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Ghanaian finance ministry warns against fallout from anti-LGBTQ law By Agence France Presse The new legislation stipulates jail terms of six months to three years for sex Resistance committees keep Sudan’s revolution alive By Mark Weston , The Continent They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum Kenya police deployment to Haiti: What’s next? By Hillary Orinde Haitian gangs that control parts of the country have announced a coordinated effort to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry Smokes and mirrors: How Big Tobacco may have avoided Malawi’s taxman By Zuza Nazaruk , Josephine Chinele Alliance One may have moved $4.2-million in taxable profits out of the country Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled By Sarah Jackson The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis Thousands of Nigerians protest over soaring costs By Agence France Presse As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk Senegal president pursues talks for new election date By Agence France Presse Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Resistance committees keep Sudan’s revolution alive By Mark Weston , The Continent They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum Kenya police deployment to Haiti: What’s next? By Hillary Orinde Haitian gangs that control parts of the country have announced a coordinated effort to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry Smokes and mirrors: How Big Tobacco may have avoided Malawi’s taxman By Zuza Nazaruk , Josephine Chinele Alliance One may have moved $4.2-million in taxable profits out of the country Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled By Sarah Jackson The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis Thousands of Nigerians protest over soaring costs By Agence France Presse As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk Senegal president pursues talks for new election date By Agence France Presse Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Kenya police deployment to Haiti: What’s next? By Hillary Orinde Haitian gangs that control parts of the country have announced a coordinated effort to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry Smokes and mirrors: How Big Tobacco may have avoided Malawi’s taxman By Zuza Nazaruk , Josephine Chinele Alliance One may have moved $4.2-million in taxable profits out of the country Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled By Sarah Jackson The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis Thousands of Nigerians protest over soaring costs By Agence France Presse As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk Senegal president pursues talks for new election date By Agence France Presse Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Smokes and mirrors: How Big Tobacco may have avoided Malawi’s taxman By Zuza Nazaruk , Josephine Chinele Alliance One may have moved $4.2-million in taxable profits out of the country Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled By Sarah Jackson The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis Thousands of Nigerians protest over soaring costs By Agence France Presse As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk Senegal president pursues talks for new election date By Agence France Presse Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled By Sarah Jackson The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis Thousands of Nigerians protest over soaring costs By Agence France Presse As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk Senegal president pursues talks for new election date By Agence France Presse Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Thousands of Nigerians protest over soaring costs By Agence France Presse As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk Senegal president pursues talks for new election date By Agence France Presse Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Senegal president pursues talks for new election date By Agence France Presse Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death By Francis Kokutse and The Continent The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Cameroon’s opposition hopes for a renaissance By Steve Tametong and The Continent The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link
Nigeria booze ban bruises spirits By Justina Asishana A prohibition would reduce alcohol consumption but it will also cost people their jobs and state income Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says
Angola ‘slavery’ fuels first-ever general strike By Borralho Ndomba Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45 Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More Editor’s Pick National Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says Business Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Africa Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis Latest When a life falls apart We own and control eThekwini, says MK party, but denies inciting strike Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill NATO chief says climate change undermines global security Meyiwa trial: Kelly Khumalo called the accused minutes before footballer was killed Patel: Broken port system hinders black industrialists Fourth accused in Joshlin Smith disappearance has confessed, state says
Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report By Agence France Presse Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources Load More