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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:47
The Police Command in Kaduna State have confirmed the arrest of the masterminds of the kidnapping and murder of students of Greenfield University and the abductions along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. One of the arrested suspects is Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as Mande, a notorious terrorist leader...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:44
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has committed to start the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba and Malaba-Kampala Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line by December.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:43
[MFWA] The celebration of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2024 is under the theme "A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis". The global event to mark the day, to be held in Santiago, Chile, as well as the national celebrations, will focus on two critical issues -...
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:43
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has confirmed that awaited Millennium Challenge Compact Account projects are due to start this month.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:43
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Palestine Solidarity Movement (MPSM) has asked the Malawi Government to cut ties with Israel and instead support Palestine people's right to liberty and Statehood.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:38
MTN Nigeria has received an accommodating breather from its funders and suppliers, helping it avoid an imminent rights issue while trading itself back to solvency.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:38
The system has allowed many students who would otherwise not access higher education to do so, but it is fraught with problems. Thandi Lewin, Associate Professor: Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg Licensed as Creative Commons –...
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:31
[Premium Times] Josiah Emmanuel has called on players plying their trade in the domestic leagues in Nigeria to be grounded and spend some time in the country before thinking of going abroad.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:31
[Vanguard] Empowering women with vocational skills is a vital step towards fostering gender equality and inclusive growth in society.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:31
[Premium Times] MTN Nigeria's public shares sale, held in December 2021, remains the only IPO to be recorded by the NGX in the past five years.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:31
[Vanguard] The Muslim leaders in Ekiti have expressed gratitude to the management of the Dangote Foundation for setting a unique philanthropic precedent for the people of the state.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:31
[New Times] The Minister of Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, has urged environmental legal experts in Central Africa to familiarise themselves with key international environmental agreements and their implications at the national level.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:27
[WFP] Port Sudan -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur as intensifying clashes in North Darfur's capital El Fasher hinde efforts to deliver vital food assistance into the region.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:22
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has postponed the countrywide reopening of schools until further notice due to the heavy rains that have caused devastation and deaths.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:22
[Premium Times] There have been renewed calls from various quarters to create state government-controlled police in Nigeria.
All Africa, All the Time.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, the Country Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Republic of Kenya, follows with profound concern […]
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:18
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia notes the Joint Statement released by some Embassies in Addis Ababa on the occasion of World Press Freedom […]
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:05
“The increase of fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur state has taken a deadly toll on children in recent weeks. But the threat of an imminent military attack on El Fasher, […]
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:00
The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly killed upwards of 350 people since March.
UN News - Global perspective Human stories | Africa
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 14:00
UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital of El Fasher, which are hindering efforts to deliver life-saving aid.
UN News - Global perspective Human stories | Africa

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