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A groundbreaking clinical trial is underway in South Africa, marking a pivotal moment in the fight against tuberculosis. The new vaccine could become the first to help prevent pulmonary TB, the most common form of the disease, in adolescents and adults. It would be the first new TB vaccine in more...
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The musician was arrested on Tuesday over a debt he incurred after buying a Mercedes Benz G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state.
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Kampala — An official of the International Criminal Court has promised victims of Uganda’s rebel Lord's Resistance Army that the court will provide reparations that were promised after the conviction of a top LRA leader. However, the Tribunal Trust Fund does not have enough money to make the...
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The recent arrests of two lawyers and two journalists in Tunisia for criticising the situation in the country come amid enduring concerns for the state of political and individual freedoms since President Kais Saied seized more powers in 2021 and later signed a decree that outlaws “spreading false...
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Rescuers have pulled four people out of the rubble of a collapsed building in the Mathare neighbourhood of Kenya's capital on Tuesday, but more people were likely trapped, the Kenya Red Cross said.
In Nairobi, a building marked for demolition collapsed, leaving four injured, three critically.
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ASUU, the association of university lecturers in Nigeria, said the move to go on strike is to protest against the failure of the Nigerian government to appoint Governing Councils for Federal Universities.
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"Three out of the four rescued have been taken to a nearby health facility, while one with minor injuries was treated at the scene," the Red Cross wrote on social media platform X.
The building was undergoing demolition when it collapsed, the Red Cross said.
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With President Bola Tinubu’s latest measure to cut costs as the country struggles with declining revenue, electricity rates more than doubled for some consumers in April.
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The UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been condemned by human rights groups and the United Nations refugee agency.
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Boasting 60% of the world’s best solar resources, Africa’s solar power potential presents multiple opportunities for investors seeking long-term, scalable financial prospects. A panel session during this year’s Invest in […]
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High-level OPEC officials unpacked the Organization’s short- to long-term crude oil market perspectives in a special session at the Invest in African Energy forum in Paris on Tuesday. Based on […]
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Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, said the judgement declaring the appointment of Ombali Sebola as Knysna’s Municipal Manager null and void should be […]
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The SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) will formally leave the oil-rich Cabo Delgado province in July, three years after being deployed and after fighting militants 67 times between August 2021 and December 2023.
Ghana is losing forests because of cocoa farming, firewood harvesting, mining and logging.
John Tennyson Afele, Researcher, Department of Agroforestry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Many grant recipients are young, unemployed, and not necessarily loyal to the governing ANC like older generations.
Leila Patel, Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
Yolanda Sadie, Emeritus professor in Politics, University of...
List of 125 includes many businesses that have overcome the Covid pandemic and the continent’s economic problems
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The internet outage in East Africa highlights the fragility of the continent's online connections.
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Reacting to news that Nigeria’s oil industry regulator is prepared to offer a fast-track sales approvals process for oil companies wanting to sell their businesses in the country, Isa Sanusi, […]
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The bill, widely supported by voters, comes just before the May 29 national election, posing a significant test for the ruling African National Congress.
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