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S/Africa declares national disaster over energy crisis

South Africa has declared a national state of disaster to solve the country's protracted energy crisis for which a Minister…
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Mozambique launches habitat programme document

UN-Habitat Mozambique has launched the new Habitat Country Programme Document (HCPD) for the 2022-2026 period with a total funding of…
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Press zooms in on establishment of Presidential Transition Council ahead of May 29th handover date, others

The report of the approval for the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council to oversee the 2023 transition programme by…
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Malawi cholera death toll breaches 1,200 mark – WHO

More than 1,200 people have succumbed to cholera in Malawi since an outbreak first reported in March 2022 that has…
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Nigerian universities to close ahead of elections

Nigeria's National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in…
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OPEC daily basket price stood at $81.86 per barrel Wednesday

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $81.86 a barrel on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, compared with…
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Bühler Nigeria, Switzerland cooperate for regional training initiative

Bühler Nigeria and the Swiss authorities are cooperating to expand the Trainee and Intern Development Program at Bühler's office in…
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S/Africa: Party threatens legal action against planned sewage discharge

The opposition Action South Africa (ActionSA) party has threatened legal action against the government's decision to grant Cape Town city…
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Guinea gov’t downplays FNDC protest calls

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea vows to defy a ban on public demonstrations…
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Mali’s ex-rebel groups agree merger

Observers fear that a merger between disparate former rebel groups will further complicate Mali's stalled peace process.The various components of…
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Liberian traditional chiefs declare ban on FGM

Traditional chiefs in Liberia have declared the banning of female genital mutilation as a harmful practise to women and girls,…
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Morocco: Security stepped up around club world cup

Morocco has deployed major security means around the organisation of the FIFA Club World Cup which is currently taking place…
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Are W/Africa’s juntas in alliance against Ecowas?

Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea, which are all led by rulers who seized power in military coups, looked to have…
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Egypt airlifts relief aid to quake-hit Turkey and Syria

Under directives from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt has airlifted medical aid and equipment to quake-hit Türkiye and Syria amid…
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Press spotlights minister’s invitation to foreign investors to invest in Ghana, others

The invitation extended to foreign investors by Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Jinapor, to take advantage of…
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Ireland, Austria join Africa climate fund as donors

Ireland and Austria have joined the African Development Bank's Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) with contributions of €2 million and…
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Coundown begins for 8th Forbes Africa women’s summit

The countdown has begun for the 8th Forbes Africa Woman Leading Women Summit, taking place on 8 March 2023 (International…
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Eswatini court bars newspaper from publishing ‘terror confessions’

A court has ordered Eswatini's largest newspaper to stop publishing a series of articles on alleged confessions in which two…
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Press focuses on Obasanjo’s optimism that nothing interferes with conduct of general elections, others

The optimism expressed by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo that nothing will interfere with the successful conduct of the general…
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UN issues urgent humanitarian appeal for Somalia

Humanitarian agencies need $2.6 billion to help some 7.6 million people in Somalia this year, the UN and its partners…
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Burkina media regulator chides France24

The media regulatory body in Burkina Faso has chided France24 news channel and threatened to shut it down for ''not…
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Five Ghanaian students injured after building collapsed

Five students of the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School (SHS) are receiving medical attention in hospital after the school's dining…
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IMF Executive Board concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on February 6, 2023, concluded the Article IV consultation with Nigeria.According…
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Fire outbreak reported in 121 Households at Muna El-Badawi IDP camp in Nigeria’s Borno State

Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 121 households have been affected by a fire at Muna El-Badawi IDP camp…
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Deaths from attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians at 37

The death toll from renewed attacks against Orthodox Christians ostensibly by security forces in Shashemene city in Ethiopia's Oromia Regional…
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ECOWAS mobilizes to improve the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty

The ECOWAS Commission and the heads of national commissions (COMNAT) for the fight against small arms and light weapons (SALW)…
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Florida investors attracted by Senegalese market

American investors from the US state of Florida (south-west) have been in Senegal since Monday February 6 to seek “win-win…
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Africa CDC set to cover 60 percent of vaccine doses required on continent by 2040

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced its ambition of manufacturing 60 percent of the…
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OPEC daily basket price stood at $80.50 a barrel Tuesday

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $80.50 a barrel on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, compared with…
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Fatalities from Africa Islamists surged 22 percent – Report

Violence linked to militant Islamist groups across Africa surged by 22 percent over the past year (comprising 6,859 events), according…
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