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Zambia: Kabwe Scales Up Measures to Prevent Cholera Outbreak

The Kabwe Municipal Council (KMC) public health department has intensified the inspection of food as it continues closing the gates of a possible outbreak of cholera in the district. Kabwe being the transit and the capital district for Central Province has no option but to work hard to ensure cases of cholera are not allowed […]

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Nigeria: Presidential Tussle – Anxiety As Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, APM Begin Battle At Supreme Court

Lagos — President Bola Tinubu and his antagonists-Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Mr Peter Obi and the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, will resume the battle for the presidency, today, at the Supreme Court as Tinubu’s aides and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, expect favourable ruling at the apex court. Atiku, the PDP presidential candidate in […]

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Nigeria: In Search of Humanitarian Aid for North-East

Ugo Aliogo examines the UN statistics and the $1.3 billion needed to reach 6 million people in North-east Nigeria with humanitarian assistance in 2023 The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mr. Matthias Schmale, stated recently that $1.3 billion would be needed to reach six million people in North-east Nigeria with humanitarian assistance […]

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Ethiopia: Working On Lawfulness of Labor Migration to the Middle East

Labor migration from Ethiopia to the Middle East is not a new phenomenon. Demand for labor has been increasing in Middle East which has led to labor migration in these countries. According to Bina Fernandez (PhD), Associate Professor in Development Studies in the School of Social and Political Sciences, agencies that facilitate the movement of […]

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Nigeria: Timeline – Naira Redesign Policy From Inception to Supreme Court Judgement

Here is the timeline of major developments concerning the naira redesign policy since its inception up to Friday when the Supreme Court is expected to give its judgement. The Supreme Court will Friday deliver its judgement on the propriety of the federal government’s naira redesign policy. The policy has caused banknotes scarcity with the associated […]

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Sudan: Picking Up the Pieces As Darfur and Khartoum Bombardments Decrease

Nyala / Zalingei / Khartoum / Omdurman — Nyala University professor Mohamed Abdel Aziz said that Nyala, capital of South Darfur, is one of the most affected cities after Khartoum state. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to besiege Hasahisa camp in Zalingei, Central Darfur, for the third week in a row. The security, economic, […]

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Nigeria: NLC Condemns Planned Concession of Airports, Supports National Carrier

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joseph Ajaero has said the body is fully in support of the national carrier project, while condemning federal government’s plan to concession the four major airports in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, had at various fora, explained that government’s plan to concession the […]

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Congo-Kinshasa: Chinese-Owned Timber Giant Exported More Than U.S.$5 Million of Illegal Timber in Just Six Months

Wednesday 25th October, London 2023 – Chinese-owned timber company Congo King Baisheng Forestry Development (CKBFD) exported more than $5 million dollars’ worth of illegal timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to China between June and December 2022, according to a new investigation by Global Witness. Using satellite imagery, the investigation found that despite […]

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South Africa: Evicted Waste Pickers Win in Court

Company must rebuild homes of the “Airfield Community” on land near Waterkloof base In January the shelters of about 32 waste pickers living on land near Waterkloof Airforce Base since 2018 were demolished without a court order. New Africa Development and New Africa Development Property Income Fund have been ordered by the High Court to […]

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Africa: Men Say They Are Spending More Time On Household Chores, and Would Like to Do More – Survey of 17 Countries

Women perform between three and seven times more caregiving tasks than men in the global south. These include household domestic work and largely focus on caring for children. Hopefully this is changing. The 2023 State of the World’s Fathers Report, themed “Centering Care in a World in Crisis”, explored the experiences and involvement in caregiving […]

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Nigeria: Trend of Low Voter Turnout Continues in Nigerian Elections

Of the 93.4 million registered voters this year, 87.2 million people collected their Permanent Voters Card and the total number of actual voters on election day was only 24.9 million. Nigerians’ aversion to voting during elections is well documented, but the challenge saw a new low last weekend when citizens went out to elect federal […]

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Africa: Beyond a Cessation of Hostilities, Ethiopia Needs Comprehensive Peace

Almost a year after signing the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, Ethiopia is marred in conflict. It has been almost a year since the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) ended a two-year civil war in northern Ethiopia. The clashes inflicted grave consequences on the country, giving rise to a large-scale humanitarian crisis, mass starvation and atrocities. […]

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Nigeria: Yakubu’s Promise of Credible Guber Poll Medicine After Death – Atiku

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, lambasted Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, describing his promise to deliver credible governorship elections next Saturday as “medicine after death”. Atiku also called Yakubu’s assurances worthless and unconvincing, adding that they are a belated attempt at face-saving after conducting […]

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Nigeria: COP28 – Premium Times’ Journalist, 20 Others Win Fellowship to Dubai

According to Climate Tracker, the selected climate journalists have emerged with stories to tell and to cover COP28 in Dubai from 30 November – 12 December 2023. A PREMIUM TIMES journalist, Abdulkareem Mojeed, and 20 other journalists from different countries have been selected to cover the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) […]

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Nigeria: NNPCL Replaces Eroton As New Operator of OML18

The statement said Eroton is not able to remit proceeds of gas supply to the JV parties The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and OML18 Energy Limited, both non-operating partners of Oil Mining Lease 18, on Monday announced the removal of Eroton as the operator of the joint venture in line with the provisions of […]

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Nigeria: Amending Electoral Act Won’t Make Our Elections Better – Adebayo

Prince Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo was the flag-bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election. In this interview, Adebayo, who is an international lawyer, disagrees with the proposed Electoral Act amendment by the Senate, arguing that the quality of the character of our leadership is what should be examined. What is your […]

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Liberia: Film Education – European Union, France And Germany Stand Behind Liberia Movie Union

Monrovia — The Eddie Mantu Gibson-led Liberia Movie Union (LIMU) has attracted the European Union (EU), and two EU’s member-States (France and Germany) toward LIMU’s Film Education (or Performing Arts) education in Liberia. The Partners met at a four-day (1-4 March, 2023) Brainstorming, Practical, and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)-signing ceremonies, and certifications ceremonies. Titled “Training […]

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Africa: Ending the Impunity in Gaza and Investing in Humanity

This, without doubt, has been a Palestinian pogrom sullenly coordinated by Israeli leaders, some heartless Western governments, and an incredibly reckless mainstream Western media. On 7 October, Hamas announced the start of what it called “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” breaching the apparently impregnable hold of perhaps the world’s pre-eminent security state, Israel, and, within a span […]