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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 23:50

NPR's Juana Summers talks with game designer Abubakar Salim about the long journey of creating a game to process the grief of losing his father to cancer.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 22:05
Nairobi, Kenya — The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union.  "We will be asking our counsel to appeal to the court to review the orders that had been issued initially so that we...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 21:38
Dauda Biu, the Federal Road Safety Corps Marshal, proposes criminalizing reckless driving with prison sentences for drivers who cause accidents. The FRSC Marshal’s call for stricter penalties comes on the heels of devastating crashes in Oyo, Kano, and Kaduna, which could have been prevented....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 21:12
35 people have died in Kenya since mid-March in flooding events that have affected more than 100,000 people, according to figures from the Red Cross.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 21:06
Harare, Zimbabwe  — The annual report released Wednesday by Amnesty International paints a dismal picture of human rights repression and international rule-breaking worldwide, all in the midst of deepening global inequality and an escalating climate crisis. In the report, Amnesty had a rare note...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 20:04
London — A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations, according to an annual report, by Amnesty International, published April 24.  “The...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 19:54
A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations. That’s according to the new annual report by rights group Amnesty International. Henry Ridgwell has more.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 19:11

Colin Montgomery, Daniel Fenton, Federico Moscogiuri, Alwyn Jones and Martin Coult on small boats, deaths in the Channel and the passing of the safety of Rwanda bill

Daniel Boffey’s account of those desperate souls attempting to cross the Channel – where five people drowned this week – was...

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:52

Government U-turn as PM Mia Mottley acknowledges anger from reparations movement over plan to buy Barbados land from Dorset MP Richard Drax

The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has halted plans for a multi-million-pound payout to the British Conservative MP Richard Drax for the...

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:42
Over 282 million people in 59 countries and territories suffered acute food insecurity in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis. These numbers represent a 24 million increase in comparison to the previous year
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:41
Healthcare and consumer-focused industries are the two sectors in Nigeria where investor Shirley Somuah sees the most significant opportunities.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:37
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The government of Liberia has failed to win four landmark tenure cases regarding heads of four agencies: the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, Governance Commission, Liberia Lottery Authority, and the Liberia National Identification Registry. These cases were lost...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:37
On April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution marked a turning point for Portugal and its colonies in Africa. Fifty years later, links between the Lusophone countries are stronger than ever — with a few exceptions.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:34
[Premium Times] Senate President Akpabio spoke at the justice sector reform summit declared open by President Bola Tinubu, who Vice-President Kashim Shetima represented.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:34
Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has announced the release of about Shs93 billion to districts, cities and municipalities across the country, being the final payment from the Uganda Road Fund […]
Stay Smart About Africa
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:33
[Premium Times] Mr Adangor rejected his redeployment and resigned his appointment, accusing Governor Fubara of interfering in his duties.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:33
Reuters is reporting that $1 billion worth of US weapons will be sent to Ukraine immediately, including vehicles, Stinger air defence munitions, and additional artillery and anti-tank ammunition, following Senate approval of a larger $61 billion military aid package.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:30
Geneva — A new analysis of the state of global hunger finds conflict, climate change, and economic shocks are driving an increasing number of people into acute hunger, jeopardizing gains made over previous years in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goal of ending hunger by 2030...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:30
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 18:29
[Foroyaa] Members of the National Assembly of The Gambian are divided on the Special Prosecutor's Office (SOP) Bill 2024.
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