- BreakingMalawi: MPs Pass Bill to Legalise Marijuana for Medical Use
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's legislators have passed a bill to legalize cannabis, the plant that produces hemp and marijuana for medical use, as the country looks to reduce its reliance on tobacco.
- 9 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 3:35pm - - BreakingAfrica: Why Ethiopia's Decision to Skip the Ever Complicating GERD Talks in Washington Is Right
[Addis Standard] In an unexpected turn of events, Ethiopia's Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Electricity said today that Ethiopia will not take part in the upcoming trilateral GERD talks with Egypt and Sudan, which was scheduled to take place in Wash…
- 10 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 2:36pm - - BreakingSudan: Sudan's RAC Claims 'Detainee Tortured to Death'
[Radio Dabanga] El Obeid -The Revolutionary Awakening Council (RAC) led by former janjaweed leader Musa Hilal claims that one of its members has died in the prison of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, while another detained member has become compl…
- 11 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 2:10pm - - BreakingZimbabwe: Senior Doctors Throw Deputy Minister Mangwiro Under the Bus
[263Chat] Senior doctors have implicated Health and Child Care deputy minister Dr John Mangwiro, refuting his earlier claims that he procured medical equipment with the advise of senior surgeons.
- 11 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 2:03pm - - Kenya: Sonko - Why I Handed Over Nairobi to State
[Nation] Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has defended his decision to hand over some county functions to the national government.
- 12 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 12:39pm - - South Africa: Search On for At Least 9 Missing At Sea in Cape Town After Boat Capsizes
[News24Wire] A search was under way for at least nine people on Thursday morning, between Oudekraal and Mouille Point, on the Western Cape coast.
- 13 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 12:04pm - - Cameroon: Civilians Massacred in Separatist Area
[HRW] Nairobi -At Least 21 Killed in Attack on Ngarbuh Village; Set Independent Inquiry
- 13 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 11:28am - - Africa: Ethiopia to Skip Latest Round of Nile Talks
[East African] Ethiopia says it will not send representatives to the final round of negotiations on the use of the Nile waters, in a move likely to delay a binding agreement.
- 14 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 11:06am - - Nigeria: Mexico Returns 'Smuggled' Ancient Sculpture to Nigeria
[allAfrica] Cape Town -The ancient bronze sculpture was seized by customs agents at Mexico City airport as its buyer tried to bring it into Mexico.
- 15 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 10:11am - - Zimbabwe: State Capture Claims By Prosecutor-General Are Personal Opinion - Mohadi
[New Zimbabwe] Vice President Kembo Mohadi has dismissed as personal opinion, recent claims by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi that most Zimbabwean State institutions were captured by corrupt cartels.
- 16 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 9:03am - - Guinea Bissau: President-Elect to Be Sworn in Despite Pending Case
[East African] Bissau-Guinean National Electoral Commission (CNE) is confirming the victory of President-elect Mr Umaro Sissoco Embaló, giving him licence to proceed to take oath despite a court challenge from his opponent Domingos Simões Perei…
- 16 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 8:47am - - South Africa: Mother, 19, Arrested After Skeletal Remains of 2-Year-Old Girl Found in Garden
[News24Wire] A 19-year-old Mpumalanga woman has been arrested after the skeletal remains of who is believed to be her 2-year-old daughter were found in her garden.
- 16 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 8:27am - - Rwanda: Autopsy Confirms Kizito Died By Suicide
[New Times] The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) has announced that the Medical-legal Autopsy Report showed that Kizito Mihigo, who died on February 17 in Remera Police Station, died by suicide.
- 17 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 8:07am - - Zimbabwe: Opposition MPs Walk Out On 'Incompetent' Spy Minister
[New Zimbabwe] Parliament was Wednesday forced to adjourn earlier than planned when MDC MPs angrily voiced their disapproval over the 'shallow' manner with which State Security minister Owen Ncube was responding to questions relating to mealie-meal s…
- 17 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 8:00am - - South Africa: Public Servants' Wages No Longer Sacred in a Time of Doing More With Less
[Daily Maverick] Tito Mboweni has gone where previous finance ministers have feared to tread -- slashing the public wage bill. The political landmines are about to explode.
