October 19, 2017
South Africa: Jamaican Athlete Usain Bolt Set to Host 2018 Sun Met
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Sun Met celebrated with G.H Mumm has announced that the retired sprinting legend will host of Africa's Richest Race Day next year. Read more »
October 18, 2017
Zimbabwe: Dozens Apply For Hangman Post
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More than 50 job-seekers have applied for the hangman's post in Zimbabwe, Newsday reports. Read more »
October 17, 2017
Kenya: Kenyatta vs Odinga - Who's Been More Presidential? [blog]
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On 11 August, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati declared Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the highly contested August 8 presidential… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 10 Times Grace Mugabe Came Out Guns Blazing Against VP Mnangagwa [blog]
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First Lady Grace Mugabe's entry into the political fray has created a mixture of excitement, anxiety and consternation within Zimbabwean politics. She has become a powerful… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Fires Critical Communist Leader From Cabinet
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President Jacob Zuma has fired his tertiary education minister, South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Blade Nzimande, from his Cabinet. Read more »
October 13, 2017
Africa: Africa's Growth Expected to Lag Behind, Says IMF
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Projected economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is on average lagging behind that in the world generally, says the latest edition of the International Monetary Fund's World… Read more »
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Challenging Economic Outlook - World Bank [document]
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Sub-Saharan Africa's economies are experiencing a modest recovery, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region expected to rise to 2.4 percent in 2017 from 1.3 percent… Read more »
October 12, 2017
Nigeria: More U.S. Backing 'Forthcoming' for Buhari's Drives Against Corruption & Boko Haram New Ambassador [interview]
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The Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC - arguably one of the country's key diplomatic outposts - has an ambassador at the helm for the first time since Professor Adebowale Adefuye… Read more »
October 11, 2017
South Africa: Thabo Mbeki On the Pope, the Bible, Mandela and His Successors [book review]
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The former President of South Africa reflects on a memoir by Thabo Makgoba, head of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, on his life and his ministry to Nelson Mandela in the… Read more »
October 09, 2017
South Africa: Heavy Snowfall, Thunderstorms Warnings Issued for South Africa
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for an "intense cut-off low" system that will affect several regions of the coutry, including the Western Cape,… Read more »
Africa: Nigerian Footballer Accuses Sex Workers of Ripping Him Off
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Nigerian international footballer and Watford forward Isaac Success has reportedly been arrested after a quarrel with four escorts, accusing them of cheating him out of U.S.$2,600,… Read more »
October 07, 2017
Nigeria: Qatar Blockade 'Not the Way To Go' Nigeria Foreign Minister Declares
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Nigeria wants to see an end to the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, now entering its fourth month, according to Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Read more »
October 06, 2017
Africa: UN Publishes Pioneering Study on Gap Between Rich and Poor
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The widest gaps in income between the rich and the poor in Africa are to be found in five southern African nations, as well as the Comores and the Central African Republic, says a… Read more »
Africa: Top African Stars Making Global Waves
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There's no doubt that Africa has talent. Each year, the continent continues to churn out impeccable talent in the entertainment industry, proving to the world that they are a… Read more »
October 05, 2017
Togo: Day of Anger Protesters Demand Constitutional Reforms
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Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets on Wednesday calling for constitutional reforms. People gathered in several locations around the capital Lomé as well… Read more »
Africa: Top African Musicians Nominated for 2017 MTV EMAs
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Six African musicians have been nominated for the Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Read more »
October 03, 2017
South Africa: South Africans Express Outrage Over Oscar Pistorius Film
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A U.S. company has released a trailer for an upcoming film about how Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The movie, Oscar Pistorius: Blade… Read more »
September 29, 2017
Cameroon: The Ambazonia Declaration - How the Govt Can Avoid Bloodshed [blog]
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On September 22, while President Paul Biya was attending the UN conference in Washington, massive protests across Cameroon's Anglophone regions brought thousands of people to the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Much Did Former Oil Minister 'Steal'? [blog]
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Diezani Alison-Madueke, served under former president Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015 and was Nigeria's first female minister of petroleum resources. She has been accused of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Law vs Jonathan Moyo - How Does He Avoid Prosecution? [blog]
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"Perennial wisdom from divine revelation and human experience dictates that all earthly things great or small, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, sad or happy, foolish or wise must… Read more »
Africa: How Stars React to Cheating Claims
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Since we're so used to seeing celebrity couples look perfect in public, we tend to believe that their romances are all sunshine and roses - but that isn't always the case. While… Read more »
September 28, 2017
Africa: It's Time to End the Stigma and Silence Around Abortion [guest column]
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International Safe Abortion Day - celebrated every year on September 28 - marks a woman's fundamental reproductive right to access safe, legal abortion. For many women all over the… Read more »
September 26, 2017
Liberia: Sirleaf Delivers Final Speech at U.S. Capitol as President [document]
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Remarks by Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, on the Occasion of a joint program sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP),… Read more »
September 25, 2017
Africa: Trump Adds Chad to U.S. Travel Ban, Lifts Restrictions on Sudan
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President Donald Trump has included Chad in a new list of countries whose citizens are prohibited from entering the United States. But the ban placed on Sudanese travellers earlier… Read more »
Africa: New Day in Angola, Old Story in Equatorial Guinea [guest column]
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Oil-rich Angola and Equatorial Guinea have long shared the infamous distinction of having the longest-serving presidents in Africa – 38 years. Read more »
