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December 1, 2021

WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut borders | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut borders The World Health Organisation has warned that blanket travel bans will not prevent the spread of Omicron, as more countries rushed to impose curbs and the first cases of the... Read More
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November 30, 2021

Omicron: Reps want more vigilance on travellers coming into Nigeria | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: The rising cost of the climate crisis in flooded South Sudan – in pictures Desperate families in flood-ravaged villages in South Sudan are spending hours searching for water lilies to eat after another summer of intense rainfall worsened an already dire situation.... Read More
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November 29, 2021

Botswana upholds ruling decriminalising same-sex relationships | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Botswana upholds ruling decriminalising same-sex relationships Gay rights campaigners expressed joy at the Botswana court of appeal’s decision to uphold a ruling that decriminalised same-sex relationships, saying the country’s judiciary had set an example for other African countries. – The Guardian reports.... Read More
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November 24, 2021

Scientists warn of new Covid variant with high number of mutations | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Scientists warn of new Covid variant with high number of mutations Scientists have said a new Covid variant that carries an “extremely high number” of mutations may drive further waves of disease by evading the body’s defences. – The Guardian... Read More
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November 23, 2021

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed vows to lead army ‘from the battlefront’ | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: West and Central Africa have world’s highest number of child soldiers West and Central Africa has recorded the highest number of children recruited into conflict of any region in the world, and the number is growing, the UN children’s agency... Read More
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November 22, 2021

Men should take the lead against gender-based violence – Ramaphosa | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Covid in Kenya: Government gives 20 million a month to get vaccinated Kenyans will be barred from bars, restaurants and public transport from 21 December if they are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe says. – BBC... Read More
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November 19, 2021

Climate campaigners take South Africa to court over coal policy | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought: UN Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the United Nations said, warning of a fourth consecutive season of poor rainfall in the conflict-wracked country.... Read More
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November 18, 2021

New Congo mountain eruption imminent, warns volcanologist | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: P-Square: Nigerian Afrobeats twins make up after years of feuding The musical twin brothers who make up P-Square, one of Africa’s best-known Afrobeats groups, have reconciled ending a years-long bitter feud. – BBC reports. Sudan pro-democracy activists call for escalation... Read More
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November 11, 2021

South Africa’s last white President De Klerk is dead | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Moscow vows military support for Mali, denies links to Wagner mercenary group Moscow vowed Thursday to continue military cooperation with Mali and to defend the Sahel state’s territorial integrity while denying any links to Russian military contractors in the country.... Read More
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November 9, 2021

France officially signs over artworks taken from ex-colony Benin | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Malawian campaigner makes history as country’s first elected MP with albinism The first Malawian with albinism to become an elected MP took his seat in the new parliament on Monday, making history in the southern African country. It also marks... Read More
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November 8, 2021

West African regional bloc ECOWAS imposes new sanctions on Mali and Guinea | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Portuguese UN soldiers investigated in anti-smuggling operation Police investigating allegations that Portuguese troops stationed with a UN peacekeeping force in Central African Republic used military planes to smuggle diamonds, drugs and gold back into Europe have executed 100 search warrants and raided... Read More
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November 3, 2021

Hope turns to anger after Nigeria building collapse | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: All sides have committed abuses in Tigray conflict, says joint UN, Ethiopia report All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray committed violations that may amount to war crimes, according to a long-awaited joint investigation by... Read More
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November 2, 2021

Kenyan Film Board Bans Children From Watching Squid Game | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Five Eritrean women’s U20 players go missing in Uganda Five Eritrean footballers from the women’s Under-20 national team have gone missing during a regional tournament in Uganda. – BBC Sport reports. US suspends duty-free access to Ethiopia over human rights... Read More
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November 1, 2021

Dozens feared trapped after building collapse in Nigeria’s largest city | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Dozens feared trapped after building collapse in Nigeria’s largest city A 21-storey apartment building under construction in an upmarket area of Nigeria’s largest city has collapsed, with dozens of workers feared trapped under the rubble. – The Guardian reports. Ethiopian forces... Read More
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October 29, 2021

Tunisian women protest as Lawmaker faces sexual harassment hearing | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Former Congolese Prime Minister Clément Mouamba dies The former Congolese Prime Minister, Clément Mouamba, passed away aged 77 in the Saint Joseph Hospital in Paris, France, following a brief illness. – africanews reports. UK Covid boosters outstripping first jabs in... Read More
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October 27, 2021

Archbishop of Canterbury criticises Ghana anti-LGBT bill | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Soldier admits role in 1987 murder of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Sankara A former army private admitted at a trial on Tuesday that he had helped transport a hit squad to assassinate Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, 34 years... Read More
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October 25, 2021

Sierra Leone’s women’s coach suspended over sexual abuse claims | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Sierra Leone’s women’s coach suspended over sexual abuse claims The head coach of Sierra Leone’s women’s football team Abdulai Bah has been suspended with immediate effect over allegations of “professional misconduct”. – BBC reports. Mali expels West African bloc representative... Read More
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October 22, 2021

WHO vows cultural overhaul after Ebola sexual abuse scandal | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: WHO vows cultural overhaul after Ebola sexual abuse scandal The World Health Organization has promised to overhaul its culture and operations in the wake of a sexual abuse and exploitation scandal involving many of its workers during the 2018-2020 Ebola response in the Democratic... Read More
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October 21, 2021

Benin’s parliament votes to legalise abortion | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Benin’s parliament votes to legalise abortion Parliamentarians in Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under very restricted conditions. – Aljazeera reports. Why separatists in Cameroon and Nigeria have united Cameroon’s... Read More
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October 13, 2021

Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop found dead at her home | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop found dead at her home Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medallist, has been found dead at her home, the country’s track federation has said. – Aljazeera reports. French soldier killed... Read More
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October 12, 2021

The IMF warns of growing threats to global economic recovery | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: ‘Days without eating’: Madagascar sees world’s first ‘climate change famine’ Madgascar is experiencing what the UN has called the world’s first “climate change famine”, with food shortages a direct result of global warming. This is the fourth year in a row... Read More
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October 11, 2021

3 Egyptian health ministry employees arrested over dumped COVID-19 vaccines | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: 3 Egyptian health ministry employees arrested over dumped COVID-19 vaccines Three Egyptian health ministry employees have been arrested after hundreds of thousands of dollars-worth of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were found dumped in a water drain. – Arab News reports.... Read More
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October 8, 2021

Kenya bans local dance, says it increases immorality, early pregnancy | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Congo’s $6 billion China mining deal ‘unconscionable’, says draft report Democratic Republic of Congo should renegotiate its $6 billion infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors, according to the draft of a report commissioned by a global anti-corruption body of governments, companies... Read More
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