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[GroundUp] SADTU warned of strike action should the government continue slashing social spending
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Judge Rules Main Opponent Out of Presidential Election
[RFI] Tensions are rising in CΓ΄te d'Ivoire after a court ruled that opposition candidate Tidjane Thiam is not eligible to run in October's presidential election because he lost his Ivorian nationality when he became a French citizen.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Africa: African Countries Still Underfunding Health By As Much As 50%
[IPS] Nairobi -- The majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the growing disease burden weighing down the continent and two decades after the coming into force of the Abuja declaration on health sector funding.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Africa: Beating Malaria - What Can Be Done With Shrinking Funds and Rising Threats
[The Conversation Africa] Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and dwindling foreign aid.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: More Than 100 People Killed in Drone Strike in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- More than 100 people were reportedly killed in a drone strike on Thursday, April 17, in Gedeb, a rural town in Enarj Enawga district of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, according to residents and eyewitnesses who spoke to the BBC.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Africa: Restitution and Reparative Justice - Outcomes from the Side Event 4th Session of the PFPAD
[TrustAfrica] Location: Blue Gallery, New York, USA
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Desperate Situation for Zamzam Displaced People
[MSF] Following the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) large-scale ground offensive on Zamzam camp that started on 11 April, hundreds of thousands of people have joined the communities already besieged and deprived of lifesaving aid in El Fasher, the neighbouring capital city of North Darfur. 25,000 more reached Tawila further west, where overwhelmed MSF teams are currently expanding activities to cope with the most pressing...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: 'WFP's Operations Are at Breaking Point' - Hundreds of Thousands Will Suffer
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Ethiopia is facing a deteriorating humanitarian crisis, with the World Food Programme (WFP) warning of rising hunger and malnutrition as a funding shortfall forces the UN to cut feeding programmes.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Govt, M23 Make Joint Declaration to Work Towards Ceasefire Deal
[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have jointly pledged to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce. The surprise announcement follows the latest round of talks in Doha mediated by Qatar.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:DR Congo and M23 rebels agree ceasefire deal in Qatar talks
Both parties reaffirm their commitment to an "immediate cessation of hostilities" in latest truce deal.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Quartet in Illegal Live Queen Ant Trafficking Case to Be Sentenced On May 7
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Three foreigners and Kenyan accused of attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants from Kenya will be sentenced in May.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Botswana: Botswana President Says Seeking Presidency Beyond Ten Years Is Only Done By Failures
[New Zimbabwe] Botswana President Duma Boko has labelled leaders who seek extension of their term limits beyond constitutionally mandated 10 years as definite failures.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Air Peace Suspends Flight Operations, Gives Reason
[Premium Times] Flight delays and cancellations were recorded in Lagos, Abuja, and Kano airports on Wednesday
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:West Africa: West African Group Ecowas Turns 50 Amid Struggle to Stay United
[RFI] Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States - known as Ecowas - began in Ghana this week, but the mood was far from jubilant. The region's main political and economic bloc finds itself at a crossroads after losing three key members.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Finance Minister Suspends VAT Hike
[allAfrica] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana scrapped the planned 0.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) increase, which was set to take effect on May 1, keeping the VAT rate at 15%.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Tanzania Bans Agricultural Imports From South Africa and Malawi
[Daily News] DODOMA: THE government has imposed an immediate ban on the importation of all agricultural produce from South Africa and Malawi, following the two countries' failure to lift trade restrictions on Tanzanian farm products.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: 'Enough Is Enough', Tinubu Tasks Security Chiefs to End Killings
[Daily Trust] President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Africa: From Aid to Investment - Africa Investment Forum Builds $225b Momentum in Making Continent Bankable
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Buoyed by last year's successful Africa Investment Forum's Market Days that generated $29.2 billion of investment interest, its nine founding partners are bracing for an even bigger and better event later this year.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Why South Africa and Ukraine are wooing each other - and what will Trump think?
Volodymyr Zelensky is on a historic visit to South Africa to counter Russia's influence on the continent.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Africa: Foreign Tech Firms Are Exploiting Africa's Data Workers
[Independent (Kampala)] Analysis -- Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities - including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance - and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The consequences of their work can include exhaustion, burnout, mental health strain, chronic stress, vertigo and weakening of eyesight.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Supreme Court Declares Speaker Removal Unconstitutional
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Monrovia - The Supreme Court of Liberia has delivered a decisive ruling in the ongoing power struggle between the House of Representatives' self-declared Majority Bloc and embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, declaring the group's actions unconstitutional and effectively ending Representative Richard N. Koon's controversial campaign to unseat the Speaker.In its final judgment, the Court...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Kipyegon targets first women's sub-four minute mile
Three-time Olympic and world 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon is to attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: How Rwanda's New Health Intelligence Centre Could Transform Healthcare
[New Times] With the help of mathematical models, medics at the Ministry of Health expect to be able to predict disease trends months ahead, thanks to the newly launched Health Intelligence Centre.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Bus Crisis Leaves Hundreds Stranded
[Daily News] Tension and frustration engulfed Kimara Mwisho bus terminal in Dar es Salaam yesterday morning, as hundreds of commuters were left stranded for hours amid an acute shortage of UDA Rapid Transit (UDART) buses during peak hours.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: 61.5 Million Nigerians Vaccinated Against Malaria, Yellow Fever, Hpv, Others - Official
[Premium Times] He noted that the HPV vaccine is available free of charge in PHC facilities across the country, like every other vaccine in the national immunisation schedule.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Namibia: 26 Schools Without Water in Oshikoto ... No Electricity At 13 Schools
[New Era] Omuthiya -- Twenty-six schools operate without potable water in the Oshikoto region, the Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture in the region has reported.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Busch Backs Budget
[New Era] Member of Parliament and former executive chairperson of the National Youth Council (NYC) Sharonice Busch, has thrown her full support behind the 2025/26 national budget, describing it as a "manifesto of progress".
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Pres Mahama Suspends Chief Justice
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution, suspended the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Suspension of Ghana's chief justice is 'abuse of power', says opposition
This is the first time in Ghana's history that a president has removed a chief justice from office.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Farmaajo Defends Tactical Withdrawal of Somali Armed Forces, Urges Unity and Support for National Army
[Radio Dalsan] Former Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, has come to the defense of the Somali National Army (SNA) following recent withdrawals from key military positions, including the strategic district of Aadan Yabaal.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Kenya: MPs Push for Bigger Cash Transfers, Transparency in Social Protection Fund
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lawmakers are rallying behind the proposed Social Protection Bill, 2025, calling for a significant increase in cash transfer allocations to cushion the country's most vulnerable populations from inflation and the soaring cost of living.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe wrap up first Test win in four years
Zimbabwe win their first Test match in four years with a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Sylhet.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Mahama's Attempt to Remove Chief Justice Torkornoo Draws Criticism
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Ghanaian President John Mahama suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, marking the first time a sitting chief justice was suspended in the country's history.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Egypt: FM Asserts Egypt's Keenness On Boosting Economic,Trade, Investment Cooperation With US
[Egypt Online] Foreign Affairs and Emigration Minister Badr Abdelatty asserted Egypt's keenness on boosting economic, trade and investment cooperation with the United States as a fundamental pillar of the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Poor Internet, One of Many Hindrances to Health Authority Registration in Baringo
[Capital FM] Nakuru -- Poor internet connectivity has been singled out as one of the main hindrances to Social Health Authority (SHA) registration in the vast Baringo County.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source: