Africa: DR Congo, Nigeria, Ethiopia Join Global Push to Stop Most Preventable Cancer
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March 6, 2024, 2:46 PM
[allAfrica] Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer, despite the existence of effective tools, like vaccinating against the major cause of HPV to prevent the majority of cases and eventually eliminate this disease.
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Africa: UN Special Envoy for Road Safety Launches Global #MakeASafetyStatement in Côte d'Ivoire
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March 6, 2024, 6:20 PM
[allAfrica] Geneva -- The United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, has launched the UN Global Campaign for Road Safety for the first time in Africa, in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, aimed at a continent with some of the world's most dangerous roads.
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Africa: Anti-Doping Agency Suspends Only Drug Testing Lab in Africa
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March 6, 2024, 12:43 PM
[Leadership] Less than five months before the commencement of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended work at the only approved testing laboratory in Africa.
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Somalia: The Stakes in the Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal
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March 6, 2024, 5:47 PM
[Crisis Group] A preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region already in turmoil. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts explain the implications of the controversial accord.
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Chad: Chad's Opposition Under Siege Before Elections
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March 6, 2024, 5:21 PM
[DW] With only eight weeks before the election, security forces are clamping down on President Deby's political opponents.
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Africa: DR Congo Civilians in Firing Line As Use of Heavy Weapons Signals New Phase
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March 6, 2024, 12:22 PM
[ICRC] Goma -- A sharp uptick in the numbers of civilians wounded by heavy weapons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening to overwhelm health facilities already struggling to provide care, further worsening one of the world's largest and most complex humanitarian crises, Robert Mardini, director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warned during a five-day visit to the country.
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South Africa: Big Jump in Drug Use Over Two Decades, Study Finds
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March 6, 2024, 11:57 AM
[spotlight] The proportion of South Africans consuming marijuana, cocaine, and heroin has increased substantially since the early 2000s, research shows. Jesse Copelyn breaks down the reasons for these trends and potential solutions to the problem.
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South Africa: Petrol Price Increases
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March 6, 2024, 11:41 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced that all grades of fuel will increase by at least R1 from today.
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South Africa: Home Affairs Minister Takes Zimbabwean Permit Battle to the Constitutional Court
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March 6, 2024, 11:06 AM
[GroundUp] The High Court ruled against the minister and he failed in his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal
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Kenya: Inquiry Reveals Shocking Rights Abuses By British Army in Kenya
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March 6, 2024, 8:58 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) inquiry has uncovered human rights abuses by the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK), exposing deficiencies in victims' access to justice.
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Ethiopia: Two Years of Tigray Leaves Its Mark on Soldiers and Families
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March 6, 2024, 8:57 AM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The two-year war in the Tigray region has not only left physical scars but has also caused deep emotional wounds for countless families in the area. Letay Asfaw, a mother grieving for her two sons--one imprisoned and the other lost forever--is one such case.
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Tunisia: Parliament Decides Not to Lift Immunity On Seven Deputies
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March 6, 2024, 5:27 PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Assembly of People's Representatives, Wednesday, decided, by an overwhelming majority of deputies, not to lift immunity on 7 MPs.
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Tunisia: Court Overturns Appeal Verdict Against Journalist
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March 6, 2024, 5:25 PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Court of Cassation, on Wednesday, overturned the appeal verdict against journalist Khelifa Guesmi under which he was handed a 5-year prison sentence for publishing security information.
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Africa: Artists' Residencies On the Rise Across Africa
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March 6, 2024, 5:23 PM
[Independent (Kampala)] From Accra to Dakar, Marrakech to Lagos, Nairobi and now, Cape Town, art residence programs are on the rise, often initiated by successful African artists and now also by public-private partnerships.
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Ex-Fighters Threaten to Return to the Bush
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March 6, 2024, 5:22 PM
[DW] Frustrated by unmet needs, former Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria are threatening to resume their insurgency. The former Islamist insurgents accuse the Nigerian government of neglect since they surrendered.
