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South Africans begin to cast ballots in general elections

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africans began to cast their ballots on Wednesday morning in the country’s 2024 general elections. More than 27 million voters are expected to vote at over 23,000 voting stations across the country to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislatures, according to …

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DR Congo unveils long-awaited new gov’t

KINSHASA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The presidential office of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) unveiled early Wednesday the composition of the new government after President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second term in late January. The new government, led by Prime Minister Judith Tuluka Suminwa, …

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China invites Museveni for FOCAC forum in Beijing

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China has incited President Yoweri Museveni for at the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will take place in Beijing from 3 rd to 8 th September 2024. Zhang Lizhong, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Uganda has handed the formal …

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Egypt warns against safety risks on border with Gaza: media

CAIRO, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt has warned against the safety risks facing its army personnel deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel reported Monday, citing a high-ranking security source. Commenting on the killing of an Egyptian soldier near the Rafah crossing earlier in …

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Tanzania, Uganda in joint push for industrialization drive

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania| Xinhua | Tanzania is ready to bolster efforts to enhance cooperation with Uganda in implementing the two countries’ industrialization drive, a Tanzanian official said Sunday. The governments of Tanzania and Uganda agreed to collaborate on implementing the two countries’ industrialization drive on Friday evening when they …

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Africa’s obsolete weather forecasting gets a revamp

Europe’s satellite agency to strengthen cooperation with continent’s Meteorologists ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Union Commission and the European Meteorological Satellite Agency (EUMETSAT), have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation on earth observation. The agreement opens the way for African environmental and meteorological services to access …

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It begins with the soil

For Africa to feed its ever-growing population, govts must `listen to the soils’ ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa’s soils upon which millions of smallholder farmers depend to grow food are dying and need urgent revival if they are to continue supporting the continent’s most important economic activity: agriculture. That was …

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