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Namibians Call For Expropriation of Land Without Compensation
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 700 news and information items daily from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. © 2018 AllAfrica Privacy Contact AllAfrica - All the Time
'War', Race Relations Take the Stage in South Africa Land Debate
With the Northern Cape and Limpopo done and dusted, the Constitutional Review Committee will now set its sights on the Free State and Mpumalanga for public hearings on a possible… Read more » Political parties made their presence felt at the final public hearing of the Constitutional Review Committee in the Northern Cape.
Senegal: Africa's World Cup Hopes Rests On Senegal in Colombia Clash
By Demola OjoSt Petersburg — Following Nigeria's exit from the World Cup on Tuesday, despite a valiant effort against Argentina, all eyes will be on Senegal thursday as they play a resurgent Colombia side for a place in the second round of the Russia 2018 World Cup. With Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are already eliminated from the competition, the continent's hopes of making an impact now rests solely on the Teranga Lions. Senegal are on four points after two matches while Colombia are on three.
Nigeria: You Must Wield the Big Stick Against Herdsmen, Soyinka Tells Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari must raise the big stick against the herdsmen that have been rampaging the country and spreading death in the land through wanton killing of Nigerians, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has demanded, wednesday.
Nigeria: Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Alison-Madueke's N325m Lekki Land to FG
By Davidson IriekpenA Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Babs Kuewumi wednesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of a landed property belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, valued at N325,400,000 to the federal government. Other defendants in the suit are Mr. Donald Chidi Amangbo and Mez Group Limited.
Nigeria: Being Black Predisposes Africans to Stroke, Says Expert
By Kuni TyessiAbuja — A neurosurgeon at Spine Fixed in Abuja, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo, has revealed that the African race is susceptible to stroke, which he said is a preventable but silent killer that has been ignored over the years due to little knowledge about its causes and preventions. Apart from being black, he said other major risk factors include hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking and sickle cell disease.
Nigeria: Plateau Massacre - Saraki Charges Security Agencies to Apprehend Killers
By Deji Elumoye and James EmejoAbuja — The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has called on the country's security agencies to, as a matter of urgency, fish out the killers of scores of people in Plateau State last weekend.
Nigeria: Govt Plans Additional $2.8bn Foreign Loan to Finance 2018 Budget
By Nume Ekeghe with Agency ReportThe federal government plans to borrow $2.8 billion offshore to finance its 2018 budget and would explore all options to lower costs, the Director General, Debt Management Office (DMO), Ms Patience Oniha, disclosed in an interview with Reuters Wednesday in Abuja.
Nigeria: Lagos Police Rescues 7 Girls From Sex Trafficker, Hunts for Suspect
By Rebecca EjifomaThe Lagos State Police has rescued seven girls at the Agofure park at Mile2 Lagos from a woman trafficker, who was possibly taking them across the border for prostitution and drug trafficking among other related crimes. According to the police during the parade of suspects at the Command Headquarters Ikeja, officers of Layeni Station Ojo-Road rescued the girls on arrival at the Agofure park on Friday June 22 this year.
Nigeria: AfDB President, Adesina Bags Togo's Highest Civilian Honour
Photo: AfDB African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akin Adesina. By Vincent ObiaPresident of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina was yesterday in Lome,Togo, awarded the Commander of the Order of Mono, the country's highest civil honour, by the Head of State of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé.
Rwanda: Volkswagen Launches Rwanda Operations
By Julius BizimunguThe wait is over as Volkswagen (VW) officially kicks off its much-awaited operations in Rwanda. The official launch will take place on Wednesday, at the Kigali Special Economic Zone where its first assembly base will be located. Several top government and business leaders are expected to attend the event. Among the unique offerings of the VW Rwandan operations, is the integrated mobility solution that the Germany car manufacturing firm will be offering to the Rwandan market.
