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Nearly 80 000 households – equivalent to 400 000 people – evacuated the city of Goma on Thursday as the region is still unsafe following the devastating Mount Nyiragongo eruption at the weekend.
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
Mohair is for far more than blankets and scarves, as seen at South African Fashion Week (SAFW) in the Diamond Fibre Collections last week.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] United Nations -- Africa needs to not follow the climate-damaging model of the West, and cutting land degradation can help
[WHO] The World Polio Day was commemorated in Zambia on 23 October 2020 under the theme \"Stories of progress past and present\". Following the Certification of the WHO African Region as free of wild poliovirus on 25 August, the occasion served as an opportunity to celebrate this historical and monumental milestone.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Who gave the greenlight to that Africa sketch? I have questions...
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 October 2020: After much dithering and political brinkmanship, president Bio has finally put his signature to the laws passed by parliament many months ago to repeal the country’s notorious laws that criminalised libel, marking the end of a bad law. The criminal libel laws have been [Read More]
[SciDev.Net] Cotonou -- Dried and pressed plants are being matched with artificial intelligence to help researchers predict climate change impacts.
… abuse of state force against black Americans.
The assault on Jackson’s … to honour the nation’s African-American heritage – it was later found … included a demand to flog African-Americans every six months until they …
Analysis - The massacre of schoolchildren in Cameroon has grabbed global attention. Experts have called for the international community to stop ignoring the Anglophone conflict.
[Nation] The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed an accord at the White House last month to normalise relations with Israel but Sudan carries added symbolism as an Arab nation that has been at war with Israel. Both the United States and Israel committed to boosting trade with Sudan, an impoverished, conflict-ridden nation that had faced years of criticism over its violent internal campaigns until the fall of dictator Omar al-Bashir last year.
Human rights reconciliation and negotiation for a $480 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant will be on the agenda when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Colombo on Oct. 27. Pompeo is expected to meet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to emphasize the U.S. commitment to a strong, independent and democratic Sri […]
[Observer] MPs have approved a supplementary budget worth Shs 3.729 trillion for the 2020/2021 financial year to cater for critical areas that are not covered for in the budget and the economic pressures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authorities in Nigeria's Lagos have begun a judicial inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters one week ago that unleashed chaos across Africa's biggest city.
[Balancing Act] London -- For several years IoT has been one of those annoying acronyms at conferences. In reality, it already existed in a number of M2M applications like fleet management. But actual innovation and new applications in Africa were thin on the ground, which is worrying as it forms part of the 5G business case. This week Russell Southwood talks to start-up founder Dave Okech, Aquarech about using IoT for fish farming.
Renée Dugué Co-Founder Reborn & Rising As I write from Houston, TX and you read from where you are, there are commonalities we share with so many others across this country. Collectively we are energized [...]
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[MAP] Rabat -- Renaissance Berkane on Sunday won the CAF Confederation Cup, following a 1-0 win over Egyptian Pyramids in the final held at Rabat's Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium.
[Monitor] The Guineans voted last week. The Tanzanians are voting on October 28. The Ivorians are voting on October 31.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Ermelo, South Africa -- Vama Jele's heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis (TB) due to skipping treatment under lockdown. In just four months, it happened 60 times.
A church in Nigeria, the Living Christ Mission Inc., embarked on a street procession on Sunday, October 25 in support of President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming November 3 polls in the United States. The evangelical Christian church counts among its reasons for the support of Trump his aversion to abortion, support for the...
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[Daily Trust] South Africa and Ghana attracted over 200 per cent more Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) than Nigeria in the first half of 2020, Daily Trust analysis shows.
[Vanguard] A Diaspora group, Yoruba One Voice, YOV, on Friday, condemned the recent killing of peaceful protesters in Lekki area of Lagos State, describing the act as genocide.
AFRICAN lithium developer, Prospect Resources Ltd (Prospect) has sold its Penhalonga gold project in Zimbabwe to Luzich Resources Africa for US$1 million. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI In a statement, Prospect said it had entered into a binding term sheet with Luzich Resources Africa, an affiliate of Luzich Partners for the asset. Luzich is expected to pay a non-refundable deposit of US$200 000 within 45 days of the date of the agreement and US$800 000 within 180 days. “Completion of the transaction is subject to Luzich being satisfied with its due diligence investigations and Prospect obtaining all necessary regulatory consents and approvals (together with) normal commercial terms and warranties associated with a transaction of this nature,” the statement read. “It is good news to see a North American investor of Luzich Partners’ status investing in Zimbabwe and it is further evidence that Zimbabwe is becoming an attractive international investment destination,” Prospect managing director Sam Hosack said. “Prospect is focused on taking Arcadia lithium project into production as soon as possible. The agreement allows Prospect to extract value from its non-core assets and further strengthen Prospect’s balance sheet. Proceeds from the sale of the Penhalonga gold project will be applied to this aim.” Luzich Partners is a Las Vegas-based multi-strategy private investment firm that was established in 2013. It seeks investments in public and private assets globally across a range of industries, including mining. Prospect is an ASX-listed lithium company based in Perth, Australia, with operations in Zimbabwe. Its flagship project is the Arcadia lithium project located on the outskirts of Harare. Prospect also revealed that Hugh Warner had stepped down as executive chairman after more than eight years of service. Warner and Harry Greaves, who is currently the company’s executive director, led Prospect’s move into Zimbabwe and under their leadership, the company acquired a portfolio of grassroots mining assets comprising gold, rare earths and lithium. The company said it had commenced the process of recruiting a high calibre independent non-executive chairperson. In the interim, Greaves will act as chair.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 October 2020: Pressure is growing on the Speaker of Sierra Leone’s parliament to reinstate four members of parliament suspended for what the Speaker described as gross misconduct. One of the MPs suspended is Hindolo Moiwo Ngevao, who few weeks ago was on BBC Focus on Africa saying that there is corruption…
A LANDMARK fund set up between the UK and Germany in collaboration with the government...
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Press Release - MONUSCO has reinforced its security system on the outskirts of the town of Bunia, in Ituri, after rebels from the CODECO / ALC (Alliance for the Liberation of Congo) armed group, which was resistant to the peace process, attempted an incursion into this city.
[Cameroon Tribune] He represented President Paul Biya in an international colloquium that took place in the Congolese capital on October 28 and 29, 2020.
The saga in Guinea's election continues.
Despite the national electoral authority declaring Alpha Conde the winner with over 59 percent of the vote for the October 18 election, it's being contested.
Four of the 17 electoral commissioners said they found \"serious anomalies\" in the organisation of the presidential election, which affected the provisional results.
They released a 22-page report on Sunday detailing the so-called anomalies, which they said would be presented to representatives of ECOWAS, the African Union and the UN, who landed in Conakry also on Sunday.
Their arrival is to help quell the violence that has gripped the country.
At least 30 people have died in clashes with security forces since the vote.
Conde's victory still needs confirmation by the Constitutional Court, which is expected in about a week.
If confirmed, it would be his third term in office.
Conde's opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo who proclaimed he was the winner said he would contest the result, alleging large-scale fraud.
Former prop forward Dan Palmer became the first Wallaby rugby international to come out as gay on Friday 30 October 2020.
A nine-man CSA interim board was announced on Friday, with former chief executive Haroon Lorgat also named in the group.
