Liberia: Boakai in Talks to Establish War Crimes Court - Report
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February 28, 2024, 6:07 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Information gathered by FrontPageAfrica indicates that Ghana is slated to be the venue for the hosting of Liberia's long-awaited War and Economic Crimes Court. Perpetrators from the country's 14-year brutal fratricidal conflict will be tried and if convicted serve their sentences in the Ghanaian seaport town of Winneba. Winneba is a fishing town and capital of the Effutu Municipal District in the Central Region of Southern Ghana and lies 140 kilometers East of Cape ...
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Chad: Shooting Heard in Capital After Deadly Attack
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February 28, 2024, 5:57 PM
[DW] Gunfire has been reported in the Chadian capital, close to an opposition party headquarters. Earlier, several people are reported to have died in a clash near Chad's internal security agency headquarters.
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Africa: OCP Champions Soil Health at UN
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February 28, 2024, 5:02 PM
[allAfrica] This week in Nairobi, Kenya, the world's preeminent forum on environmental issues - the UN Environment Assembly is holding its sixth biennial meeting to set the global environmental agenda.
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Sudan: Army Detention of Sufi Sheikh Causes Widespread Condemnation
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February 28, 2024, 1:10 PM
[Dabanga] Omdurman / Addis Ababa -- The detention by military intelligence officers of Sheikh El Amin Omar, leader of the Sudanese El Gadiriyya El Mukashfi Sufi order, in Omdurman on Monday has received widespread condemnation.
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Sudan: Gunmen Seize MSF Vehicles in Pre-Dawn Central Darfur Heist
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February 28, 2024, 1:04 PM
[Dabanga] Zalingei -- The international humanitarian NGO, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders /MSF) says that two of its vehicles were stolen in the early hours of Friday, following an attack by 10 unidentified gunmen on an MSF centre in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur.
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South Africa: Seventh Person Arrested in Connection with AKA Murder
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February 28, 2024, 11:59 AM
[allAfrica] A seventh person has been arrested in connection with the murder of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, businessman Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, reports News24.
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Ethiopia: 'We Thought They Would Fight With Those They Came To Fight'
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February 28, 2024, 6:58 AM
[allAfrica] Amnesty International reports that Ethiopia's National Defense Forces (ENDF) is engaged in extrajudicial executions in Bahir Dar, Amhara, and denying families the right to bury their loved ones. The briefing, We Thought They Would Fight With Those They Came To Fight - Extra-Judicial Executions in Bahir Dar by ENDF soldiers, details when ENDF soldiers executed six civilians in August 2023 and another six, including civilians, in October.
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South Africa: Ramaphosa Nominates Mandisa Maya for Chief Justice - South African News Briefs - February 28, 2024
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February 28, 2024, 4:55 AM
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Mali: More Than 30 Killed in Mali Bus Crash
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February 28, 2024, 4:50 AM
[DW] The bus fell off a bridge en route to neighboring Burkina Faso, carrying both locals and foreigners. Road accidents are common in Mali, with roads and vehicles suffering from poor conditions.
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Nigeria: Don't Argue With Your Husbands - Minister Tells Women
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February 28, 2024, 6:15 PM
[Vanguard] The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has advised women to always keep quiet whenever an argument comes up with their husbands at home.
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Namibia: Namibia Asserts ICJ Authority Over Israel-Palestine War
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February 28, 2024, 6:09 PM
[Namibian] Namibia has firmly stated that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has the mandate to address the Israel-Palestine conflict, regarding the legal implications of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.
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Chad: Chad Announces May 6 Presidential Election, Months Earlier Than Projected
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February 28, 2024, 5:59 PM
[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad's electoral commission made a surprise announcement Tuesday that a presidential election to end three years of military rule will take place May 6, several months earlier than planned.
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Sudan: 'Corruption Finances the War' - Sudan Business Forum
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February 28, 2024, 5:56 PM
[Dabanga] Addis Ababa -- Participants in the Sudan Business for Peace Conference workshop, held yesterday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, addressed the presence of companies, both within Sudan and abroad, actively supporting and perpetuating the ongoing war. These companies are reportedly aligned with both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Sudan: Govt Welcomes New U.S Special Envoy
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February 28, 2024, 5:52 PM
[Dabanga] Washington D.C. / Port Sudan / Amsterdam -- Sudanese leaders and commentators have welcomed the announcement by the US State Dept on Monday of the appointment of Tom Perriello as US Special Envoy for Sudan, however four opposition Republican members of the US Congress say the temporary appointment 10 months into the war, "demonstrates yet another failure in its [the Biden administration'] response to the crisis".
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Kenya: Why Irrigation Needs to Think Smaller to Save Kenyan Pastoralism
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February 28, 2024, 5:48 PM
[The New Humanitarian] Marsabit -- 'As policymakers consider irrigation investments in the drylands, the past disappointing experiences of large-scale schemes must be taken into account.'
