Africa: Innovations at the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit
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April 24, 2024, 11:28 AM
[allAfrica] AllAfrica Global Media is launching the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit from May 8-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit will feature innovations to leverage the ever-changing media landscape revolutionized by emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Global media leaders, development experts, academics and corporate titans will share best practices to elevate ethics and combat information manipulation to advance Africa's economic transformation and human de...
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South Africa: Nearly Half of South Africans Can't Afford Basics - Survey - South African News Briefs - April 24, 2024
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April 24, 2024, 6:18 AM
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Africa: UN - Conflict, Climate Change Driving Hundreds of Millions Into Hunger
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April 25, 2024, 4:48 AM
[VOA] Geneva -- A new analysis of the state of global hunger finds conflict, climate change, and economic shocks are driving an increasing number of people into acute hunger, jeopardizing gains made over previous years in achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development goal of ending hunger by 2030.
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Zimbabwe: Amnesty International Voices Concern About Repression, Abuse in Zimbabwe
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April 25, 2024, 4:41 AM
[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The annual report released Wednesday by Amnesty International paints a dismal picture of human rights repression and international rule-breaking worldwide, all in the midst of deepening global inequality and an escalating climate crisis.
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Kenya: Kenyan Government Threatens to Halt Salaries of Striking Doctors
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April 25, 2024, 4:38 AM
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union.
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Nigeria: Civil Aviation Authority Suspends Dana Airline Operations
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April 25, 2024, 4:34 AM
[Premium Times] The NCAA says the suspension of the airline's license is based on elevated safety concerns.
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Nigeria: Germany Arrests Suspected Members of Nigerian Dating Mafia
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April 25, 2024, 4:34 AM
[DW] The alleged gang members, using fake identities online, extorted money from victims after gaining their trust and promising marriage. The suspected criminals were Nigerians who had lived in Germany for many years.
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Gabon: Gabon's Dialogue Proposes National Rebirth, Presidential Term Limits
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April 25, 2024, 4:34 AM
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Gabon's month-long national dialogue intended to lay the groundwork for restoring civilian rule in the Central African nation concludes at the end of April, with delegates proposing a range of options for new governance.
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Africa: Corporate Council on Africa Announces Confirmed Participation of Government Officials for #USAfricaBizSummit2024 in Dallas May 6-9 - REGISTER NOW
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April 18, 2024, 7:45 AM
[CCA] Excitement is building as we're just 2 weeks away from the highly anticipated 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit! Get ready to join industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators as we convene to explore dynamic opportunities for growth and collaboration between the U.S. and Africa.
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Africa: Over 50 Million Lives Saved in Africa Through Expanded Immunization Programme
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April 25, 2024, 4:34 AM
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of life are lived, a new report by World Health Organization (WHO) finds.
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Africa: Global Immunization Efforts Have Saved At Least 154 Million Lives Over the Past 50 Years
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April 25, 2024, 4:34 AM
[GAVI] A major landmark study just published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives - or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year - over the past 50 years. The vast majority of lives saved - 101 million - were those of infants.
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Congo-Brazzaville: Congo Brazzaville Declares Mpox Epidemic
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April 25, 2024, 4:34 AM
[New Times] Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox (monkeypox), a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, after 19 cases were confirmed across five regions, including the capital Brazzaville, according to reports.
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West Africa: Mali's Transitional Calendar Ignored - Siege On Media, Civil Society Intensified
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April 24, 2024, 4:26 PM
[MFWA] The transitional government in Mali was supposed to have ended on march 26, 2024. But the much-anticipated deadline for a return to constitutional order has passed in a casual manner, with the military government, which was formed after the August 2020 coup, still ensconced on the throne.
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South Africa: Department of Health Fails to Buy Life-Saving Device for Diabetes Patients
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April 24, 2024, 11:51 AM
[GroundUp] Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal
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Kenya: Farmers Who Bought Substandard Fertilizer Get Compensation
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April 24, 2024, 11:22 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Cereal and Produce Board (NCPB) has began compensating farmers who received substandard fertilizer under the government subsidy program.
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Africa: Sugar in Baby Food - Why Nestlé Needs to Be Held to Account in Africa
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April 24, 2024, 10:26 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Nestlé has been criticised for adding sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries. The Swiss food giant controls 20% of the baby-food market, valued at nearly US$70 billion.
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Zimbabwe: Over 6,000 Arrested As Govt Ramps Up Drug and Substance Abuse Fight
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April 24, 2024, 7:23 AM
[New Zimbabwe] The government has revealed that over 6 148 have been arrested in the past four months for supplying and using drugs and substances as it intensifies its response to the scourge.
