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- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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Somalia: United Nations (UN) official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges
James Swan, acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefed the Security Council in New York alongside Mohammed El-Amine Souef, Head of the…
- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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Sudan war: âHorrorâ grows as reports of summary executions emerge
The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate…
- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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Joint Statement: Tunisia is Not a Place of Safety for People Rescued at Sea
In view of the rampant human rights violations against migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Tunisia, especially those who are Black; Tunisia’s lack of an asylum system; the Tunisian government’s…
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- Chronicle
- October 4, 2024
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President Mnangagwa to launch Varsity Heights in Chinhoyi as part of Public Service Pension Fund Projects
Online writer CHINHOYI, Zimbabwe – 04 October 2024 President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially launch Varsity Heights, a new student accommodation project, in Chinhoyi today. The project is a…
- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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Chad: Discussion on Justice for Past Crimes Blocked
Police in Chad forced the cancelation of a conference in the capital, N’Djamena, on October 2, 2024, that was planned to discuss justice for the victims of abuse by Hissène Habré, Human Rights Watch said today.…
- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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Tunisia: Authorities Undermine Election Integrity
Tunisian authorities have undermined the integrity of the October 6, 2024 presidential election by amending the electoral law just days beforehand, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities excluded or arrested…
- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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Nigerian Youth Win the Canon Young Champion of the Year Award at Global Good Awards 2024
Amara Nwuneli, a Nigerian founder of the youth-led climate education NGO ‘Preserve Our Roots’, won the Under 17’s category; Shri Akshayaa Lakshmikumar, the founder of ‘HERglobal’, an international nonprofit working…
- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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African fashion designers supported by Afreximbankâs Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) shine at Paris Fashion week
Two weeks after the highly successful inaugural Tranoï Tokyo trade show held in Japan from September 4-5, over 20 exceptional fashion brands from across Africa and the diaspora showcased their…
- SundayNews
- October 4, 2024
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Afreximbank approves US$20.8 million for Starlink Globalâs cashew factory project in Lagos
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has approved a US$20.8 million financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink Global&Ideal Limited to enable the company construct and operate a 30,000-metric tonne per annum cashew…
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- businessweekly
- October 4, 2024
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SA’s first electric minibus taxi to launch soon, but will it be viable?
Will electric powered minibus taxis ever be viable in South Africa? That is going to depend on a variety of factors, but a pioneering effort is about to unfold with…