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Nigeria: Police Arrest 50 Suspects Over Abuja Highway Sewage Manhole Cover Theft
[Leadership] Operatives of the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested over 50 suspects for their alleged involvement in the vandalism and theft of highway sewa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Somalia: Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia Inspects Mogadishu Port, Commends Efforts to Enhance Maritime Infrastructure
[Radio Dalsan] The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Salah Ahmed Jama, conducted an official inspection of the Port of Mogadishu today, where he was w [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Somalia: Mayor of Mogadishu and Turkish Ambassador Discuss Key Development Projects for Capital City
[Radio Dalsan] The Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banadir Region, Mohamed Ahmed Amir, today welcomed the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Alper Aktaş, in his office. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Earthquakes - Expert Allays Concerns Over Renaissance Dam
[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Addis Ababa -- Amid a swarm of earthquakes and aftershocks that have rocked the Afar, Oromia, and Amhara regions in Ethiopia since December 22 2023, raised fe [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Liberia: New Butchery Shop for Organic Meat Products Opens
[Liberian Observer] In a move to contribute to Liberia's food industry, Rose Martin-King, a Liberian entrepreneur, has officially launched a new butchery shop and farm store in Joe [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Liberia: New Butcher Shop Selling Organic Meat Products Opens in Paynesville
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a move aimed at transforming Liberia's meat market, Rose Martin-King has officially launched El Shaddai Butchery Agriculture Enterprise, a butcher [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Sudan: Farmers in El Gedaref Face Harvest Crisis Amid Sudan Cash Shortage
[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Port Sudan -- Farmers in Sudan's El Gedaref state have warned of a disastrous upcoming harvest season due to crippling cash shortages and logistical barriers [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Central Africa: Rwanda's Horticulture Exports Rise By 29 Percent
[New Times] Rwanda's horticulture exports increased by 29.1 per cent to reach slightly over $75 million (approx. Rwf104 billion) in 2023/2024, up from $58.16 million in the previou [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: Wet Spell - Tobacco Hectarage Increases 27pc
[The Herald] Edgar Vhera -- The combined influence of the rains and the extended tobacco seedbed destruction deadline has spawned a 27 percent increase in tobacco hectarage from 85 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: Govt Avails Water to Curtail Cattle Losses
[The Herald] Precious Manomano -- Government is continuing efforts to avail water for livestock in drought prone areas where 283 cattle poverty deaths were reported in one week due [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Sudan: UNSC - Int'l Chorus Lauds Action On Sudan Famine As Millions Face Hunger
[Dabanga] New York -- Sudan's worsening famine crisis, driven by the ongoing war and collapsing food systems, has been projected to leave over 630,000 people facing famine by May 2 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: Employee Killed At Trabablas Interchange Construction Site After Crane Collapse
[New Zimbabwe] A FATAL accident has claimed a life at the Trabablas Interchange construction site after a crane collapsed during de-erection operations. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Uganda: Luwero Stuck With Sh740 Million Debt for Road Works After Ramathan Ggoobi Declines to Pay
[Independent (Kampala)] Luwero -- Authorities in Luwero District are grappling with a sh740 million debt related to road works after the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Namibia: Significant Rainfall Boosts Dam Levels Across Namibia
[Namibian] Widespread rains over Namibia have provided an early boost to dam levels in the new year. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: Timb Extends Deadline for Tobacco Seedbeds
[The Herald] Oliver Kazunga -- The Government has extended the deadline for destroying tobacco seedbeds from the 2024/25 summer cropping season to January 15. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Uganda: Pibid Celebrates 20 Years of Transforming Uganda's Banana Sub Sector Through Value Addition
[Nile Post] A decade of resilience and innovation is how the Director General of the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development Dr. Florence Muranga, described its mi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Uganda: Karamoja Police Celebrate Milestone in Combating Cattle Raids
[Nile Post] Police celebrated reduction in cattle raids. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Uganda: CSOs Raise Alarm Over the 'Silent Killer' in Pesticides
[Nile Post] The CSOs say pesticides have side effects on the health of humans. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Uganda: Uganda to Host Over 2,000 Delegates to Discuss Africa's Food Security for Next 10 Years
[Nile Post] At least 2,000 delegates will this week attend the extraordinary summit on the Post Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in Kampala. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jan-2025
Uganda: Chickens, Goats Make Hay in Kotido's Shs167m Health Centre
[Nile Post] A recently constructed health centre in Kotido District has become a glaring example of government waste and neglect. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Dec-2024
Zimbabwe: Govt Hails Chahwanda Stadium Progress
[The Herald] The government says the country can make huge strides in sporting infrastructure development if more private players come on board. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Dec-2024
Nigeria: 'Why FG Stopped Relocation of Osun Airport Project'
[Daily Trust] The controversy over the relocation of Osun International Airport has taken a new dimension as the federal government has pulled out of the foundation laying ceremony [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Dec-2024
Nigeria: Tompolo's Firm Praised for Securing Oil Installations
[Daily Trust] The Northern Youths Progressive Network has commended Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, led by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), for its role in se [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Dec-2024
Morocco: Finance Minister Holds Talks With Morocco On PFM, Infrastructure
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has held talks with his Moroccan counterpart, Madam Nadia Fettah, over the poss [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Dec-2024
Gambia: Interior Ministry to Build Five New Police Stations - Minister
[The Point] The minister for Interior, Abdoulie Sanyang has disclosed before deputies of the National Assembly Members that with support from GIZ, his ministry plans to build anoth [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Dec-2024