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 Africa: AllAfrica: (Laatste update: vrijdag 12 oktober 2018 12:08:14)
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Namibia:SA Dumps 900 Walvis Pensioners
[Namibian] ABOUT 900 pensioners at Walvis Bay who have been receiving monthly pension grants from South Africa have been left in the cold after an announcement that such pensions will no longer be paid out.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:29:47 GMT
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Tanzania:Nation Seeks Answers After Mo Dewji Abduction
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Tanzanians from across different walks of life were begging for answers over the reasons and people behind the abduction of dollar billionaire Mohammed Dewji "Mo", whose whereabouts remained unknown by the time of filing this report.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:15:15 GMT
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Namibia:Child Trafficking Trial Ends in 8-Year Jail Term
[Namibian] A SWAKOPMUND man convicted of five counts of child trafficking and of the sexual abuse of five minor girls was sentenced to an effective prison term of eight years at the end of his trial in the Windhoek High Court yesterday.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:11:46 GMT
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Mozambique:Strong Renamo Showing in Matola, Frelimo Victories in Gaza
[AIM] Maputo -The latest provisional results from the Mozambican municipal elections held on Wednesday show an unexpectedly tight battle in the southern city of Matola, where the main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo is only two per cent behind the ruling Frelimo Party.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:07:37 GMT
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Mozambique:Renamo Celebrates Quelimane Victory
[AIM] Maputo -Long motorcades of members and supporters of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, paraded through the central city of Quelimane on Thursday morning, celebrating the party's victory in Wednesday's municipal elections.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:06:26 GMT
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South Africa:The Long Wait for a Foster Care Grant
[GroundUp] Newcastle man has waited more than a year for a grant for a child in his care
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:55:15 GMT
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Cameroon:Opposition Wants Presidential Polls Annulled
[VOA] Cameroon's elections management body says it has received 25 petitions from candidates and voters calling for the Oct. 7 presidential election to be annulled.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:26:43 GMT
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Uganda:Scores Killed in Mudslides, 400 Missing
[Observer] Over 40 bodies have been recovered so far after mudslides swept four sub counties in Bududa district according to local authorities. The sub counties include Bukalasi, Buwali, Nalwanga, and Bubiida.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:48:44 GMT
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Kenya:Deadly Bus Crash - Driver Dies of Injuries
[Nairobi News] For as long as Kenya has been independent, Mr Lucas Asang'asa had quietly lived through it; seeing the country's main highways transition from dirt tracks to the deadly thoroughfares we know today.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:39:33 GMT
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Central African Republic:Rebels Executing Civilians - HRW
[HRW] Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic captured and executed at least nine civilians, including seven women, on September 6, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The executions around the town of Bria in the Haute-Kotto province came almost two weeks after the same group killed 11 civilians after a clash with a rival militia.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:37:01 GMT
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Zimbabwe:Health Minister Obadiah Moyo a Medical Impostor - Zimbabwe Independent Investigation
[Zimbabwe Independent] HEALTH Minister Obadiah Moyo is neither a qualified medical doctor nor a fellow of various international elite societies as stated on his curriculum vitae posted by Chitungwiza Central Hospital (CCH), where he served as chief executive before being appointed into Cabinet, investigations by the Zimbabwe Independent have revealed.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:35:39 GMT
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Uganda:Party Chairman Survives Attack Over Museveni 'Bribe'
[Monitor] Kampala -A section of youth claiming to be members of the ruling NRM party wrestled their chairperson to the ground and nearly lynched him after he failed to give them money he allegedly received from President Museveni.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:28:56 GMT
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Nigeria:How Atiku Defeated Saraki, Tambuwal, Others to PDP Presidential Ticket
[Premium Times] Gambo Sallau, a career farmer in Kano, was not expecting to vote for any other presidential aspirant except Rabiu Kwankwaso. But in the weeks leading up to the Peoples Democratic Party 2018 National Convention in Port Harcourt, the delegate became increasingly enamoured with the message of Atiku Abubakar campaign.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:16:11 GMT
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Kenya:Sharon Otieono Murder - Will Court Free Obado Today?
