Day: September 2, 2022

Seven dead, several injured as tribal violence flares in Sudan’s Blue Nile state

Seven people were killed and 23 injured as tribal violence flared in Sudan’s southern Blue Nile state, the state’s security committee said, just weeks after major clashes. In mid-July, at least 105 people were killed and thousands displaced in fighting over land between the Hausa and Funj tribes, and unrest spread to other states. The… Read More Seven dead, several injured as tribal violence flares in Sudan’s Blue Nile state

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Angola’s UNITA opposition party files for annulment of general election

Angola’s main opposition party said on Thursday it filed a case with the constitutional court to seek the annulment of last week’s election in which the ruling MPLA was declared the winner. After the most closely fought election since independence from Portugal in 1975, the electoral commission declared the People’s Movement for the Liberation of… Read More Angola’s UNITA opposition party files for annulment of general election

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Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as pilots embark on strike over pay

Pilots at Lufthansa went on strike on Friday, forcing the German airline to cancel hundreds of flights, stranding holidaymakers. The airline said it had cancelled about 800 flights at its main bases in Frankfurt and Munich on Friday, affecting 130,000 passengers, and said it was working flat out to minimise the impact of the strike.… Read More Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as pilots embark on strike over pay

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IMF approves $1.3billion loan program for Zambia

Zambia won International Monetary Fund approval for a $1.3 billion, 38-month loan program on Wednesday, a crucial step in the southern African country’s quest to restructure its debts and rebuild an economy ravaged by mismanagement and COVID-19. The IMF said in a statement that the new Extended Credit Facility arrangement would provide total funding of… Read More IMF approves $1.3billion loan program for Zambia

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Three injured as UN helicopter crashes in eastern DR Congo

A United Nations helicopter crashed on Friday morning as it was flying over east Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said. The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service chopper, managed by the WFP, went down near the city of Goma. There were no passengers on board and three crew… Read More Three injured as UN helicopter crashes in eastern DR Congo

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Jumia partners with Zipline for drone delivery of items in Africa

Africa-focused e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies has partnered with drone-delivery startup Zipline to deliver household items to remote areas of Ghana, the companies said on Thursday. The venture will combine San Francisco-based Zipline’s automated, on-demand delivery system with Jumia’s distribution network to enable customers from remote and rural areas to order and receive electronics, cosmetics, fashion… Read More Jumia partners with Zipline for drone delivery of items in Africa

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Myanmar judge slams additional three-year jail time with hard labour on deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on election fraud charges

Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced by a judge to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to decades of military rule has been detained since a… Read More Myanmar judge slams additional three-year jail time with hard labour on deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on election fraud charges

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Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner survives assassination attempt

Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was unharmed on Thursday when a man with a loaded gun tried to shoot her but the gun did not go off, officials said. The attack underscores rising political tension in Argentina and around the region that has put politicians on edge from Colombia to Brazil. “A man… Read More Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner survives assassination attempt

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