Africa: AU Chief Calls for Renaissance of African Nationalism, Pan-Africanism
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February 17, 2024, 1:28 PM
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for a new awakening and renaissance of nationalism, Pan-Africanism, unity and action highlighting the pressing challenges facing the continent.
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Senegal: Breaking the Election Deadlock
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February 17, 2024, 6:18 PM
[ISS] The Constitutional Council's decision to overturn the postponement of presidential polls could provide a way out of the crisis.
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South Sudan: Zero Waste, More Hope in South Sudan
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February 17, 2024, 5:03 PM
[UN News] Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year's end, with help from a small team of experts led by climate and environmental scientist Shazneen Cyrus Gazdar at theUN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
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East Africa: Kagame, Regional Leaders Meet in Addis to Address Root Causes of DR Congo Crisis
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February 17, 2024, 1:07 PM
[New Times] President Paul Kagame attended a mini-summit hosted by President João Lourenço of Angola at the African Union Headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, late Friday, February 16, to address the root causes of the ongoing insecurity in eastern DR Congo, including bad governance, ethnic discrimination and violence, according to Urugwiro Village.
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Africa: Africa Will Face $3.3 Trillion Finance Deficit in Next Decade - AU Development Arm
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February 17, 2024, 1:05 PM
[Reporter] Africa must step up its resource mobilization efforts if the continent is to bridge a USD 3.3 trillion financing deficit over the coming decade, warns the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD).
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Africa: Stepping Up the Commitment to the AU
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February 17, 2024, 12:55 PM
[Reporter] Addis Ababa -- As the two-day 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) kicks of today in Addis Ababa, the Summit provides an opportunity for African leaders to make inroads into the multitude of challenges confronting the continent and decide the best way to go about enhancing the AU's capacity to intervene effectively in these crises.Foremost among the challenges is the sad state of governance and political instability across it...
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East Africa: Op-Ed - Horn of Africa: Averting More Conflicts and Crisis
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February 17, 2024, 12:52 PM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- As the African Union holds its 37th session in Addis Ababa, one cannot avoid but reflect the entity's mission that it seeks to achieve an 'integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa." Let us see how these values fare well in the Horn of Africa region. At least the three largest states of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, are not faring well since prosperity and stability is nowhere to be found.
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Morocco: The Small Oasis Town Leading the Fight Against Water Privatisation
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February 17, 2024, 4:58 PM
[African Arguments] For over 100 days, residents of Figuig in Morocco have been protesting plans to allow a private company to manage the delivery of drinking water.
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Africa: Reconnecting African Americans With Their Origins
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February 17, 2024, 4:57 PM
[Africa Renewal] Geneticist Rick Kittles and Gina Page helping families put together missing pieces of their heritage through African Ancestry.
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Africa: Sudan's War Is Missing From the African Union Summit Agenda
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February 17, 2024, 12:49 PM
[Dabanga] Addis Ababa -- The 37th annual African Union (AU) summit will kick off tomorrow in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Over the course of a weekend, African leaders will discuss issues of mutual concern and promote international collaboration. Sudan's ongoing war is, however, missing from the agenda despite its profound impact on the region.
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Africa: Africa in the Global Village
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February 17, 2024, 5:04 PM
[African Arguments] Hidden in plain sight, Africans are in the thick of the kind of history-making that will define the 21st century.
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Kenya: Anti-Childbirth Bleeding Drug Drops in Price After Govt Negotiations
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February 16, 2024, 1:54 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has negotiated the price of Heat Stable Carbetocin, a medicine used for preventing excessive bleeding during and after childbirth, from Sh1,444 to Sh92 per dose.
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Kenya: National Crackdown On Illegal Brew Announced
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February 16, 2024, 1:52 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced a nationwide crackdown on illicit brew sellers following the tragic deaths of 23 individuals in Kirinyaga who consumed illicit brew earlier this month.
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Kenya: All You Need to Know About State of Kenya's Afcon 2027 Readiness
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February 16, 2024, 2:01 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba on Thursday presented before the National Assembly Committee on Sports the status report of Kenya's preparations towards hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Nigeria: The Dangers of Introducing State Police Today, By Jibrin Ibrahim
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February 16, 2024, 1:57 PM
[Premium Times] As a student of and believer in federalism, I fully support the principle that federal political systems should have police forces controlled by the federating units - states, and in the past I have strongly campaigned for State Police. Today, I am very frightened of the idea because the evidence that it would be abused is massive. Nonetheless, widespread insecurity in the country has pushed many Nigerians into supporting the idea...
