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Friday, April 26, 2024 - 01:42
MIGORI, Kenya — As the coffin bearing the body of Rosebella Awuor was lowered into the grave, heart-wrenching sobs from mourners filled the air. Her sister Winnie Akinyi, the guardian to Awuor's orphaned son, fell to the ground, wailing.  It was the latest of five deaths in this family attributed...
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Friday, April 26, 2024 - 00:00
In this essay, Terence Creamer reflects on the factors that have shaped South Africa’s real-economy sectors of manufacturing, mining and agriculture over the past 30 years and considers ways to end the economy’s persistent underperformance
The latest mining world news and project information from Africa. providing updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure will be highlighted
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 23:02
nairobi, kenya — About 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participated in the fourth American Chamber of Commerce summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where Kenya's president William Ruto says his country is ready for business — and means business. "The 2024 summit's theme — catalyzing the future of U.S....
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 22:44
The 2020 rape conviction of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by a New York court. The decision has been met with shock and disappointment by many, who see it as a setback for the #MeToo movement and a failure of the justice system to hold perpetrators of sexual...
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 22:22
Bonsoir  Voici les lignes norias JTA de ce soir: Human Rights Watch says 223 civilians were executed  by soldiers in a single day in Burkina Faso. Heavy rain continues to bring devastation in Kenya's capital Nairobi with roads turned into rivers. And it's a year since Ghana started using a new...
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 22:14
French President Emmanuel Macron issued a dire warning to the European Union on Thursday in Paris, cautioning that the continent’s very survival hinges on its ability to shed its innocence and confront harsh realities. Failure to do so, Macron emphasized, would have devastating consequences....
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 22:06
Victorian dress was forcibly imposed on Namibia’s indigenous ǂNūkhoe women by German colonizers in the late 1800s. Despite the origins, these styles persist today as a symbol of resilience. Lee Garises reports from Windhoek, Namibia. Camera: Jesaya Abraham
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 22:04
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi and Israel have signed a new deal for Malawi to send unskilled laborers to Israel. The agreement is a departure from a previous arrangement where nearly 1,000 laborers were sent to work in Israel through private labor agents. Malawi officials say the new deal will help...
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 22:02
Downpours fueled by climate change and poor infrastructure have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 21:15
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 21:09
TP Mazembe head coach, Lamine Ndiaye, who won a CAF Champions League trophy with the team in 2010 remains set on his objective. The team's held a presser on Thursday (Apr. 25) in Cairo ahed of Friday's match.
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 21:06
Three more African countries have joined a rollout of malaria vaccines targeting millions of children in a continent that accounts for 95 percent of malaria deaths, the UN said Thursday.
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 20:57
Tanzania on Thursday dismissed as "unfounded" allegations of killings, reape rights abuses and the planned evictions of over 20 000 people that led the World Bank to suspend funding for a $150 million conservation project.
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 20:57
Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 20:07
The aviation sector is still grappling with the Dana Air incident which occurred days ago when its aircraft skidded off the runway and was grounded. 
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 20:05
A notable sequence of events points to Madrid’s public prosecutors have moved to dismiss a preliminary inquiry into the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, just hours after the prime minister declared he would be stepping back from his duties to consider his political future. Prosecutors...
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 20:01
HE Vice President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Tiemoko Meyliet Kone met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Cote d’Ivoire Mubarak bin Hussein Al Marri. During […]
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 19:59
HE Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Abroad of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Kacou Houadja Leon Adom met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to […]
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 19:55
During her trip to Angola, Administrator Samantha Power announced expanding partnerships that reflect the deepening relationship between the United States and Angola.  At Angola’s Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde […]
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 19:52
She helped people fleeing conflicts in Vietnam, China, Kosovo and elsewhere around the world, and established the Washington office of the International Rescue Committee.

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