September 30, 2019
Senegal: President Pardons Political Rival
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Senegalese President Macky Sall has pardoned political rival Khalifa Sall, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges, Reuters reports. Read more »
September 27, 2019
South Africa: Ndlovu Youth Choir Just Scored a Deal - Signs with Simon Cowell
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Imagine coming from a tough competition - losing the grand prize - but only to be signed by one of the world's biggest music producers. Read more »
Chad: Dozens Die in Landslide at Gold Mine - Report
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A landslide at a gold mine in northwestern Chad has killed about 30 people, Reuters reports. Read more »
South Africa: U.S. Senate Confirms Handbag Designer Lana Marks As Ambassador
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South African-born luxury handbag designer Lana Marks has been confirmed as the US Ambassador to South Africa. Read more »
September 26, 2019
Egypt: Stolen Gold Coffin of Ancient Priest Goes Home
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The Egyptian relic is finally going home. Read more »
South Africa: Labour Court Halts Banking Sector Strike
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The Labour Court has interdicted a planned strike by workers in the banking sector, Business Day reports. Reasons for granting the interdict would be made clear in due course,… Read more »
Africa: Beyond Pretty Words - Fund Local Actions on Climate Crisis! [guest column]
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Political leaders in New York this week for a climate summit convened by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres came armed with announcements on how they intend… Read more »
September 24, 2019
Africa: Critical Role for Small Business as Continental Trade Pact Takes Shape [guest column]
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With the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) coming into full force, there are hopes that the resulting economic transformation will lead to vitally-needed job… Read more »
September 23, 2019
South Africa: Femicide - Stabbing, Death of Student Sparks Outrage
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Sinethemba Ndlovu, a student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has died in hospital after she was stabbed by a man who allegedly "forced himself on her" while she worked at… Read more »
Southern Africa: Prince Harry, Meghan Begin 10-Day Tour in South Africa
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A British royal tour of southern Africa kicks off in Cape Town on Monday September 23, 2019, the SABC reports. Read more »
North Africa: Travel Group Thomas Cook Collapses, Tourists in Africa Affected
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British global travel group Thomas Cook has collapsed, the BBC reports. Read more »
September 20, 2019
Senegal: Senegal to Offer Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment
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The government of Senegal will begin to offer free breast or cervical cancer chemotherapy in public hospitals from October 2019, reports the BBC. Read more »
Nigeria: British-Nigerian Rapper Wins UK's 2019 Mercury Prize
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British-Nigerian rapper David Omoregie, popularly known as Dave, has won the 2019 Mercury Prize for his album Psychodrama. Read more »
September 19, 2019
Africa: Rwanda's Lessons on Universal Health Coverage [guest column]
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Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is clean, orderly and blessed with great weather. It also has achieved universal health coverage. During a recent visit there as part of my… Read more »
South Africa: Ndlovu Youth Choir Misses Out on Grand Prize, But Made Africa Proud
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It's been a wild ride! Read more »
September 18, 2019
Liberia: School Fire Kills Dozens of Children
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President George Weah has expressed his condolences to the families of 30 children who died in a school fire on Tuesday. Read more »
Africa: Climate Change - A Race We Must Win [guest column]
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The timing of the Climate Action Summit later this week, only three months before the annual meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate (COP25), hints at the… Read more »
South Africa: Spanking Children is Unconstitutional, ConCourt Rules
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The Constitutional Court has upheld a South Gauteng High Court ruling in 2017 to eliminate the common-law defence of reasonable chastisement when spanking a child, TimesLive… Read more »
September 17, 2019
Africa: African In Top Spot At UN Gathering of World Leaders
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A veteran African diplomat is taking center stage this week at the United Nations as the 74th session of the General Assembly (UNGA) gets underway. Read more »
Africa: No, Kagame Did Not Call For South Africa to Be Expelled From AU
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President Paul Kagame's advisor, Yolande Makolo, has come out to defend his name on Twitter and to clarify reports claiming Kagame has called for the dismissal of the South African… Read more »
September 16, 2019
South Africa: High Court Finds Restaurant Rapist Guilty
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The North Gauteng High Court has officially found Nicholas Ninow guilty of rape, News24 reports. Read more »
Africa: Taking the Elephant out of the Room [guest column]
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The overwhelming message from a global conference on elephants in captivity, hosted in Hermanus on September 6, was that elephants belong in the wild. Given what we know about who… Read more »
September 13, 2019
Nigeria: Have You Listened to Wizkid's New Single Yet?
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The popular afrobeat singer Wizkid is at it again with another hit single titled Ghetto Love. Read more »
Nigeria: It's Official - Davido and Chioma Are Engaged!
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Davido is ready to walk Chioma down the aisle. Read more »
September 12, 2019
Africa: Fighting Climate Change One Tree at a Time - Why We Need Reforestation
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It's Arbor Month in South Africa and the government has encouraged its citizens to get their hands dirty and plant trees. Dedicating a month to tree-planting may seem a laudable… Read more »