Africa: Africa Needs a New Health Order Focusing Expenditures on Key Outcomes
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April 7, 2024, 11:12 PM
[allAfrica] Nairobi -- Thirteen years ago this month, member states of the African Union met in the Nigerian capital and adopted binding commitments to spend at least 15 percent of their national budgets on health and urges donor countries to increase financial support for the continent's heath sector. What is now known as the Abuja Declaration recognized that Africa's future rests on the health of its people. In this guest column Dr. Githinji Gitahi, head of one of Africa's leading health organ...
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Africa: Gender Equality Takes Center Stage at WomenLift Health Conference
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April 7, 2024, 8:40 AM
[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- In a momentous gathering at the WomenLift Health Conference, a powerful synergy emerged as two prominent figures in global politics came together to champion gender equality. Former Tanzanian President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, whose decade in office significantly impacted his nation, and New Zealand's trailblazing former Prime Minister Helen Clark, the first woman elected to the role, ignited a critical dialogue on this pressing issue.
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Africa: Can We End Cervical Cancer in South Sudan by 2030?
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April 7, 2024, 8:38 AM
[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- In South Sudan, young Keji* experienced a life of hardships and tragedies that ultimately led to her untimely death at the age of 20. Born in an informal settlement, Keji faced the loss of her mother at the tender age of 9. By the age of 10, she was raped. She had her first child when she was 14 years old. By 15, she was diagnosed with HIV, and at 19, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
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Africa: WomenLift Health Conference Aims to Break Down Barriers for Women in Global Leadership
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April 7, 2024, 8:35 AM
[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- The vibrant city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania becomes a focal point for a global revolution this weekend. An international global movement for women in health leadership converges here, not for a typical conference, but a gathering pulsating with purpose and a determination to dismantle barriers.
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Rwanda: Kwibuka 30 - Former U.S. President Clinton Arrives in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
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April 6, 2024, 8:18 PM
[New Times] Former US President Bill Clinton arrived in Kigali late Saturday, April 6, where he joined other leaders including South Sudan President Salva Kiir, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi starting on Sunday, April 7.
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South Africa: Kwibuka 30 - South Africa President Ramaphosa in Rwanda for 30th Anniversary of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
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April 6, 2024, 8:12 PM
[New Times] President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Saturday, April 6, arrived in Kigali where he joined other leaders including South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi starting on Sunday, April 7.
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Sudan: Aid Lifeline Reaches Darfur Region in Bid to Avert 'Hunger Catastrophe'
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April 7, 2024, 9:54 AM
[UN News] Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan's Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to avert a "hunger catastrophe", after nearly a year of heavy fighting.
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Congo-Kinshasa: 'My Soul Was Returning to Its Rightful Place'
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April 7, 2024, 9:53 AM
[Norwegian Refugee Council] In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the province of North Kivu alone is home to 2.6 million internally displaced people [1]. Many of them are children, who mourn the loss of their old lives.
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Africa: World Data Lab and the Mastercard Foundation Announce Launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock
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April 2, 2024, 4:10 PM
[Mastercard Foundation] World Data Lab (WDL), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce the Kenya launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock on 19 March, 2024.
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Rwanda: Rwandan Genocide, 30 Years On - Omitting Women's Memories Encourages Incomplete Understanding of Violence
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April 7, 2024, 9:51 AM
[The Conversation Africa] The eruption of violence that Rwanda experienced beginning on the evening of April 6, 1994, continues to haunt the central African nation 30 years on - it has also changed the country's gender dynamics.
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Africa: South Africa's Crucial Water Supplies From Lesotho - What the Six-Month Shutdown Means for Industry, Farming and Residents
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April 7, 2024, 9:51 AM
[The Conversation Africa] The main water supply to South Africa's economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country's breadbasket in the Free State, is scheduled to be cut off for six months. Maintenance work on the 37 kilometre Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel is due to begin in October 2024. Ifedotun Victor Aina, a senior researcher at the Water and Production Economics Research Unit at the University of Cape Town, takes a critical look at who could be affect...
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Central Africa: Rwanda Marks 30 Years Since 1994 Genocide of Tutsis
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April 5, 2024, 5:14 PM
[DW] April 7 marks 30 years since the start of a genocide that would see nearly 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered in Rwanda. Scars on survivors' bodies remind Rwandans of the killings. A deep trauma also remains.
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Malawi: Global Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Boost Fight Against Cholera
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April 5, 2024, 1:04 PM
[GAVI] Geneva/New York -- More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi. This first official deployment of tests through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will improve timely detection and monitoring of outbreaks, effectiveness of vaccination campaigns in response to current outbreaks, and targeting of future preventive vaccination efforts. The global cholera rapid diagnostic test ...
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Rwanda: Macron Says France and Allies 'Could Have Stopped' the Rwandan Genocide
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April 5, 2024, 11:58 AM
[RFI] President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies "could have stopped" Rwanda's 1994 genocide, but lacked the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, the presidency has said.
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Togo: Togo's Opposition Urges Mass Protests Over Delayed Elections
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April 5, 2024, 11:57 AM
[RFI] Togo's opposition has called for a three-day mass protest against the delay of this month's parliamentary elections - due in two weeks - which the government said would allow for a second reading of a contested constitutional reform.
