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African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, Southern Africa
Thursday, March 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali has launched a procedure to suspend broadcasts by French state-funded international RFI radio and France 24 television, accusing the news outlets of reporting “false allegations” of abuse by the Malian army. The Military junta in a statement published on Thursday said the allegations were made by the head of the United […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, North Africa
Thursday, March 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Political Affairs Chief, Rosemary DiCarlo, says amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be to conduct peaceful election. Ms Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace-building Affairs, told the Security Council on Wednesday that the priority should be how to […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Thursday, March 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spark+ Africa Fund, a frontline impact investment institution has announced that it has accomplished its first financial close with $40 million to invest in clean and modern cooking solutions in Africa. Spark+ Africa Fund is the world’s first impact investment fund focused on financing the value chains of clean and modern cooking […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, Southern Africa
Thursday, March 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $125.3 million loan to million to expand water resources and boost climate resilience in Dodoma region of Tanzania. Dodoma city in central Tanzania, seats in a semi-arid region of East Africa with limited rains and surface water […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Tuesday, March 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27), which will be hosted by Egypt, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its resolve to further amplify Africa’s voice at the global conference. COP 27 is scheduled for November 2022 in the coastal city of Sharm El Sheikh in the […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, North Africa
Monday, March 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on Monday confirmed the death of 64 people in western Ethiopia after armed group attacked a civilian convoy and its military escort in a region plagued by ethnic violence. The commission said previously an unreported attack occurred on March 2 in Metekel, in the Benishangul-Gumuz region. It said […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Monday, March 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 28-year-old Mozambican climate scientist and researcher, Iracema Mamadu Hussein has reiterated the need to improve and seek functional strategies and policies aimed at tackling climate change in Africa. Hussein, who is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in the field of climate change at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, through a […]
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Saturday, March 12th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday endorsed his former arch-rival for the country’s top job, weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in August. “We have chosen Raila Odinga without any opposition to be the fifth president of Kenya,” Kenyatta told a cheering crowd numbering thousands in […]
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) says its convoy hit an improvised explosive device in the north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two ‘blue helmets,’ from Egypt, and wounding four others. MINUSMA, in a statement, said the peacekeepers were part of a logistics convoy on its way to Timbuktu. The […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines
Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For decades now, world leaders have talked about ending hunger and poverty and building a new world order based on human rights and gender-equality. Still, we have an estimated 64 million girls and adolescent girls suffering in brutal conflicts, forced displacement and climate-induced disasters who are held back by illiteracy and left […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan oil needs to flow again following a shutdown at two oilfields by gangs, UN’s top official for the country demanded on Monday. “I am following with concern, reports of closure of oilfields and suspension of some civilian flights,’’ the secretary general’s special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, wrote on Twitter. “Blocking […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
African News, Latest Headlines, South Africa
Monday, March 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on Sunday opened up concerning Russia’s invasion of its neighboring country, Ukraine. According to Zuma, the US and its western allies are making use of Ukraine to cause problems for Russia. The former South African leader who is presently standing trial for corruption charges in […]
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Saturday, March 5th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A court in Tanzania on Friday, ordered the release of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe after the prosecution dropped charges, including of terrorism, against him. The Chadema Party leader was arrested in July 2021 shortly before a party conference at which reforms were to be discussed. After Mbowe was arrested, politicians, religious leaders […]
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Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africa50, in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), are currently exploring collaboration with global partners to create an Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa. The initiative which is being promoted with global partners is aimed at catalyzing bankable, greener […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, South Africa
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least eight people are dead and five police officers injured after a wild shoot-out with automatic weapons in Johannesburg. Police Minister Bheki Cele said on national television that a police helicopter was also fired on by the gang of about 25, resulting in the co-pilot being shot. The shooting was preceded […]
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary General António Guterres has cancelled his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) due to worsening situation in Ukraine, according to his spokesman, Mr Stéphane Dujarric. Dujarric in a note to UN correspondents on Monday stated that “In light of the deteriorating situation regarding Ukraine, the secretary-general is […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 11,104,160 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialised healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 246,584, while 10,254,788 patients have recovered from the disease […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the sum of $164 million under the Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF), to promote decentralized renewable energy in six African countries. The $800 million programme will help spur commercial and local currency investments to scale up the activities of decentralized renewable energy companies in Ghana, […]
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Sunday, February 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya has confirmed the death of the High Commissioner of Kenya to Nigeria, Ambassador Wilfred Machage. According to a statement on the Ministry’s website, Machage collapsed at his Abuja residence on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital, where he passed on at 12.30 p.m. “Machage […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
African News, Latest Headlines, South Africa
Sunday, February 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police have promised to ensure the safety of Nigerians residing in South Africa, following the latest round of mob attacks that have left a Nigerian dead. The police gave the assurance when the leadership of the Nigeria Union South Africa, led by its President, Mr Collins Mgbo, met stakeholders at Kimberley district […]