Kenya: Gospel Singer Ringtone Gets Another Opportunity to Lure Socialite Zari
By Thomas MatikoGospel musician Ringtone will get another chance to capture the attention of Ugandan-born socialite Zari Hassan when she visits the country soon. Zari has announced that she will be back in Kenya for an entertainment related gig after bagging a lucrative deal from A1 Entertainment. Without disclosing much on what kind of an event it will be, the mother of five took to Instagram to share information about the upcoming gig.
Nigeria: Boko Haram - UN Provides Seedlings, Farming Tools to Over 1.1m People in North-East
By Michael OlugbodeMaiduguri — The United Nations has launched a massive distribution of seedlings and farming tools to over 1.1 million persons affected by Boko Haram crisis in the North East. The distribution, which is handled by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, was launched yesterday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Kenya: Leopards Face Tricky Fixture at Zoo
By John AshihunduAfter eliminating Rainforest FC from this year's SportPesa Shield in Naivasha on Sunday, AFC Leopards will Wednesday afternoon take on hosts Zoo Kericho in a SportPesa Premier League match at the Kericho Green Stadium. Elsewhere, Kakamega Homeboyz, under the tutelage of veteran Ugandan tactician Paul Nkata, will entertain Kariobangi Sharks of William Muluya at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega.
Kenya: Muhoroni Man on the Run as Daughter Exposes Sexual Abuse Ordeal
By Victor RaballaA man is on the run after allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter at their home in Kipturo village, Muhoroni in Kisumu County. While Muhoroni OCPD Mohammed Jarso denied knowledge of the incident, Nation has established that the matter was reported at Muhoroni Police Post under OB number 13/12/6/2018. According to Muhoroni Community Policing chairman, Mr Francis Owuor, the suspect, has been living with the minor after separating from her mother more than 12 years ago.
Nigeria: Budgit Decries Lack of Transparency in States' Budgets
By Nume EkegheBudgIT, a civic tech transparency organisation, has criticised the lack of transparency of 21 states across Nigeria for failing to publish their state's budget. The states who had detailed budgets published are Borno, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Plateau and Yobe.
Nigeria: Police Raid, Destroy OPC Shrine Where Suspects Are Tried, Tortured
By Odita SundayThe Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has ordered the destruction of a shrine located under the Opebi link bridge allegedly belonging to members of the Oodua Peoples' Congress (OPC). Edgal, who led detectives to the shrine yesterday said the operators carry out trial on their victims and declare judgment against them.
East Africa: UN Chief Welcomes 'Positive Steps' Towards Peace Between Eritrea and Ethiopia
The United Nations has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace overtures between the two neighbouring States in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia this month announced its readiness to accept and implement a 2002 border agreement that ended two years of bloody conflict, in which thousands died. Without a deal, skirmishes continued at the border, with Eritrea reportedly remaining on a war-footing.
Kenya: Private Equity Funds Eye Pension Billions
By Constant MundaPrivate equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds have set their sights on attracting up to Sh50 billion investments from pension schemes in five years, signalling an intensifying scramble for workers' savings. Investment guidelines under the Retirement Benefits Act 2016 allow pension fund managers and trustees to sink up 10 per cent of assets under their watch in PE and VC funds.
Mozambique: Computers Destroyed in University Fire
Maputo — Quelimane (Mozambique), 26 Jun (AIM) - A fire, believed to have resulted from a short circuit, has destroyed equipment valued at over 250,000 meticais (over 4,200 US dollars) in the computer room of the delegation of Mozambique's largest university, the Pedagogic University (UP), in the central city of Quelimane.
Rwanda: Kagame Attends Northern Corridor Summit in Nairobi
By Collins MwaiPresident Paul Kagame has called for increased partnership between multiple players across the region to fast track the development of citizens. The President was speaking at the 14th Summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) held in Nairobi, Kenya. The summit, hosted by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, was the first to be held since 2016.
