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Zimbabwe: Uncollected Garbage in City a Health Time Bomb

[The Herald] In most suburbs, garbage has gone uncollected throughout the city during the festive season causing a health time bomb.

Africa: Time to Choose a Career? a Psychologist Offers Tips On the Journey After High School

[The Conversation Africa] Pivotal decisions loom large for high school graduates and those with responsibility over them. The trajectory has been a fairly straightforward line until now - learning and more learning. Having completed high school, will the journey now lead directly to university? If so, what field of study? Will it be the technical training route? Or will it be perhaps a direct leap into a "dream" job?

Ethiopia: Prioritize Victims Amidst Legacy of Rights Abuses, UN Office Urges

[UN News] The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing efforts addressing a legacy of rights abuses, rooted in years of violence and ethnic unrest, prioritize the rights and needs of victims and their families.

Kenya: 7 in 10 Kenyans Hold 2023 Worse Than 2022 - Survey

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A year-end survey conducted by the polling firm TIFA has revealed that 7 out of 10 Kenyans believe that 2023 presented more challenges than the previous year.

Ukraine war: International students complete exams abroad

Foreign students whose degrees were cut short by Russia's invasion are able to complete their studies.

Tanzania: Year Ender. 2023 - Milestone in Tz-Uganda Joint Power Project

[Daily News] Bukoba -- KAGERA: ON May 25th of this year, an event was held in Isingiro District on the Ugandan side, where President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan joined her Ugandan counterpart, President Yoweri Museveni, to launch the Kikagati-Murongo Hydroelectric Power Project.

Nigeria: Tinubu Alarmed By Nigeria's '20 Million' Out-of-School Children, Suggests Solutions

[Premium Times] Only India has more children out of school than Nigeria, according to the UN agency.

Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso

The move is the latest sign that the former French colony is pivoting towards Russia.

Mbongeni Ngema dies: Tributes paid to South African theatre legend

Best-known for the musical Sarafina!, he showed the world the lives of black people under apartheid.

Afcon: Club or country - what matters more?

The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off while European football is still underway. But what is it like for a player to leave during the season?

Nigeria: Outrage as Tinubu's 2024 Budget Slashes Women's Funding by 82%

[Premium Times] According to the group, the allocation in the 2024 proposed budget for WEE is the lowest since 2019.

Liberia fuel tanker explosion kills more than 40

People were scooping for fuel after the crash, with some of the bodies reduced to ashes, medics say.

Club v country dilemma for the Africa Nations Cup

As Premier League stars prepare to head to the Africa Cup of Nations, is the club versus country debate still relevant?