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Africa: AllAfrica: [ Geolocation ] (Laatste update: zaterdag 14 oktober 2023 15:58:31)
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Malawi: Malawi - Free Internet in Public Facilities
[DW] Although access to the internet in Malawi is the cheapest in Africa, many still can't afford data plans. That's why the government is now rolling out a program to provide free internet in all public facilities. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:49:31 GMT
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Kenya: Prison Warder Who Discharged a Weapon Near Lodwar Airstrip Detained
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives have taken into custody a Turkana-based prison warder after he discharged a live round near the Lodwar airstrip on Friday. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:26:24 GMT
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Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Targets 2 Million Bpd Oil Output
[Premium Times] "I want to assure you, we've just been here for a few weeks. I've been here for less than two months. I assure you that by the end of the year, there will be a visible difference in performance and productivity," he said. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:24:48 GMT
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Kenya: 'Ruto and I Are United' - Gachagua Says Purported Split in Govt Fictional
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed the purported division between him and President William Ruto terming it as fictional. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:15:03 GMT
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Mozambique: New Results Sheets Give Victory to Frelimo in Nampula, Causing Confusion
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] In the city of Nampula there are difficulties in using results sheets (editais) that are not properly stamped and signed. There are polling stations with two conficting editais. For example, at polling station 04, in EP1 Nahene, there is an edital that Renamo believes to be false, in which Frelimo obtained 592 votes. For the same polling station, there is another edital (that Renamo believes to be true) where Frelimo has only 92. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:06:44 GMT
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South Africa: Ghana, South Africa Agree On Visa-Free Travels
[Leadership] The Ghanaian and South African governments have entered into an agreement on a visa waiver regime for holders of ordinary passports. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:13:16 GMT
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Sierra Leone: EU Observers Flag Voting Problems That 'Stain' Sierra Leone Election
[RFI] Freetown - The elections in Sierra Leone last June suffered from a lack of transparency, political violence and statistical inconsistencies, a damning report from European Union observers has found. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:51:07 GMT
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Nigeria: Southern Senators Will Resist Any Move Against Akpabio - Lawmaker
[Premium Times] Clement Jimbo, a member of the House of Representatives from Abak/Etim Ekpa/Ika federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State, says there is no substance to the reported plot to remove the senate president. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:59:53 GMT
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Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints New Board, Management for FERMA
[Premium Times] President Tinubu says he expects the new appointees to achieve integrous and competent service delivery, given the central role FERMA will play in the sustainable health of growth-enabling infrastructure nationwide. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:59:53 GMT
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Nigeria: Lawmakers Accuse Akpabio of Ambushing Senate to Hastily Pass Bills
[Premium Times] "We have been ambushed all the time that very sensitive bills are brought and are expected to be passed with the speed of light, which is not good for this country." Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:59:49 GMT
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Reporter Anicet Moleka Faces Arrest for Criminal Defamation, Radio Station Banned
[CPJ] Kinshasa -- Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately withdraw a criminal defamation complaint and arrest warrant for reporter Anicet Moleka, lift the illegal ban on his radio station, and desist from harassing the media for critical reporting ahead of December's elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:01:20 GMT
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South Africa: Large March in Cape Town in Support of Gaza As Israel Orders Evacuation
[GroundUp] Official death toll rises to 3,000 - over 1,200 Israelis and about 1,800 Palestinians - as violence escalates Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:01:08 GMT
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Liberia: President Weah Takes Lead in Polls As Election Data Shifts
[Observer] ... Weah, a former international soccer star turned politician, had initially trailed behind Boakai, the former Vice President of Liberia, in the early hours following the October 10 polls. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:59:14 GMT
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Nigeria: Kano State Conducts Mass Wedding for 1,800 Couples
[Vanguard] Kano State government, Friday, officiated the tying of the knot of not fewer than 1,800 couples under the mass wedding scheme sponsored by the government in the state. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:58:33 GMT
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Nigeria: President Asks Court to Dismiss Fresh Claims By Opposition Party