Nigeria: Immigration Clears Air On Biometrics Charges
By Chinedu EzeThe Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it has suspended the collection of $90 biometric Visa-On- Arrival policy it introduced about two weeks ago and could resume when it received instruction from the Ministry of Interior. THISDAY learnt from a source at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, that the collection for the biometrics which was done through online payment had been ceded to a concessionaire by the Ministry of Interior.
East Africa: Ethiopia and Eritrea - Longtime Foes to Come to the Table
By Dawit EndeshawAlmost twenty years under "no war, no peace" situation, the subsequent governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea are finally coming to the negotiation table to resolve their difference and implement the longstanding Algiers Agreement that has put a stop to the 1998-2000 boarder clash.
Kenya: Uganda Shuts Down Kenyan School on Migingo Island
By Vivere NandiemoKenyan fishermen on Migingo Island have protested Uganda’s forcible closure of the first and only Kenyan kindergarten on the island. The preschool was recently set up following a collaboration between the office of the Migingo sub-location assistant chief and the locals. OWNERSHIP Ms Esther Masaku, the Migingo sub-location assistant chief, says Ugandan security officers stormed the kindergarten and closed it on grounds that the island does not belong to Kenya.
Kenya: Clash Over Court Orders in Kibaki Property Case
By Joseph WanguiParties involved in a battle for the control of a multi-million-shilling property owned by retired President Mwai Kibaki and seven others have clashed over understanding of orders issued by the Court of Appeal. The lawyers handling the matter, led by Mr Gibson Kuria and Ms Lucy Mwai, have moved back to the court for settling of the terms of the order dated March 21.
High Level Eritrean Delegation Arrives in Ethiopia for Talks
A senior Eritrean delegation composed of Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Yemane Gebreab, Presidential Advisor, have arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the… Read more » A high-level delegation from Eritrea is in neighboring Ethiopia for historic talks that could bring an end to one of Africa's longest-running conflicts.
Rwanda: REG Turn Attention to Carre d'As Tourney
By Damas SikubwaboAfter winning Rutsindura Memorial Volleyball Tournament over the weekend, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) volleyball club have shifted their focus on winning the Carre d'As tournament. The two-day tournament which is contested by top four league sides in the men and women's categories, is scheduled for July 14-15.
Nigeria: Windstorm - Atbu Seeks Govt's Intervention On Destroyed Structures
By Segun AwofadejiBauchi — The Vice-Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, Professor Saminu Ibrahim has appealed to the federal government to come to its aid in rebuilding and renovating some of the structures destroyed by windstorm. The windstorm cost the state many lives and hundreds of houses, schools and property worth several millions of naira in several parts of the state.
Uganda: President Museveni, Bashir Meet South Sudan Political Leaders On Peace Process
press release President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to political key-players in South Sudan to ensure constructive deliberations in their negotiations for peace, unity through dialogue so that they concretize the ground for the development of their country. "I used to see South Sudan developing but later it went into a standstill because of disunity.
Nigeria: Late Goals Bane of African Teams in Russia World Cup
By Kunle AdewaleFrom Egypt to Morocco it has been the same song for Afican teams yo the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In their first game against Uruguay, the Pharaohs of Egypt ere almost running away with a goalless draw when they conceded a goal in the last minute of the game. Next came Morocco against Iran.After putting up a good fight against the Iranians-holding them for more than 90 minutes, an own goal in aded time cost them a point.
Kenya/Tanzania: Gor Mahia Star on the Verge of Joining Simba
By Cellestine OliloGor Mahia is on the verge of losing lead striker Meddie Kagere to Tanzanian stalwarts Simba ahead of the Cecafa Club Championships that begins this weekend in Dar es Salaam. This is according to club Organising Secretary Judith Anyango who confirmed that the player is not part of the team that is currently in a residential training camp in Kisumu.