- 17 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 7:38am - - South Africa: Young Adults Born in SA Denied Right to Apply for Citizenship
[Daily Maverick] Citizenship as a tool of exclusion was a staple of apartheid-era oppression in South Africa. It was with this in mind that the opening words of the Freedom Charter and later the preamble of the Constitution proclaimed, 'South Africa…
- 17 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 7:35am - - Uganda: Govt, UNHCR Clash Over Refugee Scandal
[Monitor] The conclusion of investigations into the mismanagement of refugee funds in the country depends on cooperation between the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and government investigation agencies, the minister for Disaster…
- 17 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 7:28am - - South Africa: State Security Minister, Deputy's Phones Cloned
[News24Wire] The cellphones of State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo, her deputy Zizi Kodwa and several officials in the office of the minister have been cloned, the department confirmed on Wednesday.
- 18 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 7:01am - - Nigeria: Soldier Goes Berserk, Shoots Four Officers Dead, Kills Self
[Premium Times] An unnamed corporal in the Nigerian Army, serving in Borno State, on Wednesday opened fire on four of his colleagues, killing them in the process. He then shot himself dead, the spokesman of the Nigeria Army, Sagir Musa, said.
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 6:20am - - Niger: Police Rescue 232 Victims of Sex Trafficking, Forced Labour
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -The victims included 46 children, who were forced into sex work in hostels and slums or sent to beg at markets and bus stations
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 6:17am -
- Libya: Khalifa Haftar's Repressive Proto-State and the 'Myth' of Stability
[DW] The Libyan authoritarian's aims extend far beyond his claims to be ridding the country of Islamists. And that's exactly what his foreign backers want, analysts say.
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 6:11am - - Libya: As War Drags On, Troubles Mount for Coast Guard and Migrant Detention Centres
[The New Humanitarian] Rome -'Everyone is facing danger. Refugees and Libyans.'
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:54am - - Burundi: Killings, Arrests As Elections Draw Near
[The New Humanitarian] Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo -'Serious human rights violations continued in 2019, but were often hidden and quickly covered up.'
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:52am - - Mauritania: Activists Warn About Slavery As Country Joins UN Human Rights Council
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -Slavery is a historical practice in the Saharan country, which only abolished it in 1981
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:47am - - West Africa: Sahel Militaries Need Better Governance to Face the Terror Threat
[ISS] Terror attacks on soldiers in Sahel states are raising questions about these armies' ability to withstand extremist threats and protect their populations. A total of 271 soldiers have died in recent attacks on military camps in Chinagodar and I…
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:31am - - Kenya: Uproar as Chinese Plane Lands in Nairobi
[Nation] Twitter was ablaze Wednesday evening after the government announced that 239 passengers, who arrived in Nairobi aboard a China Southern flight, were cleared of coronavirus and advised to self-quarantine.
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:27am - - Kenya: Government Bans Slaughter of Donkeys
[Nation] The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Cooperatives has banned the slaughter of donkeys in the country.
- 19 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:27am - - Rwanda: Kagame Reshuffles Cabinet, Overhauls Health, Education Ministries
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday evening reshuffled the cabinet making major changes to key ministries notably Health and Education.
- 20 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:17am - - West Africa: Is the Time Right for a Single Currency in West Africa?
[The Conversation Africa] The eight Francophone states that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union have agreed to drop the use of the CFA Franc. Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo will soon star…
- 20 hours ago, 27 Feb 20, 5:09am - - South Africa: Budget Shows Treasury Is Desperately Short of Ideas to Fix Economic Woes
[The Conversation Africa] At the core of this year's budget proposals from South Africa's national treasury is the admission that national debt is no longer expected to stabilise. In previous years, bar one brief exception, budgets and medium-term bu…
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