South Africa: Rhema Bible Church Founder Ray McCauley Dies - South African News Briefs - October 9, 2024

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Africa: Africa's Researchers Playing Crucial Role in Advancing HIV Prevention #HIVR4P2024

Africa is contributing to groundbreaking data from the PURPOSE 2 study, which explores twice-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention. This study, with participants from South Africa… Read more »

South Africa: Four Gauteng Learners Die After Consuming Poisoned Food - South African News Briefs - October 8, 2024

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South Africa: School Abuse Allegedly Lead to Learner's Death by Suicide - South African News Briefs - October 7, 2024

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South Africa: Three Arrested in Lusikisiki Mass Shooting

Three people have been arrested in connection with the mass shooting that claimed 18 lives in Lusikisiki and is set to appear in court, reports IOL. Read more »

Africa: Rwanda Struggles To Halt Spread Of Marburg Virus

Rwandan health authorities are struggling to contain the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, which has claimed the lives of about a dozen people. Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana… Read more »

Africa: Are We Losing Tree Species Before We Even Find Them?

For more than 17 years, Alice Muchugi has led the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) program on tree genetic resources. The… Read more »

South Africa: Please Call Me Inventor Marks 24th Anniversary with Court Battle - South African News Briefs - October 04, 2024

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Africa: Is Crop Diversity Our Lifeline Against The Climate Crisis?

Crop diversity presents an opportunity to address some of the most pressing issues Africa faces today, such as climate impacts, biodiversity loss, and land degradation. Read more »

South Africa: Tributes Pour In for Gospel Legend Solly Moholo

The South African music industry mourns the death of renowned gospel singer Solomon Molokoane, known as Solly Moholo, after he fell ill while on a music tour in Botswana last… Read more »

Senegal: Lions of Teranga Coach Aliou Cissé's Contract Not Extended

Senegal's Ministry of Sport decided not to renew Aliou Cissé's contract as head of the country's national soccer team. Cissé's contract expired at the end of August,… Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Faces Looming Water Disaster - South African News Briefs - October 3, 2024

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South Africa: Couple Receives Prestigious Award for HIV/AIDS Work - South African News Briefs - October 2, 2024

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South Africa: Online Outrage Over Joburg Mayor's Comment About Hiring Immigrants

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero's suggestion to hire immigrants to improve efficiency with the Johannesburg Metro Police Department was among the main online topics of conversation… Read more »

South Africa: Labour Court Rejects Appeal in Bursary Fraud Case - South African News Briefs - October 1, 2024

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Africa: We've Shown Meningitis Can Be Eliminated. Let's Do It

It is a deadly disease linked to high temperatures, airborne dust, and overcrowded living conditions – some of the very conditions that climate change threatens to … Read more »

Kenya: Sowing Seeds of Change on Rocky Land - A Farmer's Inspiring Journey

"Initially, we believed nothing could come from this rocky land, but now we're successfully growing crops and preserving our seeds in a community seed bank."  Read more »

Africa: The 'Forgotten Crops' that Can Save Our Food System

Neglected crops are among the underappreciated solutions for alleviating Africa's food and climate crises. Read more »

Africa: We Know That The Status Quo is Not Working for Africa - COP29 CEO

The COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, is expected to lay the groundwork for a new climate finance target. Read more »

South Africa: 21-Year-Old Arrested for Drug Smuggling - South African News Briefs - September 30, 2024

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Kenya: Unjust Laws Threaten Traditional Seed Practices

In the past decade, Francis Ngiri has taken pride in conserving seeds - a responsibility he holds dear. Read more »

Africa: Lives Can Be Saved Despite Drug-Resistant Infections

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Senegal: Amadou Makhtar MBOW the Universalist

Senegal woke up this Tuesday, September 24, 2024, under an overcast sky, and sad to show its mourning, following the disappearance of the patriarch, Amadou Mahtar Mbow, former… Read more »

Africa: Amadou Mahtar Mbow - former Unesco Head and 1st African to Lead a Major International Organisation

Amadou Mahtar M'Bow, who served as the 6th Director-General of Unesco and the first African to head an international organisation, is being remembered for his leading role in… Read more »

Senegal: Decomposing Bodies Found on Boat Off Dakar Coast

On September 22, 2024, the discovery of a dug-out canoe with at least 30 bodies was made off the coast about 70km from Dakar. The national navy was informed and Immediately… Read more »