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Responds to SONA Debate
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February 16, 2024, 1:55 PM
[Parliament of South Africa] In response to the debate on his State of the Nation Address last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted that many people cannot find jobs and even those with jobs wonder if they will be able to provide for their families, as the cost of living increases. Meanwhile, load shedding continues to have a devastating impact on every aspect of everyone's lives.
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Nigeria: Insecurity - Tinubu, Governors Opt for State Police
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February 16, 2024, 7:22 AM
[Leadership] As insecurity continues to plague various part of Nigeria, the federal government appears to have finally come around to the idea of having state police.
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Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Blasts Scholarship Offers for LGBTQI+ Students
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February 16, 2024, 7:14 AM
[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has come out guns blazing to castigate foreign higher learning institutions offering prospective learners from Zimbabwe scholarships if they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
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Kenya: Repeat Offender Chepchirchir Slapped With Eight-Year Ban for Doping
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February 16, 2024, 7:13 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an eight-year ban on 2017 Tokyo Marathon winner, Kenyan Sarah Chepchirchir after being found guilty of a second offence of doping.
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Burkina Faso: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso to Form Confederation
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February 16, 2024, 6:48 AM
[Premium Times] "Our excellent diplomats then recommended to the Heads of State the creation of a Confederation bringing together Burkina, Mali and Niger, awaiting the creation of a Federation of the three countries."
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Puts Goma At Risk of Lockdown
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February 17, 2024, 6:12 PM
[Norwegian Refugee Council] Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be taken before the situation deteriorates further, urges the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
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Libya: Continued Impasse Threatens Libya's Future
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February 17, 2024, 6:06 PM
[UN News] Progress towards credible elections in Libya is impossible without an agreement between the key political players, the UN's top envoy to the north African country said on Thursday.
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Ghana: All The Fired and New Ministers in Akufo-Addo's Major Cabinet Shake-Up
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February 16, 2024, 12:04 PM
[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reshuffled his government, relieving finance minister and other key members of his administration of their duties with immediate effect.
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Africa: AU Ought to Adopt Amharic As Official Language!
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February 16, 2024, 4:16 PM
[Ethiopian Herald] Africa has successfully decolonized the continent geographically; it is yet to free itself from the shackles of political, economic, and cultural imperialisms. Colonial legacies are still prevalent and visible in many aspects with calls for embracing an African identity has got louder and tenser over the years.
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Liberia: Prophet Key Escapes Detention
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February 16, 2024, 4:07 PM
[New Dawn] Controversial Liberian social media talk show host, Nayaborqua Oldpa Yeazeahn, alias Prophet Key, on Thursday, February 15, 2024, escaped jail sentence after he was released on personal recognizance bond by the Magistrate of the Monrovia City Court.
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Liberia: UP Supporters Demand Forensic Audit
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February 16, 2024, 4:06 PM
[New Dawn] Some Unity Party (UP) supporters in Margibi County are demanding a forensic investigation to clear their doubts about the usage of US$5,000 provided for each district to celebrate President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's inauguration.
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Zimbabwe: CCC Appoints Lawmakers to Key Parliamentary Positions Amid Crisis in Opposition Party
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February 16, 2024, 2:15 PM
[New Zimbabwe] The National Assembly published late yesterday in the Hansard that Zimbabwe's opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), had filled its vacant parliamentary committee positions following the recalling of chief whip Amos Chibaya and several others by the self-proclaimed interim secretary general of the party, Sengezo Tshabangu, who claimed that all the dumped parliamentarians were no longer CCC members.
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Zimbabwe: Chamisa Slams Govt's 'Doomed to Fail' Currency Board Plan, Demands Wider Reforms
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February 16, 2024, 2:12 PM
[New Zimbabwe] OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has slammed the government's plans to introduce a currency board, in another attempt to resuscitate the ailing Zimbabwe dollar, saying it will suffer a stillbirth.
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Zimbabwe/South Africa: Manica Diamonds Joins the Race for Khama Billiat's Signature
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February 16, 2024, 2:12 PM
[New Zimbabwe] Manica Diamonds has joined the race to sign former Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs forward Khama Billiat.
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Zimbabwe: YouTube Pulls Down Jah Signal's Hit Track 'Sweetie' After Charambas' Copyright Claim
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February 16, 2024, 2:12 PM
[New Zimbabwe] YouTube has pulled down Zimdancehall star Jah Signal's Sweetie video over a copyright violation claim made by gospel musician Charles Charamba.
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