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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Nigeria

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A decade after the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in Nigeria, what has the #BringBackOurGirls movement achieved?

  By Temitope Oriola, University of Alberta   In April 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped 276 high school girls in Chibok, a town in northeast Nigeria. About 57 of the girls managed to escape on the night of their capture. Boko Haram had demonstrated its intentions regarding the education of girls and young women prior to the mass kidnapping — two months before the Chibok kidnapping, Boko Haram […]

todayApril 17, 2024 11

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Namibia ina gumwa komuti ngoka tagu kuthwamo momalandithilo -Ben Nangombe

  Omunambelewa kuluntu guuministeli wuuhaku Ben Nangombe okwa koleke konzonkundana yetu kutya Namibia kena omuti gomeya  gomukolo gwaanona  gonomola yehwata lyomiti dhehangano lyo Johnson&Johnson ,dhoka tadhi kuthwamo momalandithilo. Nangombe ta kwashilipaleke oshigwana kutya sho iilongo yimwe moshitopolwa nomuuyuni tayi kuthamo momalandithilo omuti go Benylin Paediatric Syrup molwaashoka oguna ondjele yili pombanda yo diethylene glycol,oonomola dhomahwata ngoka inadhi etwamo moshilongo. Iilongo ya gumwa omwa kwatelwa South Africa,Eswatini,Rwanda,Kenya,Tanzania na Nigeria.

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More African countries recall Johnson & Johnson cough syrup

A batch of the children's cough syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson in 2021 has now been recalled by drug authorities in six African countries. This the BBC reports is after Nigeria's drug agency warned that it contained high levels of a toxic and potentially fatal substance. Drug regulators in Tanzania and Zimbabwe are the latest to recall the syrup as a precautionary measure. South Africa's drug regulator said batch […]

todayApril 16, 2024 37

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Local manufacturing of drones is on the rise in Africa

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   Rising demand for unmanned aerial vehicles used in various commercial applications is fueling the growth of the local drone manufacturing industry as startups and governments ramp up production within the continent. Following South Africa's successful test flight of the Milkor 380, a groundbreaking unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of carrying up to 1300 kilograms among other unique capabilities, the landscape is […]

todayApril 11, 2024 17

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West Africa’s falling fish stocks: illegal Chinese trawlers, climate change and artisanal fishing fleets to blame

    By Robert Paarlberg, Harvard University   Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the west African coast have declined significantly over the past three decades. Along the Gulf of Guinea, stretching from Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria, fishers launch their wooden canoes from the beach to catch small pelagic fish, like sardines and anchovies, which they sell into local informal markets to make a living. They have done […]

todayApril 10, 2024 3

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Africa‘s most populous countries eye private investors to tackle housing challenge

    By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency   A wave of government housing policies is set to change the urban landscape across the continent, in line with a report from the African Development Bank (AfDB). “The public sector is recognizing the link between housing and economic growth, and that not only can good housing contribute to the twin goals of economic growth and poverty alleviation, but that the opposite […]

todayApril 9, 2024 14

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Twin rate cuts set Mozambique apart as African currency rally

    By Seth Onyango, bird story agency   Mozambique’s central bank has decisively cut its benchmark lending rate to 15.75% from 16.5%, setting a precedent as the first African country to slash rates twice in 2024. The move highlights Maputo’s aggressive push for economic growth amid a wider trend of cooling inflation and currency stability against the US dollar across Africa. Rate cuts in the southeastern African nation, prompted […]

todayApril 8, 2024 28

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