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Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:30:23 GMTSudan: Refugees are Overwhelming Sudan Border Services Says UN Refugee Agency
[allAfrica] GENEVA -- After 20 months, there are no signs the war in Sudan is slowing down, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned Friday that the recent surge of arrivals in South Sudan is overwhelming services in border areas.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:09:03 GMTSouth Africa: Who's Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?
[allAfrica] The 16 Days of Activism campaign was led by government and business accounts on South Africa X (formerly Twitter), according to a new report published by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC).
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:08:59 GMTSouth Africa: How South African Women Navigate Gender Issues on TikTok
[allAfrica] The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has released its latest report, Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny TikTok Analytics and Narrative Update in South Africa, on the online conversation regarding gender-based violence an...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:13:53 GMTChad: Chad Orders French Troops to Leave Within Six Weeks As Relations Sour
[RFI] French soldiers have been asked to leave Chad by 31 January, sources close to the government in Paris say - a deadline that RFI was able to confirm with Chadian authorities.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:39:42 GMTLiberia: Fire Chief Suspects Gasoline in Capitol Blaze, Calls for Weeklong Probe
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Director of the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), G. Warsuwah Barvoul Sr., has revealed that an initial assessment of the fire at the Capitol Building indicates it was a Class-B fire--a flammable fire caused by s...
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Friday Dec 20 2024 18:51:56News24 | Chinese men accused of running illegal gold mine in Congo
Seventeen Chinese men have been arrested on suspicion of running an illegal gold mine in Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said there on Friday, as the government pressed on with a crackdown on
Friday Dec 20 2024 16:01:39News24 | 'Enemy is next door': DR Congo town dreads advancing rebels
Life seems almost normal in the streets of Lubero but the calm is deceptive -- the town nestled in the forested, misty hills of eastern DR Congo is under threat from an advancing rebel militia.
Friday Dec 20 2024 09:52:40News24 | Release South Sudan journalist Akop, media group urges
South Sudan has detained a leading journalist, an international media organisation said Friday as it urged his immediate release.
Thursday Dec 19 2024 17:30:56News24 | Ghana's Supreme Court paves way for anti-LGBTQ law with jail for same-sex relations
Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for a contested bill severely curtailing LGBTQ rights to become law after rejecting two bids to overturn it.
Thursday Dec 19 2024 17:19:41News24 | Mozambique unrest: Ships cancelled, smelter hit
Post-election protests rocking Mozambique since late October have interrupted trade and hampered a major aluminium smelter, with the southeast African nation braced for more disruption next week.
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Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:13:53 GMTChad: Chad Orders French Troops to Leave Within Six Weeks As Relations Sour
[RFI] French soldiers have been asked to leave Chad by 31 January, sources close to the government in Paris say - a deadline that RFI was able to confirm with Chadian authorities.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:41:25 GMTRwanda: Marburg Outbreak in Rwanda Declared Over
[WHO-AFRO] The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over today by the Government of Rwanda with no new cases reported over the last 42 days after the last patient tested negative for the virus twice, as per the usual protocol for ending the...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:24:55 GMTRwanda: Rwanda to Use GPS to Monitor Bats for Zoonotic Diseases
[New Times] The Ministry of Health plans to adopt advanced technologies, including GPS tracking, to monitor bat migration and behaviour as part of efforts to enhance prevention and surveillance of zoonotic diseases.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:17:28 GMTAngola: Newly Elected MPLA Vice President Joins Council of the Republic
[ANGOP] Luanda -- President João Lourenço on Friday appointed the newly elected vice president of the ruling MPLA party, Mara Regina da Silva Domingos Quiosa, as a member of the Council of the Republic, replacing Luísa Pedro Francisco ...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:18:48 GMTAngola: Angola Make Historic Rise in FIFA Ranking
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola end the 2024 FIFA World Ranking in a historic position, occupying 85th place with 1,296 points.