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2021-07-02 15:45:07 Nigeria: Two Years After Landmark Victory, Kwara's 'O to Ge' Movement in Disarray
‍[Premium Times] Two years after a milestone election victory, proponents of Kwara's O to ge Movement are at each others' throats.
Different forces within the All Progressives Congress (APC) closed ranks to oust a common enemy in Kwara State in 2019. But two years after achieving this feat, the structure is gradually collapsing.
'O to ge,' a moniker from the Yoruba translation of "Enough is Enough", was formed in 2019, ahead of the general election, to dethrone the Saraki dynasty in the state. The dynasty was founded by th
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2021-07-02 15:09:05 Namibia: Van Lill to Captain Namibia Against Cote d'Ivoire in Rugby WC Qualifier
‍[Namibian] VETERAN loose forward PJ van Lill will lead Namibia into battle when they start their 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign against the Ivory Coast in Abidjan tomorrow.
The 37-year-old Van Lill is one of Namibia's most experienced players, with a total of 51 caps, while he has also represented Namibia at three world cups.
He has also played professionally in France for the past seven years, a fact that will come to good stead in the French-speaking Ivory Coast, according to Namibian coach Allister Coetz
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2021-07-02 15:03:06 Nigeria: Reps Okay Govt's Dialogue With Twitter
‍[Premium Times] The federal government suspended Twitter from operating in Nigeria on June 4.
The House of Representatives has resolved to give the federal government time to negotiate with Twitter over the suspension of the microblogging site from operating in Nigeria.
The lower chamber made the resolution, following the adoption of the report of the Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Value, Telecommunication, Information Technology, Justice, and National Security and Intelligence, on the ban.
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2021-07-02 14:24:05 South Africa: Nearly 35 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
‍[allAfrica] As of July 2 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,547,605 while over 34,845,605 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
Reported deaths in Africa reached 143,740 and 4,834,118 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 1,995,556 and 61,029 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (532,150), Tunisia (426,879), Egypt (281,524), Ethiopia (276,250), Libya (193,905) and Kenya (184,537).
For the latest t
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2021-07-02 14:12:11 Nigeria's Northern Elders Forum - Keeping the Igbo Is Not Worth a Civil War
‍[CFR] On June 9, following a closed-door meeting, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) issued a public statement that the Igbo-dominated southeast should be allowed to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria if it was necessary to avoid a civil war.
NEF spokesman Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said "the Forum has arrived at the difficult conclusion that if support for secession among the Igbo is as widespread as it is being made to look, and Igbo leadership appears to be in support of it, then the country should be advised no
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2021-07-02 14:03:13 Zambia: Kenneth Kaunda - State Funeral Underway
‍[East African] Zambia will hold a state funeral on Friday, July 2, for founding President Kenneth Kaunda, who died aged 97 after being taken ill.
He will be buried on July 7.
Fondly called KK, the former statesman was being treated for pneumonia at a military hospital in Lusaka.
The funeral will be held in Lusaka's main showground and will be attended by high profile individuals that includes government representatives, former and incumbent Heads of State.
Zambia had declared 21 days of mourning for the liberation hero w
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2021-07-02 14:00:22 Nigeria: 'Nigeria's Population to Hit 400 Million By 2050'
‍[Daily Trust] The population of Nigeria will double to 400 million by 2050, according to the Rotary Action Group for Reproductive Maternal and Child Health (RMCH).
Prof. Emmanuel Lufadeju, National Coordinator of the initiative, stated this during the launch of the nationwide family planning media campaign.
He said the country's population is also projected to reach 260 million by 2030.
He said, "The population of Nigeria today is 200 million. In nine years' time, we are going to add about 60 million to the population.
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2021-07-02 13:09:17 Morocco: Covid-19 - Evolution of Epidemiological Situation Is 'Worrying' (Head of Govt)
‍[MAP] The COVID-19 epidemiological situation in the Kingdom is becoming worrying after the increase in the number of infections and active cases which have almost doubled during the past two weeks, in addition to the growing number of critical cases and the high occupancy rate of hospitals, said Thursday the Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani, calling for more vigilance.
Speaking at the opening of the Government Council, El Otmani stressed that given this development, the government has decided to once agai
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2021-07-02 12:39:05 Nigeria: Women Lead Reintegration of Ex-Boko Haram Militants
‍[VOA] The Nigerian government's efforts to reintegrate former Boko Haram militants has seen hundreds of fighters go through rehabilitation. But it also gets pushback from the conflict's victims, who want the militants to be held accountable. At a conference in the capital, women from the conflict-affected areas are getting support to head up reconciliation between the former terrorists and their communities.
Some 45 women from Nigeria's northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe file in for a two-day confere
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2021-07-02 12:24:06 East Africa: How Covid-19 Measures Have Affected Food Safety in the Region
‍[The Conversation Africa] Foodborne diseases are thought to impose a health burden on society comparable to the "big three": malaria, HIV/AIDs and tuberculosis.
Common foodborne diseases affect tens of millions of people every year. They include salmonellosis, which causes stomach upsets, norovirus, which can cause severe vomiting and diarrhoea, and listeriosis, which can cause severe infections of the bloodstream and brain. Children and people with weak immune systems are affected most.
Foodborne diseases can enter the food supply
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