Sudan: South Sudan Refugees Among Those Killed in Sudan Army Strike
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February 21, 2024, 7:18 AM
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Darfur24 reports that a Sudanese army air strike left five cilivians dead and injuring several in Tadamon and the old Zariba in the city of El Daein, the capital of East Darfur State.
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Nigeria: Exclusive - Forex Crisis: Nigeria Plans Clampdown On Binance, Other Crypto Firms
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February 21, 2024, 7:22 AM
[Premium Times] Binance has had similar aaccusations of currency manipulation and unethical conduct leading to sanctions in many countries and an ongoing lawsuit in the United States.
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Africa: Analysis - Clarifying Myth, Misconception Around U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relation
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February 21, 2024, 6:18 PM
[Premium Times] A newly-introduced bill at the U.S. Congress has sparked questions about the trajectory of the longstanding relationship between the U.S and South Africa.
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Prime Minister Quits After Court Ruling On Seperation of Powers
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February 21, 2024, 11:57 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde has resigned from his position after three years at the helm.
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis Can Be Over If 'Real Issues' Are Addressed - Rwanda
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February 21, 2024, 10:55 AM
[New Times] The Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo, has responded to the accusations by France that Rwanda supports M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo.
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Africa: 27 African Leaders to Attend Geingob's Funeral
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February 21, 2024, 10:45 AM
[New Era] At least 27 African leaders, of which 18 are sitting heads of state, have confirmed attendance of the state funeral of the late former president Hage Geingob.
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Guinea: Guinea Junta Dissolves Interim Government
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February 21, 2024, 10:20 AM
[Premium Times] The presidency's secretary-general, Amara Camara, in a video released late on Monday, said directors of Cabinet, secretary generals and their deputies would be in charge until a new government was formed.
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Uganda: Transport Minister Katumba Urged to Fast-Track Kampala-Jinja Expressway
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February 21, 2024, 9:47 AM
[Nile Post] The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has renewed a call to the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, to fast-track the commencement of works on the 77 km Kampala-Jinja Expressway.
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Sudan: American Senator Urges Action On Sudan Genocide
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February 21, 2024, 9:41 AM
[Premium Times] The American senator calls for international response intensify as crisis escalates in Darfur, Sudan.
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Zimbabwe: Unions Blast Govt's 'Zionist' Approach to Land Evictions
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February 21, 2024, 9:39 AM
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has criticized the government's "Zionist" approach in dealing with illegal occupations of land on the back of fears that the nation is slowly backsliding to the 2005 demolitions.
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Announces 2024 Election Date
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February 21, 2024, 9:38 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will head to the polls on 29 May 2024 for the General National and Provincial Elections.
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Nigeria: Workers Begin Indefinite Strike in Niger State Today
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February 21, 2024, 9:36 AM
[Vanguard] The organised labour in Niger State has announced an indefinite industrial action, scheduled to begin today, Wednesday.
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Kenya: Kenyans Are Not Overtaxed, Treasury Boss Kiptoo Says Amid Outcry
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February 21, 2024, 9:36 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Treasury Permanent Secretary (PS) Chris Kiptoo has said that Kenyans are not overtaxed amid an overtaxation outcry.
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Kenya: Antibiotic Use On Kenya's Dairy Farms Is Putting Consumers and Animals At Risk
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February 21, 2024, 4:09 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Farmers often use antibiotics to keep their livestock healthy. They're sometimes used as "quick fixes", to avoid more costly management measures like regular disinfection, waste management, routine vaccination or provision of clean drinking water.
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Africa: Three Countries Leaving Ecowas Could Face Migration Hurdles
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February 21, 2024, 4:08 PM
[The Conversation Africa] For Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, a recent decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has thrown up questions about how they will navigate regional mobility in future.
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Africa: The Expanded Mechanism Meets the AU High-Level Panel for Sudan
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February 21, 2024, 3:15 PM
[African Union] The Expanded Mechanism for the Resolution of the Sudan Crisis, convened a meeting at the level of Permanent Representatives to the African Union, on 20 February 2024, in which members were introduced to the newly-appointed AU High-Level Panel for Sudan.
