Senegal: National Dialogue Report Submitted to President Sall
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March 5, 2024, 11:40 AM
[allAfrica] Dakar -- Minister of the Interior Me Sidiki Kaba, presented the report resulting from the national dialogue this Monday, March 4, 2024, to the President of the Republic, Macky Sall. The talks were held at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Center in Diamniadio (Cicad),30km east of Dakar, reports APA.
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Kenya: Kenyan Women Aren't Safe and Will No Longer Be Quiet
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March 5, 2024, 11:39 AM
[allAfrica] The Kenya government needs to listen to its people and take all necessary measures to prevent and address femicide. It is unacceptable that men kill hundreds of women each year because the authorities have allowed patriarchy and gender inequality to go unchecked. Women have just as much of a right to life, dignity, and security of their person as anybody else.
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Kenya: 2 Dead As Aircrafts Collide On Take-Off From Wilson Airport
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March 5, 2024, 11:45 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A pilot and his student died in a mid-air collision with a passenger aircraft during take-off from Wilson Airport.
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Nigeria: We Have No Desire to Truncate Democracy - Nigerian Army
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March 5, 2024, 4:36 PM
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Army says troops of Armed Forces of Nigeria do not have desire to truncate Nigeria's democracy, which he described as "nascent", insisting that democracy has come to stay.
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Africa: Africa-Led Mission to Haiti 'Urgently Needed', According to the UN
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March 5, 2024, 4:16 PM
[RFI] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm at the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in Haiti and called for more funding for the planned international police mission, to be lead by Kenya.
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Ghana: Ghana Won't Backslide On Her Human Rights Record - President Akufo-Addo
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March 5, 2024, 2:12 PM
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the diplomatic community that Ghana will not backslide on her enviable human rights observance and the rule of law despite the passage of the "Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill'.
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Chad: One Week After the Death of an Opposition Figure - Calm Appears to Have Been Restored in N'djamena
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March 5, 2024, 2:06 PM
[Agenzia Fides] N'djamena -- In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, there is apparent calm a few days after the assassination of Yaya Dillo, leader of the opposition party PSF (Socialist Party Without Borders). Dillo was killed on February 28 in an army attack on the headquarters of the party of which he was leader (see Fides, 29/2/2024)
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East Africa: Somalia Becomes Full Member of East African Community
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March 5, 2024, 10:52 AM
[Daily News] SOMALIA yesterday officially deposited her instrument of ratification of the Treaty of Accession with the East African Community (EAC), making the horn of Africa country as the bloc's eighth partner state.
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Tanzania: Germany Apologizes Over Colonial Rule Killings
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March 5, 2024, 10:48 AM
[Daily News] GERMANY has reiterated its apologies following atrocities done during its colonial rule in Tanzania more than 100 years that included killing of tribal leaders.
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Liberia: 'War Crimes Court to Be Established On Liberian Soil'
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March 5, 2024, 10:24 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The House of Representatives is poised to pass a resolution for the establishment of a war crimes court on Thursday, as gathered by FrontPageAfrica. This would be followed by a possible concurrence by the Liberian Senate, which, if granted, would then lead to the enactment of a statute bringing the Court into force.
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Nigeria: Education Policy Leads to Increased Girls Enrollment, Reduced Child Marriage in North-West Nigeria - Report
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March 5, 2024, 9:51 AM
[Premium Times] The report states that COVID-19 and insecurity are the most significant challenges impacting negatively on the education of girls in the six states studied.
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Kenya: High Court Gives Nod to Affordable Housing Bill Process
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March 5, 2024, 8:14 AM
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The High Court in Kisumu has given Parliament a nod to proceed with the Affordable Housing Bill after it struck out a case challenging public participation.
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Egypt: New Laws Entrench Military Power Over Civilians
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March 5, 2024, 6:17 AM
[HRW] Beirut -- In early February 2024, the Egyptian authorities issued new legislation that will entrench and widen the already broad powers of the military over civilian life in a manner that undermines rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The new laws grant sweeping new authority for the military to fully or partially replace certain functions of the police, civilian judiciary, and other civilian authorities and further expand the jurisdiction of military courts to prosecute civilians.
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South Africa: UCT Invites Disgraced Ex-Eskom Boss for 'Ethics' Lecture - South African News Briefs - March 5, 2024
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March 5, 2024, 5:28 AM
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Nigeria: Kicking Down Barriers and Empowering Girls in Kaduna State
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March 5, 2024, 4:47 AM
[Nigeria Health Watch] Football is more than just a game; it has the power to unite people across cultures, languages, and borders. But beyond that, it also has the power to bridge the gender equality gap.
