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South Africa: Joint Parliament Meeting Agrees to Discuss Violence against Women

The chairpersons of three Parliament portfolio committees will convene a joint meeting to debate the ongoing scourge and rise of violence against women in SA. Police committee chairperson Francois Beukman.

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Africa Records Growth in the Face of Recession

  By: Barnabas Thondhlana Despite challenging times occasioned by the global economic recession, Africa continues to post resilient growth, with growth expected to pick up from 2.2% last year to.

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#AfricaDay: SA urged to be more welcoming towards migrants

By: Mia Lindeque As Africans mark the Africa Day today, the African Diaspora Forum has questioned the way South Africa manages the migration of Africans into the country. The forum.

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Ghana OCTP Gas Field Set to Start Production

According to a petroleum sector publication, Eni has launched production from the Integrated Oil and Gas Development Project in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, off Ghana’s western coast..

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Ethiopian Becomes First African to Head WHO

Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected as the new head of the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the first African to lead the United Nations health agency. Ethiopia’s former.

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Ivory Coast: 3 Ex-rebels Killed in Police clash

By: Olivier Monnier Three ex-rebels in Ivory Coast were killed Tuesday when police broke up a road blockade to end a protest by the former fighters over bonus payments. As many as.

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Ghana Seeks Improved Terms for IMF Bailout Program

By: Ekow Dontoh Ghana is seeking better terms for its debt-support program with the International Monetary Fund as the parties discuss an extension of the agreement beyond an April 2018 deadline,.

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Ex-president Jammeh’s Bank Accounts Seized by Gambian Authorities

Gambian authorities have seized assets including 86 bank accounts and 131 properties linked to former president Yahya Jammeh, an official said Monday, as an investigation into the veteran ruler’s wealth.

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DRC: More People Displaced as Conflict Continues

Series of conflicts rocking the Democratic Republic of Congo have forced at least 1.5 million people to flee their homes this year – more than triple the number uprooted within.

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South Africa’s Rand Slips after U.K. Bomb Blast

 South Africa’s rand retreated on Tuesday as a suspected bomb attack in the United Kingdom spurred investor flight to safe-haven currencies amid broad risk aversion globally. At 0640 GMT, the.

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