Africa: Access to Public Information Remains Elusive Despite Progress On Right-to-Information Laws
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February 22, 2024, 9:54 PM
[Afrobarometer] Most Africans say they should be able to see local government budgets and contracts, but doubt they can.
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Rwanda: Why Rwanda Supports M23 Rebels in DR Congo's Conflict
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February 22, 2024, 5:54 PM
[DW] Fierce battles between Congolese troops and the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have intensified regional tensions. Experts say it points to worsening relations between Kigali and Kinshasa.
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Africa: Africa's Debt Crisis Needs a Bold New Approach - Expert
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February 22, 2024, 12:55 PM
[The Conversation Africa] It hasn't been easy for African states to finance their developmental and environmental policy objectives over the past few years.
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Senegal: Macky Sall to Address Nation As Calls to Set Election Date Intensify
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February 22, 2024, 12:38 PM
[RFI] Senegalese President Macky Sall has promised he will address the nation on Thursday evening in a bid to quell rising anger over the delay in setting a new election date. The opposition says it will carry out a series of actions to ensure the poll is held before Sall's mandate ends on 2 April.
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Kenya: Court Declines Request to Halt Marathon Runner Burial Over Paternity Dispute
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February 22, 2024, 12:34 PM
[Capital FM] Eldoret -- The burial of World Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum will proceed Friday as scheduled, as the High Court rejected a plea to halt it in a paternity case by a woman claiming to have a child with him.
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Liberia: U.S.$1 Billion Needed to Address Electricity Shortage
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February 22, 2024, 10:40 AM
[Observer] Addressing Liberia's perennial power crisis will require significant financial investment, with the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) estimating that between US$700 million to US$1 billion is needed for the construction of a reservoir to alleviate the electricity issue. The lack of a sufficient reservoir at the Mount Coffee Power plant has been identified as a long-standing challenge, leading to operational gaps during dry seasons.
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Nigeria: Special Report - SGBV Worsens in Kano - Victims, Advocates Proffer Solution
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February 22, 2024, 8:20 AM
[Premium Times] A report has revealed that gender-based violence has reached unsettling heights in Kano State, prompting a critical examination of the underlying causes.
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Nigeria: Ogun Waste Managers Threaten to Withdraw Services Over Huge Debt
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February 22, 2024, 7:49 AM
[Premium Times] "The money being owed members, puts over 1000 direct and indirect jobs on the line should they close shops due to lack of funds to continue operations."
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West Africa: Ecowas Co-Founder Gowon Urges Body to Lift Sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
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February 22, 2024, 7:48 AM
[Premium Times] Mr Gowon, who was one of the founders of ECOWAS as Nigeria's military head of state in May 1975, expressed his concerns about recent developments in the regional body in an open letter.
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Sudan: Internet Blackout Hinders Aid Distribution to Civilians
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February 22, 2024, 5:51 PM
[Dabanga] Jebel Aulia -- The ongoing internet and communications blackouts in most of Sudan have severely compromised efforts to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Jebel Aulia, south of the capital Khartoum. The Jebel Aulia Emergency Room has appealed to the international community and humanitarian aid organisations to apply pressure on the Sudanese government to restore internet and communications networks to all states, so that planned vital relief efforts, that have been suspended, can ...
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Zimbabwe: American National Fined for Escaping From Lawful Custody
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February 22, 2024, 5:47 PM
[The Herald] A 50-year-old American national has been fined US$300 after he was found guilty of contravening the Immigration Act and escaping from lawful custody.
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Kenya: Govt Contemplates Measures to Tackle Trade in Illicit Brew
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February 22, 2024, 5:41 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government is set to announce multi-agency and multi-stakeholder measures aimed at stamping out the trade in illicit brews, drugs, and substance abuse in the country.
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Mozambique: Government Lacks Money to Pay Allowances to Victims of Dump Collapse
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February 22, 2024, 5:36 PM
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government is working with partners in order to mobilize financial resources to pay overdue allowances to 120 households who were victims of the collapse of the enormous rubbish dump at Hulene, on the outskirts of Maputo city, according to the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibasse.
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South Africa: Relief for Stateless South African Man After 25 Year-Wait for a Birth Certificate
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February 22, 2024, 5:23 PM
[UNHCR] Years after Tebogo Khoza was refused an ID document, a high court judgement has restored his rights and offered hope to millions of other undocumented South Africans.
