Ethiopia: IMF Wary of 'Elevated' Prospect of Violence in Ethiopia
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April 20, 2024, 3:10 PM
[Reporter] The Fund forecasts 6.2 percent 2024 growth rate for Ethiopian economy
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya Shatters World Record with 60-Hour Chess Marathon
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April 20, 2024, 1:45 PM
[Premium Times] He originally set out to do 58 hours, Onakoya persevered for a grueling 60 hours.
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Nigeria: Chess Marathon - Encomiums As Tunde Onakoya Sets World Record
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April 20, 2024, 1:54 PM
[Vanguard] Nigerians have taken to social media and other platforms to congratulate chess master, Tunde Onakoya for setting a new world chess marathon record.
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South Africa: Search Continues for Missing 6-Year-Old Joshlin Smith - South African News Briefs - April 19, 2024
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April 19, 2024, 5:58 AM
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Sudan: War in Sudan Is 'A Crisis of Epic Proportions' As Atrocities Abound
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April 20, 2024, 3:41 PM
[UN News] The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is "a crisis of epic proportions", and the world must rethink the way it supports the Sudanese people amid rampant atrocities against civilians and no end in sight, top UN and African Union officials warned the Security Council on Friday.
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Africa: For Peace in Africa, Boost Regional Blocs - - Like West Africa's Ecowas
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April 20, 2024, 3:36 PM
[USIP] ECOWAS has proven it can solve crises. But like U.N. and other bodies, it needs updating.
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Sudan: Cardin, Risch, Meeks, McCaul Request Determination of Human Rights Abuses Committed by Sudan's RSF
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April 20, 2024, 3:03 PM
[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to President Biden urgently requesting a determination on whether Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and its leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, should be subject...
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Ethiopia: Joint Press Release | Supporting Immediate Emergency Response for Cross Border Communities in Eastern Africa
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April 20, 2024, 3:38 PM
[Africa CDC] Nairobi -- To strengthen regional cross-border Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness during public health emergencies, Africa CDC, UNICEF, IFRC, and WHO (the Collective Service core partners) as well as IOM, READY and the UK-PHRST, organized a simulation-based training from 15th to 19th April 2024 in Mombasa, Kenya.
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Africa: The World's Oldest and Most Prestigious Programming Contest "International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals 2023 Hosted by AASTMT" is Happening in Luxor with Huawei as the Diamond Sponsor
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April 18, 2024, 3:27 PM
[InfoWire] Under the patronage of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt is witnessing a distinctive event as the city of Luxor will host the forty-sixth and forty-seventh editions of the world's largest programming contest ''The World Finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) hosted by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport'', with Diamond Sponsorship by leading global digital infrastructure provider Huawei, from April 14th to 19th...
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Africa: Transcript of African Department April 2024 Press Briefing
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April 20, 2024, 3:13 PM
[IMF] PARTICIPANTS: ABEBE AEMRO SELASSIE - Director, African Department; TATIANA MOSSOT - Senior Communications Officer
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Africa: Communique of the 1209th Meeting of the PSC Held On 18 April 2024, On Briefing On the Situation in Sudan
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April 20, 2024, 3:08 PM
[African Union] Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1209th meeting, held on 18 April 2024, on Briefing on the Situation in Sudan.
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Sudan: Chair Cardin Urges U.S., Partners to Push for Immediate Humanitarian Assistance to Sudan
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April 20, 2024, 2:59 PM
[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor marking one year since the onset of civil war in Sudan, and calling on the United States and our international partners to ramp up humanitarian assistance for war-affected Sudanese and for impacted populations in surrounding countries.
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Sudan: UN - Growing Fears of Rebel Attack On Darfur's El Fasher
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April 20, 2024, 2:47 PM
[VOA] United Nations -- Two senior United Nations officials raised the alarm Friday that an attack on the North Darfur capital of El Fasher could be imminent and may trigger a deadly intercommunal conflict across Darfur.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Grants Amnesty to Ease Prison Congestion
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April 19, 2024, 4:30 PM
[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to 4,000 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country's crowded jails.
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Africa: Number of African-Born Millionaires to Skyrocket Over Next Decade - Report
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April 19, 2024, 4:29 PM
[RFI] Africa's millionaire population is expected to rise by 65 percent within the next 10 years, a report published this week has found. The new recruits to the rich club will come from the fintech and the media sector, says analysis from the Africa Wealth Report.
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Africa: Can Philanthropy Be Catalyst to Achieving Malaria Elimination?
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April 19, 2024, 3:22 PM
[Malaria Consortium] A child dies almost every minute from malaria. While huge gains have been made in recent history in reducing the burden of malaria -- with deaths falling by 50 percent between 2000 and 2015 -- progress has stalled and we have seen the numbers of cases and deaths creeping back up in recent years. Achieving malaria elimination is a moving target, in more ways than one.
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South Africa: Power Outage Sparks Days of Protest in Joburg
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April 19, 2024, 3:15 PM
[GroundUp] Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday
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Africa: Corporate Council on Africa is Thrilled to Announce the Confirmed Participation of Several Government Officials who will be Joining Us at the 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas on May 6-9, 2024
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April 18, 2024, 7:45 AM
[CCA] Their presence underscores the importance of fostering strong partnerships between the United States and Africa and highlights the commitment of both governments to enhancing trade and investment opportunities between our continents.
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Gambia: Bill Threatens Ban On Female Genital Mutilation
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April 19, 2024, 3:10 PM
[HRW] Abuja -- Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women's, Girls' Rights
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Southern Africa: El Nino Driving Southern Africa Drought - Study
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April 19, 2024, 3:07 PM
[New Era] Johannesburg -- A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by the El Nino weather pattern -- not climate change, scientists said yesterday. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared a national disaster over the severe dry spell that started in January and has devastated the agricultural sector, decimating crops and pastures.
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Sudan: Darfur Displaced Renew Call to the World to Save Them
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April 19, 2024, 3:05 PM
[Dabanga] Nyala / Beleil / Kutum -- The displaced in Darfur camps again appealed to the international community to help them by sending urgent humanitarian aid, as security and health conditions are worsening and the number op people dying of hunger and thirst is rapidly growing. The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) conference on humanitarian needs in the region will be held in the Kalma camp in South Darfur.
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Ghana: 609 Die in Road Crashes 1st Quarter 2024
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April 19, 2024, 10:55 AM
[Ghanaian Times] At least 609 people died nationwide in road crashes during the first quarter of this year, as against 553 deaths recorded last year, within the same period.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Online Boom Shadowed By Rise in Hate Speech
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April 19, 2024, 10:55 AM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In the midst of rapid internet usage expansion and a surge in social media adoption, Ethiopia is witnessing a significant rise in its online community.
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Somalia: EU Warns Against Ransom Payments to Somali Pirates
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April 19, 2024, 10:52 AM
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The European Union (EU) has issued a stern warning against paying ransom to Somali pirates, citing concerns that such payments could fuel further hijackings in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.
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Nigeria: Nestle Reacts to Allegation of Adding Sugar to Infant Formulas in Nigeria
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April 19, 2024, 10:51 AM
[Premium Times] The reaction is contained in a statement issued on Thursday and shared with PREMIUM TIMES by the company's Head of Corporate Communications, Victoria Uwadoka.
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Liberia: Mass Dismissal of Presidential Guards Sparks Concern
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April 19, 2024, 10:35 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Approximately 200 officers of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) are reported to be facing termination under the directive of the new Director, Sam Gaye. Allegations suggest that these personnel are being let go due to their perceived loyalty to former President George Manneh Weah.
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South Africa: Ndebele Artist Esther Mahlangu Honored with Math Doctorate - South African News Briefs - April 18, 2024
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April 18, 2024, 6:20 AM
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Sudan: OCHA Appeals to Security Council to Do More to 'Silence the Guns' in Sudan
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April 20, 2024, 3:09 PM
[OCHA] Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
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Uganda: United States Provides $11 Million to WFP's Refugees Response in Uganda
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April 20, 2024, 3:08 PM
[WFP] Kampala -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$11 million from USAID, on behalf of the American people. This additional funding brings USAID's total support for refugees in Uganda to nearly $83 million since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2023. The funding provides life-saving unconditional monthly general food assistance to over 1.3 million refugees across 13 settlements in Uganda. "This contribution is undoubtedly a relief for the most vulnerable...
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Zimbabwe: Zitf Preparations Intensify
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April 19, 2024, 5:34 PM
[The Herald] Kenyan President Dr William Ruto will officially open the 64th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) to be held in Bulawayo next week, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has confirmed.
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Zimbabwe: Zimtrade Eyes Angolan Market
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April 19, 2024, 5:34 PM
[The Herald] National trade development and promotion agency, ZimTrade, is organising an outward seller mission to Angola designed to enhance linkages between local exporters and leading buyers in that market.
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Zimbabwe: Record Crowd Attends Independence Celebrations
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April 19, 2024, 5:34 PM
[The Herald] More than 70 000 people yesterday thronged Murambinda B Secondary School in Buhera District, Manicaland Province, for the 44th Independence celebrations that were presided over by President Mnangagwa.
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