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Africa: African Seed Trade Members Meet to Boost Seed Adoption, Distribution
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March 6, 2024, 5:20 PM
[VOA] Nairobi -- More than 350 delegates from governments, research institutions and seed production companies are gathering in Kenya this week to address challenges in getting good-quality seeds to African farmers. Experts say the lack of good seeds is hampering food production across the continent and contributing to the hunger crisis in many countries.
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Nigeria: Reactions As Video Shows Tinubu's Sons Among Presidential Delegates to Qatar
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March 6, 2024, 3:27 PM
[Daily Trust] President Bola Tinubu's sons - Seyi and Yinka - were among the delegation that travelled with the President on a state visit to Doha, Qatar.
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Nigeria: Zamfara Guards Arrested As Murder of Chief Imam Sparks Controversy
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March 6, 2024, 3:25 PM
[Daily Trust] Yusha'u A. Ibrahim -- The murder of the Chief Imam of a Juma'at mosque in Mada town, Gusau local government of Zamfara state, Imam Abubakar Hassan Mada, has sparked controversy.
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Sudan: Sundan's War Risks Creating World's Largest Hunger Crisis, Warns WFP Chief
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March 6, 2024, 11:58 AM
[WFP] Juba -- Sudan's war has shattered millions of lives and created the world's largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world's largest hunger crisis, unless fighting stops, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain warns today as she concludes a visit to South Sudan, where she met families fleeing violence and an escalating hunger emergency in Sudan.
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South Africa: Four Questioned About Missing Joslin Smith
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March 6, 2024, 11:40 AM
[SAnews.gov.za] Detectives in the Western Cape are currently questioning four individuals as part of an extensive investigation into the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smith from Diazville in Saldanha Bay.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Draft Transitional Justice Policy - 10 Key Observations
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March 6, 2024, 11:04 AM
[ISS] Revisions are needed to ensure a comprehensive transitional justice process that complies with human rights.
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Sudan: Sudan's War Risks Creating the World's Largest Hunger Crisis, Warns WFP Chief
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March 6, 2024, 10:22 AM
[WFP] Juba -- Sudan's war has shattered millions of lives and created the world's largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world's largest hunger crisis, unless fighting stops, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain warns today as she concludes a visit to South Sudan, where she met families fleeing violence and an escalating hunger emergency in Sudan. "The war in Sudan risks triggering the world's largest hunger crisis," war...
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West Africa: No Compulsion in Ecowas Membership - Nigerian Foreign Minister
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March 6, 2024, 10:10 AM
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has said there's no compulsion in the membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Extends Cholera Vaccination Amid Declining New Cases
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March 6, 2024, 8:54 AM
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday extended oral cholera vaccination in the capital Harare amid a marked decline in new cases countrywide.
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Africa: Uganda's Agather Atuhaire Wins International Women of Courage Award
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March 6, 2024, 8:53 AM
[Independent (Kampala)] Washington, Us -- Journalist, lawyer and human rights advocate Agather Atuhaire has been recognised for her work to promote the rule of law in Uganda.
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Nigeria: Customs On Standby Ahead of Nigeria-Niger Border Reopening
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March 6, 2024, 8:50 AM
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Customs Service Sokoto-Zamfara area command says it's on standby for the reopening of the Nigeria-Niger border at Illela Sokoto state.
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Uganda: Magogo Should Act Before Impending Fufa Social Media Exhibition
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March 6, 2024, 8:50 AM
[Observer] Over the past few days, social media has been awash with several damning revelations and incriminating stories about the legislature, especially the parliament commission.
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Africa: Women in Parliament - Slow Progress Towards Equal Representation
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March 6, 2024, 5:35 PM
[UN News] Progress on women's representation in national legislatures was "slow and mixed" in 2023, registering a growth of 0.4 per cent over the preceding year, the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) reported on Tuesday.
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South Africa: Search for Missing 6-Year-Old Joshlin Smith Continues Amid Arrests - South African News Briefs - March 6, 2024
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March 6, 2024, 5:25 AM
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Sudan: 11 Months Into Sudan War, 'World's Worst Hunger Crisis' Looms
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March 6, 2024, 5:49 PM
[UN News] Nearly 11 months since rival generals declared war in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering "the world's worst hunger crisis".
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