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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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Africa: USAID's Catalyst Study Expands HIV Prevention Options for Women and Girls in Africa
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April 25, 2024, 4:42 AM
[USAID] A USAID-supported study is expanding options for HIV prevention products for women and girls in Africa, a population disproportionately affected by the virus; in sub-Saharan Africa adolescent girls and young women were more than three times as likely to acquire HIV than their male peers in 2022. The study is also generating new evidence on product perspectives and preferences to help increase HIV prevention coverage and reduce new HIV infections.
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Nigeria: Akpabio Wants Attorney-General Stripped of Role in Judgement Enforcement Against FG
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April 24, 2024, 4:34 PM
[Premium Times] Senate President Akpabio spoke at the justice sector reform summit declared open by President Bola Tinubu, who Vice-President Kashim Shetima represented.
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Madagascar: GPEI Boosts Madagascar's Fight Against Polio and Low Vaccination Rates
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April 25, 2024, 4:34 AM
[GAVI] Antananarivo -- A high-level delegation of the Global Polio Elimination Initiative (GPEI) is in Madagascar to support the country in strengthening routine immunisation while combatting a polio outbreak in the country.Over the next three days, the delegation will meet with President of Madagascar, the First Lady, the Minister of Public Health and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to strengthen collaboration between the government and the partners, while taking advantage of the "Big Catch-up"...
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Rwanda: Rwanda's Post-Genocide Model Prioritises Security Over Freedom and Equality - a Risk to Future Stability
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April 25, 2024, 4:33 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Rwanda, a small and landlocked central African country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years.
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Zimbabwe: Prisca's Story - 'I Thought I Had Lost It All'
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April 25, 2024, 4:33 AM
[UNFPA] Prisca,* a 22-year-old young woman who lives in Chiredzi Rural, Zambia, has faced a harrowing ordeal. One night, while asleep in a room with two toddlers, an unknown man broke into her family home. What followed was a terrifying struggle for survival.
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Africa: R21 Anti-Malaria Vaccine Is a Game Changer - Scientist Who Helped Design It Reflects On 30 Years of Research, and What It Promises
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April 25, 2024, 4:33 AM
[The Conversation Africa] Until three years ago nobody had developed a vaccine against any parasitic disease. Now there are two against malaria: the RTS,S and the R21 vaccines.
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Gambia: Lawmakers Pass the Special Prosecutor's Office Bill
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April 24, 2024, 4:29 PM
[Foroyaa] Members of the National Assembly of The Gambian are divided on the Special Prosecutor's Office (SOP) Bill 2024.
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Africa: Oxfam Reaction to the Global Report On Food Crises 2024
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April 24, 2024, 4:28 PM
[Oxfam] Today's "Global Report on Food Crises" (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute hunger - 24 million additional people over last year.
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Sudan: EU Ambassador Urges 'Press Protection and Humanitarian Access' in Sudan
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April 24, 2024, 4:27 PM
[Dabanga] Kampala / Paris -- During the recent Canal France International (CFI) meeting in Uganda's capital of Kampala yesterday, European Union Ambassador to Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, underscored the critical role of journalists in Sudan and stressed the importance of guaranteeing their safety and freedom to report.
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Zimbabwe: Amnesty International Report Exposes Dire Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe
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April 24, 2024, 12:08 PM
[263Chat] Amnesty International has declared a critical moment for international law, citing rampant violations by governments and corporate entities.
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Ghana: Brawl Over Increase in Transport Fares
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April 24, 2024, 11:55 AM
[Ghanaian Times] There was near brawl on some commercial vehicles (trotro) from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Station to Ablekuma when passengers were informed of a sudden increase in transport fare imposed on them by drivers.
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South Africa: Widow's Shack Demolished Six Times Since September
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April 24, 2024, 11:51 AM
[GroundUp] 100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday
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Rwanda: Auditor General to Present Findings On State Finances to Parliament
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April 24, 2024, 11:46 AM
[New Times] Auditor General Alexis Kamuhire is set to present his report of State finances and assets for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2023, to Parliament, on Wednesday afternoon, April 24.
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Somalia: High-Level Meeting Between Somali and U.S. Defence Officials Takes Place in Nairobi
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April 24, 2024, 11:38 AM
[Shabelle] Nairobi -- In a significant development for regional security and cooperation, a high-level meeting was recently held in Nairobi between officials from the Federal Government of Somalia's Ministry of Defence and their counterparts from the United States.
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