable energy. Here's why that investment makes sense
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:43:38 GMTNigeria: Lagos Observes 'Car Free Day' to Promote Cleaner Air
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos is the most congested city in Africa and has some of its worst air pollution. To highlight the problems, Lagos authorities on Sunday held the first Car Free Day, asking drivers to instead walk o...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:33:29 GMTSouth Africa: Teens Skip School to Chase Risky Crypto Dreams
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johannesburg -- Young South Africans in the townships are drawn to the promise of quick riches with cryptocurrencies, but risk losses and scams
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:26:11 GMTEast Africa: EAC States Urged to Open Skies to Promote Tourism
[The Exchange] An expert in the tourism industry has urged countries in the East African Community (EAC) to liberalise their airspaces and open up skies to promote the tourism industry in the region East African Tourism Platform Chair Fred Odek said...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:23:47 GMTAfrica: Kenya Exports Batteries to Ghana in First AfCFTA Trading Deal
[The Exchange] Kenya officially began trade under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area on Friday when Exide batteries made in Kenya arrived in the Port of Tema, Ghana (AfCFTA).
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:22:11 GMTZimbabwe: Scorched Earth Economic Policy Approach Unsustainable
[The Exchange] Because of erratic economic policy, Zimbabwe continues to be the sick man of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:10:01 GMTSouth Africa: Parents, Families and Friends of South African Queers Join Soweto Pride
[GroundUp] Celebration kicks of with protest over hate crime against LGBTQIA+ community
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:53:11 GMTSouth Africa: Couple Challenges Law On Maternity Leave
[GroundUp] Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:51:39 GMTSouth Africa: Rolling Out Solar Power for Informal Settlements
[GroundUp] Zonke Energy says there is an urgent need and demand outstrips supply
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:02:15 GMTWest Africa: Equatorial Guinea President to Run for Sixth Term
[The Point] President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, who is also the host of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, has expressed an "objectionable intention" to contest the coming Presidential election, thus paving the way for th...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:09:53 GMTSudan: Market Closures Spread Across the Country Amid Economic Insecurity
[Dabanga] El Obeid / El Gedaref / ED Damazin / Khartoum -- In protest against tax increases by state governments in Sudan, markets in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, El Gedaref, capital of El Gedaref state, and Ed Damazin, capital of Blue Nile s...
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:42:00 GMTAfrica: Smugglers Carve a Niche in Africa's Rare Rosewood
[ISS] The harvesting of endangered rosewood to make furniture for China's elite threatens the species with extinction.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:41:57 GMTNigeria: Transgender Nigerians Fear Proposals to Criminalise Cross-Dressing
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Jay Boogie has tens of thousands of fans on Instagram, where she posts sultry images of herself in lingerie and swimwear - but the transgender Nigerian could be jailed for cross-dressing if a proposed bill becomes law.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:42:53 GMTNigeria: Why Terror Attack On Nigeria's Kuje Prison Was Successful
[Premium Times] The attack on the Kuje prison reveals a lacuna in the general preparedness and armed reaction capacity of Nigeria's security services.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:47:39 GMTRwanda: Kabuga Trial to Start Amid Defence Conflict
[JusticeInfo.net] Arusha -- The long-awaited trial of Félicien Kabuga, alleged mastermind of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, is due to start on September 29 in The Hague. However, the accused is appearing with a lawyer he has been rejecting for almost tw...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:39:42 GMTSouth Sudan: South Sudan Should Disarm Civilians - The Evidence Shows This Improves Security
[The Conversation Africa] A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State - one of South Sudan's 10 states - resulting in many innocent lives being lost.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:38:39 GMTSouth Africa: Some Plants Can Short-Circuit the Toxic Effects of Metals - Scientists Are Trying to Harness Their Power
[The Conversation Africa] At first glance, it's hard to see what gold, iron, lead, arsenic, silver, platinum and tin have in common. A look at the periodic table will clear up the confusion: they are all heavy metals, typically categorised as those m...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:35:46 GMTSouth Africa: 5 Steps You Can Take to Manage a Hike in Interest Rates
[The Conversation Africa] The governor of the South African Reserve Bank recently announced an increase in the lending rate by 75 basis points. This means the repo rate (the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks) will increas...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:50:29 GMTSomalia: Military Makes Gains in Large-Scale Offensive Against Al-Shabaab
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's state media on Monday said the military has pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country's central area in the latest gains in a large-scale offensive.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:44:20 GMTSouth Africa: Protesters Block Part of South Africa's Longest Highway
[VOA] Cape Town -- South African protesters angry over water shortages shut down part of the country's longest highway with rock barricades and burning tires.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:39:32 GMTSouth Sudan: Deeply Disturbing Violence is Proliferating, Independent Rights Experts Warn
[UN News] Deeply disturbing violence is escalating "all over" South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:04:48 GMTUganda: Opposition Kicks Off Consultations On Copyright Law
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Opposition MPs have started holding stakeholder engagements with a view of improving a draft private Members' Bill that seeks to amend the 2006 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act.