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Nigeria: INEC Gives Atiku, Tinubu, Others One Week to Present Running Mates

Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Nigeria: INEC Gives Atiku, Tinubu, Others One Week to Present Running Mates
Nigeria: INEC Gives Atiku, Tinubu, Others One Week to Present Running Mates

9 JUNE 2022Daily Trust (Abuja)By Abbas Jimoh The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the presidential and governorship candidates of the 18 registered political parties to pick and submit the lists of their running mates in the next eight days. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting…

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South Africa: Government Remains Silent On Non-Payment of Grants While Millions Face Hunger

Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on South Africa: Government Remains Silent On Non-Payment of Grants While Millions Face Hunger
South Africa: Government Remains Silent On Non-Payment of Grants While Millions Face Hunger

9 JUNE 2022Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)ANALYSISBy Zukiswa Pikoli Civil society organisations this week raised the alarm about the Department of Social Development and the SA Social Security Agency not paying Social Relief of Distress Grants to millions of poor South Africans for two months, April and May. ‘No one got paid. People are stranded, people are…

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South Africa: Exodus – President Cyril Ramaphosa Suspends Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane

Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on South Africa: Exodus – President Cyril Ramaphosa Suspends Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
South Africa: Exodus – President Cyril Ramaphosa Suspends Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane

9 JUNE 2022Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)ANALYSISBy Marianne Thamm While the optics of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s suspension of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Thursday — a day after she announced she would be investigating #CouchGate — may not look good from any angle, the decision is not unexpected. On Thursday evening, the President’s Office announced that Ramaphosa…

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Mozambique: Five Countries Elected to Serve On UN Security Council

Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Mozambique: Five Countries Elected to Serve On UN Security Council
Mozambique: Five Countries Elected to Serve On UN Security Council

9 JUNE 2022UN News Service Five countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Thursday. Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland will join the UN body tasked with maintaining global peace and security beginning in January 2023. The President of the…

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South Africa’s President Sidesteps Money-Hiding Allegations in Parliament Speech

Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on South Africa’s President Sidesteps Money-Hiding Allegations in Parliament Speech
South Africa’s President Sidesteps Money-Hiding Allegations in Parliament Speech

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, May 10, 2022. 9 JUNE 2022Voice of America (Washington, DC) By Vicky StarkCape Town, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed parliament Thursday for the first time since a former spy boss last week accused him of hiding millions of…

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Queen Elizabeth II: a reign that saw the end of the British empire in Africa

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 By blackworldmedia No Comments on Queen Elizabeth II: a reign that saw the end of the British empire in Africa

In the UK the Queen’s official title is: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. There has been a lot of political and social change during her 70…

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Africa: Ansaru’s Comeback in Nigeria Deepens the Terror Threat

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 By blackworldmedia
Africa: Ansaru’s Comeback in Nigeria Deepens the Terror Threat

1 JUNE 2022Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria)ANALYSISBy Akinola Olojo, Malik Samuel and Idris Mohammed The resurgence of Boko Haram’s breakaway faction, with its al-Qaeda backing, threatens national and regional security. For much of the past decade, Ansaru has largely been an outlier on the terrorism threat landscape. But the group is making a comeback in…

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East Africa: A Country-By-Country Guide to Worsening Drought in the Horn of Africa

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 By blackworldmedia
East Africa: A Country-By-Country Guide to Worsening Drought in the Horn of Africa

31 MAY 2022The New Humanitarian (Geneva)By Obi Anyadike Johannesburg, South Africa — ‘We must meet the current humanitarian needs now if we are to avert an even bigger crisis in six months’ time.’ Hammered by four droughts in a row, as many as 17 million people are going hungry in three countries in the Horn…

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Africa: South Africa’s Radio Telescope MeerKAT Enables New Discovery – Slow Spinning Star

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 By blackworldmedia
Africa: South Africa’s Radio Telescope MeerKAT Enables New Discovery – Slow Spinning Star

1 JUNE 2022allAfrica.comBy Jerry Chifamba Harare — MeerKAT, South Africa’s radio telescope, continues to produce significant new discoveries. Using the telescope located in Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape, an international team led by a scientist from the University of Sydney has identified a peculiar neutron star that emits radio signals and rotates extraordinarily…

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Africa: AU Commission Supports the Association of African Electoral Authorities

Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 By blackworldmedia

15 MAY 2022Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) THE Association of African Electoral Authorities (AAEA) is holding its Executive Committee meeting in Accra, Ghana, with the support of the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union Commission (AUC). The meeting has gathered several chairpersons of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) with…

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