February 14, 2019
South Africa: Public Enterprises Minister Gordhan Trying to Put Out Eskom's Flames of Crisis
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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told parliament's public enterprises committee on Wednesday that he intends to hold responsible those who contributed to the design flaws… Read more »
February 13, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Degrees of Success With Ebola as Trial Treatment Begins [interview]
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Doctors Without Borders in collaboration with the Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Health, has started enrolling patients in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of four… Read more »
South Africa: Unions March for Workers' Rights
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions has together with its affiliate unions, embarked on a national strike today. Read more »
Kenya: UK Photographer Captures Pictures of Elusive Black Leopard
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A wildlife photographer from the United Kingdom has captured images of a black leopard in Kenya. Read more »
Africa: What Surprised Melinda and Bill Gates in 2018?
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SURPRISE #1Africa is the youngest continent. Read more »
February 12, 2019
Cameroon: Momo Jean De Dieu, Apology Not Accepted [blog]
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For a long time the country has been divided along tribal lines. This ethno-fascism reached its peak when the minister delegate at the ministry of justice, Jean De Dieu Momo,… Read more »
February 11, 2019
Cote d'Ivoire: House Speaker Steps Down
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In a very short speech on Friday, the president of the Ivorian National Assembly, Guillaume Soro, announced that he is stepping down. Read more »
South Africa: Soweto Gospel Choir Wins Third Grammy Award
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The Soweto Gospel Choir has made South Africa proud by winning the Best World Music Album award for their album Freedom at the 61st Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles. Read more »
Nigeria: Support Youth to Build Peace [guest column]
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Fifteen years ago, I watched from a neighbor's window as my house and car burned to ashes - set alight by a militia of 100 young men. A religiously motivated conflict 400km… Read more »
Africa: What David Malpass Told Congress About the World Bank [document]
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The Trump administration's stance towards the World Bank was detailed in Senate testimony by Treasury Department Undersecretary David Malpass. On February 6, President Trump… Read more »
February 10, 2019
South Sudan: Does Juba Even Care About Protecting Girls From Sexual Violence? [guest column]
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In December after reports of the mass rape of women in and around Bentiu town surfaced, South Sudan's response was a denial, followed by a rushed investigation by a committee… Read more »
February 08, 2019
Africa: Leaked Letter Alleges Cronyism by African Union Boss - Report
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The deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission has launched an unprecedented attack on his boss, chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, South Africa's Mail & Guardian… Read more »
South Africa: Check Out Full List of All The Safta Nominees
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The 13th annual South African Film and Television Awards nominees have been announced Read more »
February 07, 2019
South Africa: Zimbabwe Govt Paper The Herald Runs Headline 'Unpacking Maimane's Monkey Tricks'
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The Democratic Alliance and its leader Mmusi Maimane have taken it upon themselves to play a part in resolving Zimbabwe's current crisis by pushing for foreign intervention. Read more »
February 06, 2019
Africa: Leadership and Africa's Youth Bulge - Rosa Whitaker, CEO of the Whitaker Group [interview]
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AllAfrica will be looking at the issue of 'leadership' during 2019 - what it is, who has it, and what is needed for Africa to develop and prosper. Most of the voices will be… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Gets Its Teff Back
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The Ethiopian government is celebrating a major victory in a long-running dispute over who owns the patent for products made from teff - an ancient grain that forms the basis of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Invites Opposition Leaders for Talks
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has invited presidential candidates who participated in Zimbabwe's 2018 elections to a meeting to discuss the framework for post-election dialogue,… Read more »
February 04, 2019
Uganda: Uganda's Women Are Not Products to be Sold to Tourists [blog]
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How on earth did the Ugandan Tourism Ministry think that adding "curvy and sexy" Ugandan women to the list of tourism products to attract tourists was a good idea? Tourism… Read more »
Somalia: Dubai Company's Port Official Shot Dead in Puntland
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A senior representative of Dubai-based harbour operator DP World has been killed in the port town of Bosaso in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Bloomberg reports. Read more »
February 01, 2019
South Africa: Police Unit Arrests Prophet Shepherd Bushiri for Money Laundering
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Shepherd Bushiri has been arrested, according to a post on the controversial self-proclaimed prophet's Facebook page. Read more »
Uganda: Musician and MP Bobi Wine is Considering Running for President
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Ugandan MP and musician Robert Kyagulanyi - also known as Bobi Wine - says he is considering running for president in the country's next elections. Read more »
January 31, 2019
Cote d'Ivoire: Fake News Lands MP in Jail
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Alain Lobognon has been sentenced to 12 months in prison and a fine of 300,000 FCFA reports L'Intelligent d'Abidjan. Read more »
South Africa: EFF Pulls Out All the Stops to Woo Voters
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A community meeting in Atteridgeville, Tshwane saw Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu promise the community that t-shirts and food were just the… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Top Woman CEO Retires - Where Will Ramos Go Now? [blog]
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The retirement announcement of Absa Group CEO Maria Ramos has sparked speculation about what could be next for "the fixer", who was part of the national treasury in 1994, and went… Read more »
January 30, 2019
South Africa: Supporters of 'Please Call Me' Inventor Vow to take on Vodacom
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Supporters of Nkosana Makate, inventor of Vodacom's "Please Call Me", have vowed to shut down the service provider's head offices in Midrand on Thursday, 702 reports. Read more »