Uganda: Witchdoctor Arrested Over Possession of Two Guns
By Gertrude MutyabaPolice in Masaka have arrested a top witch doctor over allegations of hiding two guns in his home. The suspect has been identified as Moses Makumbi, a resident of Kayiji, Mukungwe Sub County in Masaka district. The Southern police spokesperson Lameck Kigozi confirms the arrest of Makumbi and says he will be taken to court and charged accordingly. Police says that the suspect is to also answer charges of human sacrifice a two-year-old girl, Passy Mirembe, who was killed last year.
Kenya: Nairobi Trader Hits Sh20 Million Betin Jackpot
By Vincent OpiyoNairobi-based businessman Allan Olela was on Tuesday rewarded with Sh20 million after striking the jackpot in the Betin competition. The 37-year-old trader becomes the fourth Betin winner of the climax cash prize having placed a bet of just Sh99 last week. "I've been playing with Betin for two years using as little as Sh100 bob. So last week I had a little extra cash so I thought I would give the jackpot a try during the World Cup.
Nigeria: Lagos Advocates Zero Harm At Workplaces
By Kehinde OlatunjiTo ensure employee safety and health at the workplace, the Lagos State Government yesterday signed the Occupational Health and Policy Statement. Speaking at the 2018 Vision Zero conference, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, noted that there was the need to be abreast of international best practices on work safety and health developments. The event, tagged: A Mindset Change Towards Zero Harm, attracted speakers across all sectors.
Malawi: Voters Registration Exercise Excites Students
By Laura Tebulo MEC StringerPic sourced from internet Lilongwe, June 26, 2018. Students from various secondary schools in Ntchisi have expressed interested to take part in the voter registration exercise which has started in some parts of the country. In random interviews, most students of ages 18 and above said they recognise its their duty and responsibility to take part in the 2019 Tripartite Elections in older to vote right people into power.
Kenya: Mombasa Police Shoot, Kill 2 Suspected Gang Members
By Mohamed AhmedPolice in Mombasa on Tuesday shot dead two suspected criminals said to be members of a gang that has been terrorising local residents. The two were gunned down at a hideout which is a few metres from the Island side of the busy Likoni channel. Urban OCPD Eliud Monari said they recovered a toy pistol and two machetes from the suspected gangsters. "They were challenged to stop but refused and that is when our officers fatally injured the two whom we also found with a stolen pouch.
Tanzania: How Nutrition Can Help Tackle NCDs
By Esther KibakayaDar es Salaam — Over the recent years, the world has witnessed an alarming transition in diet. Food has been going through many processes with calories from meat, sugar, oil and fats also increasing at an alarming rate, living those nutritious food intake declining. Consequently, this transition has seen on the increase in the global prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
East Africa: Our Peace in Our Hands
opinion BY ZELALEM GIRMA In a country that stands at the forefront of ensuring peace in other countries, the occurrence of conflict has stunned many people. Any such news creates discomfort among many people who view it as an agent of peace. Indeed, it was heartbreaking to see the peace promoter country entered in to chaos and turmoil in the last three years due to the internal conflicts erupted in.
Tanzania: Anxiety As MPs Decide On 2018/19 Government Budget
By By Henry LyimoTHE National Assembly enters a crucial day today as Members of Parliament are expected to decide on the proposed government budget for 2018/19 financial year. After concluding its discussion that began on Monday last week. The MPs will vote to approve or disapprove the new budget which is focused on building an industrial economy to stimulate employment and sustainable social welfare.
Nigeria: Understanding the Fresh Wave of Violence in Plateau
opinion By Tanimu GamboSince his assumption of office in May 29, 2015, plateau state governor Simon Lalong did not mince words about his resolve to bring an end to the incessant and mindless waste of human lives and property on the Plateau. He succeeded in the last three years as there were no major cases of crisis within the period.
Kenya: Rift Valley Fever Breaks Out in Isiolo, Meru on High Alert
By Vivian Jebet and David MuchuiIsiolo veterinary department has closed all slaughterhouses and livestock markets for two weeks following an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever(RVF). Following the outbreak, panic has gripped Isiolo and Meru counties with veterinary officers moving with speed to contain the disease. The outbreak is suspected to have spread from the neighbouring Wajir County where it has killed six people, with 26 cases reported so far. The disease has also hit Marsabit County.
