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[Namibia Economist] Lately, Namibia is buzzing with a new kind of energy and I don't just mean oil and gas - I mean green technology. We have seen discourse on social media, on panel discussions and in keynote addresses on how green hydrogen is on its way to becoming one of Namibia's greatest exports.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:The US scraps more than $50m worth of malaria, HIV and TB drug donations, saying they are being stolen.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[Premium Times] Tiwa Savage is gearing towards the release of her fourth studio album.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[Premium Times] Like other states in Nigeria's South-east, security has deteriorated in Anambra State in recent times with frequent attacks by armed persons.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[Premium Times] According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2024, approximately 600 million people, nearly one in 10 globally, fall ill each year after consuming contaminated food, resulting in 420,000 deaths
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[Premium Times] Like other states in Nigeria's South-east, security has deteriorated in Imo State in recent times with frequent attacks by armed persons.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[ISS] Ahead of the October elections, Tanzania's president is retreating from democracy - along with the rest of the East African region.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Aliou Cisse says he is a "man of a project" as he bids to take Libya to the tournament in 2027.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue confirmed on X that the U.S. proposed deporting African migrants to the country, though no final agreement was reached.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[The Conversation Africa] Protecting any president requires multiple layers of intelligence, physical security and rapid response security protocols. Exact operational details are classified, but there are global best practices in VIP protection.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:[DW] Ten Rwandans who were lured to Southeast Asia for work only to find themselves in dire conditions have been repatriated. The government stepped in after Rwandans trapped in Myanmar and Laos alerted a top influencer.
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Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Critical medicines affected by the $50m cuts include Malaria, HIV and TB drugs, the US embassy says.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:African Parks acknowledged its rangers committed human rights abuses in Congo-Brazzaville.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] Tendai M. Shaba's How to Make Money Grow on Trees is a guide to personal finance and investment, tailored to the economic context of Malawi while addressing broader African realities.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Human remains, believed to be that of a journalist and his partner, have been found by police.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The Benin Cycling Federation hopes to discover new talent and raise the profile of the sport on a continent largely dominated by football.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[Nigeria Health Watch] Womi sat on the edge of the hospital bed, her newborn nestled beside her, tears quietly streaming down her face, not from pain or joy, but from an overwhelming wave of exhaustion, fear, and isolation. Despite the flood of congratulatory messages in family group chats and Facebook comments, she felt invisible. No one saw the anxiety keeping her awake at night. No one heard the silent questions:...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[AI London] First time GB50A bombs have been documented in active use in any conflict worldwide
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[spotlight] Trade unions, medical associations and universities are raising the alarm that Gauteng budget cuts at the cost of doctors' take-home pay will have dire consequences for public sector health. Meanwhile, the National Minister of Health has convened a committee to review the future of overtime for state doctors.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[WFP] WFP races to provide food assistance to millions on the brink
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[HRW] Anti-Homosexuality Law Makes Supporting LGBT Loved Ones Dangerous
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[SAIIA] Johannesburg -- The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) acknowledges the disruption that occurred at an event hosted by its Western Cape Branch on 7 May, with speaker Emma Louise Powell, a Member of Parliament and the National Spokesperson for International Relations and Cooperation for the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[The Point] A group called The Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), yesterday vowed to hold a peaceful protest despite permit denial from the Office of the IGP.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[The Green Connection] As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across the Northern and Western Cape have united with civil society organisations The Green Connection and Natural Justice (the applicants) to resist oil and gas exploration in Block 5/6/7 - a marine region critical to their survival. Through the legal challenge, the applicants seek...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[Premium Times] The Kano State Government says the development is to promote "responsible journalism, mutual respect, and the protection of Kano State's cultural and religious heritage".
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[ISS] Gabonese voters have given President Nguema a strong mandate to break with the country's past and steer economic and political renewal.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[Liberian Observer] As Liberia's Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court (OWEC) celebrates its first year anniversary on 2 May 2025, victims and civil society groups are anxious about what has been achieved and what is the prospect of establishing the actual court.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[New Zimbabwe] THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says current ZWG inflationary trends are not going hand in hand with market interventions, hinting at tough times if combative measures are not employed on time.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximban), has launched a 1 billion USD Africa Film Fund to revolutionizing Global Africa's film and creative economy.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[SNA] Khartoum -- The Armed Forces Spokesperson, Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah, has reiterated the unity of the Armed Forces and the Sudanese people, and their confidence in a decisive victory in the war of dignity that the country is waging, with willing of Allah Almighty.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[Africa Check] IN SHORT: TikTok videos claim Burkina Faso's leader is dead, but all evidence shows Ibrahim TraorΓ© is alive and still popular among pan-Africanists.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[SNA] Port Sudan -- The Acting UN Resident Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yate, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the United Nations "is remaining in the country and that its various organizations are performing their duties and will not leave Sudan, contrary to what some news websites have reported.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[SNA] Port Sudan -- The official government Spokesperson and Minister of Culture and Information, Khalid Al-Aiser, said, "It is ironic that one reads a statement issued by the government of an emirate whose relations were severed by a sovereign state, an internationally recognized government, and a people who suffered heavy losses due to the crimes of that emirate and its deployment of strategic drones, and then the...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:[Ghanaian Times] A Development Specialist Agriculture and Rural Economy, Dr Abu Sakara Foster, has urged the government to focus on the bigger picture of ensuring access to employment, education, infrastructure and formulating viable policies, to bring relief to the people, as it assesses its 120 days in office.
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