Wednesday 31 October 2018

We've seen Africa's future, and it's exciting — or maybe scary - Daily Nation


Daily Nation

We've seen Africa's future, and it's exciting — or maybe scary
Daily Nation
Recently, I listened to a smart African who knows about renewables talk about how, with stumbling solar prices, low generation and crappy distribution, which have left 600 million Africans still living without electricity, there is a big rush to invest ...

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Daybreak Africa - Voice of America


Voice of America

Daybreak Africa
Voice of America
Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.



UN asks Canada to resettle more refugees displaced in Horn of Africa - The Globe and Mail


The Globe and Mail

UN asks Canada to resettle more refugees displaced in Horn of Africa
The Globe and Mail
The United Nations refugee agency is asking Canada to resettle more refugees from the Horn of Africa, emphasizing the needs of particularly vulnerable Somalis displaced by a decades-long conflict in the war-torn country. Mohamed Abdi Affey, the special ...



South Africa Production Rebates Under Fire - Variety


Variety

South Africa Production Rebates Under Fire
Variety
The Motion Picture Assn. has raised concerns that recent changes to South Africa's tax incentive scheme and other regulatory proposals could stunt the development of the country's film industry, according to an MPA rep. Under the new guidelines, ...



Daybreak Africa - Voice of America


Voice of America

Daybreak Africa
Voice of America
Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.



PHOTOS: Migrants die, unnamed and unclaimed, in South Africa - Daily Journal


PHOTOS: Migrants die, unnamed and unclaimed, in South Africa
Daily Journal
Francis, a Zimbabwean migrant living in Johannesburg, was 29 when he disappeared, one of thousands who have gone missing in South Africa. Millions of migrants slip in through the country's porous borders without documentation and fall between the ...

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PHOTOS: Migrants die, unnamed and unclaimed, in South Africa - Washington Post


Washington Post

PHOTOS: Migrants die, unnamed and unclaimed, in South Africa
Washington Post
JOHANNESBURG — Ever since Francis Nkomo went missing 10 years ago, his older sister Banele has been waiting for a sign of life. “I miss him,” says Banele while holding his picture, all she has left of her brother. “I miss him a lot.” Francis, a ...

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PICS: Prince Charles in Gambia for first leg of Africa trip - News24


News24

PICS: Prince Charles in Gambia for first leg of Africa trip
News24
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in Gambia for a three-day visit. President Adama Barrow and first lady Fatoumata Barrow greeted the royal couple on Wednesday along with Gambians who came out in throngs ...
Prince Charles and Camilla West Africa tour LIVE: Royals kick-off visit in The GambiaExpress.co.uk
Britain's Prince Charles, wife arrive in The Gambia for West Africa tourafricanews
UK's Charles, Camilla in Gambia on Africa tourgulfnews.com

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[ANALYSIS] How Africa's badly built roads can be fixed - Eyewitness News


Eyewitness News

[ANALYSIS] How Africa's badly built roads can be fixed
Eyewitness News
This article first appeared on The Conversation. One of the fastest growing economies in Africa, Ethiopia, has an ambitious plan to cut a green, sustainable path to becoming a middle-income country by 2025. Along the way, the country faces growing ...

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Towards an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa - The New Times


The New Times

Towards an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa
The New Times
The recent appointment of Kenyan politician Raila Odinga as the African Union's High Representative for Infrastructure gives him the opportunity to lead us to the proverbial Promised Land. He has been mandated to “mobilise our collective efforts ...
Nepad: Raila's political support key for Africa's integrationDaily Nation

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Dylan Hartley to lead inexperienced England pack against South Africa - The Guardian


The Guardian

Dylan Hartley to lead inexperienced England pack against South Africa
The Guardian
When the team-sheet is confirmed, the only seasoned red rose regulars up front will be Hartley, George Kruis and Maro Itoje, joined by a host of names either making their first home Test starts or entirely unaccustomed to this level. If South Africa do ...
Manu Tuilagi to feature against South Africa in his first England appearance for two yearsTelegraph.co.uk

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Nigeria to host Africa Trade Forum 2018 - Independent Online


Independent Online

Nigeria to host Africa Trade Forum 2018
Independent Online
INTERNATIONAL – The Africa Trade Forum 2018, hosted by Nigeria's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and co-organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), The Rockefeller Foundation, and the African Union Commission ...

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ONYANGO-OBBO: We've seen Africa's future, and it's exciting — or - Daily Nation


Daily Nation

ONYANGO-OBBO: We've seen Africa's future, and it's exciting — or
Daily Nation
Recently, I listened to a smart African who knows about renewables talk about how, with stumbling solar prices, low generation and crappy distribution, which have left 600 million Africans still living without electricity, there is a big rush to invest ...

