South Africa: New Palace for Zulu King Amid Legal Dispute - South African News Briefs - February 29, 2024
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February 29, 2024, 5:37 AM
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Ethiopia: Tigray Announces Talks On Pretoria Accord Implementation Will Be Conducted 'Exclusively Through AU Panel'
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February 29, 2024, 2:27 PM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Tigray Interim Administration has announced its decision to engage with the federal government regarding the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in November 2022, exclusively through the African Union.
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Nigeria: Bandits Kidnap Over 40 Worshippers in Zamfara Community
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February 29, 2024, 3:21 PM
[Vanguard] No fewer than forty (40) Worshippers have been abducted by the armed bandits in one of the mosque in Tsafe town, the headquarter of Tsafe local government areas of Zamfara state.
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Nigeria: MTN Suffers Outage in Nigeria, Gives Reason
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February 29, 2024, 3:09 PM
[Premium Times] "We apologise for the inconvenience and ask for your patience and understanding as the team works to restore full service as soon as possible."
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Ethiopia: 138 Killed, 113 Injured in Gambella Region Over Nine Months - EHRC Report
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February 29, 2024, 3:08 PM
[Addis Standard] The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released a report on Wednesday detailing that at least 138 people have been killed and 113 injured since May 2023 due to clashes between communities and attacks on refugees in Ethiopia's Gambella region.
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West Africa: Failed Sanctions and Need for Ecowas to Reinvent Itself
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February 29, 2024, 2:29 PM
[Premium Times] ECOWAS urgently needs to reinvent itself, especially having set what can be characterised as a wrong precedent
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Chad: Chad Says Opposition Leader Killed Fighting Security Forces
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February 29, 2024, 1:37 PM
[DW] Chad's state prosecutor has said that Yaya Dillo, leader of an opposition left-wing party, was killed during a gunfight with security forces, after an attack at the country's internal security agency.
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Liberia: Former President Weah Denied Access to Airport VIP Lounge
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February 29, 2024, 10:11 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Chairman of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) legislative caucus Senator Nathaniel McGill has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to with immediate effect commission an investigation into the alleged recent humiliation of former President George Manneh Weah at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Margibi County.
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South Africa: State Opposes Bail for AKA, Tibz Murder Accused in Durban Court
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February 29, 2024, 9:07 AM
[allAfrica] In a high-profile case, the State has declared its intention to oppose bail for the seven men accused of murdering renowned rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, reports News24.
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Angola: Luanda With Outbreak of Hemorrhagic Pink Eye
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February 29, 2024, 3:26 PM
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The city of Luanda has been facing, in recent days, an outbreak of contagious hemorrhagic Pink Eye (conjunctivitis), said this Thursday the director of the National Ophthalmological Institute of Angola (IONA), Luísa Paiva.
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Somalia: Somalia Is Now in a State of Climate Emergency, Says President
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February 29, 2024, 3:20 PM
[Shabelle] Nairobi, Kenya -- In an address at the 6th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, stressed the existential threat of climate change and the need for immediate global action.
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Mozambique: South African Takes Over Mozambique Airlines As Director General
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February 29, 2024, 3:19 PM
[AIM] Maputo -- The executive director of the South African Company Fly Modern Ark (FMA), Theunis Crous, is the new general-director of the publicly-owned Mozambique Airlines (LAM).
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Nigeria: Heads of Parastatals Sign Performance Bond, As Minister Sets Goals
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February 29, 2024, 3:09 PM
[Premium Times] The minister organised the Performance Contract Signing Ceremony with Heads of Agencies on Wednesday in Abuja.
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Africa: Migration Policies Skewed Against African Countries - President Akufo-Addo
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February 29, 2024, 3:06 PM
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the fullest potential and benefits of human migration will remain elusive unless there is an effective international corporation and greater solidarity.
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Zimbabwe: Health Workers' Strike Put On Hold
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February 29, 2024, 2:42 PM
[263Chat] In a significant development, health workers in Zimbabwe have put their intended strike on hold, opting for discussions with the authorities instead.
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South Africa: Govt Works Exiting Financial Action Task Force Grey List
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February 29, 2024, 2:41 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury has noted that whilst South Africa is on track to address all the outstanding action items by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) with regards to the country's grey listing, it remains a challenge to address all 17 of the remaining action items by February 2025.
