Wed 27 December 2023: The World Food Program (WFP) has said it requires 364 million U.S. dollars in net funding across all activities to scale up humanitarian assistance in Somalia between December 2023 and May 2024. The WFP said in its latest report released on Tuesday night that out of the figure, its urgent funding […]
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Wed 27 December 2023: Abuja, Nigeria – On October 30, oil-rich Rivers State, Nigeria’s oil capital, became the latest hub of political drama in the country following the state parliament’s attempted impeachment of Siminalayi Fubara, who had been governor for only five months. The impeachment notice was signed by 24 of 32 lawmakers, all loyal to […]
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Tue 26 December 2023: Armed groups have killed more than 100 people in a string of attacks targeting towns across central Nigeria, another deadly episode in a region with persistent religious and ethnic tensions. Local officials on Monday said the toll of the weekend attacks by armed groups, sometimes called “bandits”, has risen to 113, increasing sharply from […]
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Tue 26 December 2023: Johannesburg, South Africa – Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries invited to join BRICS as new members next year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced on the final day of a summit of the group that considers itself a counterweight to Western powers. The group encompassing five major emerging […]
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Mon 25 December 2023: When the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) called on young men to enlist last June, Zakariya Issa* went to the nearest recruitment centre. He was one of thousands of young people who trained for 10 weeks in Wad Madani, a city just south of the capital Khartoum. In September, he was deployed with […]
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A memorial to the genocide of the Herero and Nama (1904-1908) in Windhoek [Hamilton Wende/Al Jazeera] Sun 24 December 2023: For years, the Nama and Herero rallied for recognition and redress of systemic violence. When Namibia and Germany reached an agreement, however, they were excluded. Berlin, Germany – South of Berlin, the expansive Treptower Park stretches […]
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Fri 22 December 2023: The last French troops in Niger have withdrawn, marking an end to more than a decade of French operations to fight armed groups in West Africa’s Sahel region. “Today’s date … marks the end of the disengagement process of French forces in the Sahel,” Niger army Lieutenant Salim Ibrahim said on […]
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Thu 21 December 2023: Due to disagreements over oil production quotas, Angola will leave OPEC, according to Oil Minister Diamantino Pedro Azevedo. According to ANGOP news agency, the decision was made during a meeting of the Council of Ministers that was presided over by President Joao Lourenco of Angola. Azevedo told state broadcaster TPA that […]
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Thu 21 December 2023: Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has called on all road users to obey the rules of the road and for motorists to ensure their vehicles are roadworthy before embarking on a trip and avoid driving under the influence of alcohol. “Please behave on the roads. In terms of our statistics, pedestrians are […]
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Wed 20 December 2023: South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SunExpress for four aircrafts to support the national carrier’s operations in the 2024/25 financial year. According to SAA, the MoU is an add-on to the two airlines’ current six-month damp lease agreement, which includes “the lease of two Boeing […]
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