Somalia: Somali Foreign Minister Says Will Never Accept Ethiopia's 'Attempt' to Annex Territory
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March 2, 2024, 1:48 PM
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia would never accept an attempt to annex a part of its territory, the country's acting minister for foreign affairs and international cooperation said on Friday, commenting on a sea access deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland.
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Zimbabwe: Bomb Scare Forces Zimbabwe's President to Abort Landing
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March 2, 2024, 1:41 PM
[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- An aircraft carrying Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa aborted a landing Friday in the city of Victoria Falls, where he was supposed to attend an international conference, after authorities received an email of a "credible bomb-firearm threat."
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Africa: Why Some African Countries Have Strange Shapes
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March 2, 2024, 1:24 PM
[DW] Arbitrary boundaries were drawn on maps to separate European colonies in Africa. Most of those lines drawn on a Berlin Conference table between 1884 and 1885 are still in place today - with deadly consequences.
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Nigeria: Govt Launches 'Mining Marshals' to Curb Illegal Mining
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March 2, 2024, 1:10 PM
[Daily Trust] The federal government has launched "Mining Marshals" for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to checkmate illegal mining of solid minerals across the country.
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Senegal: Record Number of Journalists in Senegal's Jails Amid Political Turmoil
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March 2, 2024, 1:08 PM
[CPJ] Senegalese reporter Ndèye Maty Niang, also known as Maty Sarr Niang, would have likely jumped at the chance to report on the political crisis gripping her country since the president postponed elections in early February. But Niang can't cover the news - she's in a women's prison awaiting trial.
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Tanzania: Ali Hassan Mwinyi - the Tanzanian Former President Who Oversaw the Transition to Market Economy
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March 2, 2024, 4:12 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzania's second president who has died aged 98, pushed through tough economic and political reforms that transformed the East Africa nation from socialism to an open economy and a multi-party democracy. He was president from 1985 to 1995.
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Ghana: Ghana's New Anti-Homosexuality Bill Violates Everyone's Rights, Not Just LGBTIQ+ People - Expert
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March 2, 2024, 4:08 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Ghana's new anti-homosexuality bill infringes several rights and freedoms, not only of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people but of heterosexuals too. The bill has been in the works since 2021 when it was tabled in parliament as a private member's bill.
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Uganda: Anti-Graft Campaigners Ask Mpuuga, Commissioners to Resign
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March 2, 2024, 1:40 PM
[Nile Post] Former Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) Mathias Mpuuga has dominated headlines this week for bad reasons.
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Nigeria: Nollywood Loses Another Actor, Sisi Quadri
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March 2, 2024, 1:38 PM
[Vanguard] The Yoruba sector of the Nigerian movie industry has been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of Quadri Oyebamiji Tolani popularly known as Sisi Quadri surfaced on social media.
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Nigeria: Central Bank Revokes Operating Licenses of Thousands of Forex Bureaus
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March 2, 2024, 1:27 PM
[Premium Times] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operational licences of 4,173 Bureaux De Change operators in the country.
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Kenya: Late Kiptum Posthumously Named 2023 Sportsman of the Year
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March 2, 2024, 1:25 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The late Kelvin Kiptum has been posthumously named as the 2023 Sportsman of the Year, at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) staged Friday night at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.
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Nigeria: Advocacy Groups Call for Halt to Shell's Planned Exit From Nigeria
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March 2, 2024, 1:24 PM
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Advocacy groups are calling on the Dutch oil giant Shell to halt its plans to divest assets from Nigeria's Niger Delta region unless proper cleanup and decommissioning of its infrastructure is complete.
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Ethiopia: Fighting Resumes Between Ethiopian Government and Militants
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March 2, 2024, 1:23 PM
[VOA] Fighting broke out Friday between Ethiopian government forces and members of the Fano militia in Bahir Dar -- the capital of the Amhara region -- according to residents and the regional administration.
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Burkina Faso: Statement On the Escalation of Violence Against Civilians in Burkina Faso
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March 2, 2024, 1:08 PM
[State Department] The United States is gravely concerned by the rise in violence against civilians in northern and eastern Burkina Faso in late February.
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Uganda: Bobi Wine Punches Holes in Mpuuga's Defence
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March 2, 2024, 1:50 PM
[Nile Post] The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi, has insisted that Mathias Mpuuga admitted to wrongdoing and apologised for corruption and abuse of office during a meeting with leaders of the party.
