Africa

Emmerson-Mnangagwa-ngwena
Africa

Zimbabwean President approves $64 million budget to fight cholera

Mr Mnangagwa recently declared the outbreak of the disease state of disaster.

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Zambian President, Edgar Lungu
Africa

UK, Finland halt aid to Zambian social-welfare scheme over alleged misuse

The withdrawal of the funding will hurt the poor in the southern African country.

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Ethiopia on map
Africa

Ethiopian police arrest 269 over deadly attack on civilians

Twenty three persons were confirmed dead while 886 others displaced.

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Africa

Kenyan official finds 12 dead babies after hospital ‘sting’

A doctor and two other staffers have since been suspended.

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Agency Report ∣ September 17, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
President of Uganda Yoweri K Museveni gestures as he speaks during a news conference in a hotel in St Julians, Valletta, Malta on the first day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Friday Nov. 25, 2005. CHOGM was opened by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday and the event is due to hosted by Uganda in two years time. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)
Africa

Uganda accuses EU parliament of meddling in its internal affairs

EU parliament to pass a resolution asking the courts of Uganda to drop charges against opposition politicians.

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Agency Report ∣ September 17, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Zimbabwe on map
Africa

South Africa issues cholera alert after outbreak in Zimbabwe

16 people have died in the past week from a suspected cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe

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Agency Report ∣ September 17, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Angola on map
Africa

Five die in stampede after Angolan soccer match

The stampede took place on Saturday.

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Agency Report ∣ September 17, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Victoire Ingabire [photo: BBC]
Africa

Rwanda frees jailed opposition figure

Another opposition figure, Diane Rwigara, who tried to run against Kagame in a 2017 presidential election, is also in detention.

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Agency Report ∣ September 15, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Former Egyptian leader, Hosni Mubarak [Photo: CNN.com]
Africa

Egypt court orders arrest of Mubarak’s sons

They are accused of stock market manipulation.

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Agency Report ∣ September 15, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Kenya on map
Africa, News Reports

IMF pledges support to Kenya as $990mn standby deal expires

Kenya had secured a six-month extension in March on the $989.8 million.

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Agency Report ∣ September 14, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Nelson Chamisa (Photo Credit: Report Focus News)
Africa

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader postpones mock inauguration after cholera outbreak

Nearly 4,000 people have been infected with cholera.

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Agency Report ∣ September 14, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Libya on map
Africa

U.S., UN sanction Libya’s militia leader over $1.4bn oil revenue loss

The sanction was in accordance with the UN listing.

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Agency Report ∣ September 14, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Emmerson-Mnangagwa-ngwena
Africa

U.S. sanctions to remain until Zimbabwe demonstrates reforms — Official

The official said U.S pressure on Zimbabwe remains in place.

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Agency Report ∣ September 14, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Kenyatta
Africa

President Kenyatta defies parliament, rejects bill delaying unpopular fuel tax

The president would reportedly address the country on the matter on Friday.

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Agency Report ∣ September 14, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Charge d’ Affaires of China Embassy in Nigeria, Lin Jing,
Africa

Loan: China not ‘Father Christmas’ to Africa — Envoy

The envoy said China loans only accounts for 8.5 per cent of Nigeria’s foreign debt profile.

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Agency Report ∣ September 14, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Uganda
Africa

U.S. tourist commits suicide in central Uganda

The police have launched investigations into the incident.

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Agency Report ∣ September 13, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Uhuru Kenyatta
Africa

Five Kenyan banks fined for aiding corruption

The banks failed to report large cash transactions and undertake adequate customer due diligence.

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Agency Report ∣ September 12, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (R) shakes hands with former rebel leader and First Vice-President Riek Machar (L) after a new unity government was sworn-in, Juba, South Sudan, 29 April 2016. South Sudan President Salva Kiir named a new unity government sharing power with former rebel leader Riek Machar, ending a conflict that erupted since mid-December 2013. According to peace agreement, the interim government will govern for the next 30 months before holding general elections. EPA/PHILLIP DHIL
Africa

South Sudan’s president, rebel leader sign peace deal

The new agreement, mediated by Sudan, reinstates Reik Machar, a former vice-president, to his former role.

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Agency Report ∣ September 12, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Zimbabwe on map
Africa, News Reports

Zimbabwe cholera outbreak highlights failure to invest in infrastructure, health system – Amnesty International

Initial cases of cholera were reported in Gweru and Harare last month and the capital is now the worst affected area.

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Agency Report ∣ September 12, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundi President
Africa

Burundi bans UN experts who uncovered rights abuses

UN found proof of summary executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, sexual violence and forced disappearances in 2017 and 2018.

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Agency Report ∣ September 12, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Ethiopia on map
Africa

New Year: Ethiopia releases 8,875 prisoners

Presently, the country is celebrating the arrival of 2011.

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Agency Report ∣ September 11, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
South Africa on map
Africa

20,336 murders recorded in S/Africa from 2017 to 2018 – Minister

Murders of women and children have increased.

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Agency Report ∣ September 11, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Zimbabwe on map
Africa, News Reports

Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency in capital after death toll rises to 20

The large scale and severity of the outbreak has been attributed to poor sanitation among others.

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Agency Report ∣ September 11, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Ethiopia/Eritrea border
Africa

Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders celebrate peace, new year at ‘war-raged border’

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki visited their troops stationed at Bure.

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Agency Report ∣ September 11, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0
Omar Al-Bashir, Sudan President
Africa

Sudan inaugurates new leaders

The appointments were made to tackle the country’s growing economic crisis.

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Agency Report ∣ September 10, 2018 ∣ Comments: 0