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Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:14:21 GMT
Africa: Joint Action Plan for Promoting One Health Launched at COP27 #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- Africa's public health systems with often poor infrastructure are overburdened as well as lack the necessary equipment and medication to treat patients

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:07:26 GMT
Africa: Women on the Frontlines Show Solutions to the Climate Emergency #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- As the world warms, the effects of climate change will not be felt equally by all

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:15:16 GMT
Africa: What to Do About Fossil Fuels? #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- Experts warn that fossil fuels must stay in the ground in order to prevent the worst effects of the climate emergency and putting at risk the goal of curbing global warming to a 1.5 degrees increase from pre-industrial ...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:13:39 GMT
Africa: Mane Down - Senegal Loses Striker Sadio Mane to Injury
[allAfrica] Senegal's World Cup hopes were dealt a huge blow when it was announced that striker Sadio Mane will not form part of the team in Qatar, reports EWN.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:01:37 GMT
Africa: Will 'Africa's COP' Define a Sustainable Future or a Past Anchored with Debt?, Asks Vanessa Nakate #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- An African COP. That's that COP27 has been called, but has it lived up to its name? Vanessa Nakate has shared how the conference can ensure it walks a path that adheres to sustainable energy and adaptation to climate change.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:40:54 GMT
Africa: As the Climate Warms, Cities Need to Harness the Power of Nature for Cooling #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm El-Sheikh -- Imagine sleeping outside because inside your house is too hot!

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:12:45 GMT
Africa: Negotiators at COP27 Wrangle Over Loss and Damage and Fossil Fuel Phase Out #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Harare -- On Gender Day African Development Bank Rallies Global Support for Women to Build Climate Resilience

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:08:15 GMT
Ethiopia: Two Key Challenges For Lasting Ethiopia, Tigray Peace - Disarmament and Humanitarian Aid
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The northern Ethiopian region has been the centre of a battle for control between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - which led the country's previous government - and the current administration of Prime Minister Ab...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:38:08 GMT
Nigeria: They are Making Money but People are Dying Out There, Says Nigerian Activist #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- While global activism on the climate crisis has gained momentum, the people who are on the frontlines of these struggles - environmental human rights defenders - face the gravest risks to protect their homes and communi...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:28:28 GMT
Nigeria: Polls Body Prints 93 Million Ballot Papers for Presidential Run-Off
[Leadership] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would print concurrently, ballot papers for the presidential election and those for a re-run exercise ahead of the 2023 election in case the situation arises.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:23:38 GMT
Malawi: Parliament Suspends Legislator for Arrogance
[Nyasa Times] Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara on Friday suspended Blantyre North MP Francis Phiso (DPP) for arrogance and open defiance.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:22:04 GMT
Malawi: Army Sends 731 Soldiers to DRC for Peace Keeping
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Defense Force (MDF) is deploying 731 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on peacekeeping mission.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:50:33 GMT
Africa: 'Going Back Empty-Handed': African Media Perspectives on the African COP
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- The 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) draws to an official close on Friday, November 18 after two weeks of intense negotiations in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. With little consensus ...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:53:24 GMT
South Africa: More Work Needs to Be Done On Climate Education
[SAnews.gov.za] With the imminent threat of climate change, South Africa has laid the foundation to enable climate education in schools but there are areas of improvement that have been identified.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:52:07 GMT
South Africa: 500 Refugees Living in Wretched Conditions in Cape Town Camp
[GroundUp] Three years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers cling to dream of resettlement

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:51:23 GMT
South Africa: Very Few South Africans Can Swim, Says the Nsri. It Aims to Change This
[GroundUp] Drowning is one of the biggest causes of unnatural death in the world

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:44:24 GMT
South Africa: How an Honest Prasa Worker Turned Down Corrupt Money and Helped Uncover Fraud
[GroundUp] Over R9-million worth of bogus claims processed in just six months - in a scheme that could run back to 2014

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:43:51 GMT
South Africa: Why Is Government Taking So Long to Finalise Water Standards?
[GroundUp] Much needed legislation has not moved since 2017. It's up to us, the public, to put pressure on our elected leaders to finish the job.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:58:28 GMT
West Africa: West African States to Increase Cooperation As Jihadists Move Beyond Sahel
[RFI] West African coastal states are holding talks on boosting military cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from the Sahel. This follows recent announcements that several international peacekeeping contingents are being withdrawn fro...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:54:58 GMT
South Africa: African Women Demand Voice At Climate Change Summits
[GroundUp] "We need concrete solutions for climate change now"

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:11:42 GMT
Namibia: Refugees in Namibia Face Double Threat of Aid Cuts, Climate Change
[Namibian] REFUGEES in Namibia's remote Osire settlement are facing stark choices, as inflation continues to push up the cost of necessities, such as food and fuel.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:11:04 GMT
Africa: Violent Extremism - Africa Records 346 Terrorist Attacks in Q1, 2022
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of National Security, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, has revealed that 346 terrorist attacks were recorded in Africa in the first quarter of 2022, with 49 per cent of them occurring in West Africa alone.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:08:47 GMT
Nigeria: NBS - 133 Million Nigerians Living in Poverty
[This Day] Abuja -- No fewer than 133 million Nigerians, representing 63 per cent of the population are currently living in multi-dimensional poverty, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed yesterday.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:33:38 GMT
Zimbabwe: ZEC to Fix Voter 'Mis-Posting' in Delimitation Aftermath - Official
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will correct anomalies whereby some voters, by virtue of residential addresses, are categorised as belonging to wrong local council wards.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:32:57 GMT
Zimbabwe: National Hero Manyonda Burial Today
[The Herald] National hero Cde Kenneth Manyonda will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare today, with President Mnangagwa expected to lead proceedings.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:31:43 GMT
Zimbabwe: President Installed Gwanda State University Chancellor, Caps First Graduands
[The Herald] Gwanda State University (GSU)witnessed the installation of President Mnangagwa as its first Chancellor and the capping of 15 pioneer students at the institution's inaugural graduation ceremony yesterday.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:30:44 GMT
Zimbabwe: Businessman Buyanga Remanded in Custody
[The Herald] Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi, who was arrested last Thursday in South Africa on allegations of kidnapping his son in Harare in 2020 and on charges of contempt of court, was this week remanded in custody to Tuesday next wee...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:27:39 GMT
Zimbabwe: Go Back to the Roots of Refusal, Prosecutor Tells Sikhala
[The Herald] Opposing a fresh bail application by CCC legislator Job Sikhala, the State has argued that he has failed to explain what has changed from the reasons given by the courts denying him bail since June when he first appeared in court on char...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:25:14 GMT
Zimbabwe: Top Malaysian Varsity Offers Scholarships to Angel of Hope Foundation
[The Herald] Malaysia 's Binary University of Management and Entrepreneurship has offered First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa's Angel of Hope Foundation post-graduate scholarships in business administration and information technology programmes in a dev...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:24:19 GMT
Malawi: First Lady Pledges Support for Infertile Women
[Nyasa Times] First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera and other 14 African First Ladies have pledged to support infertile women who face discrimination in societies.



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