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Eritrea: Eritrea Admits Military Presence in Badme and Disputed Territories, Denies Occupation
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March 2, 2024, 1:47 PM
[Reporter] Asmara says territories belong to Eritrea under 2000 Algiers Agreement
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Kenya: Kenya, 5 Nations Offer Personnel to Help Haiti Fight Gang Violence
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March 2, 2024, 1:45 PM
[Independent (Kampala)] United Nations -- Five countries are committed to providing personnel for an international police force to help Haiti battle gang violence, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
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Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - Stop Treating Us Like ASUU, We Never Went On Strike - - Conua Tells Tinubu
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March 2, 2024, 1:44 PM
[Premium Times] CONUA however aligned with ASUU in the call for reinstatement of the universities' dissolved governing councils, saying Mr Tinubu's action violates the Universities Autonomy Act, 2007.
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West Africa: Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill - 'Deep Concern' From UNDP Director Kanem
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March 2, 2024, 1:37 PM
[UNFPA in WCA] I note with deep concern the Parliament of Ghana's passage of the "Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill".
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South Africa: Re-evaluating Official Opposition Democratic Alliance's Performance
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March 2, 2024, 1:33 PM
[Lesotho Times] As the May 29, 2024 elections approach, the opposition party "Democratic Alliance" is gearing up for a heated battle to win the minds of prospective voters. With campaign strategies in full swing, many are left wondering whether the main opposition party is truly the right choice to lead the nation. Once we hover over the districts where they have ruled, the Democratic Alliance seems to have struggled to effectively address and resolve the challenges in the districts under their ...
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Africa: African Academic Sector Preps for 40th Aeaa Conference
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March 2, 2024, 1:30 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi says the EXCO of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) is satisfied with the progress made in preparation of the hosting of the 40th AEAA Annual Conference in August.
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South Sudan: Rising Violence, Human Rights Violations Threaten Peace in South Sudan
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March 2, 2024, 1:20 PM
[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. investigators warn an alarming rise in violence and human rights violations threatens prospects for a durable peace in South Sudan and risks impeding free and fair elections in December, the first since the country gained its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011.
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Uganda: Mpuuga - We Hold Bobi Wine in High Regard but His Actions Hinder Our Progress
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March 2, 2024, 1:50 PM
[Nile Post] The former leader of the opposition in Parliament, Matthias Mpuuga, has affirmed his admiration and backing for his party president, Robert 'Bobi Wine' Kyagulanyi.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Refutes Report of Suspending Flights to Avoid Somali Airspace
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March 2, 2024, 1:49 PM
[Shabelle] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Airlines on Friday evening denied media reports claiming that it would reroute flights to avoid Somali airspace, which had previously been utilized for flights en route to Asia.
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South Africa: Sadtu Statement On the Passing of the Copyright Amendment Bill By the National Assembly
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March 2, 2024, 1:46 PM
[COSATU] The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) welcomes the passing of the Copyright Amendment Bill by the National Assembly. The Bill will now be referred to the President for his approval.
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South Sudan: South Sudan - Human Rights Council Should Ensure Ongoing International Scrutiny, Investigations
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March 2, 2024, 1:42 PM
[HRW] HRW statement - Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights on advancing the human rights in South Sudan
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Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints New Management for FGN Power Company
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March 2, 2024, 1:35 PM
[Premium Times] The president anticipates that with the full constitution of the management team, the FGN Power Company Limited will work assiduously to realize the core objectives of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).
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Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints New Executive Directors for TCN
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March 2, 2024, 1:31 PM
[Premium Times] The president expects that the appointees will commit themselves wholly to realising the innovative and expansive energy vision of his administration.
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Nigeria: CPJ Welcomes Acquittal of Nigerian Journalists Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi and Calls for Legal Reform
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March 2, 2024, 1:28 PM
[CPJ] Abuja -- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the February 14 decision by an appeal court in Nigeria's western Kwara State acquitting journalists Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi of criminal conspiracy and defamation, charges for which they were convicted last year, and reiterates the call for Nigerian authorities to reform their country's laws to ensure journalism is never criminalized.
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Kenya: Ferdi Omanyala Makes World Indoors Final for the First Time Ever
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March 2, 2024, 1:26 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ferdinand Omanyala has qualified for the final of the World Indoor Championships in the 60m dash after finishing second in his semi-final heat, behind American triple world champion Noah Lyles of the USA.
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