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Security Problems Deepen As Anglophone Insurgency in Cameroon Spills Across Border
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February 28, 2024, 5:45 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Over the past two decades, Nigeria has grappled with multiple and complex national security threats, each posing a significant challenge to its stability.
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Somalia: Why Turkey Is Helping Somalia Defend Its Waters
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February 28, 2024, 5:38 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Somalia and Turkey recently announced that they would expand the terms of a defence agreement first signed on 8 February 2024 to include the maritime sector. This came as tensions rose between Somalia and landlocked Ethiopia. Ethiopia is seeking access to the Red Sea through Somaliland, a breakaway state of Somalia. Federico Donelli, an international relations professor whose research covers Red Sea security and politics, puts this defence agreement into context.
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Nigeria: NatureNews Unveils Initiative to Plant 5 billion Trees in Nigeria by 2030
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February 28, 2024, 4:31 PM
[Nature News Media Limited] African's foremost environmental newspaper, NatureNews, is set to revolutionise the afforestation campaign in Nigeria as it unveiled an initiative to plant 5 billion trees by the year 2030.
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Liberia: Former President Weah Returns to Country
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February 28, 2024, 1:18 PM
[New Republic] Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has returned to the country following a one month and five days family vacation.
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South Africa: It Took 16 Years but South Africa Has Impeached a Senior Judge
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February 28, 2024, 12:04 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Former Western Cape judge president John Mandlakayise Hlophe has become one of the first two members of South Africa's judiciary to be impeached since the country became a constitutional democracy in 1994. A vote in parliament in late February 2024 stripped him of his title and barred him from accessing his retirement package. Judges can earn as much as R2 million (over US$100,000) a year in retirement. Narnia Bohler-Muller, a constitutional law expert, answers some que...
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Nigeria: Pastor Arrested for Flogging Pregnant Teachers in Delta
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February 28, 2024, 6:16 PM
[Vanguard] The pastor of Kingdom Life Charismatic Church, Ekama Maxwell, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force in Sapele, Delta State, for allegedly assaulting two pregnant teachers.
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Uganda: Global Economics Expert Sachs Commits to Supporting Uganda in Formulation of NDPIV
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February 28, 2024, 6:11 PM
[Nile Post] KAMPALA -- Renowned professor of economics Jeffrey Sachs has committed to supporting the National Planning Authority (NPA) in the ongoing Fourth National Development Plan (NDPIV) formulation process.
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Liberia: JNB Press Secretary Fumbles Over Roberts International Airport Vip Lounge Denied Ex-President Weah
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February 28, 2024, 6:03 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Presidential Press Secretary, Ms. Kula Fofana says former President Geoerge Weah and his wife were not denied access to the VIP lounge at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) when he returned to the country on Tuesday. She, however, said the former President was could not use the new VIP lounge which, according to her, is now reserved only for President Joseph Boakai.
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Liberia: Did CBL Violate the Law By Loaning Govt?
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February 28, 2024, 6:02 PM
[Observer] Monrovia-In Liberia, public sentiments or politics often blur the reasoning and logic of the law, skewing both the textual meaning and intent-of-the-framers' doctrines of statutory interpretation.
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Tunisia: President of the Republic Meets Saudi Health Minister
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February 28, 2024, 6:01 PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied met on Wednesday at the Carthage Palace with the Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, to discuss cooperation between the two countries and the common history between them.
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South Africa: Twelve Suspects Arrested During Operation Vala Umgodi in Namakwa District
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February 28, 2024, 6:00 PM
[SAPS] The multi-disciplinary illicit mining operation "Vala Umgodi" by SAPS, SANDF and Department of Home Affairs, arrested 12 suspects for alleged illegal mining and trespassing in Kleinsee on Monday, 26 February 2024.
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Morocco: Morocco Co-Sponsors Declaration At 13th WTO Conference to Reduce Trade in Harmful Plastics
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February 28, 2024, 5:58 PM
[MAP] Abu Dhabi -- At the 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) Conference in Abu Dhabi, six countries, including Morocco, have co-sponsored a declaration to reduce trade in harmful plastics.
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Liberia: CDC Chairman Resigns
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February 28, 2024, 5:49 PM
[New Republic] Today I resigned my position as Chairman of the CDC, the following letter to the Standard-bearer outlines the details, let's keep the CDC & Liberia, peaceful.
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Nigeria: Air Peace Announces N1.2 Million for London Route
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February 28, 2024, 1:19 PM
[Vanguard] Air Peace on Wednesday, announced N1.2 million and N4 million respectively on its London route for Economy and Business classes, effective March 30.
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Africa: Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Chikomo Calls for Protection of African Farmers
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February 28, 2024, 1:12 PM
[The Herald] Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
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