Senegal: 'Why Should We Call for a Dialogue? Dialogue for Whom? With Whom and About What?'
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February 14, 2024, 1:28 PM
[allAfrica] There is a right time for everything, including dialogue, which is what President Macky Sall is calling for. A short time before the start of the electoral campaign, he has chosen to unilaterally put an end to the electoral process, by cancelling sine die the decree convening voters, and to push the police gendarmerie into a murderous fury against citizens who were merely exercising their right.
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Ghana: Ghanaian President Replaces Finance Minister, Others in Cabinet Reshuffle
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February 14, 2024, 7:00 PM
[New Times] Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced changes to his cabinet, replacing the finance minister and some other ministers in the latest reshuffle.
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West Africa: West Africa Trade Will Take a Hit As Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leave Ecowas
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February 14, 2024, 7:00 PM
[The Conversation Africa] The membership of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been whittled down from 15 to 12 following the unilateral withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in February.
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Africa: Wagner Group Is Now Africa Corps. What This Means for Russia's Operations On the Continent
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February 14, 2024, 6:57 PM
[The Conversation Africa] In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been Russia's pointman in Africa since the Wagner Group began operating on the continent in 2017.
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East Africa: Sudan's Tagaddum Alliance Meets With U.S. Assistant State Secretary Phee in Addis
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February 14, 2024, 6:14 PM
[Dabanga] Addis Ababa -- A delegation of the Civil Democratic Forces alliance (better known as Tagaddum) met with the US Assistant Secretary of State on African Affairs Molly Phee, in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, yesterday. Phee also sat with representatives from the now-banned resistance committees, and members of Sudanese women civil society organisations (CSOs).
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Nigeria: Breaking - Reps Propose Change From Presidential to Parliamentary System
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February 14, 2024, 5:53 PM
[Vanguard] Sixty House of Representatives members on Wednesday proposed a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria and return the country to a parliamentary system as a replacement for the current presidential system.
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Namibia: Geingob Memorials Move to New Venue
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February 14, 2024, 5:53 PM
[Namibian] Daily memorial services for president Hage Geingob are now scheduled to take place at Independence Arena at Katutura from Wednesday until Friday.
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Nigeria: Leveraging Digital Health for Better Maternal Health in Nigeria
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February 14, 2024, 5:52 PM
[Nigeria Health Watch] The health sector has made significant progress as a result of digital innovations. How can such innovations be used to improve maternal health services in Nigeria?
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Nigeria: Govt Issues Alert Against Dehydration, Measles
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February 14, 2024, 2:30 PM
[Premium Times] NIMET said as a result of the high temperature, people will experience dehydration which could cause fainting; Chickenpox disease, Measles, and heat rash.
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Sudan: Obituary - Mahgoub Salih 1928-2024, Doyen of Sudanese Journalism
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February 14, 2024, 1:33 PM
[Dabanga] Sudan -- Prof Mahgoub Mohamed Salih, who is widely considered a doyen of Sudanese journalism, fought against colonialism, and dedicated his life to establishing the values of freedom and justice, has died peacefully aged 96. Wide tributes on social media pay homage and acknowledge his deep contribution to Sudanese journalism and media.
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Kenya: Doctors Concerned About Conjunctivitis Outbreak
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February 14, 2024, 1:32 PM
[DW] Many doctors in Kenya are worried about the common 'red eye' infection that has been spreading across East Africa. While not considered a dangerous disease, the rate of infection has alarmed some families.
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East Africa: Failure to Apply East Africa's Mifugo Protocol Keeps Violence Simmering
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February 14, 2024, 11:39 AM
[ISS] The protocol provides the means to tackle cattle rustling and related crimes, but no countries have ratified it.
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Africa: Democracy in Peril - Amb Johnnie Carson on Situation in Senegal
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February 14, 2024, 6:53 PM
[African Arguments] The looming danger of democratic collapse is a challenge to friends of Senegal and democracy to do better.
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Morocco: Turning Grief Into Action - Families of Dead and Disappeared Migrants in Morocco
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February 14, 2024, 6:51 PM
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond.
