Niger: Ecowas Prepares to Lift Sanctions on Niger - Report
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February 19, 2024, 7:38 AM
[allAfrica] Dakar -- According to information from Jeune Afrique, regional organization Ecowas will lift the economic sanctions on Niger "soon" - a decision made after the coup on July 26, 2023, by General Abdourahamane Tchiani against elected president Mohamed Bazoum.
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Africa: Ethiopia's Quest for Sea Access and the Question of Somali Sovereignty
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February 19, 2024, 1:58 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. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series ...
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Sudan: Sudan Armed Forces Are On a Path to Self-Destruction - Risking State Collapse
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February 19, 2024, 11:21 PM
[The Conversation Africa] It is now 10 months since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023, pitting the Sudan Armed Forces against the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group. The war, which erupted after relations between the two wings of Sudan's security apparatus broke down, rapidly spread beyond the capital, Khartoum.
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Kenya: Ruto Urges MPs to Support Affordable Housing Program After Opposition
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February 19, 2024, 3:02 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has criticized MPs from the government coalition opposing the Affordable Housing Program, emphasizing its role in alleviating unemployment in the country.
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Africa: Africa Education System Must Promote Technology - Summit
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February 19, 2024, 10:23 AM
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Africa should re-conceive the education system in a way that would promote technology for the better future of the continent in all aspects, participants of the 37th African Union (AU) Summit told ENA.
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Rwanda: Govt Takes Defence Measures Amid 'Threat' From DR Congo
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February 19, 2024, 10:16 AM
[New Times] The Rwandan government says it is "deeply concerned" by DR Congo's abandonment of the Luanda and Nairobi peace process and the international community's indifference to the country's "dramatic military build-up" near Rwanda's border.
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Nigeria: Economy Has Positive Outlook - Governor
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February 19, 2024, 10:14 AM
[This Day] Abuja -- Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, yesterday, said despite the apparent gloomy picture of the country's economy, the future was bright and positive, especially in the light of recent inflow of $1.8 billion.
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Rwanda: Rwanda Will Never Apologise for Protecting Its People - Kagame
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February 19, 2024, 10:07 AM
[Nile Post] President Paul Kagame has refused to blink, at least not first, on the diplomatic impasse with Rwanda's neighbours DR Congo, telling the African Union that his country will neither hesitate nor apologise in its commitment to safeguarding the security of its citizens.
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Nigeria: Power Grid Drops to 3,530mw As Rationing Persists Nationwide
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February 19, 2024, 10:03 AM
[Vanguard] Amid gas supply challenges and financial outlook, power supply across the country remained stranded over the weekend as measures by the Federal Government to improve national grid supply failed to have any impact.
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Africa: Afcon Rising Stars to Watch
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February 19, 2024, 9:49 AM
[New Zimbabwe] The CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 came to a close on Sunday, with Ivory Coast celebrating their victory in the capital city of Abidjan.
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Zimbabwe: Barely a Month After Attaining Two-Thirds Majority in Parliament, Zanu-PF Initiates Mnangagwa's Third-Term Campaign
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February 19, 2024, 9:43 AM
[New Zimbabwe] BARELY a month after attaining an important two-thirds majority in Parliament's Lower House, Zanu PF has begun campaigning for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's third term as was widely expected.
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Africa: South Africa vs Israel - ICJ Declines SA's New Application but Says Israel Duty Bound to Protect Civilians
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February 19, 2024, 2:01 PM
[IPS] Johannesburg -- The International Court of Justice has declined the South African government's urgent application for further measures to prevent an "unprecedented military offensive against Rafah," but reiterated that Israel is bound to protect civilians in the country.
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Somalia: UN Committed to Help Somalia Deliver 'For Its People'
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February 19, 2024, 11:27 PM
[UN News] Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains made in the fight against terrorist insurgency, the UN Special Representative in the country told the Security Council on Monday.
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Africa: Africa CDC Spearheads Bold Move to Secure Africa's Health Future By Creating a 50 Billion Dollar Medical Market
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February 19, 2024, 11:26 PM
[Africa CDC] African leaders made a decision that will create a robust future market for medical products for African manufacturers. Spearheaded by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, a pooled procurement mechanism was agreed upon and signed off late last night at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa. This decision is significant because it creates predictable demand so manufacturers can plan for the long term to create a viable vaccine manufacturing ecosystem.
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Sudan: Sudan's Collapse Is a Test for the International Community. We Are Failing It.
