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Tropical Cyclone Freddy on track to become record-breaking storm

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WMO continues to monitor the “remarkable” tropical storm, which has cut a destructive path across the two countries since it first developed a month ago.    At least 21 people have been killed, and thousands more displaced, with the latest deaths reported in Madagascar on Monday.  Major impact  “Freddy is having a major socio-economic and humanitarian impact on affected communities.… Read More
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Tropical cyclone Freddy set to further weaken cholera-hit Malawi

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“Malawi is really experiencing the deadliest cholera outbreak in its recorded history – nothing less than that – and the country is also struggling to respond to an earlier outbreak and ongoing COVID-19 cases across the nation,” said Rudolf Schwenk, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malawi Representative. In an update to journalists in Geneva, Mr. Schwenk reported that since the outbreak… Read More
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Nigerian music is breaking borders because of investment – Sadiq Abdulai Abu

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Former president of 3Media Network and parliamentary hopeful for Okaikoi Central, Sadiq Abdulai Abu, has pinpointed the only obstacle hindering Ghanaian music from crossing borders. Speaking in an interview on Adom TV’s weekend entertainment show, Showtyme with Andy Dosty, the entertainment specialist said Ghanaian musicians lack investors. “It is an investment issue. It is money that can unlock machinery. Songs don’t move on… Read More
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FG hopeful of Spain’s investment in Nigerian music, culture

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The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed confidence that Spain will invest in Nigeria’s music industry. The Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Authority, Folorunsho Coker, stated this at a press conference on VIS A VIS. VIS A VIS is a flagship professional meeting between the African music industry and Spanish music producers, aimed at the internationalisation of African music. Coker said Nigeria… Read More
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Global leaders discuss staggeringly wide digital divide between nations at UN conference

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The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar, turned its attention Monday to one of the most nettlesome global challenges: closing the staggeringly wide digital divide between nations. A series of roundtable discussions saw global leaders confront two of the most fundamental hurdles facing LDCs: how to use better science, technology, and innovation (STI) and… Read More
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Tunisia: World Bank concerned about sub-Saharan migrants

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The World Bank has decided to suspend “until further notice” its partnership framework with Tunisia, deeming “completely unacceptable” the remarks of Tunisian President Kais Saïed who, denouncing the “hordes of illegal migrants” at the end of February, stirred up according to the financial institution violence against them. “Public comments that stir up discrimination, attacks and racist violence are completely unacceptable”… Read More
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Malnutrition in mothers soars in 12 countries, putting women and babies at risk – UNICEF

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According to a UNICEF report unveiled Monday (Mar. 6), 12 countries among whom 10 are in Africa are hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis among adolescent girls and women. The report calls for governments, development and humanitarian partners and donors, civil society organizations and development actors to transform food, health and social protection systems for adolescent girls and women.… Read More
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South African leader grapples with ever-worsening power cuts

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South Africa’s ever-worsening power crisis in which homes and businesses go without electricity for up to 10 hours per day is strangling Africa’s most developed economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes that by creating a new Cabinet post, and electricity minister, his government will be able to curb the rampant corruption and mismanagement that have put the country in the dark.… Read More
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UN says human rights situation in Eritrea remains “dire

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The United Nations said Monday that the human rights situation in Eritrea remains “dire” and shows “no sign of improvement”, citing cases of torture and enforced disappearances committed with “total impunity”. Eritrea, one of the world’s most closed and authoritarian countries, has been ruled with an iron fist since its independence from Ethiopia in 1993 by President Issaias Afeworki. “The… Read More
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