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On 7-9 January 2018, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) visited Khartoum’s printing houses and confiscated the entire print runs of six newspapers without giving reasons. This morning, Almidan newspaper was prevented by the NISS from distributing its daily print runs without any rationale. On 8 January
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IOM, the UN Migration Agency and the Government of Zambia are supporting the construction of a protective shelter in the country’s border district of Sesheke to offer a place of safety for vulnerable migrants, particularly women and children, and ultimately ensure that they avoid unnecessary detention. The shelter will
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President Jacob Zuma will, on Thursday, 11 January 2018, hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya at Dr John Dube residence in Durban. President Kenyatta is on his first working visit to South Africa since his inauguration on 28 November 2017. South Africa and Kenya enjoy
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Inaccurate reporting to the media by the Gauteng and Tarlton police regarding the tragic shooting death of a farm worker in the Krugersdorp area has tarnished the image of farmers. Initial reports alleged that a farmer had shot and killed a tractor driver who had stolen a tractor. Later reports
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The 30th summit of the African Union (AU) will take place on 29–30 January 2018 in Addis Ababa. One year after the election of a new commission chaired by former Chadian foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat, the stakes at this summit are high. Two critical issues will impact on
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The insidious spread of cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—including to parts of the country where it is rarely seen—threatens to dramatically worsen what is already one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. More than 1,000 people have died as a result of
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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has noted that there are false advertisements that have been circulating on social media on recruitment of new members for Military Skills Development System (MSDS). The SANDF has not issued any advertisement with regard to the recruitment of new members yet. The advertisement
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L’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé a décerné un Certificat de reconnaissance au Président de la République, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, pour son leadership et son engagement à sauver des vies, lors de la lutte contre l’épidémie de peste. Le Certificat a été remis au Chef de l’Etat par le
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Nigerian authorities should immediately release Timothy Elombah, editor of the news website Elombah, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces arrested the journalist at his home in Nnewi, a city in Anambra state, on January 1, 2018, according to his lawyer, Obunike Ohaegbu, and [media](https://www.premiumtimesng.
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Since September 2016, Germany has helped to destroy the last stockpiles of chemicals from Libya’s former chemical weapons programme. Some 500 tonnes of dangerous dual-use chemicals were successfully destroyed in an environmentally safe manner over the past months, through a complicated procedure and under the supervision of the
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Le Directeur Général de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), le Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, effectue sa première visite à Madagascar depuis son élection à la tête de cette Agence des Nations Unies, en mai 2017. Dans la matinée de ce 8 janvier, il a été reçu par le
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Aera Group (https://Aera-Group.fr), leader de la finance carbone en Afrique, et la SOMELEC (www.SOMELEC.mr), société mauritanienne d’électricité, sont heureux d’annoncer le lancement d’une certification carbone pour l’ensemble des projets d’énergies renouvelables réalisés ou en cours soit, une centrale solaire PV