South Africa: Johannesburg Power Outage Threatens Critical Healthcare - South African News Briefs - April 23, 2024
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April 23, 2024, 6:00 AM
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Djibouti: Dozens Dead, Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Djibouti
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April 24, 2024, 4:54 AM
[DW] It is the latest tragedy on a route that has become popular among thousands of migrants trying to reach Gulf countries from the Horn of Africa.
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Malawi: Malawi Takes Steps to End Poverty Among Women and Girls
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April 24, 2024, 4:47 AM
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and its development partners are trying something new to help the country's most vulnerable women and girls get out of extreme poverty. Besides enhancing their socio-economic status, a new three-year program will strengthen their resilience to crises, shocks and disasters.
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Rwanda: UK's Newly Passed 'Safety in Rwanda' Bill Is Anything but Safe - UN Officials
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[UN News] Following the United Kingdom Parliament's passage of the "Safety of Rwanda" bill, two top UN officials sounded an alarm on Tuesday about its harmful impact on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection.
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Africa: Silence the Guns, Amplify Women's Voices for Peace to End Rape in Wartime
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[UN News] The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a "dramatic increase" of 50 per cent over the previous year, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
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Africa: Africa's Megacities Threatened By Heat, Floods and Disease - Urgent Action Is Needed to Start Greening and Adapt to Climate Change
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water.
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Ethiopia: Weighed Down By War and Drought, Tigray Struggles to Get Back On Its Feet
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The New Humanitarian] Mekelle, Ethiopia -- 'It has been over a year since the peace deal was signed and the guns have been silenced, but we are still dying.'
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Kenya: Kenya Issues Flood Warning As Rains Cause Death, Displacement
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April 23, 2024, 4:43 PM
[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenya has issued flood warnings as heavy rains pound the region.
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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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Sudan: UAE Objects to UNSC Over 'Spurious' Accusations By Sudan
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April 23, 2024, 4:41 PM
[Dabanga] New York -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has objected to what it calls "baseless allegations" made by the Permanent Representative for Sudan, El Haris Idris, to the 9,611th meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on April 19, in which he accused Abu Dhabi of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and supplying them with weapons.
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Rwanda: The UK Again Attempts to Bend Truth On Rwanda
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April 23, 2024, 3:40 PM
[HRW] In an interview on the BBC's Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda's "remarkable regime." But as the debate over the government's Safety of Rwanda bill came to a close, he left out some important facts about Rwanda's human rights record.
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Africa: WHO Global Malaria Programme Launches New Operational Strategy
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April 23, 2024, 3:35 PM
[WHO] Ahead of World Malaria Day, the WHO Global Malaria Programme published a new operational strategy outlining its priorities and key activities up to 2030 to help change the trajectory of malaria trends, with a view to achieving the global malaria targets. The strategy outlines 4 strategic objectives where WHO will focus its efforts, including developing norms and standards, introducing new tools and innovation, promoting strategic information for impact, and providing technical leadership o...
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Gambia: Justice Minister Puts Forth Bill to Prosecute Rights Violators
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April 23, 2024, 3:27 PM
[Foroyaa] The Gambia's Minister for Justice, Dawda A Jallow, on Monday, 21st April 2024, tabled a bill entitled Special Prosecutor's Office Bill 2024.
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Liberia: Dismissed Presidential Guards Give Ultimatum
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April 23, 2024, 3:23 PM
[New Republic] Amid escalating tensions, a group of 300 armed dismissed presidential officers has issued a stern ultimatum to the Boakai government, demanding payment for their unjust termination within one week or face dire consequences.
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South Sudan: South Sudan Declares Massive Red Eye Outbreak On Uganda Border
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April 23, 2024, 1:06 PM
[Independent (Kampala)] Juba -- South Sudanese health officials on Monday declared an outbreak of conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, along the border between Uganda.
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Senegal: Senegal's New Leader Calls for a Rethink of the Country's Relationship With the EU
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April 23, 2024, 12:01 PM
[RFI] Senegal's new leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called for a rethink of the country's relationship with the EU during a visit by European Council President Charles Michel.
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Liberia: Is Boakai Playing Games With Establishment of War Crimes Court?
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April 23, 2024, 11:22 AM
[New Republic] Mark N. Mengonfia -- Since the signing of the resolution for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia by members of the National Legislature, many continue to wonder as to why President Joseph NyumaBoakai is yet to sign the eight page-page document making it a law.
