March 05, 2020
South Africa: Singer Sjava Breaks His Silence - I Did Not Rape Her
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The popular rapper Sjava has responded following reports that Lady Zamar has filed a rape case against him. Read more »
March 03, 2020
South Africa: Economy In Recession, Agriculture Takes Hardest Knock
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New figures released by Statistics South Africa have shown that the country's economy shrank by 1,4% in the fourth quarter of 2019. Read more »
South Africa: Sjava Dropped from Cape Town Jazz Festival Lineup Over Rape Allegations
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The popular South African rapper Jabulani Hadebe also known as Sjava is under fire amid allegations of rape claims by his former girlfriend. Read more »
East Africa: Is There Trouble in Tanasha and Diamond's Paradise?
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Tanasha Donna and Diamond Platinumz's relationship now seems to have hit rock bottom! Read more »
February 29, 2020
Africa: Terms of Reference - Consultancy to Create a Strategic Development Plan [announcement]
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As AllAfrica turns 20 in 2020, the company is perfectly positioned to leverage unrivaled reach and reputation in the Africa niche market and flourish in a rapidly changing media… Read more »
February 27, 2020
Nigeria: Mexico Returns 'Smuggled' Ancient Sculpture to Nigeria
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The ancient bronze sculpture was seized by customs agents at Mexico City airport as its buyer tried to bring it into Mexico. Read more »
February 26, 2020
Nigeria: 'Enough Is Enough' Aims to Reclaim Citizen Power
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Africa's most populous country and largest economy has become fraught with insurgent attacks, kidnappings for ransom, violent protests over pollution and joblessness, and conflicts… Read more »
February 25, 2020
Lesotho: Murder Case - Prime Minister Thabane Appears in Court
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Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane appeared in court on Monday, Associated Press reports. Read more »
February 22, 2020
Nigeria: Lagos State Jobs Fund Partners with U.S. African Development Foundation to Provide Training and Placement Assistance for Unemployed Youth
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Last week in Lagos, Nigeria's Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) held a grant signing ceremony as part of their… Read more »
February 21, 2020
Nigeria: States Partner with U.S. Development Agency to Multiply Effective Investments in the Nation's Future [interview]
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C.D. Glin, the President and CEO of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), an independently operated Washington D.C.-based organization, mandated and funded by… Read more »
Nigeria: BREAKING - Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo Donates Cash Prize to Free Prisoners
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Fisayo Soyombo has donated the N500,000 he won from the People Journalism Prize for Africa 2019 to help in the release of inmates awaiting trial. Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho's PM Thabane a No-Show at Court for Wife's Murder
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Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has failed to appear in court to face charges of murdering his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane in 2017. Read more »
South Africa: Guess Who's Coming to South Africa? Cardi B! Screams!
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Cardi B fever has already hit Mzansi. Read more »
February 20, 2020
Mozambique: Worsening Conflict Rooted in Poverty, Repression, Intolerance [interview]
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Mozambique has had a troubled history. Portugal gained control of parts of the Indian Ocean coast in the 16th century and ruled, often brutally, until 1975. A 10-year armed… Read more »
Africa: We Can Make Our World Better - Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation [interview]
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AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy. He assumed the position this month. In… Read more »
Lesotho: Prime Minister Thabane to be Charged With Murder
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Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane, police have said. Read more »
February 17, 2020
Africa: New Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman Plots to Increase Poverty-Reduction Impact [interview]
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AllAfrica's Juanita Williams quizzed South African native Mark Suzman <@msuzman>, leader of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. the world's largest philanthropy, who… Read more »
Rwanda: Singer Kizito Mihigo Dead - Report
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Kizito Mihigo has allegedly died by suicide, according to a tweet from Rwanda Times. Read more »
February 14, 2020
Africa: Climate Change Can Set the Stage for Violent Conflict - Expert [interview]
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Levels of poverty, economic opportunities, and unemployment are key factors increasing the likelihood of conflict, and there has been strong agreement that climate change, is a… Read more »
Africa: How Climate Climate Change Contributes to Insecurity
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In this allAfrica explainer we delve into the relationship between climate change and conflict on the continent Read more »
Botswana: Raffled Elephant Hunts Backfire on Community - Conservationists
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Unethical hunting has exposed a community to dangerous, aggressive elephants rather than solving Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) Read more »
February 12, 2020
Africa: Coronavirus - Govts Should Do More to Support Africans in China [opinion]
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The death toll from the mysterious new coronavirus that originated from China has topped 900, and infections have skyrocketed to 40 000. Many comparisons are being drawn to the… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Should Change Its Tune on LGBTIQ Health and Rights [opinion]
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"In short, we are dying," Victor, a 25-year-old gay man in Tanzania, summed up his story when we spoke in mid-2018. He had just outlined the litany of measures Tanzania's… Read more »
February 11, 2020
Mozambique: Eyewitness Tells How Gunmen Burned Down Cabo Delgado College
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Unknown gunmen have attacked six communities and torched a teacher-training college in Quissanga district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the space of less… Read more »
Africa: From London to Kigali - We Must Embrace Change to Beat NTDs [guest column]
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True watershed moments are rare. Personally and professionally, our lives changed when we became Minister of Health for Rwanda and Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases for the… Read more »