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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Nigeria: Developing - Record-Chasing Chess Master, Tunde Onakoya Completes 24 Hours Undefeated
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April 18, 2024, 8:34 PM
[Premium Times] With a target of 58 hours, Onakoya is determined to make a difference in the lives of millions of children across the world
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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels French Diplomats for 'Subversive Activities'
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April 18, 2024, 4:09 PM
[RFI] Ouagadougou -- Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for "subversive activities", according to a foreign ministry note seen by AFP on Thursday, in a further sign of mounting tensions between the African state and its former colonial master.
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West Africa: Sahel Heatwave Made Worse By Climate Change, Scientists Warn
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April 18, 2024, 3:30 PM
[RFI] An extreme heatwave in the Sahel region in March and April would not have been as lethal without human-caused climate change, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group of climate researchers has found. It warned of an increase in extreme weather if carbon emissions are not rapidly reduced.
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Africa: World Bank, AfDB to Offer Electricity to 300 Million Africans
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April 18, 2024, 3:20 PM
[Vanguard] The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are partnering to provide electricity access to at least 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
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Seychelles: Govt Offers Reward for Info On Suspected Gas Attacks
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April 18, 2024, 2:41 PM
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' authorities are offering a reward of SCR 100,000 ($7,425) to anyone having credible information on the recent suspected gas attacks and pledge to investigate the incidents.
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Sudan: UAE Pledges $100 Million to Aid Humanitarian Efforts in Sudan
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April 18, 2024, 1:05 PM
[Dabanga] Paris / Abu Dhabi -- The United Arab Emirates has pledged a further $100 million to support humanitarian efforts in Sudan and neighbouring countries. The pledge was made by Sheikh Shakhbut bin Nahyan, UAE Minister of State, at the Paris Conference on Humanitarian Issues in Sudan that concluded on Monday.
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Sudan: President El Burhan Fires Foreign Minister, Governors
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April 18, 2024, 1:03 PM
[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, has dismissed and replaced Foreign Minister-designate Ali El Sadig, as well as the governors of Kassala and El Gedaref, Mohamed Mousa and Mohamed Abdelrahman.
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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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Malawi: Malawians Are Asking - Why Has the U.S. Not Banned Chilima As He Is Also Answering Sattar-Related Corruption Cases?
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April 18, 2024, 12:14 PM
[Nyasa Times] Social media is awash with questions with regards to the move that the United States of America (USA) government made on Wednesday to ban former Solicitor General and Principal Secretary for Justice Reyneck Matemba, former director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority John Suzi Banda, former Malawi Police Service (MPS) lawyer Mwabi Kaluba and former police Inspector General George Kainja from entering that country.
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Have Nothing to Celebrate As Country Turns 44
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April 18, 2024, 12:14 PM
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe celebrates its 44th Independence Thursday, April 18th amid hunger stalking the generality of the populace due to the El Nino-induced drought.
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Uganda: Protesting Traders Set to Meet Museveni
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April 18, 2024, 10:15 AM
[Nile Post] In the midst of escalating tensions over the new Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) taxation system, Joseph Kabuleta has cautioned traders not to get their hopes ahead of themselves when meeting President Museveni.
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Liberia: Liberia to Host Africa's First-Ever Surf Tour
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April 18, 2024, 9:53 AM
[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has expressed excitement over Liberia's rise to a place among the top 10 surfing destinations in the world and the choice to host the Africa Tour: Surf to Rise competition.
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Kenya: 'Really!' - Ruto Expresses Shock Over Governors Endorsing Medics' Strike
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April 18, 2024, 9:18 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has expressed his dismay over county chiefs supporting a nationwide strike by medical professionals despite a majority of whom fall under devolved units.
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Kenya: Oparanya, Joho Downplay 'Unnecessary Excitement' Over Raila Succession
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April 18, 2024, 3:25 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- ODM Deputy Party Leaders Wycliffe Oparanya and Hassan Joho have downplayed 'unnecessary excitement' over Raila Odinga's succession as ODM convened a National Governing Council (NGC) to ratify constitutional changes.
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Kenya: Kenya's Tax Transparency Gets 'Largely Compliant' Rating
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April 18, 2024, 3:18 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has received a 'largely compliant' rating on the implementation of international standard for transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) for tax transparency.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Cardinal Ambongo - 'The Situation in and Around Goma Is Deteriorating Day By Day'
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April 18, 2024, 3:12 PM
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "The situation in and around Goma is deteriorating day by day," says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, to Fides. He refers to the capital of North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the M23 guerrillas have taken up arms again since 2021 and have captured several towns.