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Ethiopia: Five Ethiopia Public Universities Successfully Establish State-of-the-Art Multimedia Studios
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April 23, 2024, 7:48 PM
[Mastercard Foundation] As part of strengthening and enhancing the quality, accessibility, and resilience of higher education in Ethiopia, the e-SHE program, a partnership between the Ministry of Education, the Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University, and ShayaShone, successfully established five state-of-the-art multimedia studios in public universities across Ethiopia, known as 'Resource Centers'. These resource centers are in Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Dire Dawa, Jimma, and Hawassa Unive...
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Authorities Troubled By Tumbling New Currency
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April 23, 2024, 8:39 AM
[VOA] Mount Hampden, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean authorities responded swiftly to the recent decline in the new gold-backed currency by apprehending illicit moneychangers and closing the bank accounts of businesses accused of exclusively dealing in U.S. dollars.
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Rwanda: Rwanda Explained - From Politics to Human Right to Migration
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April 24, 2024, 4:54 AM
[DW] Rwanda's government says it is "pleased" about the UK's decision to pass a bill allowing to send irregular asylum seekers to the African country. But many, including the UN, continue to express concern about the policy.
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Madagascar: Hero's Journey - How UNFPA Helps Mothers in Madagascar to Access Emergency Obstetric Care
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April 24, 2024, 4:54 AM
[UNFPA] Androy -- It was time to leave for the hospital. Samueline Razafindravao had intended to give birth at her home in southern Madagascar, but after encountering difficulties, decided to go to her local health centre.
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Togo: Togo Revises Constitution to Eliminate Term Limits - an Explainer
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April 24, 2024, 4:47 AM
[ACSS] The ruling party's revision of the Togolese Constitution eliminates universal suffrage for the presidency while effectively shifting to a parliamentary system that evades presidential term limits.
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Africa: UN - Guns Fueling Rape of Children, Women in War Zones
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April 24, 2024, 4:47 AM
[VOA] United Nations -- Actor and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira told diplomats Tuesday that finding a child to sexually abuse in a conflict zone can cost less than one dollar. She urged policymakers to curb the illicit flow of weapons as one way to prevent these crimes.
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Chad: Chad's Election Outcome Already Seems Set - 4 Things Mahamat Déby Has Done to Stay in Power
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Chad's presidential election campaigns officially kicked off on Sunday 14 April 2024 in the capital city, N'Djamena.
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South Africa: Johannesburg in a Time of Darkness - Ivan Vladislavić's New Memoir Reminds Us of the City's Fragility
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburg's literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers to escort them through dark and perilous streets. "In Paris," he observes, "these linkmen were often police spies or informers, while in London they were more likely to be in league with criminals".
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South Africa: History for Sale - What Does South Africa's Struggle Heritage Mean After 30 Years of Democracy?
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The Conversation Africa] One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many passersby who crowd around to take pictures with it. At the entrance of a square in the mall, it's a jovial image of the former South African president in a lively jive: a decidedly odd juxtaposition of a liberation fighter at a site of luxury retail.
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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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Sudan: Sudan - Civil War Stretches Into a Second Year With No End in Sight
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[The Conversation Africa] In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - a Sudanese paramilitary force - attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudan's capital, Khartoum.
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Africa: Where Planting Trees in Africa Works and, Crucially, Doesn't
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April 24, 2024, 4:44 AM
[African Arguments] Restoring degraded forests is essential, but planting trees in rangelands is largely ineffective and often damaging.
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Sudan: UNHCR Completes $2.2 Million Projects in Sudan
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April 23, 2024, 4:40 PM
[Dabanga] Geneva -- Yesterday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan announced the completion of two projects funded by $2.2 million from the government of Japan, aiming to meet the urgent needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and host communities affected by the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
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Ghana: Ghana Has Made Notable Strides in the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Recent Years - Human Trafficking Secretariat
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April 23, 2024, 4:39 PM
[GhanaToday] The Head of the Human Trafficking Secretariat at the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Madam Abena Annobea Asare disclosed this, at a 3-day sensitization program organized in collaboration with Expertise France and the Ghana Refugee Board.
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Nigeria: Lagos to Roll Out 2,000 CNG Buses, 231 Electric Vehicles in June
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April 23, 2024, 4:13 PM
[Leadership] The Lagos State government on Tuesday hinted that it has commenced moves to introduce about 2, 000 Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, buses into the state before the end of 2024.
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Nigeria: Ex-Deputy Speaker Ihedioha Quits PDP
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April 23, 2024, 4:10 PM
[Leadership] A former deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that the party was no longer able to carry out internal reforms, enforce its own rules or offer credible opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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