Category: Africa

UAE’S ACTIONS THREATEN UNIQUE BIODIVERSITY IN YEMEN’S SOCOTRA ISLAND

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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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CALLS FOR CALM AS RUBELLA CASES RISE

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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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MAURITANIA, EU SIGN €100M AGREEMENT TO BOOST DEVELOPMENT, COMBAT IRREGULAR MIGRATION

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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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32 CHILDREN DIE IN A STAMPEDE AT A STUDENT CARNIVAL IN THE SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

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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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DEATH TOLL IN MOZAMBIQUE FROM CYCLONE CHIDO RISES TO 45

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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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DEADLINE FOR SPAZA SHOP REGISTRATIONS EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 2025

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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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APPLE FACES ALLEGATIONS FROM CONGO OF USING ‘BLOOD MINERALS’ FOR ITS PRODUCTS

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Wed 18 December 2024: Apple “could not have been unaware” that its supply chain was contaminated with “blood minerals,” a lawyer representing the Democratic Republic of Congo said Tuesday. The trial in the capital Kinshasa marks the first in a series of legal actions against major corporations. Robert Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners said Apple was chosen as […]

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GNU DISCUSSIONS ON BELA CONSTRUCTIVE, SAYS ZILLE

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Tue 17 December 2024: Helen Zille, chairperson of Democratic Alliance’s (DA) federal council, said discussions on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act have been constructive so far. “I think it’s gone constructively,” she told SABC News in an interview on Monday. “Everyone was trying their best to find a win-win solution and there are win-win solutions […]

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AFRICA’S WORSENING FOOD CRISIS – IT’S TIME FOR AN AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION

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Tue 17 December 2024: Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse. The UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report reveals that food insecurity in Africa is the highest of any world region. The prevalence of undernourishment is 20.4% (some 298.4 million Africans) – over twice the global average. […]

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