News24 news24/Africa/rsshttps://www.news24.com/news24Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationFriday Mar 29 2024 14:12:41Thursday Mar 28 2024 16:43:05News24 | Almost 200 schools closed in DRC's war-torn North Kivu so far this yearIn the first three months of this year, about 190 schools have been closed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/almost-200-schools-closed-in-drcs-war-torn-north-kivu-so-far-this-year-20240328Thursday Mar 28 2024 16:43:05News24 | Sierra Leone's coup-plotting, coup-survivor president says democracy requires regular exerciseSierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio delivered the annual lecture in African Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, in the US, this week.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/sierra-leones-coup-plotting-coup-survivor-president-says-democracy-requires-regular-exercise-20240328Thursday Mar 28 2024 11:26:37News24 | Lesotho ombud finds evidence of torture, abuse at Maseru Correctional CentreIn December, prisoners at the Maseru Correctional Centre Institution (MCCI) were beaten up when warders intentionally created a confrontation - then went to work with knobkerries and sjamboks.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/lesotho-ombud-finds-evidence-of-torture-abuse-at-maseru-correctional-centre-20240327Wednesday Mar 27 2024 20:48:46News24 | Africa under the microscope: Continent has 44 disease outbreaks and 104 active epidemic emergenciesSince the start of the year, Africa has recorded 44 disease outbreaks, contributing to 104 active epidemic emergencies on the continent, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/africa-under-the-microscope-continent-has-44-disease-outbreaks-and-104-active-epidemic-emergencies-20240327Wednesday Mar 27 2024 11:10:04News24 | Family tears, relief as first Kenya Christian cult massacre bodies releasedKenyan authorities on Tuesday began releasing the bodies of victims of a doomsday starvation cult to distraught relatives, almost a year since the discovery of mass graves in a grisly case that shocked the world.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/family-tears-relief-as-first-kenya-christian-cult-massacre-bodies-released-20240326Tuesday Mar 26 2024 22:20:00News24 | Outgoing Senegalese president Macky Sall celebrates democracy as incoming head outlines his plansOutgoing Senegalese president Macky Sall says the just-ended polls won by the opposition's Bassirou Diomaye Faye were a victory for democracy. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/outgoing-senegalese-president-macky-sall-celebrates-democracy-as-incoming-head-outlines-his-plans-20240326Tuesday Mar 26 2024 18:59:06News24 | What will change with Bassirou Diomaye Faye at Senegal helm?At the age of 44, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is to become Senegal's fifth and also youngest president after the opposition candidate's main rival Amadou Ba conceded defeat after Sunday's first round vote.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/what-will-change-with-bassirou-diomaye-faye-at-senegal-helm-20240325Tuesday Mar 26 2024 00:00:01News24 | US still has an edge over Russia in Africa, says AFRICOM commanderThe United States Africa Command is concerned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Houthis attacks in the Red Sea "directly impact the lives of millions of Africans", its head, General Michael Langley, told a committee of the US House of Representatives. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/us-still-has-an-edge-over-russia-in-africa-says-africom-commander-20240325Monday Mar 25 2024 23:32:11News24 | Despite R21bn hit in Nigeria, MTN holds dividend steady Africa's largest mobile operator MTN has kept its final dividend for 2023 steady despite a hefty hit from currency volatility in Nigeria. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/despite-r21bn-hit-in-nigeria-mtn-holds-dividend-steady-20240325Monday Mar 25 2024 12:45:01News24 | Ethiopia to allow foreigners to buy real estate Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has unveiled plans to allow foreign nationals to buy real estate and to open up retailing to international companies.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/ethiopia-to-allow-foreigners-to-buy-real-estate-20240325Monday Mar 25 2024 00:13:34News24 | More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren released after being kidnapped earlier this monthMore than 130 schoolchildren seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month have been released unharmed, according to officials and the army.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/more-than-130-nigerian-schoolchildren-released-after-being-kidnapped-earlier-this-month-20240324Sunday Mar 24 2024 14:47:09News24 | Undersea cable breakages expose Africa's incapacity to support its digital economyInternet disruptions across the continent because of multiple undersea cable faults are showing just how precarious Africa's connection the digital economy really is. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/undersea-cable-breakages-expose-africas-incapacity-to-support-its-digital-economy-20240322Saturday Mar 23 2024 09:59:01News24 | Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni promotes son to army chiefUganda's veteran leader Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son to head the country's defence forces, the East African nation's government said, capping a dizzying rise for Muhoozi Kainerugaba.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/ugandan-president-yoweri-museveni-promotes-son-to-army-chief-20240322Friday Mar 22 2024 10:29:40News24 | African democracy a 'ship in troubled waters', says AU CommissionWith the second elections of the year in Africa, due in Senegal on Sunday, already troubled – after a disputed one in the Comoros in January – democracy on the continent is like "a ship in troubled waters", according to the AU. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/african-democracy-a-ship-in-troubled-waters-says-au-commission-20240320Wednesday Mar 20 2024 17:18:38News24 | Youths kill 15 in latest South Sudan clash, official saysUnidentified youths shot dead 15 people in South Sudan's Pibor region, including its commissioner, a senior official said on Wednesday, in the latest flare-up of violence in the country.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/youths-kill-15-in-latest-south-sudan-official-says-20240320Wednesday Mar 20 2024 11:23:48News24 | African 'friends' congratulate Putin for his 89% election victoryWestern countries may not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin secured 87.8% of the vote from a record turnout of 77.5%, but these aren't strange numbers for African countries. This week, those countries congratulated Putin on his achievement, vowing their continued friendship with Russia. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/african-friends-congratulate-putin-for-his-89-election-victory-20240320Wednesday Mar 20 2024 08:48:00News24 | Gambia's attempt to unban female genital mutilation postponed for more consultationWomen's rights groups breathed a sigh of relief in Gambia on Monday when its Parliament delayed an attempt to reintroduce female genital mutilation.https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/gambias-attempt-to-unban-female-genital-mutilation-postponed-for-more-consultation-20240319Tuesday Mar 19 2024 16:34:43News24 | 11 Kenyatta University students killed in Kenya bus crash A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and seriously injuring 42, police said. https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/11-kenyatta-university-students-killed-in-kenya-bus-crash-20240319Tuesday Mar 19 2024 12:10:06News24 | 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 18:59:37