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South Africa: There Is a 'Worrying' Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gauteng
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February 21, 2024, 10:21 AM
[spotlight] There's a comeback of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa and around the world. The Gauteng Department of Health recently reported an increase of newly acquired STIs, in particular gonorrhoea and chlamydia. This spike in cases call for management guidelines and awareness programmes to be reviewed, reports Ufrieda Ho.
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Liberia: Hike in Price of Rice Claims Lawmakers' Attention
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February 21, 2024, 10:21 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited the Minister of Commerce and Industry Amin Modad to state reasons behind the hike in the price of rice, despite his latest pronouncement reducing the price of the commodity on the local market.
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Liberia: Finance Minister Holds Crucial Talks With IMF Mission
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February 21, 2024, 10:14 AM
[Observer] Finance and Development Planning Minister, Boima S. Kamara, has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to assist in identifying national issues affecting macroeconomic stability to enhance the well-being of Liberians across all government sectors.
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Liberia: Key Boakai Supporter Admits to 'Missteps' in Appointment
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February 21, 2024, 10:10 AM
[Observer] Senator Abraham Dillon of Montserrado County, a staunch supporter of President Boakai, has admitted to public criticisms of 'some missteps' in appointments being made by the President. Dillon's rare admission, which the Presidency has yet to acknowledge, raises concern about Boakai's long-touted public experience record and his pledge of a responsible government that would abide by the country's laws.
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South Africa: R18-Million Spent but Butterworth Public Pool Has Never Opened
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February 21, 2024, 9:45 AM
[GroundUp] It took the provincial department for sport and recreation more than ten years to finish the construction of a public swimming pool in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. But four years after finishing the project, at a cost of R18-million, the pool has never been opened.
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Zimbabwe: CCC Activist Moreblessing Ali Is Finally Set to Be Buried, Two Years After Gruesome Murder
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February 21, 2024, 9:44 AM
[New Zimbabwe] MOREBLESSING Ali, the late Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist who was hacked to death by a Zanu PF supporter, is finally set to be buried, two years after her gruesome murder.
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South Africa: Bodies of Soldiers Who Died in the DRC Return Home
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February 21, 2024, 9:38 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will on Wednesday repatriate and officially hand over the mortal remains of Captain Simon Mkhulu Bobe and Lance Corporal Irven Thabang Semono to their families.
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Uganda: Judicial Independence in Uganda - Myths, Facts and Realities
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February 21, 2024, 9:37 AM
[Observer] On 15th February 2024, in an opinion published in New Vision entitled 'Why judiciary's independence is not absolute', the Minister of State for Lands, Hon. Sam Mayanja, himself a lawyer of several years' standing, proffered a number of interesting views on the nature and function of judicial power.
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Sudan: A Sudanese Journalist Describes the Horrors of a War She Cannot Cover
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February 21, 2024, 4:07 PM
[The New Humanitarian] Khartoum -- 'Will I survive? Will I emerge unscathed? If I am killed, will I be buried, or will my body be left on the streets for the dogs to eat?'
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Agencies Sound Alarm Over Renewed Clashes in Eastern DR Congo
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February 21, 2024, 4:05 PM
[UN News] Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN peacekeeping mission in the country has called on the M23 rebels to cease its offensive, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday.
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Africa: Zim Within Range of Africa's Fastest Growing Economies
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February 21, 2024, 4:31 PM
[The Herald] Zimbabwe remains within range of Africa's forecast average economic growth rate albeit the projected slowdown in 2024, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said.
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Africa: Ethiopia Finalizes Preparations to Trade Under AfCFTA
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February 21, 2024, 11:59 AM
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has set to exchange goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) following endorsement of country's tariff line, Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Sentences 41 Al-Shabab Militants, Including Leader to Prison Terms
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February 21, 2024, 11:58 AM
[Shabelle] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian government on Monday announced that 41 members of Al-Shabab fighters including a military leader were sentenced to jail terms. The leader is sentenced to life in prison.
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Rwanda: Kenyan Sports Minister in Kigali for Coach Hakizimana's Burial
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February 21, 2024, 11:56 AM
[New Times] A delegation from the Kenyan Ministry of Sports, led by Minister Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba, arrived in Kigali on Wednesday morning, February 21, to join family, friends and Rwandan athletics fraternity for the burial of deceased athletics coach Gervais Hakizimana.
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