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The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the Gambian Supreme Court’s decision yesterday todeclare criminal defamation unconstitutional, but is dismayed that segments of the country’s criminal code on sedition and false news were upheld. According to the news website Front Page International and the secretary general of the Gambia
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to use today, Thursday 10 May 2018, to reflect on the values and legacy of President Nelson Mandela who was inaugurated on this day in 1994 as the Founding President of a democratic South Africa. The anniversary of President Mandela’s
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With six weeks of declining numbers and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent weeks, the critical phase of Nigeria’s largest-ever Lassa fever outbreak is under control, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). However, Nigeria is endemic for Lassa fever and people could be infected
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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), concluded the Business Forum of the Agadir Agreement and the West African OIC Member Countries, held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, on 10-11 May 2018. The forum aims to promote,
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The Committee to Protect Journalists today (May 10, 2018) called on Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign into law a cybercrimes bill that was recently passed by the National Assembly because it will stifle press freedom. On April 26, 2018, the National Assembly approved the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill,
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Members of the media are invited to the launch of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2018/20 – 2020/21 by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies: DATE : Monday, 14 May 2018 TIME : 13:00-14:00 VENUE : Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, Cape Town NB: There will
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Antananarivo, le 11 mai 2018 : Dans le cadre des efforts de l’Union africaine (UA) visant à accompagner Madagascar sur la voie du renforcement de la paix, la sécurité, la stabilité et la réconciliation nationale dans le pays, le Président de la Commission de l’UA, Moussa Faki Mahamat, a
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Le Conseil de paix et de sécurité (CPS) de l'Union africaine (UA), lors de sa 771ème réunion, tenue le 11 mai 2018, a adopté la décision suivante sur «La crise des migrants africains: L’impératif d’accélérer la politique de libre circulation en Afrique: Source : http://www.peaceau.
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The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Francois Beukman, has condemned an attack that appeared to be directed at a mosque in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Mr Beukman said the alleged attack was shocking and the South African Police Service should prioritise the investigation. “A mosque is a religious
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Statement from the Press Secretary on the Civil War in South Sudan: In 2011, the United States was a proud and hopeful supporter of the newly independent nation of South Sudan. Seven years later, the leaders of this country have squandered this partnership, pilfered the wealth of South Sudan, killed
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WHO: Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: Press Briefing on his visit to South Sudan WHEN: Wednesday, 16 May 2018 at 1 p.m. (Juba time) WHERE: Wau Conference Hall, UNMISS Base Tongping, Juba Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has been appointed the Co-Chair of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Global Commission on the Future of Work. The High-Level Global commission set up by the ILO in 2017 is tasked with assessing the rapid transformations taking place in the world of work, and identifying