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Ethiopia: Football Rescued Me From Genocide - Now I Promote Peace With It
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April 5, 2024, 7:34 AM
[Africa Renewal] In 1994, at the onset of the genocide against the Tutsi, Eric Murangwa Eugene, then at the peak of his football career, found his teammates rallying to shield him from the militia as they hunted down 'enemies' house by house. In an interview with Africa Renewal's Zipporah Musau, he shares his survival journey and discusses his foundation's efforts to sensitize people about the impacts of the genocide. Here are excerpts from that interview:
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Botswana: Botswana Leads Calls On G7 Countries to Review Diamond Tracking Initiative
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April 5, 2024, 5:09 PM
[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- Africa's leading diamond producer, Botswana, has written to the Group of Seven leading industrial countries seeking to reverse an initiative requiring all producers to send gems to Belgium for certification. This follows G7 move to prevent the import of diamonds mined in Russia.
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Africa: Emerging Technologies in Edtech: The Role of Big Data in Advancing Education
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April 2, 2024, 4:10 PM
[Mastercard Foundation] Big data--two words that define the vast amount of information available online as the internet becomes widely available. Since 2020, educational organizations, policymakers, and other players in this space have had access to more data than ever before.
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Africa: In Africa, We Finally Have Momentum Against TB. Let's Not Squander It
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April 5, 2024, 3:46 PM
[Burness Communications] It is interesting to see, from my vantage point in South Africa, the reaction to the slight rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases in the U.S. Overall, TB in the U.S. has declined steadily since the early 1950s. But in the past few years, TB incidence has started to slowly increase. While the percentages seem steep, the overall increase is less than 1,300 new cases .
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Malawi: Atupele Muluzi Raises Red Flag Over Bon Kalindo Arrests, Re-Arrests
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April 5, 2024, 1:10 PM
[Nyasa Times] United Democratic Front (UDF) aspiring candidate Atupele Muluzi has raised a red flag to international human rights activists over arrests and re-arrests of comedian turned rights activist Bon Kalindo.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army Contradicts Self On Recovery of Weapons From Murdered 17 Soldiers
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April 5, 2024, 11:59 AM
[Premium Times] Two army officials spoke separately on Wednesday concerning the murder of the 17 soldiers in the state.
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Ghana: Ghana Welcomes Largest U.S Peace Corps Cohort Since Covid-19
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April 5, 2024, 10:59 AM
[Ghanaian Times] The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Virginia Palmer, on Thursday sworn-in 20 new Peace Corps Volunteers to support agriculture and quality health delivery in Ghana.
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Liberia: Push of War Crimes Court Shouldn't Be Provocative
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April 5, 2024, 10:39 AM
[New Dawn] Bong County District#2 Representative James Kolleh says the current push for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia is brewing provocation. Thus, he urges his colleagues to desist from using the court's coming as a means of provocation.
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Liberia: Withdrawal of Presidential Nominees Raises Concern
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April 5, 2024, 10:36 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Cllr. Bobby Livingstone, a renowned lawyer and a former prosecutor for the Liberian government was poised to sit his confirmation hearing for his nomination as Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, alas, he was slapped with the sudden withdrawal of his nomination by the President with no stated reason.
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Kenya: Kenya's Weekly Coffee Sales Reach $10 Million
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April 5, 2024, 7:35 AM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya's Coffee prices surged by three percent in the latest auction, driven by concerns of a global shortage exacerbated by heavy rains disrupting Brazilian crop yields. This spike propelled farmers' overall earnings for the week to $10 million.
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West Africa: Senegal Just Saved Its Democracy. That Helps All West Africa.
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April 7, 2024, 9:55 AM
[USIP] Surviving its crisis, Senegal bolsters an arc of democracies against the region's coups.
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Benin: Empire Groupe Presents the Second Edition of the Festival International des Arts du Bénin (FInAB) to be Held From 23 to 28 April 2024
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April 5, 2024, 3:01 PM
[InfoWire] After a successful first edition, Cotonou will be hosting the second edition of the Benin International Arts Festival (FInAB) from 23 to 28 April 2024 at the Palais des Congrès.
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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Declares Drug Abuse 'National Emergency'
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April 5, 2024, 9:07 AM
[DW] Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has vowed to combat the polydrug kush, saying that drug abuse in the West African nation is a "national emergency."
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Sudan: South Darfur Sakali Camp Residents 'Left to Suffer Alone'
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April 5, 2024, 7:29 AM
[Dabanga] Sakali Camp / Kalma Camp -- Displaced residents at Sakali camp in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, are urgently appealing to the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) and aid organisations to expedite assistance to alleviate their dire conditions marked by hunger and disease.
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West Africa: National Public Health Institutes - Route to Accelerating Health Security in the Ecowas Region
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April 5, 2024, 7:28 AM
[Nigeria Health Watch] If there were any doubts of what may happen when countries don't take prioritise epidemic preparedness, the covid-19 pandemic is still a fresh reminder. Its economic cost is estimated to be as high as $114 trillion. However, it is not just about money. Other long-term consequences may not be apparent at first, such as morbidity, mental health, economic losses and increased poverty rates.
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Africa: Ghana Ranks 1st in West Africa, 5th in Africa On World Economics Governance Index
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April 5, 2024, 7:19 AM
[GhanaToday] Ghana has been ranked the 1st West African country by the World Economics Research based in London, the United Kingdom. Ghana gained 61.7 points on the World Economics Governance Index.
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Somalia: Puntland Govt Reacts to Somalia's Closure of Consulate
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April 5, 2024, 7:18 AM
[VOA] Washington -- Somalia said it expelled Ethiopia's ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered the closure of two consulates -- one each in the semi-autonomous Puntland region and the breakaway Somaliland region -- in a dispute over a port deal.
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Mozambique: Nine Blinded Due to Self-Medication for Conjunctivitis
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April 5, 2024, 7:01 AM
[AIM] Maputo -- The health authorities at Nampula Central Hospital (HCN), in northern Mozambique, have been forced to remove the eyes of nine patients due to complications caused by self-medication for hemorrhagic conjunctivitis.
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