The most likely costs and consequences of attempts by the international community to impose a political solution on any country THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Africa seems to be going back to the 1960s, 70s and 80s when military coups and civil wars were a regular occurrence in many countries …
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Kenya leads other countries in ending visa requirements, as Ghana, Benin and Egypt revamp archaeological and memorial sites to attract more tourists. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s tourism is having a moment, two years after the sector was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some countries are pushing …
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Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | Constant delays in the implementation of key electoral and constitutional benchmarks by South Sudan parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement cast doubts on the possibility of holding elections in 2024, the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Thursday. Guang Cong, the deputy …
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A team of engineering and computer science students at Makerere University in Uganda has developed a low-cost air quality monitoring system now being used to combat air pollution across eight countries SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A technology developed by a group of tech-savvy engineering and computer science students …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has invited Algeria to join Uganda in setting up a joint venture with an aim of adding value to coffee. The President made the call August 8, 2023 during a meeting with a delegation from Algeria at the sidelines of …
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New York, US | Xinhua | For the first time since fighting began in Sudan, a humanitarian aid convoy has reached East Darfur, UN humanitarians said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it negotiated the passage of the convoy carrying 430 tons of …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Sudanese government has announced an adjustment in fuel prices, the official SUNA news agency reported on Sunday. The Sudanese Ministry of Energy and Petroleum instructed the fuel service stations to raise the price of gasoline to 630 Sudanese pounds (1.05 U.S. dollars) per liter …
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Cape Town, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | She Cranes have finished 5th at the Netball World Cup. The national netball team, the She Cranes, achieved a historic victory over South Africa on Sunday, securing a 49-47 win and claiming fifth place at the World Cup, their best-ever placement …
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Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Niger’s junta announced on Thursday the suspension of various military cooperation agreements with France, while the defense chiefs of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Friday that dialogue and negotiation “should be at the forefront.” The National Council for the Safeguard of …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Unrest in Ethiopia’s western Gambella region has displaced at least 12,000 people, a UN agency said Friday. In its Ethiopia Situation Report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disclosed that at least 12,000 people were displaced due to recent violence …
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