Mon 23 December 2024: The protests that followed Mozambique’s contested October elections have been the most protracted and deadliest since multiparty democracy in 1990. Police have reportedly killed at least 50 since Daniel Chapo, from the ruling Frelimo, was declared winner by a fanciful 70%. The party has been in power since independence in 1975. A parallel count by the […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: France began withdrawing soldiers Friday from Chad, according to the Chadian Defense Ministry, after N’Djamena abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power last month. “The General Staff of the Armed Forces informs National and International Opinion that after the withdrawal of French fighter planes from Chad, the beginning of […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central West Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year, the United Nations food agency has said. According to a new report released on Friday, the World Food Programme said 3.4 […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: The UAE has been accused of exacerbating environmental damage in Yemen’s Socotra Island by introducing invasive agricultural seedlings since assuming control of the island in 2017. Local experts have condemned UAE-owned companies for distributing thousands of seedlings that threaten Socotra’s fragile ecosystem, reports the Yemen Press Agency. The UAE-owned Eastern Triangle Holding Company recently […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: The National Department of Health has stated that there is no need for the public to panic despite the rising number of rubella cases in the country. However, citizens are encouraged to urgently visit their nearest health facilities if they experience symptoms of rubella. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: Mauritania and the European Union signed a €100 million ($103.6 million) agreement Thursday aimed at promoting development and combating irregular migration. The agreement was signed during a meeting in the capital Nouakchott between Mauritanian Minister of Economy and Finance Sidi Ahmed Ould Abouh and European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela, […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: At least 32 children have been confirmed dead during a stampede at a carnival in the southwestern Nigerian state of Oyo, officials said Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday at the Bashorun Islamic High School in the state capital of Ibadan. While spokesperson Dotun Oyelisa confirmed to journalists that 32 […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Chido has risen to 45, officials said Wednesday. Luisa Meque, chairperson of the National Disaster Risk Management Institute (INGD), said the storm has also left 500 people injured and destroyed around 35,000 homes in the northern provinces of Niassa, Nampula and Cabo Delgado, which […]
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Wed 18 December 2024: Government has extended the registration deadline for spaza shops and other food handling outlets to 28 February 2025, as announced by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, on Wednesday. This follows the end of the initial 21-day registration period, which concluded on Tuesday, 17 December 2024. A total of […]
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Wed 18 December 2024: Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phony cryptocurrency investments. The suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were detained […]
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