News24 news24/Africa/rsshttps://www.news24.com/news24Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationTuesday Mar 19 2024 07:52:01Monday Mar 18 2024 15:44:34News24 | Kenya pushes for opposition leader Odinga to take up AU Commission chair job next yearKenya has chosen opposition leader Raila Odinga to challenge for the African Union Commission chairperson's job, which will be vacant in February next year.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/kenya-pushes-for-opposition-leader-odinga-to-take-up-au-commission-chair-job-next-year-20240318Monday Mar 18 2024 15:44:34News24 | UN troops wounded as fighting flares in DRCClashes have broken out between government forces and M23 rebels leaving eight UN peacekeepers injured after a brief lull in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/un-troops-wounded-as-fighting-flares-in-drc-20240317Sunday Mar 17 2024 18:59:37News24 | Gambian parliament in vote to lift ban on female genital mutilationThe Gambian parliament will vote on a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) on Monday, which rights groups say could mark a return to women's rights violations in the largely Muslim West African nation.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/gambian-parliament-in-vote-to-lift-ban-on-female-genital-mutilation-20240317Sunday Mar 17 2024 13:36:21News24 | South Sudan schools close due to extreme heatwaveSouth Sudan on Saturday said it would close schools and told children not to play outside as temperatures were set to soar to an exceptional 45 degrees Celsius.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/south-sudan-schools-close-due-to-extreme-heatwave-20240316Saturday Mar 16 2024 20:05:26News24 | UN says 5 million at risk of starvation in SudanThe United Nations appealed for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off looming "catastrophic" hunger.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/un-says-5-million-at-risk-of-starvation-in-sudan-20240316Saturday Mar 16 2024 12:28:19News24 | Russia says it has killed more than a dozen South African mercenaries in UkraineRussia says its full-scale invasion of Ukraine has claimed the lives of 14 South African mercenaries out of 35 fighting on the side of Kyiv since the start of the war in 2022.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/russia-says-it-has-killed-more-than-a-dozen-south-african-mercenaries-in-ukraine-20240315Friday Mar 15 2024 19:18:09News24 | African countries expect Trump neglect, but some won't mindIf Donald Trump wins November's US presidential election and returns to the White House, what will it mean for American relations in Africa? https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/african-countries-expect-trump-neglect-but-some-wont-mind-20240315Friday Mar 15 2024 17:06:20News24 | DRC lifts death-penalty moratorium to execute those who work with M23 - or show cowardiceThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has resolved to lift a 21-year moratorium on death penalty executions as part of measures to stop its citizens, and serving military and police, from working with M23 rebels in the eastern part of the country.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/drc-lifts-death-penalty-moratorium-to-execute-those-who-work-with-m23-or-show-cowardice-20240315Friday Mar 15 2024 13:18:30News24 | Snakes alive! Five African nations put heads together to get a grip on snakebite problemKenya, Eswatini, Ghana, Malawi, and Rwanda have joined together against a common enemy: Snakebites.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/snakes-alive-five-african-nations-put-heads-together-to-get-a-grip-on-snakebite-problem-20240315Friday Mar 15 2024 09:39:46News24 | Thousands celebrate release of jailed Senegal opposition leadersSenegalese opposition firebrand Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in the March 24 election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison on Thursday, state broadcaster RTS said on its website.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/thousands-celebrate-release-of-jailed-senegal-opposition-leaders-20240315Friday Mar 15 2024 07:31:09News24 | Church leader, members charged with child abuse in ZimbabweThe leader of an apostolic sect in Zimbabwe was charged with exploiting minors on Thursday after police said hundreds of children were abused at his church's farm. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/church-leader-members-charged-with-child-abuse-in-zimbabwe-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 20:31:19News24 | 50 killed in Angola anti-witchcraft ritualsAbout 50 people have died in Angola after being forced to drink a herbal potion to prove they were not practising witchcraft, police and local officials said on Thursday. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/50-killed-in-angola-anti-witchcraft-rituals-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 17:40:57News24 | Military Detection of Unpatriotic Activities raids Laurent-Désiré Kabila Foundation in DRC – againMemorabilia of late president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurent-Désiré Kabila, computers, and phones belonging to a foundation dedicated to his legacy have been confiscated in a raid by the state in Kinshasa.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/military-detection-of-unpatriotic-activities-raids-laurent-desire-kabila-foundation-in-drc-again-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 21:05:29News24 | Chocpocalypse: the world's chocolate factories, Ivory Coast and Ghana, halt productionMajor African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around the world are likely to soar.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/chocpocalypse-the-worlds-chocolate-factories-ivory-coast-and-ghana-halt-production-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 10:44:19News24 | More children are surviving than ever in history - but not in sub-Saharan AfricaGlobally, more children are surviving today than ever before, as child mortality – the death of children under the age of five – hit historic lows in 2022. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/more-children-are-surviving-than-ever-in-history-but-not-in-sub-saharan-africa-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 09:17:00News24 | Nigerian kidnappers demand R11.6m for release of school hostages - local authoritiesGunmen who kidnapped 286 pupils and staff from a school in northern Nigeria last week have demanded a total of 1 billion naira (R11 600 000) for their release, a spokesperson for the families of the hostages, and a local councillor said. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/nigerian-kidnappers-demand-r116m-for-release-of-school-hostages-local-authorities-20240313Wednesday Mar 13 2024 17:27:07News24 | Mpox seems to be spreading via heterosexual contact in the DRCA new mpox (formerly monkeypox) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is linked to sexual behaviour among heterosexual people, researchers say.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/mpox-seems-to-be-spreading-via-heterosexual-contact-in-the-drc-according-to-research-20240313Wednesday Mar 13 2024 13:54:41News24 | Nearly 230 000 children 'likely to die from hunger' in Sudan within monthsWithout critical action, nearly 230 000 children and new mothers in war-ravaged Sudan are "likely to die from hunger", Save the Children warned on Wednesday.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/nearly-230-000-children-likely-to-die-from-hunger-in-sudan-within-months-20240313Wednesday Mar 13 2024 10:37:26News24 | Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko released, eligible for presidential electionsPopular Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, jailed last year, will be released under a political amnesty - and his name will be re-introduced on the presidential candidates' list ahead of the 24 March poll.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/jailed-senegalese-opposition-leader-ousmane-sonko-released-eligible-for-presidential-elections-20240312Tuesday Mar 12 2024 19:26:59News24 | Sudan's army claims control of national broadcast buildingSudan's army said on Tuesday it had taken control of the state broadcast building from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), its paramilitary rival that seized the site in the first days of the war nearly 11 months ago.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/sudans-army-claims-control-of-national-broadcast-building-20240312Tuesday Mar 12 2024 17:48:46