June 15, 2018
Egypt: Heartbreak for Egypt as Uruguay Scores Dramatic Late Winner [blog]
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Has Egypt just played so well just for Uruguay to snatch victory in the last minute? Football can be cruel indeed. Read more »
Africa: New Think Tank Appointment for Johnson Sirleaf
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who stepped down as Liberian president earlier this year, has been appointed to the advisory board of an elite African think tank which explores ways of… Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Releases Schedule of Power Cuts
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Eskom spokesperson, Khulu Phasiwe, has - via his Twitter account - announced the start of load shedding across the country for a full day. Read more »
Africa: African Nations Pledge to Use Trade to Reduce Poverty
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Gambia's Vice President and Minister for Women's Affairs, Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, says trade has been a strategic tool for reducing poverty and has delivered incredible gains… Read more »
Africa: Gosh, Hope That Middle Finger Wasn't for Putin?! [blog]
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Here I am, at allAfrica's newsroom in Cape Town, glued to the TV screen in anticipation of the exciting opening of the world's most popular sporting event we're accustomed to.… Read more »
June 14, 2018
Africa: Will Any Of Our Teams Finally Break The Quarter-Finals Jinx? [blog]
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Of course, any World Cup would not be compete without a distinctively glamorous opening ceremony to kick things off. And even though it seems like only yesterday that we were… Read more »
Africa: Statement of Tibor P. Nagy Jr. Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and members of the Committee, I’m honored to appear before you as President Trump’s nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for African… Read more »
June 13, 2018
Africa: Morocco's World Cup Dreams Shattered as U.S., Canada, Mexico Win 2026 Bid
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Morocco's bid to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup were dashed after the north African nation only received 33% of the vote while the joint bid from the U.S., Canada and Mexico received… Read more »
Africa: 'Locally Rooted, Globally Connected - The Strength of Masimanyane'
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Masimanyane Women's Rights International, working on the continent, has been granted more than a million dollars in funds for their work in ending violence against women and girls. Read more »
June 12, 2018
South Africa: Shocking Video Shows Fishermen Laughing as They Beat, Stab Seal Pup
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Graphic cell phone video footage circulating on social media shows a seal pup being beaten by a pair of fisherman, HeraldLive reports. Read more »
South Africa: Highway Crash Mangles Truck, Stops Traffic
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Traffic on the N1 just outside Cape Town was heavily backed up on Tuesday morning after a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the central barriers of the… Read more »
June 10, 2018
Africa: Migration Can Benefit Africa, Says New UN Body's Report
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In an age of emerging populism in both the global north and south, migration often gets a bad rap. Read more »
June 07, 2018
South Africa: Convicted Axe Murderer Van Breda Handed Three Life Sentences
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Western Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai has sentenced Henri Van Breda to three life sentences for the murder of his parents and brother. He also received a sentence of 15 years… Read more »
June 06, 2018
Niger: Attacks in Diffa Leaves Nine Dead
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Three suicide bombers, two women and a man, have blown themselves up in Diffa in south-east of Niger. The region is said to be very busy in the evenings during Ramadan. Reports say… Read more »
Ethiopia: Crocodile Kills Pastor After Baptism Gone Wrong
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A routine baptism ceremony went horribly awry after a crocodile grabbed hold of the pastor conducting the ceremony in Ethiopia's Arba Minch Town, reports the BBC. Read more »
June 05, 2018
South Africa: Asteroid Lights Up the Sky as it Crashes on South Africa, Botswana Border
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A 2-metre-wide asteroid illuminated the sky above the South Africa-Botswana border as it burned up in a fireball caught on CCTV footage, Space.com reports. Read more »
South Africa: Fuel Price Hike - The Knock-On Effect on Your Pocket
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Economists have warned that the 85c rise in the fuel price will have far-reaching effects on goods and services, Eyewitness News reports. Read more »
June 04, 2018
Africa: First African Trio to Officiate in World Cup Jet to Moscow
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Senegalese trio Malang Diédhiou, Djibril Camara and El Hadj Malick Samba selected to officiate at the upcoming World Cup left Dakar for Moscow on Saturday. They will be the… Read more »
South Africa: Here's Everything That Went Down At The 2018 SAMAs [blog]
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If you missed the South African Music Awards - don't worry - we got you covered. Read more »
Africa: Injured Salah Makes It to Egypt World Cup Team
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Egypt has named Liverpool's forward Mohamed Salah in their World Cup 2018 squad despite the fact that he's recovering from a shoulder injury sustained at the Champions League… Read more »
South Africa: 'No Plans' For Nuclear Deal Between Russia, South Africa - Energy Minister
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Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe has said that South Africa no longer has an arrangement to procure nuclear energy with Russia, eNCA reports. Read more »
Senegal: Fans Assured After Injury Scare
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Vice President of the Senegalese Football Federation in charge of communication, Abdoulaye Sow, has announced that Senegalese internationals Mame Biram Diouf, Ismaila Sarr… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Announces Squad for World Cup 2018 [press release]
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According to Fifa, Egypt became the second team from Africa to book their place in Russia, topping Group E with a game to spare, to make their first appearance at the tournament… Read more »
June 01, 2018
South Africa: Shots Fired As AKA Releases New Single #Beyonce [blog]
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So AKA dropped some major files on twitter just in time for the release of his new singles, and Twitter went crazy. When Rapper Kiernan AKA Forbes took to Twitter to express… Read more »
May 30, 2018
Africa: 'It's a Big World, Everyone Shits, and Everyone Needs a Toilet' [guest column]
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What is a compost toilet and how does it relate to Africa? That was the focus of my month-long trek through Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya in March 2018. Since I'm considered a… Read more »