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30 YEARS OF SA DEMOCRACY
Reflections on the 30 years of freedom and democracy in South Africa.
WHO reports 45 deaths in DRC fighting, warns of disease risks
Date:Jan 30, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this Thursday that over 2 000 people have been wounded by fighting in and around Congo's city of Goma and 45 people have died, citing unnamed reports.
French Foreign Minister arrives in Kinshasa: DRC
Date:Jan 30, 2025
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has arrived in Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) capital Kinshasa, an official at the Presidency said, as Rwanda-backed rebels consolidated control of Goma in the east of the African country.
Daughter of SA's Former-President charged over 2021 riots
Date:Jan 30, 2025
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a daughter of Former South African (SA) President Jacob Zuma, appeared in court this Thursday after being charged with inciting violence during riots in 2021 in which more than 300 people were killed.
Former Malawi President challenges traditional gender norms to shape Africa's future
Date:Jan 30, 2025
Former Malawian President Dr Joyce Banda is defying traditional gender roles and advocating for a bold shift in Africa’s approach to peace and security.
UK warns Rwanda of threat to aid over its involvement in DRC conflict
Date:Jan 30, 2025
United Kingdom (UK) Britain has warned Rwanda that its involvement in an escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could jeopardise the over $1 billion of aid it receives every year.
Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
Date:Jan 30, 2025
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said this Thursday.
Ethiopia crackdown on Human Rights groups signals ‘chilling’ trend
Date:Jan 30, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has strongly condemned the Ethiopian government’s suspension of two independent human rights organisations, warning that the move is part of a broader crackdown on civil society.
SA’s Groblers Bridge border reopened following flooding
Date:Jan 30, 2025
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says the South Africa’s (SA) Groblers Bridge border, outside Lephalale in Limpopo province, has been reopened.
African countries react to US withdrawal from WHO
Date:Jan 30, 2025
African countries across have been reacting on the effects resulting from United States (US) President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organisation SA spelling (WHO).
‘Forty-five people arrested in Africa in anti-terrorism, drugs stings’
Date:Jan 30, 2025
Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol this. Thursday.
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