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Nepad: Raila's political support key for Africa's integration - Daily Nation


Daily Nation

Nepad: Raila's political support key for Africa's integration
Daily Nation
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad), which facilitates and coordinates the development of continental programmes, said Mr Odinga's experience and general political support across Africa is a key resource to mobilise communities to ...

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The global systems which enable major scale corruption in Africa can't be fixed in Africa - Quartz


Quartz

The global systems which enable major scale corruption in Africa can't be fixed in Africa
Quartz
Daniela Lepiz looks frustrated. She's in Copenhagen, at the International Anti Corruption Conference, on a panel titled “What Will It Take to Win The Fight Against Corruption in Africa?” An investigative journalist based in Burkina Faso, she's speaking ...



Dylan Hartley to lead inexperienced England pack against South Africa - The Guardian


The Guardian

Dylan Hartley to lead inexperienced England pack against South Africa
The Guardian
If South Africa do not know precisely what to expect from Brad Shields, Zach Mercer, Alec Hepburn, Tom Curry, Ben Moon, Charlie Ewels and Mark Wilson they are not alone. The aforementioned seven forwards, all set to feature at some stage, boast just ...

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Map: Africa 10 million years from now - The South African


The South African

Map: Africa 10 million years from now
The South African
Simon Kuestenmacher, a geographer and demographer based in Melbourne, gave insight into what Africa will look like 10 million years in the future. He shared a map on Twitter and explained in the caption that there “will be a lovely new island chain ...



Africa should look to geothermal to address its energy deficit, experts say - The New Times


The New Times

Africa should look to geothermal to address its energy deficit, experts say
The New Times
African countries should exploit their geothermal energy potential in order to cater for the growing demand of electricity, which is partly driven by the continent's sustained robust growth, according to industry experts. The experts made the call ...



Mishawaka missionary shot and killed in Cameroon, Africa - WSBT-TV


WSBT-TV

Mishawaka missionary shot and killed in Cameroon, Africa
WSBT-TV
A Mishawaka missionary has been shot and killed while on a trip to Cameroon, Africa. A pastor confirms that Charles Wesco, brother of State Representative Timothy Wesco, was shot in the head while on the way to the market with his family in the city of ...
Local missionary Charles Wesco killed while working with family in AfricaWNDU-TV

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With roots in Asia and Africa, Freddie Mercury left a legacy influenced by his background - NBCNews.com


NBCNews.com

With roots in Asia and Africa, Freddie Mercury left a legacy influenced by his background
NBCNews.com
More than a quarter century after his death, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury is remembered as one of the greatest rock performers in history. But few fans realize that he was also the first international pop superstar with Asian and African roots ...

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Focus on Africa - BBC News


BBC News

Focus on Africa
BBC News
The mayor of Cape Town in South Africa has acted on her previous statements and has stepped down from the post. Patricia de Lille had indicated she would vacate her office amid a bitter dispute with her party, the opposition Democratic Alliance. She ...

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Nigeria to host Africa Trade Forum 2018 - Independent Online


Nigeria to host Africa Trade Forum 2018
Independent Online
INTERNATIONAL – The Africa Trade Forum 2018, hosted by Nigeria's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and co-organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), The Rockefeller Foundation, and the African Union Commission ...

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South Africa fire kills at least seven - africanews


africanews

South Africa fire kills at least seven
africanews
At least seven people have died in a raging fire in a rural community along the popular Garden Route in southern South Africa. Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Services announced on Monday that a baby and an eight-month-old pregnant ...

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Bottomline Africa: Africa Governance Report - The Standard


The Standard

Bottomline Africa: Africa Governance Report
The Standard
The Ibrahim index of African governance, now in its 11th iteration, is the most comprehensive measure of Governance on the African continent. It makes for thoroughly depressing reading. “Public Governance progress in Africa is lagging behind the needs ...
Mo Ibrahim: Africa's decade of 'lost opportunity'Mail and Guardian
These 10 countries are the worst governed in AfricaFace2Face Africa

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Towards an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa - The New Times


The New Times

Towards an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa
The New Times
The recent appointment of Kenyan politician Raila Odinga as the African Union's High Representative for Infrastructure gives him the opportunity to lead us to the proverbial Promised Land. He has been mandated to “mobilise our collective efforts ...



Straight Talk Africa - Voice of America


Straight Talk Africa
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Rwanda First in Africa to Join Alibaba-Led eWTP - Alizila


Alizila

Rwanda First in Africa to Join Alibaba-Led eWTP
Alizila
Alibaba Group and the government of Rwanda have agreed to multiple bilateral initiatives to promote the African country's economy through increased cross-border trade, capacity building and tourism. The signing of three memoranda of understanding, ...
Alibaba Group Establishes Africa's Electronic Trade Platform Hub In RwandaKT Press

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