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The South African Deputy President David Mabuza has rejected corruption allegations against him, following the arrests of 11 people who worked with him between 2011 and 2012 in the Mpumalanga Province."Whilst the Deputy President confirms that the reported alleged events fall under the period that he was serving as the Premier of Mpumalanga, he would like to categorically deny any involvement and...
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Human Rights
Amnesty International accuses Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre.The organization released a new timeline investigating the atrocities recorded in the commercial city of Nigeria a week ago.The timeline collates photographs and...
TOP STORIES
Buhari urges Nigerians to unite amid mounting tensions triggered by police brutality
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation.Launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund, President...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in self quarantine after COVID-19 exposure
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine after COVID-19 exposure, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.The presidency said a guest at a dinner attended by the President on Saturday October...
Nearly 70 million Americans have already voted, representing more than 50 percent of all votes counted in 2016
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Nearly 70 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to shatter records.That number is higher than all the early votes cast in 2016 and more than 50...
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More than 90% of all votes counted in Texas in 2016 already cast, 72% in Florida, 76% in Georgia, 72% in North Carolina and 32% in Pennsylvania
At least 75.1 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to shatter records.That number is higher than all the early votes cast in 2016 and more than 54.5 percent of all the votes counted in 2016.Of the 75.1 million Americans who had already voted as of Wednesday evening, 49.5 million mailed in...
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Africa
Outspoken TV channel banned in Thailand
The Thai government’s shutdown of the outspoken Voice TV channel misuses Thailand’s emergency decree to censor the media, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.On October 20,...
Amnesty International USA offended by Trump admin’s claim court forcing it to separate immigrant families
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Amnesty International USA on Tuesday described as "pure disinformation" a claim by the Trump administration that the court is forcing it to separate immigrant families at the border as they try to seek asylum in the United States.
Amnesty International outraged over Ethiopia’s decision to ban protests against ethnically motivated killings
Ethiopian authorities have banned peaceful protests against ethnically motivated killings which were due to take place on October 28, in direct violation of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.The...
Ramaphosa unveils statue of former ANC president and anti-apartheid activist OR Tambo
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled a 29.6-foot-tall statue of former ANC president and anti-apartheid activist Oliver Reginald Tambo, and delivered a powerful eulogy for the man known as the voice of South Africa’s liberation movement.Ramaphosa spoke...
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NIGERIA
Trump administration blocking selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become first African WTO head
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The Trump administration on Wednesday blocked the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African head of the World Trade Organization (WTO).A WTO nominations committee recommended the...
Human Rights
Amnesty International accuses Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre.The organization released a new timeline investigating the atrocities recorded in the commercial city of Nigeria a week ago.The timeline collates photographs and...
TOP STORIES
South Africa deputy president rejects corruption allegations against him as investigators arrest 11 people for fraud
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The South African Deputy President David Mabuza has rejected corruption allegations against him, following the arrests of 11 people who worked with him between 2011 and 2012 in the Mpumalanga Province."Whilst the Deputy President confirms that the...
More than 90% of all votes counted in Texas in 2016 already cast, 72% in Florida, 76% in Georgia, 72% in North Carolina and 32% in Pennsylvania
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At least 75.1 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to shatter records.That number is higher than all the early votes cast in 2016 and more than...
Buhari urges Nigerians to unite amid mounting tensions triggered by police brutality
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation.Launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund, President...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in self quarantine after COVID-19 exposure
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has begun a period of self-quarantine after COVID-19 exposure, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.The presidency said a guest at a dinner attended by the President on Saturday October...
Nearly 70 million Americans have already voted, representing more than 50 percent of all votes counted in 2016
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Nearly 70 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to shatter records.That number is higher than all the early votes cast in 2016 and more than 50...
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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre.The organization released a new timeline investigating the atrocities recorded in the commercial city of Nigeria a week ago.The timeline collates photographs and video footage to confirm that Nigerian Army vehicles left Bonny Camp, a military base approximately a seven-minute drive from the...
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Fighting corruption in South Africa – Perspectives by minister of the presidency Jackson Mthembu
The South African minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu (MP), has detailed steps the administration of President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken to fight corruption.
Africa records 32,000 COVID-19 cases and 800 deaths in one week with South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia reporting highest numbers
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Africa has recorded 32,000 new cases of COVId-19 and 800 new deaths over the past one week, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia continued to report...
Amnesty International USA offended by Trump admin’s claim court forcing it to separate immigrant families
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Amnesty International USA on Tuesday described as "pure disinformation" a claim by the Trump administration that the court is forcing it to separate immigrant families at the border as they try to seek asylum in the United States.
Amnesty International outraged over Ethiopia’s decision to ban protests against ethnically motivated killings
Ethiopian authorities have banned peaceful protests against ethnically motivated killings which were due to take place on October 28, in direct violation of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.The...