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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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Sierra Leone: Bio Urges Ecowasleaders to Develop Strategy Against Autonomous Weapons
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April 18, 2024, 2:59 PM
[Concord] President Julius Maada Bio has urged ECOWAS regional leaders to forge common understanding and develop strategies to address the challenges posed by Autonomous Weapons Systems.
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Senegal: Senegal Battles 100 Percent Morbidity Due to Skin Bleaching
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April 18, 2024, 2:59 PM
[The Point] Depigmentation in Senegal leads to a high rate of cancer.
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Gambia: Gambia to Get Two New Ferries in 16 Months
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April 18, 2024, 2:43 PM
[The Point] The Gambia government through the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) yesterday signed a contract with DAMEN Shipyard for the construction and design of two new green solar powered ferries.
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South Africa: Daily Maverick Shuts Down for 24-Hours to Protest Against Journalism Crisis
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April 18, 2024, 1:26 PM
[IFJ] With its action, The Daily Maverick warns against the devastating effects of ongoing business models of tech giants, which make benefits by distributing words, images and sounds that media professionals have authored and performed.
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Uganda: 'Living in Fear' - Landowners in Uganda's Oil Field On Brink of Eviction
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April 18, 2024, 10:34 AM
[IPS] Kampala, Buliisa, and Hoima -- When Mugisha Jealousy Mulimba learned that the government of Uganda was dragging him to court, he expected justice. But he says he has realized these courts are being used to deprive him of his rights to a fair hearing and the right to fair and adequate compensation for his land and property.
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Liberia: Court Acquits U.S. Man On Trial for Attempted Murder
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April 18, 2024, 10:05 AM
[Liberian Observer] The courtroom of Criminal Court 'B' was a scene of grief and disappointment after Judge Nelson Chinneh acquitted an American missionary, Lucas Richards, who was accused of attempting to murder his Liberian wife Jessica Lloyd in September 2023.
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Nigeria: Tinubu Meets Afenifere Leaders, Assures Nigerians of Security, Equity
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April 18, 2024, 9:43 AM
[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has said his administration remains undeterred in its pursuit of comprehensive economic security for the country while addressing foundational challenges and creating a fair and equitable system in which all Nigerians can thrive.
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Nigeria: FG Asked to Create Awareness On Human Trafficking, Others
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April 18, 2024, 9:39 AM
[Leadership] A non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Media Coalition and Awareness To Halt Trafficking (MeCAHT), has urged the federal government and stakeholders to sustain awareness campaigns to combat the scourge of human trafficking.
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Africa: Annual Meetings 2024 - Better Allocating International Financial Resources to Speed Africa's Transformation
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April 16, 2024, 4:21 PM
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Back in February 2013 in Tunis, in response to a journalist who had asked her how the African Development Bank Group differed from other institutions, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, then President of Liberia, replied, "simply the confidence it inspires. I can say without any hesitation that the Bank has played a decisive role in my country in the aftermath of the conflict. It gave us the confidence to believe that we could move on."
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Takes Lead in Energy Ties With Neighbors
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April 18, 2024, 9:32 AM
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia is playing a leading role in creating energy ties with neighboring countries, the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) said, adding that the electricity supply to Sudan is continuing unabated.
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Nigeria: Grid Collapse - TCN Deploys Generation Loss Detection System
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April 18, 2024, 8:26 PM
[Premium Times] "This new innovation stands as a testament to the company's commitment to advancing grid management capabilities," Ms Mbah said.
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West Africa: Liberia Records 41fire Outbreaks in 2 Months
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April 18, 2024, 5:49 PM
[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia -- -Says National Fire Service
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Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Has Come of Age
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April 18, 2024, 5:34 PM
[The Herald] Today is our 44th anniversary of independence, the day Zimbabweans achieved freedom, and did so under an elected Government, the double achievement being important.
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Zimbabwe: Joy As Amnesty Beneficiaries Taste Freedom
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April 18, 2024, 5:09 PM
[The Herald] It
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Nigeria: PDP Extends Damagum's Tenure As Acting National Chairperson
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April 18, 2024, 3:31 PM
[Premium Times] "Umar Damagum will continue to be the acting national chairman of the party until the next meeting of NEC. The party considers that it is important to have more consultation on that issue."
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