West Africa: Ecowas Lifts Sanctions On Guinea, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
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February 24, 2024, 11:44 PM
[Daily Trust] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali and Burkina-Faso.
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Namibia: A Nation United in Grief
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February 24, 2024, 1:14 PM
[Namibian] Crowds of mourners gathered across Windhoek as president Hage Geingob's body was transported through the capital in a military procession on Friday.
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Kenya: Kenya Added to Global Money Laundering List
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February 24, 2024, 6:30 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering watchdog, has placed Kenya on the 'grey list', signaling heightened monitoring.
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Sudan: Rights Violations Ripple Across War-Torn Sudan
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February 24, 2024, 2:36 PM
[UN News] The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted and children conscripted, as fighting has spread to more regions of the country since the conflict began last April, according to a wide-ranging report from the UN Human Rights Office released on Friday.
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Zimbabwe: SA Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi's Bid to Appeal Zimbabwean Permits Ruling Dismissed in Court
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February 24, 2024, 6:26 AM
[New Zimbabwe] The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with costs an application by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to appeal a Gauteng High Court in Pretoria judgment declaring the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme to be unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. This is according to GroundUp.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Takes Delivery of 25 Tonne Wheat Donation From Russia
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February 24, 2024, 6:23 AM
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has received part of Russia's 25,000 metric tonne wheat donation and an additional 10 tonnes of fertiliser.
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Africa: The AU Took Important Action On Cybersecurity At Its 2024 Summit - but More Is Needed
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February 24, 2024, 2:34 PM
[Chatham House] Leading member states continue to delay ratification of the Malabo convention, limiting harmonized African policymaking on cybersecurity.
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Namibia: Eulogy Delivered by Speaker Katjavivi at the Official Memorial Service for President Geingob
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February 24, 2024, 8:01 PM
[Government of Namibia] Windhoek -- Abridged biography of H. E. Hage G. Geingob by Honourable Prof. Peter h. Katjavivi, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly, on the occasion of the official memorial service of Hage G. Geingob
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast: Presidential pardon - 51 prisoners including General Dogbo Blé and several pro-Soro concerned
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February 23, 2024, 3:46 PM
[allAfrica] Dakar -- Cote d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara granted presidential pardons to 51 civilians and military staff convicted of offenses committed during the post-electoral crises and for endangering state security, including General Dogbo Blé Brunot and Koné Kamaraté Souleymane said Soul To Soul. The latter was Guillaume Kigbafori Soro's head of protocol when he was Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly. When General Dogbo Bruno was the commander of th...
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Senegal: President Macky Sall Calls for Talks to Set Election Date
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February 23, 2024, 12:18 PM
[allAfrica] Dakar -- During his interview with the Senegalese press held on February 22, President Macky Sall made an announcement: "On April 2, my mission ends at the head of Senegal." This announcement aims to put an end to speculation relating to any desire to extend his mandate, even by one day.
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West Africa: Ecowas to Become First Subregion in World to Develop '30 by 30' Plan
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February 23, 2024, 10:37 AM
[allAfrica] Just over one year ago, the world came together to agree upon a landmark new deal for nature. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K-M GBF) was signed into action on a snowy day in Montreal, with all 196 Parties to the UN committing to halt biodiversity loss, provide adequate nature finance, and ensure the full inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in conservation efforts.
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Africa: Why Investing in Teachers is Critical to the Future of Every African Child Deserves
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February 23, 2024, 7:50 AM
[allAfrica] 2024 is the African Union year of Education, but when we step into a classroom and see more than a hundred students to one teacher, our hearts sink. Of course, we will see angelic smiling children having fun with their friends and learning new social skills. Some, through tremendous talent and willpower, will be able to take their studies beyond the secondary level. But most in this situation will not learn the critical skills to contribute sufficiently to their own, and Africa's fut...
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Malawi: Some Question Malawi President's Claim That Cyberattack Caused Passport Problems
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February 24, 2024, 6:27 AM
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's government is not issuing passports, President Lazarus Chakwera said, claiming it is because of a cyberattack. But some observers question whether such an attack occurred.
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Nigeria: Tinubu Administration to Release 42,000 Metric Tonnes of 'Assorted Food Commodities' - Aide
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February 24, 2024, 6:29 AM
[Premium Times] .The Tinubu administration through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is in the final stages of releasing 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food commodities to support the vulnerable population across the country.
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Demands Action to Protect Children in DR Congo
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February 23, 2024, 4:36 PM
[Unicef] Kinshasa -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for immediate action to protect children and families caught in the escalating violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where an increasing number of people, including children, have been wounded or killed near makeshift camps. Both agencies call on all parties to the conflict to prioritize the protection of civilians and allow humanitarian agencies to do their work.