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Gambia: How Gambia's Truth Commission Findings Shaped the Sonko Trial
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March 5, 2024, 3:17 PM
[JusticeInfo.net] The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior minister of The Gambia, resumes today in Switzerland. Parties are expected to present their closing arguments. A striking fact of the evidence put before the Swiss court last January was how much of it was first investigated and exposed by the Gambian truth commission between 2018 and 2020. But there are a few takeaways from the Swiss trial.
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Sudan: UN Report On Sudan 'Does Not Correspond With Scale of Violations'
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March 5, 2024, 4:43 PM
[Dabanga] Geneva / Amsterdam -- Critics lament that the most recent report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the human rights situation in Sudan is 'modest', and that it does not correspond to the scale of violations that occur today in Sudan.
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Nigeria: Death Toll Hits 13 As Lassa Fever Spreads to 9 LGAS in Benue
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March 5, 2024, 4:34 PM
[Daily Trust] The Benue State government on Tuesday disclosed that the death toll from Lassa fever outbreak in nine local government areas of the state has risen to 13 amid efforts to stem the tide.
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Africa: WHO Predicts High Cancer Scourge
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March 5, 2024, 4:29 PM
[Lesotho Times] Over 35 million new cancer cases are predicted globally in 2050, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Lesotho likely to bear the biggest brunt.
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Liberia: Lower House of Legislature Adopts War Crimes Resolution
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March 5, 2024, 4:10 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The lower house of the national legislature in Liberia has adopted a resolution for the establishment of a war and economic crimes court. The adoption coincides with the visit of Dr. Beth Van Schaack, the United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice. The resolution, if granted, would then lead to the enactment of a statute bringing the Court into force, decades after the end of the brutal civil war which killed thousands and forced scores more into ...
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South Africa: Three People in Hospital With Serious Burns After Dunoon Shack Fires
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March 5, 2024, 2:20 PM
[GroundUp] At least 200 people were left homeless after two fires at the weekend
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South Africa: Anti-Vaxxers Thrashed in Court
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March 5, 2024, 2:15 PM
[GroundUp] Application to stop Covid vaccine slammed as "manifestly unfair", fatally defective and dismissed with costs by Pretoria High Court
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South Africa: Safa Mourns the Passing of Former Bafana Defender Siphiwe Mkhonza
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March 5, 2024, 2:10 PM
[SAFA] Siphiwe's father, former Banyana Banyana coach Joseph Mkhonza, confirmed to www.Safa.net that his 44-year-old son, who also played for Kaizer Chiefs, Golden Arrows and Bloemfontein Celtic, among others, passed away at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 after illness. He was a soccer analyst at the SABC at the time of his passing.
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Africa: New Report Reveals Shocking Conditions of Wildlife Farms Globally
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March 5, 2024, 2:08 PM
[Nile Post] A new report by World Animal Protection has exposed the distressing realities of wildlife farming on a global scale.
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Africa: Organised Criminals Make Douala Their Gateway to Global Markets
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March 5, 2024, 11:48 AM
[ISS] Cameroon's main seaport has become a transit hub for illegal exports from West and Central Africa.
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Tanzania: Technology Is Crucial to Justice Delivery - President Suluhu
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March 5, 2024, 10:50 AM
[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan emphasized the crucial role of technology in promoting justice and development during her address at the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting on Monday.
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Ghana: Ghana - President Should Veto Anti-LGBT Bill
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March 5, 2024, 9:48 AM
[HRW] Nairobi -- Violates Rights to Nondiscrimination, Freedom of Expression and Assembly
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Liberia: Former Liberian Rebel Commander Appeals Life Sentence for War Crimes
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March 5, 2024, 4:27 PM
[RFI] Former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara will on Tuesday begin his appeal against a life sentence handed down by a Paris court in 2022 for complicity in crimes against humanity.
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Gambia: GFA Urges Govt to Declare 'State of Concern' Over Ferry Services
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March 5, 2024, 4:12 PM
[The Point] Gambia For All party (GFA) is calling for "urgent action" amid poor ferry service in recent times at the Banjul-Barra Crossing Points.
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Gambia: Govt Consolidated GLF Revenue Hits Over 21Billion in 2023
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March 5, 2024, 4:11 PM
[The Point] The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Hon. Seedy Keita, yesterday gave an explanation on how Gambia Government Consolidated Fund (GLF) had been managed and executed during 2023 fiscal year.
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