Ramaphosa unveils statue of former ANC president and anti-apartheid activist OR Tambo
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled a 29.6-foot-tall statue of former ANC president and anti-apartheid activist Oliver Reginald Tambo, and delivered a powerful eulogy for the man known as the voice of South Africa’s liberation movement.Ramaphosa spoke...
64.7 million Americans have already voted, representing nearly 47 percent of all votes counted in 2016
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At least 64.7 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to shatter records.That number is higher than all the early votes cast in 2016 and nearly 47...
Six years after, South Africa police arrest suspects over murder of former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday congratulated the South African Police Service for the breakthrough in the investigation and arrests following the murder of former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa.Police Minister General Bheki Cele announced...
Amnesty International outraged over killing of eight schoolchildren in Cameroon
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Amnesty International on Monday expressed outrage and condemnation over the killing of eight schoolchildren in the town of Kumba in the Anglophone region of Cameroon.On October 24, gunmen wearing civilian clothes attacked a school in Kumba in...
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Africa has recorded 32,000 new cases of COVId-19 and 800 new deaths over the past one week, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia continued to report the highest numbers of new cases over the past one week.The Region now accounts for around 1% of new global cases...
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IMF approves release of $19.9 million loan money to Niger
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The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the release of $19.9 million to Niger.
Economy
Full transcript of October 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa regional economic outlook press briefing
October 22, 2020PARTICIPANTS:ABEBE AEMRO SELASSIEDirector, African Department, IMF
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa’s difficult road to recovery
By Abebe Aemro SelassieThe COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health and economic crisis for sub-Saharan Africa. Within months, the...
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa faces difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, IMF says in latest economic outlook
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Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its...
Africa
IMF approves additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved an additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout.
Africa
Half of women in the world are jobless, UN says in shocking new report
Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter...
Technology
Trump administration blocking selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become first African WTO head
The Trump administration on Wednesday blocked the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African head of the World Trade Organization (WTO).A WTO nominations committee recommended the...
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BUSINESS
President Ramaphosa promises ‘efficient, reliable, safe and affordable public transport’ to South Africans
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday discussed the myriad of challenges South Africans face daily with public transportation.
Africa and US development financiers talk post COVID-19 pandemic
The continent’s largest development finance institutions have emphasized that a sustained and collaborative approach among development partners to scale up project development activities, will boost...
Half of women in the world are jobless, UN says in shocking new report
Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter...
U.S. Justice Department sues Google for holding an illegal monopoly over search
The United States Department of Justice on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet INC.'s Google for abusing its monopoly in...
MTN named most valuable African brand worth $3.3 billion
MTN Group has been named the most valuable African brand with a value of $3.3 billion.Brand value...
Renewables are Africa’s path for a green recovery
“Now is be the best time to move towards green economy. It is time to shift towards a more sustainable and...
NIGERIA
Trump administration blocking selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become first African WTO head
The Trump administration on Wednesday blocked the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African head of the World Trade Organization...
Fani-kayode accuses Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos of mass murder of peaceful protesters in blistering opinion article
Former Nigerian minister of aviation Femi Fani-kayode on Wednesday accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos of 'mass murder' during street protests...
Buhari urges Nigerians to unite amid mounting tensions triggered by police brutality
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and...
Outrage as Nigeria imposes fines on television stations for their coverage of peaceful protests
The decision by the Nigerian government to impose fines on at least three television stations for their coverage of peaceful protests...
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa deputy president rejects corruption allegations against him as investigators arrest 11 people for fraud
The South African Deputy President David Mabuza has rejected corruption allegations against him, following the arrests of 11 people who worked...
Ramaphosa unveils statue of former ANC president and anti-apartheid activist OR Tambo
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled a 29.6-foot-tall statue of former ANC president and anti-apartheid activist Oliver Reginald Tambo, and delivered...
Six years after, South Africa police arrest suspects over murder of former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday congratulated the South African Police Service for the breakthrough in the investigation and arrests following the...
President Ramaphosa promises ‘efficient, reliable, safe and affordable public transport’ to South Africans
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday discussed the myriad of challenges South Africans face daily with public transportation.
ETHIOPIA
Amnesty International outraged over Ethiopia’s decision to ban protests against ethnically motivated killings
Ethiopian authorities have banned peaceful protests against ethnically motivated killings which were due to take place on October 28, in direct...
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to resume Nile dam talks after Trump’s explosive comments triggered outrage
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan would be resuming talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Tuesday after a seven-week break...
U.S. Congressmember Karen Bass introduces resolution calling for respect for human rights in Ethiopia
U.S. Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, on Friday, introduced a resolution calling for...
“This is worse than COVID-19”, Ethiopian migrants describe “hell” in Saudi prisons
An investigation by Amnesty International has exposed horrifying new details about the treatment of Ethiopian migrants detained in Saudi Arabia. Since...
CAMEROON
Amnesty International outraged over killing of eight schoolchildren in Cameroon
Amnesty International on Monday expressed outrage and condemnation over the killing of eight schoolchildren in the town of Kumba in the...
