September 28, 2023
South Africa: Water, Power Outages Prevent Johannesburg Council Meeting - South African News Briefs - September 28, 2023
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September 27, 2023
Ghana: Future Financial Stability in Doubt as Ghana Sinks Deeper Into Debt
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Ghana faces a possible debt default as it's debt crisis sees no end it sight, according to Nile Post. Read more »
West Africa: French Ambassador Leaves Niamey
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The French ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte, left the country, barely a month after the military government had ordered his expulsion, Reuters reports. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzanian Brothers Advance to America's Got Talent Grand Finals
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Two Tanzanian performing artists, known as the Ramadhani Brothers, Fadhili, 26, and Ibrahim, 36, have advanced to the grand finals of the America's Got Talent (AGT) TV show. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Ranked 7th in the World for Organised Crime - South African News Briefs - September 27, 2023
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September 26, 2023
Africa: World Contraception Day 2023 - A Call to Liberate Women's Bodies through Equitable Health Leadership [guest column]
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Access to birth control, which empowers women with the agency to decide if, when, and how many children to bear, is a fundamental human right. Read more »
Egypt: Embattled Sisi Sets New Date For Election Amid Economic Turmoil, Renewed Crackdown
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Egypt's presidential election will now be held in December 2023, rather than in the Spring of 2024 as previously planned. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is highly likely… Read more »
Kenya: U.S., Kenya Sign Deal Ahead of Haiti Security Mission
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The United States and Kenya have struck a defense pact that will provide Kenya with funding and support for security deployments following Kenya's voluntary offer to lead an… Read more »
South Africa: President Orders Probe into Failed Tshwane Water Project - South African News Briefs - September 26, 2023
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South Africa: Zoleka Mandela, Activist and Author, Dies Aged 43
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Author and activist Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of Nelson and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died. Read more »
September 25, 2023
Zambia: Former President Lungu Banned From 'Political Jogging'
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Zambian police banned former president Edgar Lungu from public jogging events, reports BBC. The police said Lungu's exercise sessions while escorted by members of his… Read more »
South Africa: Health Minister Ordered to Address R1.2 Billion Corruption Report - South African News Briefs - September 25, 2023
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September 22, 2023
Kenya: Is First Lady Ruto Really Paying for Pastor Benny Hinn's Kenya Crusade?
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The well-known televangelist Benny Hinn revealed that First Lady Rachel Ruto had invited him to organize a national crusade funded and backed by the government, The Standard… Read more »
Kenya: Safaricom Sued for Alleged Intellectual Property Theft
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Kenya's largest mobile operator Safaricom failed to stop the hearing of the infringement of intellectual property case which could cost them millions of US dollars, reports… Read more »
South Africa: Police Investigating Syndicate Suspected of Targeting LGBTIQ+ Community
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Seven men were arrested by Gauteng police in connection with the kidnapping an 18-year-old student from Wits University using the gay hookup app Grindr and holding him for ransom,… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Govt Contractor Faces Death Penalty for Allegedly Spying for Ethiopia
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An American citizen of Ethiopian descent who had Top Secret clearance was detained and accused of giving sensitive information to Ethiopia, AFP reports. Read more »
South Africa: Burna Boy's Concert Cancelled After Alleged Ticket Scam
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The African Giant's Burna Boy's Johannesburg concert has been cancelled, after a fraud case was uncovered. Read more »
South Africa: Prominent KwaZulu-Natal Businessman Dies in Police Shootout - South African News Briefs - September 22, 2023
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September 21, 2023
West Africa: Burkina Faso's Parliament Approves Sending Troops to Niger
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The Burkinabe parliament gave the go-ahead for Captain Ibrahim Traore to send troops to neighboring Niger in response to a potential foreign military intervention to reinstate… Read more »
Gabon: Son of Deposed Gabon Leader Bongo Charged With Treason, Corruption
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The son of former Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, as well as some of his associates, were charged with high treason and corruption, and are being held in detention, AFP… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa to Host US-Africa Trade Summit Despite Diplomatic Tensions
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South Africa will host a U.S.-Africa trade meeting in November despite earlier calls from U.S. politicians for the event to be shifted due to what they claimed was the country's… Read more »
Somalia: Humanitarian Situation Could Worsen After EU Suspends Food Aid to Somalia
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The executive of the European Union announced on September 19 that humanitarian aid payments to Somalia had been "temporarily suspended" following a UN investigation that revealed… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Asks UN Peacekeepers to Leave DR Congo Before 2024
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi requested that his government move quickly to evacuate the United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's First Woman Officer to Navigate a Submarine Dies in Accident
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Africa's first woman to qualify as a submarine navigator, Lieutenant Gillian Hector (née Malouw), was among the three people who died in the SA Navy submarine disaster just… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Pledges to Keep National Broadcaster Afloat Ahead of 2024 Election - South African News Briefs - September 21, 2023
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