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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:08:24 +0000
News24.com | WATCH | Mali bus blast kills at least 11 people: hospital source
At least 11 people were killed and 53 injured when a bus hit an explosive device in central Mali on Thursday, according to a hospital source.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:16:02 +0000
News24.com | Nigerian court drops terrorism charges against separatist leader Kanu
Nigeria's Court of Appeal on Thursday dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu that had been brought by the government, in a unanimous decision by all three judges hearing the case.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:37:17 +0000
News24.com | Seven SADC countries, including SA, abstain in UN vote against Russia annexing parts of Ukraine
In total, 35 countries abstained from the vote, of which 19 were African.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:46:04 +0000
News24.com | WATCH | All the latest news videos from around Africa
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Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:44:51 +0000
News24.com | Malawi asks more vaccines to battle cholera outbreak
Malawi is asking the UN for more cholera vaccines, fearing heavy rains could worsen an outbreak of the water-borne disease that has so far claimed 128 lives.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:37:47 +0000
News24.com | Child malnutrition soars in central Somalia area on verge of famine
Acute malnutrition is surging among children displaced by drought and conflict in a part of central Somalia teetering on the edge of famine, according to a survey conducted by humanitarian agencies.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:50:12 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | Botswana banned SA fruit and veg. Now traders there are demanding a U-turn.
South Africa exports large quantities of onions, potatoes, and cabbages to Botswana.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:15:41 +0000
News24.com | Sudan schools crisis threatens grim future for children
It's the start of a new school term in Sudan, yet nine-year-old Zahra Hussein stays home helping with household chores, forced to drop out as her family's money grows ever tighter.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:55:33 +0000
News24.com | ANALYSIS | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's pan African Independence Day speech
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is known in some circles as a typical African strongman - with many years in power, no sign of stepping down, human rights abuse claims, and oppression of voices of dissent.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:31:16 +0000
News24.com | Why a Formula One racetrack in Zimbabwe is a pipe dream
The racetrack was set to be constructed between Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park, two areas which are in the Zimbabwe section of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area that cuts across Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:13:47 +0000
News24.com | 'Malawi worse off than we were promised', Catholic bishops tell President Lazarus Chakwera
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi, a grouping of Catholic bishops, says that compared to his regional peers, President Lazarus Chakwera has failed to steer the country in the face of Covid-19, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 21:07:31 +0000
News24.com | COP27 | Africa must push for better in the fight for climate finance, say experts
African countries should call for concessional loans in the climate change fight, say experts.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 22:38:14 +0000
News24.com | Grief and outrage in Gambia over cough syrup deaths
When Wuri Bailo Keita's two-year-old daughter Fatoumatta developed a fever, he took her to hospital where she was diagnosed with malaria and sent home with a prescription for a paracetamol syrup.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:16:02 +0000
News24.com | Chad's prime minister resigns along with government
Chad's prime minister resigned along with his government on Tuesday, a day after the country's military leader announced the creation of a "government of national union" to chart the path to new elections.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:33:05 +0000
News24.com | Coalition to rule Lesotho as parties fail to secure outright election victory
Lesotho will be governed by a coalition made up of Revolution for Prosperity, the Alliance of Democrats and Movement for Economic Change after the RFP failed to secure the 61 seats needed for an outright majority.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:31:16 +0000
News24.com | Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries - UNDP
LONDON, Oct 11 - The United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP) joined on Tuesday the chorus of institutions and charities warning that a serious debt crisis is now taking hold in the poorest parts of the world.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:37:05 +0000
News24.com | Zimbabwe bans import of Tiger Brands' baby-powder products
Zimbabwe banned the import of Tiger Brands baby-powder products, a month after the South African company recalled some of the items because they may have been tainted by asbestos.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:59:55 +0000
News24.com | Lesotho elections: Bigwigs fall as Revolution for Prosperity dominates
With results pointing to a victory for the seven-month-old Revolution for Prosperity in Lesotho, the 7 October general elections were largely free and fair, according to the European Union election observer team.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:41:05 +0000
News24.com | Angolan charter aircraft grounded at Cape Town International Airport for landing without permit
A charter aircraft from Angola is grounded at Cape Town International Airport for landing without a mandatory foreign operator permit, according to the transport department.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:54:41 +0000
News24.com | 76 people killed in Nigeria boat accident
Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday.



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