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Covid-19: Commonwealth ministers call for global co-operation on vaccines

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– – Commonwealth Law Ministers have called for increased international co-operation to enable equal access to Covid-19 vaccinations. A special virtual meeting of Law Ministers was convened on 18 February to discuss legal implications of the pandemic – in particular on access to justice, upholding the rule of law, and equitable access to essential medicines and equipment. Commonwealth countries have… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Niger prepares to hold presidential run off vote on Sunday

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– – Niger will hold a presidential run-off vote on Sunday as citizens choose a new leader towards first democratic transfer of power. Outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou announced his decision to step down after two five-year terms. His decision has been hailed by many and considered significant in promoting democracy in the West African nation. Issoufou has said “Handing over… Read More
Africa World 

Kim Kardashian ‘files to divorce Kanye West’

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West famously hired the San Francisco Giants’ baseball stadium and an orchestra to propose to her in front of her family, and their show’s cameras, later that year. They got married in Italy in May 2014 and a photograph of them kissing on their wedding day became, at the time, Instagram’s most liked post ever. By this point she and… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Activist jailed for saying Chad’s president Idriss Déby is ill

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– – The head of the Chadian Organisation of Human Rights, Baradine Berdei Targuio has been jailed for saying the country’s President, Idriss Déby is ill. Targuio was arrested in January 2020 after publishing the said comment in a Facebook post about President Déby. A Chadian court sentenced him to three years in jail for his Facebook post in which… Read More
Africa Business World 

Court rules that Uber drivers are ‘workers,’ not self-employed

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He thinks the Supreme Court’s ruling has wider implications for a lot of other gig economy workers like other private hire drivers, couriers and delivery drivers. “The central point for me is that the ruling focuses on the control that companies exercise over people’s labour – this control also carries with it responsibilities for their conditions and wellbeing. “This is… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Tanzania’s President calls for prayer and fasting to defeat Covid-19

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– – Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has called for three days of prayer and fasting to defeat Covid-19. Magufuli last year declared that Covid-19 was satanic and refused to order vaccines for his citizens. According to Magufuli the vaccines could harm the population, but he didn’t provide any evidence to back that claim. He said Tanzania had defeated Covid-19 last… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Stevie Wonder to ‘move permanently to Ghana’

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– – Stevie Wonder, the American legendary singer and pianist has announced that he plans to move permanently to Ghana. The singer who is visually impaired made the announcement on Oprah Winfrey’s show, ‘The Oprah Conversation’. Wonder said “I want to see the nation smile again, and I want to see it before I move to Ghana.” He added that… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World 

Zimbabwe’s veep caught on tape arranging office sex with lover

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The Vice President of Zimbabwe has been placed in an embarrassing situation after he was caught on a leaked tape arranging an office sex with his lover. Kembo Mohadi is accused of having an affair with a married woman identified as Abbigal Mumpande. A leaked phone call between the two lovers reveals how passionately they are in love and have… Read More
Africa Sports World 

Serena Williams leaves news conference in tears after Osaka loss

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– – Serena Williams left her Australian Open news conference in tears after her semi-final defeat by Naomi Osaka. The American great saw her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title ended by Japan’s three-time major champion Osaka, who won 6-3 6-4. She gave the crowd inside Rod Laver Arena a long wave goodbye with her hand over her… Read More
Africa Business Ghana World 

Digital Ecosystem and Academy for African Women in STEM launched

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– – According to the UN report, the COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries. The educational access and retention for African youth, especially African women, gravely reflects the inequities of underdevelopment, racism, and sexism. Yielding Accomplished African Women (Yaa W.) is launching Africa’s largest… Read More
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