September 14, 2022
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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September 07, 2022
Africa: In Fighting Infectious Diseases and TB, We Can't Neglect Climate Change #AfricaClimateCrisis
Humans and wild animals are facing new challenges for survival because of the climate crisis - how more frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting… Read more »
South Africa: Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease on Rise - South African News Briefs, September 7, 2022
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September 06, 2022
Africa: Stop Funding AGRA, African Farmers Plead With Donors #AfricaClimateCrisis
Ahead of the annual forum of Agra - an organization founded to transform African agriculture - a large network of African food producers and their allies are calling for… Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Pursues Private Prosecution Against Advocate Billy Downer- South African News Briefs, September 6, 2022
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September 05, 2022
South Africa: When No Stock Blocks Women's Sexual, Reproductive Health Rights
The Stop Stockout Project (SSP) has drawn attention to challenges in accessing contraceptives at public health clinics across South Africa in its latest survey. Read more »
Chad: Will The National Dialogue Resume?
There are doubts that the inclusive national dialogue will resume today, after being suspended since Saturday due to unrest in Ndjamena. The party which boycotted the… Read more »
Central African Republic: Opposition Goes to Court Over Draft Constitution Revision
A grouping of the main Central African Republic opposition parties, the Republican Bloc for the Defense of the Constitution, was formally approached the Constitutional Court on… Read more »
South Africa: Warnings of Migrant Crisis Came Years Ago, Coalition Says - South African Briefs - September 5, 2022
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September 02, 2022
South Africa: Amaphela Taxi Protest Blocks Cape Morning Traffic - South African Briefs - September 2, 2022
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September 01, 2022
Africa: Experts Discuss Long Covid Risks and What Remains to be Learned
Much has been said about the long-term effects of Covid-19 on people who contracted the virus, but whose symptoms continue to persist long after the initial infection has passed.… Read more »
Kenya: Entry Fees For Uhuru Park Upset Nairobians
The major facelift of Nairobi's most popular recreational parks, Uhuru and Central Parks, is complete, Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) said. Read more »
South Africa: Gupta Brothers, Oscar Pistorius Seek to Overturn Legal Troubles - South African News Briefs - September 1, 2022
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August 31, 2022
South Africa: Experts Gather at Africa Tech Week Conference in Cape Town
The 2022 edition of the Sentech Africa Tech Week conference has begun, taking place in the Cape Town International Convention Centre from August, 31 to September, 1. Under the… Read more »
Africa: Govts Can Do More to Protect Many Pregnant Students And Mothers Facing Education Barriers
Teenage pregnancy has become commonplace in our communities with social determinants of health, such as low education and low income levels of a teen's family, contributing to… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon Striker Aubameyang Robbed In Spain
According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, FC Barcelona striker and Gabonese international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, and his wife Alysha Behague, 36, were violently… Read more »