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2021-05-14 18:27:05 Botswana Tops List of World's 'Super Abundant' Renewables Nations
‍[The Patriot] A Carbon Tracker report estimates 60% of the world's technical solar potential - enough to produce 3.5 exawatt-hours of clean electricity per year - would already be cheaper than fossil fuel if installed. Of the remainder, most would be in sub-Saharan Africa, a region which has the potential to be a global solar and wind powerhouse.
It is tempting to wonder whether Lefoko Moagi has read the latest report from London-based non-profit Carbon Tracker, which spells out the nature of the renewable energy revolu
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2021-05-14 17:57:05 East Africa: EAC Trade Boost - Cross-Border Hotline Initiated
‍[Daily News] THE East African Community (EAC) Secretariat is set to avail a trade hotline providing cross-border traders with a platform to register their challenges and get instant feedback or solutions.
The facility will be for all border posts of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan as the new Secretariat administration moves swiftly to increase intra-EAC trade and get rid of unnecessary obstacles.
That is in a move to resolve persistent Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) and reduce time spent in the mov
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2021-05-14 14:27:05 Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Brushes Off Criticism Over Generals With Bloody History
‍[Nation] Democratic Republic of Congo President, Félix Tshisekedi, has rebuffed criticism of past human rights abuses allegedly committed by his military appointees to the restive North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
The Head of State recently named Lieutenant-General Constant Ndima as head of North Kivu and Lieutenant-General Johnny Nkashama Luboya in Ituri province, a move that has been criticised by international lobby Human Rights Watch (HRW).
The duo are former rebel leaders, with General Ndima said to have
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2021-05-14 14:24:06 Zimbabwe: Nguwaya Appointed Into AAG Executive
‍[The Herald] Drax International's local representative Mr Delish Nguwaya has been appointed into the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) executive where he will be a consulting advisor to the organisation's presidium responsible for security.
The appointment, made by AAG founding president Dr Philip Chiyangwa, is with immediate effect.
In a statement yesterday, Dr Chiyangwa said: I hereby appoint you as the AAG national executive council member responsible for security with immediate effect, to serve from May 2021 to 2025.&
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2021-05-14 14:21:05 Zimbabwe Committed to Clearing AfDB Debt
‍[The Herald] THE Government is committed to clear its arrears with the African Development Bank (AfDB), as part of the Second Republic's reform agenda anchored on a return to the international community through mending broken relations and entrenching already existing ties.
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava made the commitment when he welcomed Ms Moono Mutopola, the newly appointed AfDB country manager to Zimbabwe.
Minister Shava yesterday also had an engagement with incoming U
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2021-05-14 14:09:16 Africa: Continent Nears 4.7 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
‍[allAfrica] As of May 14, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,665,816 while over 15,420,119 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
Reported deaths in Africa reached  125,597 and  4,218,680 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases -  1,605,252 - and   55,012   people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (   514,670 ), Tunisia (   324,823 ), Ethiopia (   264,960 ), Egypt (&nb
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2021-05-14 14:03:06 Zimbabwe: Mugabe Family Defy Chief Zvimba's Court Orders
‍[263Chat] The Mugabe family has defied orders by Chief Zvimba to appear before his court facing charges of violating burial rules after late President, Robert Mugabe was buried inside a hut at his Kutama homestead.
Mugabe died in 2019 from suspected prostate cancer in Singapore and his burial drew a lot of attention after his family refused to have his remains interred at the National Heroes Acre despite government's insistence that the late icon be with his "peers"
In the latest development, Chief Zvimba ordered th
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2021-05-14 13:45:12 Benin: Govt Must Act to Protect LGBTI People After Attack On Trans Women - Amnesty International
‍[AI London] Three transgender women assaulted after being lured to a bar in capital Cotonou Videos of attack posted on social media and support groups targeted with threats 'This assault must prompt the authorities to take stronger measures to protect transgender and intersex people' - Fabien Offner
The authorities in Benin must take immediate action to protect transgender people and the groups that defend them after three trans women were forced to undress and were then beaten and robbed by a group of men at a bar
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2021-05-14 13:27:05 Mozambique: Palma Rescue Attempts Jeopardized By Racial Discrimination - New Survivors' Testimony
‍[AI London] White contractors airlifted to safety before local Black people Hotel manager took two dogs on rescue helicopter, leaving people behind Exclusive satellite imagery reveals damage following attack
Survivors of an attack by the armed group known locally as 'Al-Shabaab' in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado told Amnesty International that white contractors were prioritized for evacuation ahead of Black locals, in disturbing testimony that points to blatant racism.
An estimated 220 civilians sought refuge in the Amar
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2021-05-14 13:09:10 South Africa: People With HIV Are Still Dying From a Treatable, but Neglected, Disease - All It Needs Is a Plan
‍[The Conversation Africa] Thembi Ngubane was a young woman who became famous through the American National Public Radio show Thembi's AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager.. She was vibrant, punchy, full of life. She recorded the consultation when, as a doctor, I started her on antiretroviral therapy in 2005. Jo Menell's documentary film, Thembi, gives a sensitive and nuanced account of her fast rise to fame, culminating in meeting Barack Obama and addressing the US Congress, and then equally rapid fall into ob
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