August 31, 2017
Niger: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed in Flooding
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After last week's catastrophes in Maradi and Zinder, which left seven people dead and more than a thousand affected, torrential rains in the capital Niamey on Saturday destroyed… Read more »
August 30, 2017
Africa: U.S. State Department To Get Experienced Diplomat in Key Africa Post
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Donald Yamamoto, who has extensive diplomatic experience in Africa including two tours as a U.S. ambassador, will take office as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Africa on 5… Read more »
August 27, 2017
South Africa: Two Missing Gold Miners Died, Three Still Sought
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Two of five miners trapped three kilometres underground after a seismic event in a South African gold mine have been recovered, but succumbed to their injuries. Read more »
August 25, 2017
Africa: 10 Reasons Farming is Sexy [blog]
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Here's a wild thought. Rihanna wild. Farming allows you to get dirty without the guilt... Read more »
South Africa: Court Finds Coffin Assault Duo Guilty
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Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen have been found guilty of attempted murder, assault, kidnapping and intimidation in the Middelburg High Court after they forced Rethabile… Read more »
August 24, 2017
Ethiopia: 13 Hurt in City Market Explosion - Report
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13 people have been injured after a hand grenade was thrown by unknown attackers at a market in Jimma town in the Oromia Regional State, reports Fana Broadcasting Corporate. Read more »
August 23, 2017
Africa: Immigration Bill Targets Africans Who Benefit United States [guest column]
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African immigrants to the United States account for less than five percent of the total, but they are better educated than most and their earnings are among the highest. African… Read more »
August 21, 2017
South Africa: Hotel Worker Pushed by Mugabe's Son Loses Baby - Report
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A pregnant waitress lost her baby after she was pushed by Robert Mugabe jnr at a Sandton hotel, according to TimesLive. Read more »
South Africa: Will Grace Mugabe Ever Return to South Africa?
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The scene has been set for a protracted legal battle between the South African Government and Gabriella Engels, the alleged victim of an assault by Zimbabwean First Lady Grace… Read more »
August 20, 2017
South Africa: Grace Mugabe Escapes Court Appearance
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Grace Mugabe returned home to Zimbabwe with her husband, President Robert Mugabe, on Sunday without having to appear in court on charges of assaulting a woman in a Johannesburg… Read more »
August 18, 2017
South Africa: Immunity, or Not, What is Happening With Grace Mugabe?
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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has reportedly denied that Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe will be granted diplomatic immunity despite reports… Read more »
August 17, 2017
South Africa: Have You Seen Grace Mugabe's U.S.$3.5 Million Mansion?
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Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has bought a U.S.$3.5 million mansion in one of Johannesburg's wealthiest communities. Read more »
August 16, 2017
South Sudan: Is Peace Possible Without Rebel Leader Machar? [blog]
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Four years into the South Sudan crisis, a solution is yet to be found. Gruesome crimes continue, with millions displaced and hundreds of thousands facing famine, according to… Read more »
August 15, 2017
South Africa: Grace Mugabe Will Appear in Court Today - Police Chief
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Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe will appear in a Wynberg magistrate's court after she allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old model at a Sandton hotel, according Minister of Police… Read more »
August 10, 2017
Nigeria: How #Bokoharam Uses Women & Children as 'Human Bombs' [document]
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Women now make account for the majority of suicide bombings carried out by the Nigerian-based extremist group Boko Haram. Read more »
August 09, 2017
Southern Africa: Lesotho Will Stop Being 'Bad Boys' - PM
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Newly-elected Prime Minister Tom Thabane has vowed that Lesotho will stop being the "bad boys" of southern Africa. Read more »
August 08, 2017
South Africa: Zuma Survives No-Confidence Motion But With Fewer Votes
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South African President Jacob Zuma held onto his job on Tuesday, surviving a no-confidence vote in Parliament despite a mini-rebellion within the ruling African National Congress… Read more »
August 07, 2017
Africa: Defeating a Major Killer One Step at a Time
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Despite dramatic progress against it, malaria still kills over 420 thousand people a year – an estimated 92 percent of them in sub Saharan Africa. Most of those are children. Read more »
Africa: Study Links Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests to More Antibiotic Prescriptions and Finds Ignored Results [press release]
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Despite dramatic progress against it, malaria still kills nearly half a million people a year, over 90 percent of them children in sub Saharan Africa. Almost all those deaths are… Read more »
Africa: The Trump Administration's First African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum [blog]
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This week, some 40 African finance and trade ministers, along with a large contingent of senior U.S. government officials will descend upon the coastal city of Lomé, Togo… Read more »
Africa: How One U.S.-Built Power Plant Improved Economic Prospects [guest column]
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As Togo hosts the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum this week to foster improved economic relations between the United States and Africa, the country will also… Read more »
South Africa: Secret Ballot for No-Confidence Vote Against President Zuma
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South Africa's Parliamentary Speaker Baleka Mbete has announced that the vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be by secret ballot. Read more »
Ethiopia: Dozens Arrested After City Bomb Blast - Police
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Bahir Dar city police say dozens of people are being held after a bomb exploded there yesterday, according to Addis Standard. No casualties were reported. Read more »
August 04, 2017
Ethiopia: Parliament Ends State of Emergency
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Ethiopia lifted the state of emergency first imposed in October 2016, according to Addis Standard. An emergency session by members of parliament was called to make the decision on… Read more »
August 03, 2017
South Africa: Rhythm City Actor Dumi Masilela Killed
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Popular singer and actor Dumi Masilela has been killed during a hijacking in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni. Read more »