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UN appeals for support as millions face food insecurity in E. Africa
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has called for urgent support from the international donor community as millions suffer from acute food insecurity in East Africa. In a statement, the WFP said that as of the last quarter of 2023, some 59 million people, or about 20 percent of the total population in East Africa, were suffering from acute…
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RiskMap 2015: Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth has outpaced political reform
The global business risk consultancy, today launched its annual RiskMap report at an event for East Africa’s business leaders in Nairobi. RiskMap is an established, authoritative guide and a key reference point for policy makers and business leaders seeking to plot global trends over the coming year. RiskMap highlights the most significant underlying trends in global risk and security, and…
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says party will choose successor
Zimbabwe’s 89-year-old President Robert Mugabe said on Friday members of his party would choose his eventual replacement, but gave no timeline despite a mounting succession battle triggered by long-denied reports he is suffering from cancer. Mugabe, in power since the former white-ruled Rhodesia’s independence from Britain in 1980, was re-elected in a July 31 vote that was rejected by his…
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Rwandan court extends jail term of opposition politician
Rwanda’s supreme court extended the jail term of an opposition politician on Friday to 15 years from eight after she sought to overturn her initial conviction for trying to undermine the state and minimizing the 1994 genocide. Rights groups have described the conduct of Victoire Ingabire’s trial as flawed. Human Rights Watch said some of the charges were politically motivated…
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