JOHANNESBURG. – The ANC’s national executive committee meeting is still ongoing amidst rumours that President Jacob Zuma has agreed to resign. Meanwhile, opposition parties have called for the dissolution of Parliament. – News24
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ADDIS ABABA. – A surge in extremist violence on the continent killed over 7 000 civilians just last year alone, according to regional data. The African Union (AU) is calling for a more robust counter-terrorism strategy, including the deployment of a standby security force to address surging extremist violence across the continent. In a speech […]
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NAIROBI. – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) said yesterday that it is developing a standardised tool to collect data on conflicts and climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. Luca Russo, a senior economist at FAO, said that sub-Saharan Africa has been heavily affected by the dual challenges of climate change and […]
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ABUJA. – The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed serious concern about the escalating challenges of terrorism and violent extremism affecting the African continent. “Terrorism and violent extremism are the biggest evils of our time — spreading to all the five regions of Africa,” the AU Commission chief told […]
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