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Liberia: What Boakai Promised Army Wives That Brought Protest to Halt
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February 14, 2024, 6:34 AM
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In response to the mounting tensions spurred by protests from the Military Wives Association of the Armed Forces of Liberia, President Joseph Nyumah Boakai took decisive action, convening a meeting at his Rehab Residence on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The gathering brought together a formidable assembly of national security stakeholders, including Senator Momo T. Cyrus, Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods, and several top military officials, with the primary objective of address...
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Cameroon: Trial for Cameroon Village Massacre Drags On
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February 14, 2024, 6:33 AM
[HRW] Still No Justice for Ngarbuh Victims and Families
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South Africa: Kwanobuhle Families Have to Get Their Water From a Hole in the Ground
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February 14, 2024, 6:28 PM
[GroundUp] Taps have been dry since Friday because of a damaged main pipe
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South Africa: How Do We Move Forward As a Country When the Remnants of Apartheid Remain?
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February 14, 2024, 6:26 PM
[UCT] "Malign institutions built through apartheid remain alive in post-apartheid South Africa. If we don't challenge them, how do we move forward as a country?" This was the focus of University of Cape Town (UCT) veteran architect Emeritus Professor Julian Cooke's Summer School lecture titled "Compounds and Hostels: History and Transformation".
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Zimbabwe: MPs Plead With Govt to Treat Illegal Settlers With Empathy As Evictions Intensify
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February 14, 2024, 6:18 PM
[New Zimbabwe] LEGISLATORS have pleaded with the government to deal with the current evictions, arrests of illegal settlers and the demolitions of their structures by authorities.
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Nigeria: Senate Constitutes Committee to Amend Nigeria's Constitution
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February 14, 2024, 6:17 PM
[Premium Times] The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the composition of the committee during the plenary.
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Senegal: Internet Shutdowns Threaten Media Freedom in Senegal
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February 14, 2024, 6:17 PM
[Premium Times] If there is anything that has proven to be an important backbone of democracy, it is the freedom of information.
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Senegal: Casamance Sidelined After Senegal Protests
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February 14, 2024, 6:06 PM
[DW] At least three people have died, and scores more have been arrested in demonstrations across Senegal since President Macky Sall postponed an election planned for February 25.
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Libya: Internal Security Agency Must End Abuses in Name of 'Guarding Virtue'
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February 14, 2024, 6:04 PM
[AI London] Over the past year, the Tripoli-based Internal Security Agency (ISA) has subjected dozens of men, women and children to a range of abuses, including enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture, with some facing the death penalty, under the guise of "guarding virtue," said Amnesty International today.
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Nigeria: High Demand for Sex Toys, Lingerie Despite Economic Crunch
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February 14, 2024, 2:56 PM
[Premium Times] "This year, we've seen a remarkable increase in the sale of adult toys. Couples and youths are becoming more adventurous in their approach to intimacy."
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Ethiopia: Students in Tigray Region Desert Schools Amid Drought-Induced Hunger
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February 14, 2024, 2:28 PM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In the remote, small rural town of Freweyni, located 80 kilometers north of Mekelle, where the echoes of war still linger like a haunting melody, lies the remarkable tale of a family, headed by a 13-year-old Shewit Shishay.
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South Africa: Unemployed Doctors to Be Placed By April, Says Minister Phaahla
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February 14, 2024, 1:34 PM
[SAnews.gov.za] Government is working tirelessly to ensure that unemployed doctors who want to join the public service are placed by 1 April this year, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla has announced.
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Nigeria: Four Years After, Music Company Eulogises Late Victor Olaiya
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February 14, 2024, 1:34 PM
[Premium Times] The music legend dictated the pace of highlife music with his calm and ballad-like orchestration.
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Egypt: Cairo Hosts Egyptian-Turkish Summit
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February 14, 2024, 12:41 PM
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets on Wednesday 14/2/2024with President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, in Cairo.
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Malawi: Misa Worried With MBC's Seizure of Laptops and Phones of Its Journalists
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February 14, 2024, 12:08 PM
[Nyasa Times] MISA Malawi says it is concerned with the seizure of mobile phones and laptops belonging to Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) journalists who are being suspected of running a fake MBC Facebook page.
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Kenya: Men Who Visited Kiptum's Home Before Accident Detained By Police
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February 14, 2024, 12:06 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police in Elgeyo Marakwet are holding three of four people who are alleged to have visited fallen marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum's home before he died in a tragic accident near Kaptagat Forest last Sunday.
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