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Egypt: Govt Announces Plans to Build Logistics Corridor in Tanzania
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February 23, 2024, 3:45 PM
[Egypt Online] Minister of Transportation Kamel Al-Wazir inspected the Kigali Dry Port in Rwanda, one of Egypt's projects in African countries.
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Mozambique: Anti-Corruption Office Investigates Mozambique Airlines
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February 23, 2024, 3:42 PM
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Central Office for the Fight Against Corruption (GCCC) has opened two investigations into possible criminal activities concerned with the management of Mozambique Airlines (LAM).
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Cameroon: Cameroon Hosts Conference On Chronic Child Malnutrition
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February 23, 2024, 3:23 PM
[VOA] Douala -- Health workers, officials and humanitarians from 15 French-speaking sub-Saharan countries are meeting in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, to discuss chronic child malnutrition in the region.
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Liberia: Boakai Marks First Month in Office
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February 23, 2024, 3:22 PM
[New Dawn] President Joseph Nyumah Boakai on Thursday, 22 February 2024 completed his first month in office following his inauguration on 22 January this year, but no sign of his 100-day promises yet.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Voices Concern About Somalia's Report to UN Security Council
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February 23, 2024, 10:53 AM
[Shabelle] New York -- Ethiopia's envoy to the United Nations issued a statement saying that the government of Abiy Ahmed regrets "Somalia's accusations and the report it submitted to the United Nations Security Council on the 19th of this month."
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West Africa: For Peace in Sahel, African and U.S. Experts Urge Focused Partnership
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February 24, 2024, 2:33 PM
[USIP] The past month has sharpened a decade-old question for U.S. and international policymakers: How best, in 2024, to help stabilize what is now the world's largest single zone of military rule and violent conflicts -- Africa's Sahel region? After three military-ruled Sahel states withdrew from the West African regional community in January, those juntas last week proclaimed an alliance aimed at resisting international pressures, including those for their return to elected civilian rule. Form...
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Nigeria: Senate Dumps FIRS On Tax Credit Controversy
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February 23, 2024, 3:39 PM
[Vanguard] THE Senate yesterday dumped stay of action position proposed to it by the Federal Inland Revenue Service ( FIRS) on N2.7trillion Tax Credit Fund required for specific road construction by the Federal Ministry of Works.
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Egypt: Cabinet Decides to Stop Power Cuts in Ramadan
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February 23, 2024, 3:35 PM
[Egypt Online] The cabinet, under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, on Thursday 22/2/2024 decided to halt the program for reducing electricity loads during the fasting holy month of Ramadan.
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Africa: After the AU Summit, Africa Continues Its Drift
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February 23, 2024, 3:32 PM
[Vanguard] IF a family meets in a room, members give themselves pecks, exchange polite greetings, make flowery speeches and emerge laughing for group photographs, it is likely they have not been truthful to themselves. That was my impression following the 37th Summit of the African Union, AU, from February 17-18, 2024 in Addis Ababa.
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Nigeria: Be Patient, CBN Working to Strengthen Naira - Cardoso Begs Nigerians
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February 23, 2024, 3:29 PM
[Vanguard] Ibadan -- CSOs protest hardship in Osun·Sanwo-Olu unveils intervention measures in Lagos·Approves 25% discount on food purchase·Ogun to sell 100 truck load of rice --Abiodun
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Egypt: Govt Approves 'Largest Investment Deal'
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February 23, 2024, 10:30 AM
[Egypt Online] Cabinet announced Thursday 22/2/2024 the approval of the largest direct investment deal through a partnership with major entities.
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Kenya: Ethiopia, Kenya Renew Commitment to Lamu Port Deal
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February 23, 2024, 10:20 AM
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed upon the extension of infrastructural and port development agreements' implementation for the benefit of their people and economies, a Kenyan diplomat disclosed.
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Kenya: Final Farewell to World Marathon Record Holder Kiptum
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February 23, 2024, 10:04 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who tragically lost his life in a road accident on February 11, 2024, alongside his Rwandese coach Gervais Hakizimana will be buried today.
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Liberia: Legislature Demands Clarity On Boakai's Ghana Trip
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February 23, 2024, 10:03 AM
[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has voted to invite the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and the Minister of Finance and Development Planning next Tuesday to update lawmakers about President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's travel.
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Zimbabwe: Youth Entrepreneurship Driving Economic Growth
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February 23, 2024, 6:39 AM
[The Herald] IN a development validating that youths play a significant role in growing the economy, experts have confirmed that the former produce about 100 commodities sold at mass markets such as Mbare Musika.
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