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The SADC region is escalating operational modalities for decisive intervention in war-torn Mozambique with Ministers meeting in Maputo today to map the way forward.
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It would be a tragedy if the current generations of Africans depart this world without contributing something towards the radical transformation of the current maladjusted world order that favours those countries that once colonised us or campaigned for our continued subjugation.
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. – The sudden death this week of Chad’s longtime President Idriss Deby has thrown the country, as well as its neighbours and international partners, into disarray.
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BEIJING. – China is committed to achieving its major targets on fighting climate change, including realizing a carbon emissions peak in 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality in 2060, calling for jointly building a community for man and nature, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the World Leaders’ Climate Summit yesterday.
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MAPUTO. – Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi said on Wednesday the government will work to restore peace in the country after a deadly militant attack last month near multi-billion-dollar gas projects backed by global oil companies.
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N’Djamena. – Chad faced an uncertain future yesterday as the son of slain leader Idriss Deby Itno took power in what the opposition called a coup and Western allies that rely on the country’s military might pleaded for stability. Deby had ruled the impoverished desert country for three decades before the army announced his death […]
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KITUI, Kenya. – When Kenyan farmer Waki Munyalo’s crop of lentils shrank by three quarters last year because of unusually low rainfall, disaster was averted thanks to a simple remedy that was previously unavailable to most African farmers – insurance. Munyalo, a 38-year-old mother-of-three, had taken out an insurance policy with Kenyan start-up Pula, which […]
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N’Djamena. – Chad’s longtime President Idriss Deby, who ruled the country for 30 years, died shortly after securing a sixth term as president, and a military council headed by his son immediately assumed power. He was 68.
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LILONGWE. – Fourteen people, including senior officials, have been arrested in Malawi and Labour Minister Ken Kandodo has been sacked over misuse of COVID-19 funds, President Lazarus Chakwera and police said on Sunday.
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Minneapolis. – Dr David Fowler, a South African-trained pathologist who was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has been testifying for the defence in the murder trial of fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with killing George Floyd.
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NAIROBI. – Many people in African countries who have received their first shot of a Covid-19 vaccine do not know when they will get the second one due to delivery delays, according to the continent’s top public health official.
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JOHANNESBURG. – South Africa has temporarily suspended the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told reporters late on Tuesday.
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GABORONE. – Botswana is investigating the deaths of two among thousands of people who had been given doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to see if there is any link, the health ministry said.
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ON Wednesday Rwanda commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in 1994 where more than 800 000 people were killed in the central African country. Our Political Editor Fungi Kwaramba (FK) spoke to Mr Athan Tashobya (AT) who is a news anchor and editor at Rwanda Broadcasting Agency to share perspectives on how the media has been able to cover the emotive issue. Below are excerpts of the interview.
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KIGALI. – Rwanda President Paul Kagame says lies and falsehoods about his country motivated by petty resentments do not define the country and will not determine the country’s fate.