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Africa: Learning in Two Languages - Lessons From Francophone Africa On What Works Best
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February 22, 2024, 5:20 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Children living in multilingual communities often learn in a language at school that does not match the language they speak at home. This mismatch makes it challenging for them to participate in classroom discussions and learn to read. In turn, this contributes to poor learning outcomes, grade repetition, and dropping out of school.
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Egypt: Sun Aligns On Ramses II Statute in 'Rare Phenomenon'
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February 22, 2024, 12:47 PM
[Egypt Online] Sun aligned Thursday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22.
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Zimbabwe: 47 Percent of Zimbabwean Youths Unemployed - Statistics House
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February 22, 2024, 12:30 PM
[New Zimbabwe] A total of 47,1% of youths in Zimbabwe are unemployed the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed.
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Zimbabwe: Housing Project to Go Ahead
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February 22, 2024, 12:29 PM
[The Herald] THE development of Muungwe Royal Estate, an uptown housing scheme in Rusape is proceeding well despite attacks by former Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa following a fallout with his uncle and landowner Cde Didymus Mutasa.
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Uganda: FPU Destroys Illegal Fishing Gear Worth Shs8.6 Billion in Entebbe
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February 22, 2024, 10:57 AM
[Nile Post] Entebbe -- The gear destroyed included 428 beach boat stains, 60,550 beach stain ropes, 20,850 gill nets, 120,800 mono-filaments, among others.
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Uganda: As Museveni Gets Special Message From Sudan's Al-Burhan
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February 22, 2024, 10:56 AM
[Nile Post] H.E. Malik Agar, the Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan, this afternoon, led a delegation to meet and deliver a special message from H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan, to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House, Entebbe.
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Liberia: Tenured Officials Contemplate Lawsuit Against Govt
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February 22, 2024, 10:51 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- When President Boakai mounted the podium on January 22, 2024 to give the most important speech of his life right after his swearing in by Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Youh, he promised to lead a government that will bring about real change and not a government that will do business as usual.
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Zimbabwe: Global Group to Help Expand Power Grid
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February 22, 2024, 10:49 AM
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE has become a full member of the International Energy Forum (IEF), with the organisation immediately declaring that it will work with Harare on the energy transition and exploring how it can expand the electricity grid to integrate new baseload and renewable energy sources.
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Liberia: Boakai's Appointment Backfires
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February 22, 2024, 10:42 AM
[Observer] The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has expressed dismay over recent appointments made by President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr. Which affects tenured positions at public institutions
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Kenya: Coastal Indigenous and Minority Women Driving Kenya's Blue Forest Conservation Efforts
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February 22, 2024, 10:29 AM
[IPS] Fish vanished from the sea near Tsunza, a village on Kenya's coast, after several oil spills between 2003 and 2006. The impact of this and the vanishing mangroves badly affected the livelihoods of women. Now they are the champions of the restoration of one of the global warming mitigation superheroes--mangroves.
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Africa: Digital Finance Summit to Convene in Johannesburg
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February 22, 2024, 10:14 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The 3rd annual Africa Digital Finance Summit is set to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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South Africa: Pandor Calls On the G20 to Help Resolve Global Tensions
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February 22, 2024, 10:11 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has challenged G20 nations to address ongoing global tensions, which have been fueled by a variety of developments in recent years.
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South Africa: President Meets With U.S. Congressional Delegation
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February 22, 2024, 10:07 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa and a delegation from the United States Congress have deliberated on the significance of the bilateral relationship between South Africa and the United States.
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Nigeria: Senate to Investigate Cement Coys On Hike in Price
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February 22, 2024, 10:00 AM
[Vanguard] The Senate has resolved to investigate the sudden hike in the price of cement by its producers in Nigeria.
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Ethiopia: Kenya, Ethiopia Conclude JMC Talks With Emphasis On Deepening Ties
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February 22, 2024, 9:55 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and Ethiopia have concluded a strategic framework to promote bilateral cooperation in areas of economic and social development.
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Angola: Visa Exemption Contributes to Economic Diversification
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February 22, 2024, 12:41 PM
[ANGOP] Cuito -- Visa exemption for citizens of several countries could contribute to the diversification of the national economy, by allowing greater attraction of foreign capital and intensification of commercial exchanges, according to the Home Affairs Minister, Eugénio Laborinho.
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