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[RFI] The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, has finally been inaugurated. While many celebrate its potential to boost the country's economy, concerns persist in neighbouring Egypt and Sudan over possible water shortages.
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Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:The pride of Ethiopia - What it took to build Africa's largest hydro-electric dam
In a fractious nation, the dam's construction has brought people together despite controversy abroad.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Tigray Interim President Warns of 'Visible Cloud of War', Urges Federal Govt to Fully Implement Pretoria Agreement
[Addis Standard] Mekelle -- The President of the Tigray Interim Administration, Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede, has warned of a "visible cloud of war" amid mounting tensions and called on the federal government to honor key provisions of the Pretoria Peace Agreement.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Eacop, CPP and Partners Launch University Scholarship Program
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., together with its Tier One Contractor for Pipeline (PPL) construction and Above Ground Installations (AGI), China Petroleum Pipeline Ltd. (CPP), has officially launched a scholarship program to support gifted but underprivileged engineering students in Uganda.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: DHQ Sets for the 4th Edition of CDS Unity Basketball Championship in Lagos
[Premium Times] This annual championship is part of the CDS' non-kinetic approach to strengthen security and foster unity, discipline, and teamwork among Nigerian youths
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Ebonyi Govt Demolishes Building Project, Seals Night Club
[Premium Times] An official of the government said the developers returned to continue the building project after they were initially stopped.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: A Simple Way to Transform the Nigerian Economy
[Premium Times] Nigeria has a chance to rethink what entrepreneurship means.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Ipoa Seeks 21-Day Custodial Orders in Probe of Fatal Shooting of Two Boda Boda Riders in Makongeni
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has sought 21 days of custodial orders to complete investigations into the fatal shooting of two boda boda riders in Makongeni, Thika West Sub-County, on Sunday.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Somali President Backs Ethiopia's Right to Utilize Nile Waters and Complete GERD
[Radio Dalsan] Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has openly expressed support for Ethiopia's right to harness the Nile River and to proceed with the construction and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), in a move that contrasts sharply with Egypt's long-standing opposition to the project.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Surprise as Ivory Coast's ex-first lady cleared to contest presidency
Simone Gbagbo will run against President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a controversial fourth term.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Dozens of DR Congo mourners killed in attack linked to jihadist group
A funeral ceremony was being held in a village when the night-time assault took place, officials say.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Africa: A Visionary Leadership for UNESCO's Next 80 Years
[allAfrica] As the United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) marks eight decades of action for peace and development, our world is grappling with profound change. At this pivotal moment, we have the opportunity to equip these multilateral institutions with a forward-looking vision to steer this transformation.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Fact-Checking Kenyan President Ruto and Governors' Chair Abdullahi At the 2025 Devolution Conference
[Africa Check] Fact-checking Kenyan president Ruto and governors' chair Abdullahi at the 2025 devolution conference
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: West African Leaders Commit to Advance Lassa Fever Vaccine for the Region
[Nigeria Health Watch] In an historic moment for regional solidarity and leadership, West African Ministers of Health today pledged their joint commitment to advance the development of, and readiness for, much-needed vaccines against Lassa fever in recognition of the significant threat to regional health security posed by the disease.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:South Sudan: Was South Sudan a Test for Shaping U.S. Peace Operations Policy?