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South Africa: 'Toxic' Medical Waste Dumped Along Wild Coast Had Labels 'Deliberately Removed'
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February 29, 2024, 2:38 PM
[Daily Maverick] Health investigators have found that medical waste that was dumped along the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast had labels and other identifiers like batch numbers 'deliberately removed'. Medical waste has now been collected from five places on a 25km stretch between Sigidi and Mtentu villages, according to the AMadiba Crisis Committee.
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Chad: After Clashes - Fate of Opposition Politician Yaya Dillo Uncertain
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February 29, 2024, 2:34 PM
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- "Rumors are circulating about the assassination of Yaya Dillo, but at the moment there is no confirmation", report to Fides local sources from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where the armed forces yesterday, February 28, attacked the headquarters of the Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), of which Dillo is the president.
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South Africa: Exclusive - - AMCU Says New Labour Party Registered, Invites 'Progressive Forces', Including Other Unions, to Join
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February 29, 2024, 2:32 PM
[Daily Maverick] The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says it has registered a new Labour Party with the Electoral Commission of South Africa to contest the 2024 national and provincial elections.
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Namibia: Court Challenge of ARVs Tender Decision Fails
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February 29, 2024, 2:32 PM
[Namibian] An attempt to challenge a decision of the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) on the supply of antiretroviral medication to the Ministry of Health and Social Services has failed in the Windhoek High Court.
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Cameroon: Northern Cameroon Is Losing the Battle Against Arms Trafficking
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February 29, 2024, 1:07 PM
[ISS] Surrounded by countries in conflict, the cross-border area has become a hub for gun-running.
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Liberia: Criminal Court Denies U.S. Citizen From Seeking Medical Care Abroad
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February 29, 2024, 10:09 AM
[Observer] Abednego Davis -- A U.S. citizen, Lucas Richards, on trial for attempting to murder his wife, Jessica Lloyd, was on Wednesday, February 28, denied permission by Criminal Court 'B' to travel abroad for medical care. The victim, Jessica Lloyd, survived the attack and is actively involved in the prosecution against her husband.
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Kenya: Air Quality Sensors Boosting Nairobi's Fight Against Air Pollution
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February 29, 2024, 10:07 AM
[IPS] Nairobi -- Deborah Adhiambo (43) has been battling mild asthma since 2022, a condition she describes as "both a health and economic burden." The mother of three lives within Dandora Estate, nine miles east of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Dandora is home to Kenya's largest open landfill, which receives more than 2,000 metric tonnes of waste daily.
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Ghana: Next Gen Black Stars - Is Kudus the New Leader?
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February 29, 2024, 2:31 PM
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is known for producing some of the most talented footballers in the world. What stands out is the country's ability to do this continually. There seems to be a 'natural' transition from one generation of stars to the next. For instance, after stars like Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari hanged their boots, the Ayew brothers took over and led the team for the past few years.
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Egypt: President El - Sisi Receives Chairman of Sudan's TSC
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February 29, 2024, 3:29 PM
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Thursday Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC) Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan at Cairo International Airport.
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Angola: Supreme Court Defends Electronic Processing Transition
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February 29, 2024, 3:25 PM
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Deputy-Presiding Judge of the Supreme Court Efigénia Lima on Thursday defended the implementation of electronic processing in the courts of common jurisdiction.
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Gambia: 'Nobody Is Safe in This Country'
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February 29, 2024, 3:23 PM
[The Point] Mamma Kandeh, the party leader of Gambia Democratic Congress, has raised a concern at a press conference at Boaba Hotel on Saturday that The Gambia is not a safe country anymore as murder cases keep occurring on a daily basis.
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Gambia: NHRC Raises Alarm Over Repeal of FGM Law
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February 29, 2024, 3:22 PM
[The Point] The National Human Rights Commission is gravely concerned about a public notice from the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly, published in various newspapers on 6th February, regarding the Women's (Amendment) Bill 2024, a Private Members Bill, which seeks to repeal the Women's (Amendment) Act 2015 that prohibits the practice of FGM/C in The Gambia.
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Mozambique: Over 60,000 Displaced in Latest Terrorist Attacks
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February 29, 2024, 3:19 PM
[AIM] Maputo -- The latest wave of attacks by islamist terrorists in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado has displaced over 60,000 people over the provincial boundary into the neighboring province of Nampula.
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Liberia: Supreme Court Maintains Stay Order On Tenure Positions As Ministry of Justice Absence Delays Conference
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February 29, 2024, 3:17 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the scheduled conference between the government and tenure position holders failed to materialize as the Minister of Justice and government lawyers were notably absent.
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