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US threatens sanctions on anyone delaying DR Congo vote
The United States on Tuesday threatened to impose further targeted unilateral sanctions on anyone who hinders Democratic Republic of Congo’s already delayed preparations for an election to replace President Joseph Kabila. The country’s election commission president said on Sunday that the vote, originally due in November 2016, was unlikely to…
Read More »Zambia parliament approves 90-day state of emergency
Zambia‘s parliament has approved a 90-day state of emergency decreed by President Edgar Lungu in a move critics say is an effort to tighten his grip on power. Opposition lawmakers boycotted the vote on Tuesday, leaving only the 85 members of the president’s majority party to pass the measure. …
Read More »Kenyan tea farmers wary of new ‘fairly traded’ label
Small-scale tea farmers in Kenya are uncertain about what a new “fairly traded” logo will mean for them. Britain’s supermarket chain has launched the scheme, replacing the well-known Fairtrade label in its stores. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from the Rift Valley, Kenya. The post Kenyan tea farmers wary of…
Read More »Rising violence forces 40,000 more to flee CAR’s east
A fresh wave of violence has forced 40,000 more people to flee from their homes in the Central African Republic (CAR), bringing the number of refugees in the country’s east to 100,000, an NGO says. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) reported on Monday that the ongoing fighting in the CAR…
Read More »Peace Clubs: Rwanda’s post-genocide search for renewal
Muganza, Rwanda – Felix Kanamugire was a killer during the Rwandan genocide, when between 800,000 and one million people, primarily Tutsis, were killed over the course of three months in 1994. For his crimes, he was among the 120,000 men and women imprisoned in the aftermath of the slaughter. Once…
Read More »Countdown to Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering 2018 Kigali begins
KIGALI,Rwanda, 10 July 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On the heels of a successful Africa Science Week, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) announces the NEF Global Gathering 2018 will be held 26-28 March 2018. An initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with the Robert Bosch…
Read More »Le compte à rebours pour la prochaine Rencontre Internationale du Next Einstein Forum Einstein 2018 à Kigali commence
KIGALI, Rwanda, 10 juillet 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Après le succès de sa Semaine Africaine de la Science, le Next Einstein Forum (NEF) annonce que la Rencontre Internationale du NEF 2018 aura lieu du 26 au 28 mars 2018. Le NEF, une initiative de l’Institut panafricain des Sciences Mathématiques…
Read More »Zimbabwe farmers getting creative within city limits
Zimbabwe, once considered the breadbasket of southern Africa, is undergoing a shift in the way its food is grown. Urban farms have started sprouting up in the capital Harare, as more people move there for work. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Harare. The post Zimbabwe farmers getting creative within…
Read More »Vote to replace Kabila ‘probably not possible’ in 2017
A vote to replace President Joseph Kabila will probably not be possible this year, president of Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission said in a move that will violate a deal that let Kabila stay on past the end of his mandate. Kabila’s refusal to step down at the end of…
Read More »Dozens of refugees feared drowned off Libya
At least 35 refugees, including seven children, were feared drowned after their inflatable boat sank on Saturday off the Libyan coast. Eighty-five refugees, including 18 women, were rescued after clinging to the boat with the help of fishermen who alerted the Libyan coastguard, said Issa al-Zarrouk, a coastguard official in…
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AAIPS 2025: Pre-Summit Dialogue Push for Future-Ready IP Ecosystem in Africa
In the lead-up to the 2025 All-Africa Intellectual Property (AAIP) Summit, stakeholders across Africa’s …
