Tue 21 September 2021: An attempted coup in Sudan “failed” early on Tuesday, state media reported, without identifying the plotters. “There has been a failed coup attempt, the people should confront it,” state media reported. A top government source told AFP news agency the plotters had attempted to take over the state media building but […]
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Tue 21 September 2021: A downward trend in the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa continued as the daily count fell below 7,500 on Monday. A total of 7,432 new infections over the past day pushed the overall tally above 8.15 million (8,156,048), according to the latest data from the Africa CDC. The daily figure […]
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Mon 20 September 2021: Sudan accepted Turkey’s offer to mediate between Khartoum and Ethiopia, Anadolu reported. Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi announced that Sudan accepted the Turkish government’s offer to solve the border dispute. “During the visit of Sudan’s head of Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to Turkey last month, he accepted an initiative from the Turkish […]
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Mon 20 September 2021: The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds said on Sunday that a swarm of bees killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach near Cape Town. “After tests, we found bee stings around the penguins’ eyes,” said the foundation’s David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian. “This is a very […]
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Mon 20 September 2021: Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, says whistleblowers remain an important aspect to combatting corruption. He was speaking during the first webinar in a five-part series, which will explore the importance of whistleblowing and the challenges that whistleblowers experience. “More often, corruption goes undetected until a whistleblower comes out. […]
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Mon 20 September 2021: Early prevention programmes, overcoming social norms and consistent conversations around consent and sexual activity were some of the important measures recommended during a webinar on social behaviour change to reduce risky sexual behaviour among the youth and create awareness on the prevention of statutory rape. The Webinar was hosted on Friday […]
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Sun 19 September 2021: Former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ousted in 2019 after mass protests, was given a state funeral on Sunday that was attended by senior officials but received little of the attention given to such occasions in the past, reports Reuters. Bouteflika died on Friday, aged 84. An armoured vehicle decked with flowers pulled his […]
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Sat 18 September 2021: Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ex-president of Algeria, passed away at the age of 84.The announcement was made by the country’s presidency, which gave no further details, Anadolu Agency reported. Having come to power in 1999 following the civil war, Bouteflika ruled the country despite suffering from paralysis in 2015 amid his deteriorating health. With […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says the planned COVID-19 vaccine certificates will not be used to deny unvaccinated citizens access to public services. “I want to emphasise that this certificate will not prevent people from accessing essential services, especially public services. You will not be required to show a certificate to […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: A group of international lawyers, researchers and activists today filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights seeking the revocation of Israel’s observer status at the African Union (AU), Anadolu Agency reports. “This complaint is brought against the decision of the African Union taken at the end of July 2021 granting […]
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