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
Warnings of Migrant Crisis in South Africa Were Made Years Ago - Zimbabwean Activists Read more »
September 02, 2022
South Africa: Amaphela Taxi Protest Blocks Cape Morning Traffic - South African Briefs - September 2, 2022
Protests in Cape Town Bring Morning Traffic to Standstill Read more »
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 »
South Africa: Govt Condemns Discrimination Based on Nationality In Healthcare - South African News Briefs - August 31, 2022
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August 30, 2022
Africa: How Largest World Sporting Event Can Create a Legacy of Global Health #FIFAWorldCup
The world's most popular sporting event is about to take place in Qatar. The World Health Organization and the Qatar Ministry of Public Health are working to make this year's… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Nutrition Resilience and Food Security on the African Continent
In February of this year, African leaders launched the African Year of Nutrition. However, as the year has unfolded, the outlook for nutrition on the continent has been… Read more »
Madagascar: Police Shoot, Kill Protesters After Kidnapping of Child with Albinism
Madagascar police officers have shot protesters during a demonstration about the kidnapping of a child with albinism at in the southeastern town of Ikongo, according to AFP,… Read more »
Chad: National Dialogue Hits a Snag In Chad
Chad's national dialogue that began a week ago, hit a snag on August 28, 2022 when the list of the presidium, which was supposed to direct the work of the forum, was contested.… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Faces Grilling at Parliament - South African News Briefs - August 30, 2022
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