[ISS] The UN mission's mandate was eventually renewed, but concerns about a US retreat from peace support operations abound.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader
This is the court's first-ever confirmation of charges hearing without the accused present.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Ex-Deputy Speaker Kofa, Co-Defendants Demand Independent Medical Exams Over Torture Allegations
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Six defendants currently facing trial in one of Liberia's most politically charged arson cases have filed a formal Motion for Independent Medical Examination before the First Judicial Circuit Court, Criminal Assizes "A", citing allegations of severe torture at the hands of state security officers and expressing mistrust in the government-owned John F. Kennedy Medical Center.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: NUPENG Strike - FG's Peace Meeting With Dangote, Oil Workers Ends in Deadlock
[This Day] ·PENGASSAN, NOGASA, NARTO, PETROAN join action
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: PM Abiy Inaugurates Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has today inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the presence of African leaders.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Algeria: Uganda, Algeria Seal Shs 50 Billion Deal to Upgrade Katakwi Hospital
[Nile Post] Uganda and Algeria have signed a cooperation agreement that will see the North African nation provide $13.7 million (about Shs50 billion) to expand and rehabilitate Katakwi General Hospital.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Exclusive - Kakwenza, Zedriga Lobbying to Oust Bobi in 2031
[Nile Post] Exiled Ugandan novelist and lawyer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has quietly joined forces with National Unity Platform (NUP) vice president Dr Linah Zedriga Walu in what the Nile Post understands is a long-term strategy to challenge Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, ahead of Uganda's 2031 presidential elections.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Finance Ministry to End Payroll Deduction System for Civil Servants
[Namibian] The Ministry of Finance will discontinue all discretionary payroll deductions for government employees, with the Payroll Deduction Management System (PDMS) scheduled to shut down on 30 November.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Agriculture Ministry Pumps N$28 Million Into Small-Scale Farming
[Namibian] The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has allocated over N$28 million to boost food security, enhance production and productivity, and build climate resilience among small-scale producers.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Anthony Lost His Legs but Found His Purpose Helping Disabled Children
[Scrolla] Anthony Kwinika visits schools to talk about drug abuse, teenage pregnancy and crime affecting young people today. His group helps disabled youth access training programmes, internships and workshops to build work skills.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:South Africa: E-Hailing Drivers Could Face Jail Time in New Crackdown
[Scrolla] Drivers need licences, panic buttons, clean criminal records and professional driving permits to operate legally from October. The new law follows violent attacks on drivers including the recent killing at Maponya Mall in Soweto last month.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Africa: A New HIV Prevention Jab Could End Aids - Unless Secrecy and Greed Get in the Way
[spotlight] A new HIV prevention jab has the potential to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic. But a lack of ambition and unjustifiable secrecy over pricing is holding it back, argue three leading health activists.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Egypt: Critics Warn Egypt's Great Transfiguration Project Endangers Mount Sinai
[allAfrica] Over the years, visitors have traveled up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin guide to watch the sunrise over the pristine, rocky landscape. But now, Mount Sinai , a site held sacred by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, has become the center of controversy as Egypt's Great Transfiguration Project transforms the once-isolated desert area into a tourist destination.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somali Govt Faces Warnings Over Plans to Establish New Jubaland Administration in Gedo
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's federal government is facing growing warnings from political analysts and local voices after reports emerged of a plan to establish a new Jubaland administration in the Gedo region, further escalating tensions with the existing state government led by Ahmed Madobe.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Dial-a-Ride Is an Example of Good Service
[GroundUp] City of Cape Town should nurture it, not cut it
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Harare Residents Rally Against Council's Sale of Otto Road to Mnangagwa's Son - Warn of Impact to Vulnerable Groups
[New Zimbabwe] HIGHLANDS residents are up in arms with the Harare City Council over the planned sale of a public road in the suburb to an individual believed to be President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa Climate Summit Puts Financing and Resilience Under the Spotlight
[RFI] The second Africa Climate Summit opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, with the continent determined to position itself not only as a frontline victim of global warming but also as a source of solutions and innovation.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Deaths, Dollars, Disputes - Ethiopia's GERD Mega Dam
[DW] Did 15,000 people die during GERD's construction? DW unpacks some key facts about Ethiopia's mega dam, including why Addis Ababa does not recognize the 1959 Nile Water treaty between Egypt and Sudan.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Constitutional Court to Hear Challenge to NHI Act - South African News Briefs - September 9, 2025
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Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Angola: Four William O. Lockridge Community Foundation International Ambassadors Visit Angola
[William O. Lockridge Community Foundation] Washington, DC -- The William O. Lockridge Community Foundation (WOLCF) proudly announces the successful completion of an international educational and cultural exchange program in Luanda, Angola, featuring four WOLCF International Ambassadors from Wards and 8.
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