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An ex-hotel driver accused of collusion in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide for ferrying Hutu militiamen that massacred Tutsis underwent trial in Paris on Monday. According to investigators, Claude Muhayimana played a role in hiding Tutsis who were at risk of death, aided some to flee and disappeared after the genocide into France where he gained nationality in 2010.
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister has said he will lead government troops “from the battle front” as the year-long Tigray war nears the capital, Addis Ababa.
“Starting tomorrow, I will mobilise to the front to lead the defence forces,” Abiy said via a statement on his Twitter handle late Monday evening.
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The 2021 Gala for All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) took place at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday night.
The function saw big names in the entertainment industry battle out for the prestigious Awards.
Nikita Kering, a Kenyan songstress, bagged two awards; Best Female Artiste East Africa and Best Artist, Duo or Group in African RnB & Soul.
Veteran Nigerian comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, commonly referred to as Baba Suwe, has been confirmed dead.
He was 63-years-old. The death was confirmed by his son Adesola Omidina, via his official Instagram handle @Omo_Omidina on Monday.
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Victor Osmihen will miss the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon after a facial injury putting him out for three months.
Osmihen sustained fractures in the 3-2 defeat by Inter Milan on Sunday and on Tuesday he had to undergo surgery on his cheekbone and eye socket.
He sustained the injury following his collision with Inters Miler Skriniar in the 52nd minute and had to be substituted.
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Two late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho secured their 2- 0 win against Villarreal, in Michael carrick’s first game as a caretaker manager, that confirmed their proceeding to the last 16 of the champions league.
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It is now official. The world will celebrate the World Kiswahili Language Day on the 7th of July every year as directed by UNESCO Member States in its 41st Session in Paris, 2021.
In the African family, Kiswahili is one of the most widely used languages and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The African Union(AU) has warned nations globally against imposing quick travel bans on travellers from Africa, in the wake of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus described as more infectious.
For the second consecutive year, the Nobel Prizes in Science and Literature were awarded in the countries of the laureates without the usual pomp and color.
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LONDON, ENGLAND — One of the scientists working on the *Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine *warns that unless more money is spent on research and preparations to deal with emerging viruses, the next pandemic may be even more contagious and lethal.
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After Prince Harry urged people to quit positions that do not bring them joy adding that an increased number of job resignations aren’t necessarily a bad thing during the pandemic; he has been deemed “out of touch”.
The Duke of Sussex stated that people all over the world were stuck in jobs they did not enjoy, insisting we’re at the beginning of a “mental health awakening”.
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Spread the loveFaith Nyasuguta Uganda has confirmed seven cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has announced. According to Dr Aceng, the variant was detected in two travellers from South Africa and five others from Nigeria, who arrived in Uganda over a week ago. Africa Equity Media Company
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Spread the loveOliver Meth JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Xenophobic tensions are brewing in Johannesburg spurred on by political parties. This week saw smaller parties, Patriotic Alliance (PA), ActionSA and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) grandstanding ‘attacking foreign national owned stores and vendors’. All three of these parties have campaigned on the promise of a ‘borderless [AfroNews]
he World Bank has given South Africa yet another financial lifeline of $750m loan in a bid to accelerate the country’s Covid-19 response. The announcement by the bank was made over the weekend, in a joint statement. https://africaequity.net/south-africas-world-bank-loan-to-boost-covid-19-response/
Malawian head of state Lazarus Chakwera has fired his entire cabinet over graft concerns.
On Monday, the president vowed to “confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials”.
Via the televised address, he said a new cabinet would be announced in two days. Afro News
Ekeomah Atuonwu In a strong appeal to Nigeria's business, banking, and political leaders to promote non-oil exports, Aliko Dangote, the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa, cited the Dangote Petrochemical Plant as an example of a facility that will increase non-oil export earnings for the nation.
Continue reading - ALIKO DANGOTE: NIGERIA CAN BE A WEALTHY NATION
Renson Mwakandana Tanzania's health officials have outlawed the use of Hensha, a well-known traditional herbal remedy that was promoted as enhancing male sexual performance. Prof. Hamisi Malebo, head of the Traditional and Alternative Health Practice Council, stated that recent research led to the decision to outlaw it. He said that analysis of the natural component.
continue reading - TANZANIA OUTLAWS POPULAR HERBAL SEX ENHANCER
Ekeomah Atuonwu More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health Organisation scorecard. The Viral Hepatitis Scorecard 2021 looks at data from the African region but focuses on Hepatitis B and C, both of which cause liver cirrhosis and cancer. continue reading - 91 MILLION AFRICANS INFECTED WITH DEADLIEST HEPATITIS
Faith Nyasuguta Most parts of South Africa have been hit by endless power cuts, but a remote whites-only farming town in the nation’s sun-drenched centre is nearing production of enough electricity to be self-sufficient. Just at the end of a gravel track outside the Afrikaner town of Orania, a diamond mesh gate opens onto hundreds. Continue Reading - SOUTH AFRICA WALLOWS IN BLACKOUTS
Faith Nyasuguta Residents in Ethiopia’s besieged Tigray region are opting for perilous smuggling routes out of the area to evade forced military service on one side and the starvation and repression imposed by the other. During its conflict, Tigray has been largely shut off from the outside world during the conflict, with the Ethiopian authorities
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