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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…
Read More »Protesters call for political change in Guinea-Bissau
Tension is mounting in Guinea Bissau between President Jose Mario Vaz and parliament which has not been able to pass a single law in the last two years. The unrest has spilled onto the streets as protesters call for political change and stability. It has led a 500-strong West African…
Read More »Biafra: Is Nigeria’s secessionist movement re-emerging?
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Read More »Is the EU closer to solving the migration crisis?
At least 70,000 undocumented people arrived in southern Italy this year, prompting a threat to shut Italian ports because they cannot cope. About 2,000 died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea this year alone. Ministers from African and European countries met in Rome to discuss the migration crisis. Governments agreed…
Read More »2017 FP Summit: Kano, development partners host satellite event on child spacing
As part of satellite activities leading to the 2017 Global Family Planning Summit scheduled for July 11 in London, the Kano state government and international development partners working in the state Friday hosted a roundtable discussion on child birth spacing (CBS) with stakeholders including traditional and religious leaders as well…
Read More »What are Israel’s goals in West Africa?
The presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at last month’s Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in Liberia was a clear sign of strengthened ties between Israel and the African organisation. The Israeli prime minister became the first ever non-African head of state to address the ECOWAS summit. “I…
Read More »The Gambia school robotics team granted US visa
The US embassy in The Gambia has reversed its decision and granted visas for a high school robotics team to compete in an international competition in the United States. On Monday, it was reported that the team, made up of five teenagers, were denied visas to attend the FIRST Global…
Read More »ICC: S Africa broke rules by failing to arrest Bashir
War crimes judges have ruled that South Africa flouted its duties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2015 by failing to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Cuno Tarfusser, the presiding judge, said on Thursday that Pretoria’s inaction was “contrary” to the court’s guiding Rome Statute and prevented it…
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SAP appoints Nazia Pillay as Managing Director for Southern Africa
New leader takes reins as region gears up for era of AI and cloud. …