Mozambique: Illegal Fishing Costs Mozambique 60 Million Dollars a Year
Maputo — Mozambique is losing at least 60 million US dollars a year because of illegal fishing, according to the Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Agostinho Mondlane. Speaking in Maputo on Tuesday at the opening of the seventh meeting of Fish-i Africa, a partnership of eight east African countries, Mondlane said the scale of economic losses "raises great challenges for us in monitoring our immense maritime waters".
Africa: AU Summit 31 - Reconfiguring the African Peace Facility Post-Cotonou
analysis By Ndubuisi Christian AniThe European Union's (EU) partnership accord with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries - also known as the Cotonou Agreement of 2000 - expires in February 2020. As negotiations for a new deal are set to begin in August this year, all eyes will be on the African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at this week's summit when he presents a report on the African Common Position on the Cotonou Agreement after 2020.
Africa: Nigeria's Grand Plan to Stop Fake News in 2019? Fight Fire With Fire.
interview By James WanInformation Minister Lai Mohammed defends the government's record, talks up Buhari's 2019 chances, and discusses the challenge of misinformation. The words typically used to describe Lai Mohammed in private are the ones you might expect. After all, to survive a couple decades in the crucible of Nigerian politics, one has to be fearless. To be an effective spokesperson for a ruling party, one needs a degree of wiliness - perhaps even slipperiness.
Nigeria: Traders Lament Losses to Road Accident As Bauchi Records Lowest Bus Journeys in May
By Rauf OyewoleSome traders in food items from northern Nigeria are counting their losses after a trailer conveying farm produce from the area to the southern part of the country had a head-on collision with a Toyota Camry car along Lokoja expressway. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, was reportedly caused by a deep pothole, which the truck driver had attempted to avoid.
South Africa: Massive Changes Proposed to Private Medical Schemes
analysis By Kerry Cullinan and Amy Green for Health-E NewsTwo new Bills signal government's intention to restrict private medical aids and exercise more central control over public health as it moves to establish a single health system by 2026. Government has proposed massive changes to medical schemes, including abolishing co-payments, restricting brokers and replacing the prescribed minimum benefits with comprehensive benefits based on primary healthcare.
Nigeria Expects a Competitive Argentina Despite Poor Showing
By Paul MyersNigeria skipper John Obi Mikel vowed he and his teammates would disregard Argentina's poor results at the World Cup and prepare for a Lionel Messi led onslaught in their Group D clash in St Petersburg on Tuesday. The nations meet with a place in the last 16 of the competition as the prize. Nigeria are in the driving seat with three points having beaten Iceland 2-0 in Volgograd on 22 June.
Tanzania: 200 Arusha Residents Turn Up for Hotel-Sponsored Eye Clinics
By Zephania UbwaniArusha — Over 200 villagers at Kilima Moja and Mto wa Mbu villages on Monday turned up for eye clinic sponsored by Serena Hotel in an effort to fight increasing cases of vision impairments in the area. The Lions Club sent its volunteers to the sites said residents of the two villages in Monduli district, Arusha region notorious for their eye sight problems which if not treated could lead to complete blindness.
Opposition Parties In Zimbabwe Reject Govt's Security Offer
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 800 news and information items daily from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. © 2018 AllAfrica Privacy Contact AllAfrica - All the Time
Namibia: British Man On Unusual Marathon Journey
Windhoek — Adventurous British citizen Brendan Rendall has embarked on the unthinkable, taking the bull by the horns. Rendall began his epic challenge in Namibia, covering 94 marathons in 94 days across Southern Africa to Mozambique. The journey got underway in Henties Bay in the Erongo Region on the 3rd of this month and wound its way north-east through Namibia. Rendall plans to cover at least one marathon (42km) every day until he and his team reach the coast of Mozambique.
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