September 22, 2022
South Africa: Another Interest Rate Hike Today - South African News Briefs - September 22, 2022
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September 21, 2022
South Africa: MPs Call For Heads to Roll at Eskom - South African News Briefs - September 21, 2022
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September 20, 2022
South Africa: Eskom In Yet Another Battle to Keep Lights On - South African News Briefs, September 20, 2022
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September 19, 2022
Gabon: Opposition Leader Arrested With Suitcases Full of Banknotes
The former president of the Gabonese National Assembly, Guy Nzouba-Ndama, was arrested on Saturday, September 17, with suitcases filled more than a billion CFA francs, according to… Read more »
September 18, 2022
Africa: African States Can Lead Nuclear Powers Away from Catastrophe
The risk of nuclear war is at its highest in decades, and nuclear-armed states are confirming what African states have known for decades: that there is no rational explanation for… Read more »
South Africa: Senior Adviser to Zulu King Misuzulu Assassinated
A senior member of the Osuthu royal council, Dr Dumisani Khumalo was killed on Saturday September 17, 2022, shortly after returning home from the annual Zulu reed dance at eNyokeni… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Mali: Mali Responds to Cote d'Ivoire Threats Over Detained Soldiers
Bamako has responded to Abidjan's call for the Economic Community of West African States to get involved in the row between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali concerning Ivorian soldiers… Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Calls For Dedicated Anti-Kidnap Unit - South African News Briefs - September 16, 2022
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September 15, 2022
Africa: Global Covid-19 Response Nothing Short of Massive Failure - Lancet Report
According to a study by The Lancet, the global response to the Covid-19 epidemic has been nothing short of a massive failure. The peer-reviewed general medical journal explains… Read more »
West Africa: Abidjan Pulls Out All Stops to Bring Home Soldiers Held In Mali
The National Security Council (CNS) held an an extraordinary meeting in Abidjan, chaired by President Alassane Ouattara on September 14, 2022. The meeting agenda centred on the… Read more »
Cameroon: Separatist Movement Gets New Leader
Chris Anu, a long-time spokesperson for Cameroon's self-declared Republic of Ambazonia, said that he was elected president of the separatist movement on September 10, 2022. His… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Jets Off to U.S. to Meet Biden - South African News Briefs - September 15, 2022
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September 14, 2022
Somalia: More Than Half a Million Children Face Catastrophic Hunger
The number of Somalia's youngest children – those aged under five – expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition has leapt from nearly 400,000 to more than half a… Read more »
Africa: Daily Trust Invites Nominations for African of the Year 2022 Award
A leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, DAILY TRUST, has called for nominations of exemplary personalities for the coveted African of the Year 2022 award. Nominations are open… Read more »
Guinea: Junta Sued for Death of Demonstrators
The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) and the families of the victims of the demonstrations of July and August 2022 have filed a complaint against the… Read more »
South Africa: MPs Want Probe Into Mpofu Threat at Public Protector Hearings - South African News Briefs, September 14, 2022
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September 13, 2022
West Africa: Vice-President of West African Development Bank Arrested in France
Moustapha Ben Barka, the vice-president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) based in Lomé, Togo, has been arrested by French authorities. He was also the… Read more »
Africa: Domestic Investments in Healthcare - A Lynchpin For Socioeconomic Transformation Across Africa
If there is an overriding lesson Africa can learn from the COVID pandemic, it is self-sufficiency. Though Africa was not the originator of the pandemic, it has suffered… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Children With Learning Disabilities Neglected - South African News Briefs, September 13, 2022
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September 12, 2022
Africa: Don't Play With Diversity - Accessibility Can Make Sure Every Gamer Counts
The topic of diversity within gaming and eSports has become an increasingly significant one over the past several years. The gaming industry has grown exponentially over the past… Read more »
South Africa: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Throws Hat In Ring for Top Job - South African News Briefs - September 12, 2022
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September 10, 2022
Africa: Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo Shortlisted for Top Literary Prize
The celebrated Zimbabwean novelist, NoViolet Bulawayo, has been short-listed for one of the world's most prestigious literary awards for her latest work, Glory. Read more »
September 09, 2022
Egypt: U.S. Authorities Seize 27 Antiquities From Metropolitan Arts Museum
New York federal agents have seized 27 looted antiquities worth more than U.S.$13 million from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and they will now be returned… Read more »
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Condoles With British Royal Family - South African News Briefs, September 9, 2022
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September 08, 2022
South Africa: Public Protector's Office Racks Up Whopping R146 Million Legal Bill - South African News Briefs, September 8, 2022
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