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February 19, 2024, 5:47 PM
[The New Humanitarian] 'The UN Security Council cannot continue to ignore its responsibility to protect civilians.'
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Congo-Kinshasa: Expert Explains Why Congolese Anger Against the West Is Justified
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February 19, 2024, 5:45 PM
[The Conversation Africa] Since early February, the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, has been rocked by protests directed against western embassies. Protests took place in front of the British and French embassies, and in front of United Nations buildings. Throughout the city, American and Belgian flags were burned.
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Zambia: Why Grants for Women-Run Businesses in Zambia Never Reach Them
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February 19, 2024, 5:42 PM
[Global Press Journal] Lusaka -- The rural business owners, who often are illiterate, struggle with a national grant program's complex application process -- making them prime targets for scams.
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Rwanda: UK Bill to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda 'Undercuts Human Rights' - UN Rights Chief
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February 19, 2024, 5:41 PM
[UN News] The United Kingdom's legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run contrary to the basic principles of the rule of law and risk delivering a "serious blow" to human rights, the UN rights chief warned on Monday.
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Kenya: Police Probe Child Trafficking Ring After 16 Children Rescued in Kayole
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February 19, 2024, 3:04 PM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives in Nairobi are investigating what is believed to be a child trafficking ring after 16 children were rescued from a rented house in Kayole's Soweto area on Sunday.
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Liberia: Government Finalizes Slight Reduction in Rice Price
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February 19, 2024, 2:11 PM
[FrontPageAfrica] Congo Town -- The government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Commerce, has swiftly intervened to slightly reduce the price of Liberia's staple food, rice, to $16.75 after the Association of Rice Importers communicated to the Weah-led government a potential increase from USD 17 to USD 20 last October.
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Africa: 'We Demand' - a Collective Statement to the African Union
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February 19, 2024, 1:59 PM
[African Arguments] A movement of dozens of African civil society groups call on the AU to take actions in pursuit of climate justice, peace, and equality.
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Liberia: Report Cleared Boakai's Police Nominee
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February 19, 2024, 10:32 AM
[New Dawn] A special investigation into the 2011 election violence did clear President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's top police nominee Atty. J. Nelson Freeman of committing a crime in discharging his weapon.
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Somalia: An Israeli Plane Escaped Hijacking Over Somalia
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February 19, 2024, 10:12 AM
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Hostile elements" attempted to take over the communication network of an El Al plane flying from Phuket to Ben-Gurion Airport on Saturday night and divert it from its destination, Israel's national airline confirmed on Sunday. The plane reached its destination safely.
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Liberia: Liberia Nationality Law is Racist - Analyst
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February 19, 2024, 10:10 AM
[New Dawn] The sudden outburst of some Liberians, when it comes to debates surrounding the amendment of the country's Aliens and Nationality Law to be specific getting rid of Article 27 (b), of the 1986 Constitution leaves much to be desired.
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Uganda: What If We Are All Mentally Unwell, We Need a Mental Health Budget
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February 19, 2024, 10:01 AM
[Nile Post] If many of our fellow Ugandans are experiencing mental health challenges, its crucial to recognize the seriousness of the situation. Blaming others might serve a purpose at times, but when it comes to mental health, it is essential to move beyond finger-pointing, especially if emotions are involved.
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Cote d'Ivoire/Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - CAF Clears Nigeria, Sanctions Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Sengal
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February 19, 2024, 10:00 AM
[Vanguard] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cleared Nigeria and all Super Eagles players of any wrongdoing during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Kenya: Macadamia Nuts Price More Than Quintuple to Sh100 After Lifting of Export Ban
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February 19, 2024, 9:53 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A kilogram of macadamia nut has increased by five times since the government last year suspended a ban on the export of unprocessed nuts.
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Nigeria: Tackle Quackery in Healthcare Sector, Nma Tells FG
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February 19, 2024, 9:52 AM
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the federal government to tackle quackery in Nigeria's healthcare sector.
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Nigeria: Bandits Kill 21 in Kaduna, Katsina - Recruit Minors in Sokoto
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February 19, 2024, 9:51 AM
[Daily Trust] Bandits have invaded Gindin Dutse Makyali village, Kufana District, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, burning 12 villagers in their homes.
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Kenya: National Treasury Urges Firms to Pay Taxes to KRA
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February 19, 2024, 9:50 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Treasury has urged the country's business community to actively engage in tax payments to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
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