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria's president has asked the Supreme Court to reject a petition by his political opponents to introduce new evidence aimed at overturning February's presidential election. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:57:57 GMT
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East Africa: Kenyan Court Dismisses GMO Lawsuit, Raises East Africa Trade Concerns
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- A Kenyan court has dismissed a case challenging the importation of genetically modified foods, letting stand an earlier court ruling allowing the entry of so-called GMOs. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:57:56 GMT
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Mozambique: Mozambique Police Crack Down On Opposition Before Election Results
[HRW] Tensions appear to be rising in Mozambique as the country awaits the results of municipal elections held on Wednesday. Ahead of voting day, authorities had increased security measures throughout the country, following violent incidents reported in some municipalities during the election campaign. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:57 GMT
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Ethiopia: Victims 'Left in Limbo' As Rights Probe Mandate Ends
[UN News] The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on the "staggering" level of human rights violations and mass killings that have plagued the east African nation since the Tigray conflict erupted in 2020. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:57 GMT
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Sudan: Rebuilding 'Home' When There's No Way Back
[WFP] Six months into Sudan's conflict, WFP's Head of Communications there describes the heartache and loss it has wrought Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:56 GMT
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Senegal: Senegalese Opposition Leader Wins Legal Fight to Rejoin Electoral List
[RFI] A court in Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's stronghold of Ziguinchor has ordered his reinstatement to electoral lists. The decision paves the way for Sonko to be a presidential candidate. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:53 GMT
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Africa: 'Closing the Care Gap - the Role of Families' in Breast Cancer Battle
[WHO-AFRO] The Ministry of Health, Cancer Unit has recorded 577 cases of cancer between January 2023 and June 2023, 33 of which are cancers of the breast. While many cancer patients in middle-income countries succumb to the disease, 50-year-old Fikile Hlatjwayo is lucky to have survived the deadly disease. Hlatjwayo was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and started treatment, which at that time was only available in South Africa through the Phalala Fund. It was only in 2022 that the Ministry of Health established Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:52 GMT
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South Africa: South Africa's 2022 Census Missed 31% of People - Big Data Could Help in Future
[The Conversation Africa] No census is ever exact: as academics Tom Moultrie and Rob Dorrington at the University of Cape Town have noted previously: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:47 GMT
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Africa: TDB, MIGA and OCP Group to enhance collaboration in Africa to boost food security
[OCP] The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and OCP Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, during the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, to enhance collaboration in addressing agriculture and food security challenges in Africa. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:11:23 GMT
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Mozambique: Electoral Pandemonium: Demonstrations, Shootings, Arrests, and Assaults - but Silence From Electoral Bodies
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Last night and today (Thursday) there were a mix of victory celebrations, violence, arrests and fatal shootings in Chiure, Nampula, Guruè and Quelimane. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:17:26 GMT
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South Africa: What Role Will Civil Society Play in the 2024 Elections?
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) hosted a discussion in their Critical Dialogue Series, evaluating the role civil society will play in the 2024 national polls, a landmark event which marks that marks 30 years since the first democratic election in 1994. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:06:11 GMT
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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa's Growth Falls in 2023, Set to Rebound in 2024 - IMF
[allAfrica] Excerpted from the executive summary of "Light on the Horizon?", the International Monetary Fund's October 2023 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:41:13 GMT
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West Africa: Transcript of Podcast on the Sahel Region and The Approach Peacebuilders Need in Niger
[allAfrica] Niamey, Accra and Cape Town -- LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:16:20 GMT
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Chad: Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum
[HRW] Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:14:59 GMT
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Africa: Wydad, Sundowns And Mazembe Progress - As FAR Crash Out
[CAF] Continental giants Wydad Casablanca, TP Mazembe, Esperance and Mamelodi Sundowns are among the teams to have reached the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Saturday. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:40:30 GMT
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