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Apr
18
2024
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
New e-mobility policies are pushing EV fleet expansions in Africa

New e-mobility policies are pushing EV fleet expansions in Africa

NEWS
AFRICAN countries are welcoming a new era of more robust e-mobility policies as countries seek to scale their electric vehicle (EV) fleets after successful tests and pilots. According to Lusanda Madikizela, the head of Zero Emission Transport at C40 Cities in South Africa, better policies provide confidence for investors, manufacturers and operators. “Manufacturers need policy certainty so they can adjust specifications… financiers want policy certainty and the right type of incentives for the sector for investment and planning,” she highlighted. In Kenya, for instance, new policies have made a big difference. Between July and December 2023, Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum…
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Apr
18
2024
By CATARINA DEMONY
Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal

Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal

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A high-level Caribbean ambassador said that it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today's society. Reuters reported earlier this month that support was building among African and Caribbean nations for the creation of such a tribunal on atrocities dating to transatlantic slavery. For over four centuries at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported thousands of kilometres by mainly European ships and merchants and sold into slavery. David Comissiong, the Barbados ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and a well-known reparations advocate, said a tribunal was needed as…
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Apr
17
2024
By CATARINA DEMONY
UN forum calls for more funding, steps towards slavery reparations

UN forum calls for more funding, steps towards slavery reparations

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A United Nations forum on people of African descent opened with calls for extra funding to support its work and progress towards reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in contemporary society. For over four centuries at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported thousands of kilometres (miles)by mainly European ships and merchants and sold into slavery. Those who survived the brutal voyage ended up toiling on plantations in the Americas, mostly in Brazil and the Caribbean, while others profited from their labour. In a video message at the opening of the third session of the Permanent Forum on…
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Apr
17
2024
By The African Mirror
Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe join African recall of J&J cough syrup

Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe join African recall of J&J cough syrup

NEWS
DRUG regulators in Tanzania, Rwanda and Zimbabwe have recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup as a precautionary measure after their Nigerian counterpart said laboratory tests found high levels of toxicity. The countries join Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa in recalling the same batch of the syrup, which is used to treat coughs, hay fever and other allergic reactions in children. South Africa has also recalled an additional batch. Laboratory tests on the syrup by Nigeria's health regulator showed a high level of diethylene glycol, which has been linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia, Uzbekistan…
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Apr
17
2024
By SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
AGOA-AfCFTA to offer a trade highway to the US until 2041

AGOA-AfCFTA to offer a trade highway to the US until 2041

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FORTY African nations could have duty-free access to U.S. markets until 2041, as Congress considers a bipartisan bill extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Senators Chris Coons (D-Delaware) and James Risch (R-Idaho) tabled a revised AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 in Congress, which now explicitly integrates it with the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This alignment incentivises more African countries to join the regional trade agreement by linking AGOA's trade benefits directly to membership. "The President is authorized to designate a country as an eligible AfCFTA country if — that country has signed and ratified…
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Apr
16
2024
By CAMILLUS EBOH
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers nearly $30 mln in corruption probe

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers nearly $30 mln in corruption probe

NEWS
NIGERIA'S anti-corruption agency has recovered $28.88 million after launching an investigation into alleged fraud at a government ministry responsible for tackling poverty, a spokesperson said. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, was suspended in January less than six months after her appointment by President Bola Tinubu, who came to power last year on a promise to revive growth and fight corruption. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesperson Dele Oyewale said in a statement that the probe, ordered by the president, had uncovered a "system and intricate web of fraudulent practices". So far, 32.7 billion naira ($28.43 million)…
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Apr
16
2024
By YAZAN KALACH, KHALID ABDELAZIZ and EL TAYEB SIDDIG
Sudan’s uprooted millions pay price for year-long war

Sudan’s uprooted millions pay price for year-long war

NEWS
AFTER fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting food in the mouths of his five children from a meagre monthly salary of about $100 earned at a paper factory in Giza. One seven-year-old son sleeps in his arms because of the trauma of hearing explosions before they fled from the outskirts of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in January. A year of war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has driven more than 8.5 million people from their homes, creating the world's largest displacement crisis and uprooting families multiple…
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Apr
16
2024
By The African Mirror
Tanzania, Rwanda join African recall of J&J children’s cough syrup

Tanzania, Rwanda join African recall of J&J children’s cough syrup

NEWS
DRUG regulators in Tanzania and Rwanda have recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup as a precautionary measure after their Nigerian counterpart said laboratory tests found high levels of toxicity. The East African neighbours join Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa in recalling the same batch of the syrup, which is used to treat coughs, hay fever and other allergic reactions in children. South Africa has also recalled an additional batch. Laboratory tests on the syrup by Nigeria's health regulator showed a high level of diethylene glycol, which has been linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia,…
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Apr
16
2024
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s grid collapses weeks after tariffs raised for wealthier consumers

Nigeria’s grid collapses weeks after tariffs raised for wealthier consumers

NEWS
NIGERIA'S creaking grid collapsed for the fifth time this year in the early hours, highlighting the country's inability to provide reliable power less than two weeks after raising tariffs for wealthier consumers by 230%. A fire erupted at a power generating station in the south just before 3 a.m. (0200 GMT), the state-owned power transmission company said, plunging large parts of the country into darkness. The system was restored by the early afternoon, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said. It gave no detail on how many people were affected, but there were angry comments across social media. "The way…
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Apr
15
2024
By ABDIQANI HASSANI
Somali pirates say hijacked ship MV Abdullah released after $5 million ransom was paid

Somali pirates say hijacked ship MV Abdullah released after $5 million ransom was paid

NEWS
SOMALI pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 after a $5 million ransom was paid, according to two pirates. "The money was brought to us two nights ago as usual... we checked whether the money was fake or not. Then we divided the money into groups and left, avoiding the government forces," Abdirashiid Yusuf, one of the pirates, told Reuters. He added the ship had been released with all its crew. Somalia government officials did not respond to a request for comment. The MV Abdullah, a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier - a type of merchant ship…
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