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Senegal President Macky Sall won’t seek re-election in 2024

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Senegal President Macky Sall has ruled out seeking re-election in next year’s general elections. His speech on Monday was highly anticipated and his decision puts an end to widespread speculation that he would run again. “There has been much speculation and commentary on my eventual candidature on this election,” Sall said in a televised speech. “The 2019 term was my… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s tech innovators building AI tools for social impact

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Benjamin Nortey joined by two of his staff at his Mingo Blox office in Ghana’s capital Accra operates his newly built robot which is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The machine called Cello has been programed by Nortey, a leading Ghanaian roboticist to provide several social services for users. “Cello can be used in several places where there is that… Read More
Pacific 

INTERVIEW: Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’

Village Reporter
Since then, as international funding has stalled amid skepticism about the Taliban’s return, the UN has been acting as the world’s “eyes and ears” in Afghanistan. After shifting mainly to humanitarian work, UN agencies and partners are finding ways to help the long-suffering population meet basic needs and preserve hard-won development gains.  UN News was recently in the Afghan capital Kabul… Read More
Europe 

IAEA: Europe’s largest nuclear power plant regains back-up electricity feed

Village Reporter
“While the reconnection of the back-up power line is positive, the plant’s external power situation remains highly vulnerable, underlining the precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the site,” Mr. Grossi said. Much needed back-up According to IAEA, the plant’s connection to the single remaining 330 kilovolt (kV) power line out of six that existed before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Kenya’s decision to lift six -year ban on logging criticised

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Environmental activists have described Kenya’s decision to lift a six-year ban on logging as a bad move by the government. The ban has been in place since 2018 and was meant to protect the country’s forest reserve. Kenya’s President William Ruto announced the lifting of the ban on Sunday in a speech at a church event in Molo, a town… Read More
Africa Business World 

Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting opens with a forum in Lomé

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The Africa50 Infra for Africa Forum kicked off on Monday morning in Lomé, Togo, with a landmark signing of an asset recycling agreement. Asset Recycling is an innovative initiative led by Africa50 for governments to monetize existing infrastructure assets through a concession to the private sector with funds received being reinvested in other priority projects. The agreement with the Republic… Read More
Africa Senegal West Africa World 

Senegal: Opposition leader calls for protest against President Sall

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Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Sunday called for a mass protest against President Macky Sall seeking a third term in office. President Sall will give a speech on Monday to announce whether he will run for president next year. The president’s attempt to run again in 2024 according to most legal experts would violate the Senegalese constitution. There are… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa’s Zulu king is fine after treatment for suspected poisoning

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The Zulu King in South Africa, Misuzulu kaZwelithini is reportedly in good health after undergoing treatment for suspected poisoning. On Saturday the traditional Prime Minister, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said in a statement that King Misuzulu may have been poisoned after a senior member of the family, Douglas Xaba suddenly died. “When His Majesty Misuzulu began to feel unwell, he suspected… Read More
Pacific 

First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug trade

Village Reporter
The trainee police officers are part of a network of law enforcement specialists in Thailand, but also across the region, who are cooperating across borders to stem trafficking operations by international crime syndicates. They are collaborating under the border liaison office (BLO) network, supported by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Lt. Colonel Amonrat Wathanakhosit is based at… Read More
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