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2021-05-17 14:03:04 South Africa: 'Deadly Air' Case Highlights Health Risks From Coal
‍[HRW] Environmental Groups Hope Case Will Force Government Action on Emissions
When you approach the town of Secunda in the coal-rich province of Mpumalanga in eastern South Africa, the toxic smell of air emanating from the cluster of coal-fired power stations hits you long-before before you see the town. I spent last week in Mpumalanga, hearing from residents about the burdens they say result from the coal industry: from asthma and respiratory illnesses to the risk of drowning in unrehabilitated coal mines.
The
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2021-05-17 14:00:11 Africa: Buhari Arrives Paris for Financing Africa Summit
‍[Premium Times] The president left Abuja Sunday for the summit which is being hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France.
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Paris for the Financing Africa Summit.
The president left Abuja Sunday for the summit which is being hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France .
According to Mr Buhari's spokesperso
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2021-05-17 13:27:04 Nigeria: Eight Southern States Set to Enact Anti-Open Grazing Law
‍[This Day] Following the resolution of the 17 governors of the Southern states banning open grazing of cattle in the three geopolitical zones in the South, no fewer than eight states are now set to enact anti-open grazing law to give legislative backing to the governors' pronouncement, THISDAY's investigation has revealed.
Some of these states include: Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Enugu, Edo, Imo, Ogun, Delta and Anambra,
This is coming as the apex Igbo sociopolitical organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the southern states' legisl
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2021-05-17 13:09:05 Ethiopia: U.S 'Gravely Concerned' About Denial of Humanitarian Access in Tigray Region
‍[State Department] The United States is gravely concerned by the increasing number of confirmed cases of military forces blocking humanitarian access to parts of the Tigray region. This unacceptable behavior places the 5.2 million people in the region in immediate need of humanitarian assistance at even greater risk. The United States unequivocally calls upon the Governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia to take all necessary steps to ensure that their forces in Tigray cease and desist this reprehensible conduct. We also again cal
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2021-05-17 12:48:06 Zimbabwe: Government Claims Judiciary Captured By Foreign Forces
‍[Nation] Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has accused the judiciary of being captured by foreign forces after the High Court ruled that attempts to extend the tenure of the chief justice by five years were illegal.
President Mnangagwa used new controversial constitutional amendments to extend Chief Justice Luke Malaba's term, which was to end on Friday after he turned 70 years old.
Three judges of the High Court ruled on Saturday that the country's top judge ceased to be a judge because the consti
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2021-05-17 12:15:07 Nigeria: Oil Board Selects 26 Firms to Lift Nigeria's Crude Oil
‍[This Day] The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has picked 26 foreign and local companies as well as 12 countries to lift the country's crude oil for the next two years.
The crude term contracts, expected to run from 2021 through 2023, would see the firms and the selected nations, which would operate on a Government-to-Government (G2G) basis to purchase the commodity from the national oil company.
The deal is coming less than a week after the corporation chose 16 oil and gas consortia for its new crude-
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2021-05-17 12:12:06 Nigeria: Nollywood Produced 416 Movies in Three Months
‍[Premium Times] NBS says Lagos State produced the highest number of movies in the first quarter of 2021 while Benin and Bauchi recorded the least with two movies each.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that 416 Nigerian movies were produced in the first quarter of 2021.
According to the agency, the figure is a lot lesser than 903, which was the number of Nigerian films produced in the last quarter of 2020.
NBS said this in the "Nollywood Movies Production Data - Q2 2017 to Q1 2021" published on its webs
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2021-05-17 12:09:17 Rwanda: Conflict Kills Education - Rwandan Experiences Show How Lost Years Can Be Recovered
‍[The Conversation Africa] Humanitarian situations, especially protracted violent conflicts, are a serious barrier to accessing education. This is why, for 30 years, aid practitioners have been advocating for "Education in Emergencies". The idea is to try to ensure "the right to education in emergencies and post-conflict reconstruction".
But violent conflicts pose significant challenges to deliver education in emergencies. For instance, in Rwanda, schooling rapidly deteriorated when the 1990 civil war began. Schooling came to a comp
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2021-05-17 11:48:06 Nigeria: Insecurity - 108 Killed, 44 Kidnapped in Attacks Across Nigeria Last Week
‍[Premium Times] The figures were compiled using a review of newspaper reports, interviews with victims' families, and in some cases, confirmation by public and security officials.
Following the security challenges rocking Nigeria, the 17 governors in southern states of Nigeria, on Tuesday called on the federal government to "convoke a national dialogue as a matter of urgency."
They called on President Muhammadu Buhari to "address Nigerians on the challenges of insecurity."
The resolution was among 12 reached by the govern
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2021-05-17 11:33:05 South Africa: Maputo Asks Johannesburg High Court to Order Extradition of Former Finance Minister
‍[Daily Maverick] The Mozambican government says Pretoria has been 'grossly unreasonable' in detaining Manuel Chang for more than 28 months.
The Mozambican government has launched an application in the Johannesburg High Court for an order compelling Justice Minister Ronald Lamola to extradite former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang "without further delay."
Maputo complains that South Africa has violated Chang's right to justice by holding him in prison for nearly 29 months awaiting extradition either back to Mozambi
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