[Nation] Migori Governor Okoth Obado will on Friday know whether he will be freed when he returns to court this morning for the bail hearing and determination.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:05:50 GMT
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South Africa:Catholic Priest, 84, Apologises for Sexual Abuse 30 Years Later
[News24Wire] An 84-year-old Catholic priest broke his silence after three decades to apologise to Limpopo-born William Segodisho, who recently shared his story about the sexual abuse he suffered while in his teens.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 06:44:44 GMT
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South Africa:Apartheid-Era Foreign Affairs Minister Pik Botha Dies
[News24Wire] Apartheid-era foreign affairs minister Pik Botha has died in his Pretoria home at the age of 86, his family confirmed on Friday morning.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 06:25:30 GMT
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South Africa:No Connection Between Myself and Failed VBS Bank - Brian Shivambu
[News24Wire] The younger brother of EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has denied that he received money from collapsed VBS Mutual Bank and has threatened to go after those who "defamed" him.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 06:23:36 GMT
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Zimbabwe:Mnangagwa Warned of Explosive Political Meltdown
[New Zimbabwe] The government actions are priming citizens for what could turn into an explosive situation by denying people their rights while driving them into a corner, a local peace lobby group has warned.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:53:38 GMT
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Tanzania:New Twist in Raging Debate on Edible Oil
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Some manufacturers of edible oil in the country are unhappy with high import duty charged on semi-refined and refined edible oils, saying the measure has had some negative consequences on local factories.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:30:25 GMT
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Zimbabwe:U.S. Firm Inks U.S.$1 Billion Investment Deal
[The Herald] An American company, Hondius Capital Management, yesterday signed a $1 billion investment partnership with the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), with a view to bankrolling Zimbabwe's mining and infrastructural development projects.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:27:29 GMT
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Nigeria:Buhari Reacts to Obasanjo's Endorsement of Atiku for President
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the endorsement of his opponent by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:13:22 GMT
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Tanzania:Mo Dewji - Africa's Latest Top Businessman to be Abducted in 2018
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The abduction of Tanzania's top billionaire, Mohammed Dewji, may have been the first incident to have happened in the East African nation but similar occurrences have also happened in South Africa, Nigeria and Mozambique this year, data show.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 04:46:34 GMT
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Africa:World Hunger Relief Going Backwards - Global Report
[Deutsche Welle] World efforts to lower hunger to zero by 2030 are being negated by warfare and climate change, warn nutritionists. Their latest global index categorizes 51 nations, mainly in Asia and Africa, where hunger is alarming.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 04:23:59 GMT
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Ethiopia:Questions Raised Over Army Loyalty
[Deutsche Welle] Ethiopians have been reminded of life before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Out of nowhere, mobile internet services were shut down across the capital and not a word about it on the national broadcaster.
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 04:18:19 GMT
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Nigeria:Senate Approves Huge Budget for Electoral Commission
[Premium Times] The Senate has approved N234.5 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the 2019 general election.
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:36:42 GMT
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Nigeria:Atiku Abubakar, Obasanjo in Closed-Door Meeting
[Premium Times] The presidential candidate of the main opposition party, PDP, has arrived the Abeokuta home of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:55:45 GMT
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Gabon:Legislative and Municipal Elections - Another Bad Outing for Opposition
[allAfrica] While the electoral body has not yet published the results of last weekends legislative and local elections, trends from polling stations indicate a high absentee rate. A situation that plays in favour of the ruling party and might see an end to the career of some political heavy weights who did not make it past the first round.
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:50:00 GMT
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Uganda:Museveni Drunk With Power, Worse Than Amin - Bobi Wine
[Monitor] Ugandan pop star Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine, has described President Museveni as one drunk with power.
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 11:39:10 GMT
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Mozambique:First Renamo Win in Cabo Delgado, Frelimo Wins Manica Province
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The official website went off line at 10.00, but we have some additional reports.
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 11:36:52 GMT
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