IMF approves additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved an additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout.
Rights group urges AU to denounce crackdown on Cameroon’s opposition
Human Rights Watch on Monday urged the African Union (AU), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the Economic...
Amnesty International USA urges Trump not to deport thousands of African migrants from Cameroon
Amnesty International USA on Friday urged the Trump administration to refrain from deporting African migrants from Cameroon....
KENYA
Cybercriminals target South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with millions of attacks in 2020, and the year is not over
South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria have already seen millions of cyberattacks in 2020 with three months to the end of the...
Condemnation, outrage over arrest of Amnesty International Kenya’s chairperson Renee Ngamau
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that its Kenya Chairperson Renee Ngamau was arrested on Monday night for rallying her neighbors to...
The world celebrated changes in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed a little bit early, released Kenyan journalist tells Voice of America
A Kenyan journalist who was arrested and detained in Ethiopia for two months before he was released after he contracted the...
Coronavirus has killed nearly 27,000 people in Africa
Coronavirus has killed nearly 27,000 people in Africa so far, according to the latest data from the Ethiopia-based Africa Center for...
Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma freed in Ethiopia but dozens of opposition leaders and journalists still locked up
Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma has been released from detention in Ethiopia but dozens of prominent opposition leaders and journalists remain locked...
Mau forest evictees’ plight intensifies as Kenyan authorities fail to provide vital assistance
Police violence and property destruction during evictions in Kenya’s Rift Valley and a lack of support afterward has caused deaths and desperation...
GHANA
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo elected as new chairman of ECOWAS, a regional body of 15 countries in West Africa
The President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States...
Ghana to reopen international air borders from September 1
Ghana will reopen its international air borders on September 1, six months after closing them in March to curb the spread...
Africa’s economic transformation will not come from aid but trade says Ghanaian president
At a ceremony on Monday to commission the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana’s President Nana...
11 human rights groups call for justice for 44 Ghanaians, 9 Nigerians, 2 Togolese, 1 Gambian and 1 Ivorian massacred in Gambia and Senegal...
The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 years ago have yet to learn the full truth...
UNITED STATES
Trump administration blocking selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become first African WTO head
The Trump administration on Wednesday blocked the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African head of the World Trade Organization...
More than 90% of all votes counted in Texas in 2016 already cast, 72% in Florida, 76% in Georgia, 72% in North Carolina and...
At least 75.1 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to...
Nearly 70 million Americans have already voted, representing more than 50 percent of all votes counted in 2016
Nearly 70 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to shatter...
Amnesty International USA offended by Trump admin’s claim court forcing it to separate immigrant families
Amnesty International USA on Tuesday described as "pure disinformation" a claim by the Trump administration that the court is forcing it...
CHINA
Trump admin designates more Chinese media outlets as ‘foreign missions’
The Trump administration on Wednesday designated more Chinese media outlets as foreign missions.In a statement, the...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong persons for ‘supporting Iran’
The United States on Monday announced that it had imposed sanctions on some Chinese and Hong Kong Persons for "Activities Related...
U.S. says China’s militarization of South China sea unacceptable and dangerous
The United States said on Sunday that China's militarization of the South China sea was unacceptable."We...
12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists held incommunicado and denied basic rights by China
At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, including one child, who have been held incommunicado in Shenzhen’s Yantian Detention Center since August 23,...
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Trump administration blocking selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become first African WTO head
The Trump administration on Wednesday blocked the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African head of the World Trade Organization...
Amnesty International accuses Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre.The organization...
South Africa deputy president rejects corruption allegations against him as investigators arrest 11 people for fraud
The South African Deputy President David Mabuza has rejected corruption allegations against him, following the arrests of 11 people who worked...
More than 90% of all votes counted in Texas in 2016 already cast, 72% in Florida, 76% in Georgia, 72% in North Carolina and...
At least 75.1 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to...
Tibetan woman dies in Chinese custody
Chinese authorities should investigate the death of a Tibetan woman in custody and release her wrongfully detained cousin, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday....
IMF Staff Completes a Virtual Fifth and Sixth Extended Credit Reviews Mission with Guinea
IMF staff and the Guinean authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the combined fifth and sixth reviews of the program of economic...
Trump administration blocking selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become first African WTO head
The Trump administration on Wednesday blocked the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African head of the World Trade Organization...
Amnesty International accuses Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Nigerian authorities of attempting to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre.The organization...
South Africa deputy president rejects corruption allegations against him as investigators arrest 11 people for fraud
The South African Deputy President David Mabuza has rejected corruption allegations against him, following the arrests of 11 people who worked...
More than 90% of all votes counted in Texas in 2016 already cast, 72% in Florida, 76% in Georgia, 72% in North Carolina and...
At least 75.1 million Americans have already voted, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, putting the 2020 elections on track to...
