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People often salvage fuel with cups and buckets, especially at a time when fuel prices have tripled since the government ended costly gas subsidies.
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[allAfrica] The decisions made by the Namibian and Zimbabwean governments to slaughter hundreds of elephants amid a widespread drought will do very little to address the effects of human hunger or alleviate human-elephant conflict. So why are they really doing it? A real motive may be a thinly-veiled desire to make a profit... from selling ivory.
[VOA] Maputo -- Daniel Chapo, the presidential candidate of Mozambique's ruling party, is comfortably leading the vote count in nine of the country's provinces and appears set to become the country's next president. His closest challenger was running a distant second Wednesday as vote counting from last week's election continued.
[New Times] Rwanda has launched the world's first clinical trial for Marburg virus disease treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced late Tuesday, October 15.
[New Times] World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti on Wednesday, October 16, visited Marburg outbreak response sites in Kigali and thanked Rwandan health workers and survivors for their work and bravery.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has received the lowest internet freedom score among 17 African nations assessed in Freedom House's "Freedom on the Net 2024" report, scoring 27 out of 100 and earning a "Not Free" rating.
[Nile Post] Nakivale Camp, which welcomes over 500 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo each week, is now facing a mounting crisis, with leaders unsure how to address the growing food needs of these vulnerable newcomers.
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Surging fuel prices in Nigeria are making it unaffordable for some workers to commute to their jobs, forcing them to quit. The trend is hitting low-income and informal workers especially hard.
[Africa Renewal] Wawira Njiru says school feeding is essential for strengthening human capital and developing the future workforce.
[The Conversation Africa] Nigerians took to the streets in August 2024 to voice their frustration at a series of government policies. These policies had been ostensibly designed to make Nigeria more attractive for outside investment.
[ISS] As tensions between two TPLF factions rise, urgent measures are needed to prevent another crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
"This is the request that Spain, together with Egypt and many other partners in the international community, have been making from the very first moment that this violence and this war broke out," Spain's Foreign minister said. José Manuel Albares Bueno was being hosted by his Egyptian counterpart.
Frelimo has governed Mozambique since its independence from Portugal in 1975 and has been consistently accused of rigging elections --- an allegation it denies. Final results are expected on the 24th of October.
The plan includes geopolitical, military, economic and security provisions to be met in wartime and when war ends. Its presentation comes when Ukraine’s military is suffering losses along the eastern front as Russian forces inch closer to a strategically significant victory near the crucial logi
[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), and the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) have jointly called for the establishment of a Selection Panel to recruit Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioners.
[Seychelles News Agency] A new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team has been set up in Seychelles to establish a national action plan to deal with such risks and eventualities by the beginning of next year.
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Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Niamey is now Avenue Djibo Bakary after the city's first post-independence mayor.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has faced another setback as Senate Speaker Amason Kingi declined his counsel's objection to new evidence presented against him.
According to Action Against Hunger, the number of people receiving psychosocial support in camps around Goma surged by over 200% between January and June compared to the same period last year, rising from 6,600 to more than 20,000.
As both candidates focus on key voter groups, Harris’ campaign is working to ensure Black male voters remain engaged, while Trump’s team is concentrating on mobilizing early voters, especially in swing states like Georgia and Arizona.
Housing the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts, the museum was due to open in 2012, but the opening has been pushed back repeatedly for various reasons.
