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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Kenya boosts minimum wage as inflation bites

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Yahoo – AFP , 1 May 2022   Kenyans are grappling with a rise in fuel and food costs (AFP/Simon MAINA) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announ...
Friday, March 25, 2022

Gilbert Houngbo to be first African to head UN labour agency

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Yahoo – AFP , Agnès PEDRERO, March 25, 2022   Five candidates were in the running to succeed Britisch trade unionist Guy Ryder as head of th...
Sunday, January 23, 2022

#MeToo wave in Morocco over 'sex for grades' scandal

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France24 – AFP , 23 January 2022   Nadia, a university student and a victim of sexual blackmail, attends a conference on the subject of sexu...
Sunday, January 2, 2022

Tutu's ashes buried in Cape Town cathedral

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Yahoo – AFP , 2 January 2022   A requiem mass was held Saturday for South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu (AFP/Nic ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

South Africa court suspends Shell seismic survey plan

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France24 – AFP , 28 December 2021 The ruling is a temporary victory for green groups who said seismic exploration would harm whales, seals...
Monday, November 29, 2021

Botswana loses court bid to revoke gay rights

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Yahoo – AFP , November 29, 2021   Rainbow campaign: Activists gathered outside the Botswana High Court on October 12 to press their case (AF...
Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Tanzania lifts ban on teen mothers attending schools

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Yahoo – AFP , November 24, 2021   Former President John Magufuli had vowed that no student who became pregnant would finish their studies un...
Monday, November 22, 2021

Israel, Jordan agree US-brokered solar power for water deal

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RTL – AFP , 22 November 2021   Jordan, which signed a US-brokered solar power for water deal with Israel, is one of the world's most wat...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Gabon paid for protecting forests, in African first

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Yahoo – AFP , Tue, June 22, 2021   Gabon has been a leader in central Africa in preserving its rainforest, creating 13 national parks since ...
Monday, November 30, 2020

Spirit of revolt lives on in Syria's exiles

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Yahoo – AFP , Serene ASSIR, November 30, 2020  Spirit of revolt lives on in Syria's exiles They may be scarred, but nothing, not even to...