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South African footballer surrenders to police after fatal crash

[ad_1] A South African football player will face charges of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving, after he allegedly fled the scene of a fatal car crash that left a young girl dead, local police say. On Wednesday morning, Shaun Mogaila, 29, a player for Sekhukhune United, allegedly crashed his BMW into a car that was carrying an adult woman and two children in Gauteng province. The nine-year-old was "declared […]

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Court paves way for Kindiki to replace Gachagua

[ad_1] Kenya's High Court has lifted an order blocking the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as deputy president following the impeachment of his predecessor. In an unprecedented political drama that has gripped the nation Rigathi Gachagua was removed from office two weeks ago after parliament overwhelmingly approved an impeachment motion. President William Ruto immediately nominated Kindiki, currently the interior minister, to replace Gachagua. But the impeached deputy president then went to […]

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Africa: Ministerial Statement Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance

[ad_1] Over the last year, countries from the Global South have come together to launch the Ministerial Alliance for Ambition for Nature Finance (‘the Alliance’). The Alliance is an intergovernmental group of ministers working to publicly champion achieving the nature finance targets that the world agreed to in December 2022 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (“GBF”) and demonstrate actions that countries in the Global South are taking to increase nature finance. […]

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Africa: Ministers from Global South Come Together to Call for Urgent Action on Nature Finance at COP16

[ad_1] The Ministerial Alliance for Ambition on Nature Finance (MAANF) has today shared a statement signed by 20 Ministers of Environment from the Global South, 'Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance.' The press conference at which this was launched can be watched here. Released on the second day of the High-Level segment, the statement calls on countries in the Global North to: 'Act urgently to ensure that at least […]

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Africa’s Flagship Universities Have a Proud History – but Are They Serving Local Communities?

[ad_1] Universities play a number of crucial roles in society. They educate students, research solutions to problems and serve as spaces for national debate. This is especially true for large public institutions, often referred to as flagship universities. A number were launched with great fanfare around the time of a country's independence from colonial rule. They were tasked with driving national development by training skilled graduates to fill workforce gaps […]

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Africa: Namibian Ballot Printing Disrupted By Power Outage in South Africa Amid Security Concerns

[ad_1] The entity awarded a controversial tender to produce Namibia's ballot papers says despite a power outage during the printing process, all ballots remained secure. A power outage reportedly occurred when Namibian political party representatives were overseeing the design, production, and delivery of ballot papers at Ren-Form CC in South Africa. The incident happened at the Johannesburg warehouse of Ren-Form CC, which was awarded a controversial N$6.2 million tender to […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 2

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French court jails ex-doctor in latest Rwandan genocide trial

[ad_1] A court in France has sentenced a Rwandan former doctor to 27 years in jail for crimes relating to the 1994 genocide in his country. Eugène Rwamucyo was found guilty of complicity in genocide, complicity in crimes against humanity and of conspiring to prepare for those crimes by spreading propaganda and attempting to cover up evidence of mass murder. The 65-year-old - who was acquitted of charges of genocide […]

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Africa: Eating Elephants and the Assault On Our Waning Wildlife

[ad_1] Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia this week, it's time to take stock. There are millions of people who will pay considerable sums just to see wildlife. There are others who are prepared to pay equal amounts to kill it. In between are governments which, though tasked with […]

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Africa: Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello Travels to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt

[ad_1] U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt starting October 30 for meetings on the crisis in Sudan. During his trip, the Special Envoy will meet with Sudanese civil society leaders and government officials from the host countries, as well as with multilateral leaders. The Special Envoy will emphasize the need for immediate humanitarian access into and within all regions of […]

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