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Ford Begins Assembling Ranger Trucks In Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria, 17 November 2015 - As part of its ambitious expansion in Africa, Ford Motor Company assembled the first Ford Ranger in Nigeria this week. The first Ranger to come off the assembly line was built in an existing facility with Ford's Nigerian partners Coscharis. Ford announced it would produce Ranger trucks in Nigeria in August.   "The facility... Read More

Prohibiting Corporal Punishment is Crucial To Ending Violence against Children in South Africa

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Today, Sonke Gender Justice in collaboration with Africa Child Policy Forum, The Africa Experts Committee on the Rights and the Welfare of the Child, Child Helpline International, Plan International, Save the Children and UNICEF launched the Action on Violence against Children campaign.   This is a multi-country campaign initially focusing on Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland, Uganda, South Africa, Malawi and Zambia.... Read More

Malawi Girls to Get Education Capacity Boost

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The National Girls’ Education Network in Malawi says it is planning measures to boost education standards among girl child to reduce the number of early pregnancies and early marriages, and to prevent female school drop outs. Theater for a change Head of Education Joanna Seth-Smith said in an interview yesterday Girls’ Education Network provide the only platform and avenue through... Read More

A Black South African Woman’s Journey to Atheism

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South Africa is one of the least religious countries in Africa. About 15 percent of the population identifies as having no religious affiliation and that includes atheists. While some would argue that the country’s non-theistic demography is mainly white, there is a growing number of black South Africans who are atheists and who do not profess any religion. So, the... Read More
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WorldRemit and Tigo Rwanda launch instant international money transfers to Tigo Cash mobile wallets

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PRESS RELEASE Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 November 2015: Online money transfer service WorldRemit today launches instant transfers to Tigo Mobile Money accounts in Rwanda. This announcement makes WorldRemit the first international remittance service to send to mobile wallet users in Rwanda. The new service allows WorldRemit customers from over 50 countries from across the globe to send money to Tigo Cash customers in... Read More

Angola: Trial of 15 activists after five months in detention a travesty of justice

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The trial of 15 peaceful activists who have been held unlawfully for almost five months and charged with preparing “rebellion and a coup attempt” will be a crucial test for the independence of Angola’s judiciary, said Amnesty International ahead of their expected court appearance on 16 November 2015. The 15 men were arrested and detained by Angolan security forces between... Read More

Angola: Independence celebrations marred by crackdown on human rights

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President José Eduardo dos Santos’s tightening stranglehold on freedom of expression in Angola and his government’s decades of fear and repression will cast an indelible stain on the 40th anniversary of the country’s independence, said Amnesty International today. As dignitaries and foreign leaders gather in the capital Luanda to mark four decades of independence, at least 16 activists continue to... Read More
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