Cameroon: Kekem Cocoa Processing Factory Major Breakthrough

December 30, 2019 Web Desk Comments Off on Cameroon: Kekem Cocoa Processing Factory Major Breakthrough

Cameroon: Kekem Cocoa Processing Factory Major Breakthrough

The commissioning of the 32,000-tonne capacity industry by PM Dion Ngute last April opened floodgates of real competition in local transformation.Neo Industry is the name. It is one of Africa's biggest cocoa bean processing factory and it was on April ...

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France, UK say They Look Beyond Brexit in Mali Cooperation

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France, UK say They Look Beyond Brexit in Mali Cooperation

GAO, MALI, - Sharing the cockpit of a helicopter on sizzling tarmac, French and British air...

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Namibia Rhino Poaching Drops in 2019, After Sharp Rise Last Year

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Namibia Rhino Poaching Drops in 2019, After Sharp Rise Last Year

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA - Rhino poaching in Namibia dropped to 41 individuals killed in all of 2019...

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Ethiopia to Get $3 Billion Loan From World Bank

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Ethiopia to Get $3 Billion Loan From World Bank

ADDIS ABABA - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday that Ethiopia will receive $3 billion...

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US Pulls Ambassador from Zambia

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US Pulls Ambassador from Zambia

The State Department has withdrawn the U.S. ambassador to Zambia after he strongly criticized the south African country for jailing a gay couple for having sex.A State Department spokesperson said Ambassador Daniel Foote's job in Zambia is "no longer t...

Human Rights

Hundreds of Thousands Go Hungry as Food Shortages Grip Drought-Stricken Lesotho

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Hundreds of Thousands Go Hungry as Food Shortages Grip Drought-Stricken Lesotho

GENEVA - The United Nations is urgently appealing for $34 million to provide life-saving support over...

Human Rights
Cameroon Military Seizes, Destroys Illegal Guns in North

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Cameroon Military Seizes, Destroys Illegal Guns in North

GAROUA, CAMEROON - Cameroon's military has arrested several dozen men and destroyed hundreds of locally made...

Human Rights

Cameroon Lawmakers Divided Over President’s Proposal for Separatist Crisis

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Cameroon Lawmakers Divided Over President’s Proposal for Separatist Crisis

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON Cameroon's Parliament is divided over the so-called special status President Paul Biya ordered for...

Human Rights

Collared Elephant Killed as Botswana Prepares to Issue 272 Hunting Licenses

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Collared Elephant Killed as Botswana Prepares to Issue 272 Hunting Licenses

GABORONE, BOTSWANA - A hunter has gunned down a collared elephant in Botswana, the first illegal killing since the country lifted a five-year ban on hunting the animals. The killing has conservationists concerned but not opposed to elephant hunting, as...

Lifestyle

Nigeria: Food Assistance Fact Sheet Updated September 30, 2019

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Nigeria: Food Assistance Fact Sheet Updated September 30, 2019

SITUATION As of August, an estimated 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) resided in northeastern Nigeria's...

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States Call for Enhanced Arms Control Strategies to Regulate ‘Killer Robots’, Stem Rising Tide of Illegal Weapons, Delegates Tell First Committee

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States Call for Enhanced Arms Control Strategies to Regulate ‘Killer Robots’, Stem Rising Tide of Illegal Weapons, Delegates Tell First Committee

Calling for more control of the flow of small arms and light weapons and enhanced regulations...

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Zimbabwe Government Doctors Put Down Their Instruments

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Zimbabwe Government Doctors Put Down Their Instruments

HARARE - Zimbabwe's government doctors went on strike Tuesday, demanding a salary increase to cover the...

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Zambia lie in wait for South Africa

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Zambia lie in wait for South Africa

Zambia Women's U-20 coach Charles Haluboono has side his side are determined to use home ground advantage to the fullest against South Africa in this weekend's FIFA U-20 Women's U20 World Cup Costa Rica & Panama 2020 preliminary round, first leg qualif...

Athletics

Mature Chombo back with plenty of lessons

January 17, 2020 Web Desk Comments Off on Mature Chombo back with plenty of lessons

Mature Chombo back with plenty of lessons

A year after her removal as Malawi senior women's team coach, Maggie Chombo Sadiki is back...

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Gambia in upbeat mood for Burkina Faso test

January 17, 2020 Web Desk Comments Off on Gambia in upbeat mood for Burkina Faso test

Gambia in upbeat mood for Burkina Faso test

Gambia coach Foday Bah has vowed his side are going to for a result when they...

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Ghanaian Club Keeps Football Alive After Scandal

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Ghanaian Club Keeps Football Alive After Scandal

ACCRA, GHANA Ghana was stunned last year by a corruption scandal in which football referees were...

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