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‘Sending me to jail at my age is the same as sentencing me to death’- Zuma

africanews– Supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma seem not to be backing down, as they continue their solidarity with Zuma Sunday. Hundreds of them, including some who traveled more than 400 kilometers, gathered outside Zuma’s rural home in the KwaZulu-Natal

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Ethiopian military loots UNICEF office in Tigray capital

africanews– Ethiopia’s military reportedly broke into a UNICEF office in Tigray capital Mekele — confiscating satellite equipment described as much-needed to carry out humanitarian work. The news comes as per a statement made on Tuesday by the organisation to the British media. Victor Chinyama, UNICEF’s Ethiopia Chief of Communications, described the

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Building technology that caters for Africans {INSPIRE AFRICA}

africanews– On this episode of inspire Africa, host Jerry Fisayo-Bambi brings you stories of African animation from the Annecy Festival in France. And then we go to the Kalangala district in Uganda to hear just how a group is deploying drones to airlift medical supplies to HIV-AIDS patients in hard to reach areas across Lake […]

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South Africa steps up COVID vaccinations as cases spike

africanews– South Africa is deploying army medical personnel to its commercial hub and most populous province to help health workers battle a surge in coronavirus, the government said Friday. South Africa, the worst-hit country in the continent, has entered a third Covid wave, with new daily cases doubling over the past two weeks. Gauteng province […]

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Mali: New government sees military in key ministerial positions

In Mali Friday a new government has been formed.It sees the military — which staged two coup d’états in nine months, in charge of the West African nation’s key ministries. At its head — albeit facing criticism of his position’s legitimacy, transitional president Colonel Assimi Goïta, who was sworn in on Monday. Ministerial positions of […]

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Dr Congo: Tshisekedi says volcano situation ‘under control’

africanews– The situation is “under control” following the eruption of a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Saturday after his government mistakenly announced another volcano had erupted. A week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking a mass exodus, “the situation is

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Young Moroccan migrants vow to pursue Europe even after expulsion

africanews– Having been expelled from Ceuta, a dozen migrants are still determined to flee Morocco Young Moroccans are waiting in Fnideq, on the Moroccan side of the border with Spain, in the hope of a new opening towards the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, where thousands of would-be migrants have been flocking since Monday. “I will […]

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Ethiopia aims to plant 20 billion trees by 2022

africanews– Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading a campaign to plant 6 billion trees across the country this year. It forms part of his ‘’Green Legacy’’ project to promote eco-tourism and combat the effects of climate change. The initiative highlights his focus on the environment ahead of the elections. At the launch in a […]

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Chadian police disperse opposition protest

africanews– The Chadian police dispersed dozens of opposition demonstrators with tear gas, wounding one person. The march was organized by the opposition and civil society in N’Djamena against the junta that took power after the death of President Idriss Déby Itno. The military authorities on Friday banned rallies planned by Wakit Tama, a coalition of […]

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DR Congo declares state of siege in emergency anti-insurgency efforts

africanews– The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a ‘state of siege’ in violence-hit eastern provinces. Hundreds of people have been killed and many displaced in mineral-rich Ituri and North Kivu provinces due to a surge in attacks in recent months Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi visited French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris last Tuesday and already