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Africa: AllAfrica: [ Geolocation ] (Laatste update: zaterdag 14 oktober 2023 15:58:31)
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Malawi: Malawi - Free Internet in Public Facilities
[DW] Although access to the internet in Malawi is the cheapest in Africa, many still can't afford data plans. That's why the government is now rolling out a program to provide free internet in all public facilities. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:49:31 GMT
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Kenya: Prison Warder Who Discharged a Weapon Near Lodwar Airstrip Detained
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives have taken into custody a Turkana-based prison warder after he discharged a live round near the Lodwar airstrip on Friday. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:26:24 GMT
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Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Targets 2 Million Bpd Oil Output
[Premium Times] "I want to assure you, we've just been here for a few weeks. I've been here for less than two months. I assure you that by the end of the year, there will be a visible difference in performance and productivity," he said. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:24:48 GMT
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Kenya: 'Ruto and I Are United' - Gachagua Says Purported Split in Govt Fictional
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed the purported division between him and President William Ruto terming it as fictional. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:15:03 GMT
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Mozambique: New Results Sheets Give Victory to Frelimo in Nampula, Causing Confusion
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] In the city of Nampula there are difficulties in using results sheets (editais) that are not properly stamped and signed. There are polling stations with two conficting editais. For example, at polling station 04, in EP1 Nahene, there is an edital that Renamo believes to be false, in which Frelimo obtained 592 votes. For the same polling station, there is another edital (that Renamo believes to be true) where Frelimo has only 92. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:06:44 GMT
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South Africa: Ghana, South Africa Agree On Visa-Free Travels
[Leadership] The Ghanaian and South African governments have entered into an agreement on a visa waiver regime for holders of ordinary passports. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:13:16 GMT
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Sierra Leone: EU Observers Flag Voting Problems That 'Stain' Sierra Leone Election
[RFI] Freetown - The elections in Sierra Leone last June suffered from a lack of transparency, political violence and statistical inconsistencies, a damning report from European Union observers has found. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:51:07 GMT
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Nigeria: Southern Senators Will Resist Any Move Against Akpabio - Lawmaker
[Premium Times] Clement Jimbo, a member of the House of Representatives from Abak/Etim Ekpa/Ika federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State, says there is no substance to the reported plot to remove the senate president. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:59:53 GMT
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Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints New Board, Management for FERMA
[Premium Times] President Tinubu says he expects the new appointees to achieve integrous and competent service delivery, given the central role FERMA will play in the sustainable health of growth-enabling infrastructure nationwide. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:59:53 GMT
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Nigeria: Lawmakers Accuse Akpabio of Ambushing Senate to Hastily Pass Bills
[Premium Times] "We have been ambushed all the time that very sensitive bills are brought and are expected to be passed with the speed of light, which is not good for this country." Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:59:49 GMT
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Reporter Anicet Moleka Faces Arrest for Criminal Defamation, Radio Station Banned
[CPJ] Kinshasa -- Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately withdraw a criminal defamation complaint and arrest warrant for reporter Anicet Moleka, lift the illegal ban on his radio station, and desist from harassing the media for critical reporting ahead of December's elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:01:20 GMT
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South Africa: Large March in Cape Town in Support of Gaza As Israel Orders Evacuation
[GroundUp] Official death toll rises to 3,000 - over 1,200 Israelis and about 1,800 Palestinians - as violence escalates Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:01:08 GMT
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Liberia: President Weah Takes Lead in Polls As Election Data Shifts
[Observer] ... Weah, a former international soccer star turned politician, had initially trailed behind Boakai, the former Vice President of Liberia, in the early hours following the October 10 polls. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:59:14 GMT
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Nigeria: Kano State Conducts Mass Wedding for 1,800 Couples
[Vanguard] Kano State government, Friday, officiated the tying of the knot of not fewer than 1,800 couples under the mass wedding scheme sponsored by the government in the state. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:58:33 GMT
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Nigeria: President Asks Court to Dismiss Fresh Claims By Opposition Party
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria's president has asked the Supreme Court to reject a petition by his political opponents to introduce new evidence aimed at overturning February's presidential election. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:57:57 GMT
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East Africa: Kenyan Court Dismisses GMO Lawsuit, Raises East Africa Trade Concerns
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- A Kenyan court has dismissed a case challenging the importation of genetically modified foods, letting stand an earlier court ruling allowing the entry of so-called GMOs. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:57:56 GMT
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Mozambique: Mozambique Police Crack Down On Opposition Before Election Results
[HRW] Tensions appear to be rising in Mozambique as the country awaits the results of municipal elections held on Wednesday. Ahead of voting day, authorities had increased security measures throughout the country, following violent incidents reported in some municipalities during the election campaign. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:57 GMT
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Ethiopia: Victims 'Left in Limbo' As Rights Probe Mandate Ends
[UN News] The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on the "staggering" level of human rights violations and mass killings that have plagued the east African nation since the Tigray conflict erupted in 2020. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:57 GMT
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Sudan: Rebuilding 'Home' When There's No Way Back
[WFP] Six months into Sudan's conflict, WFP's Head of Communications there describes the heartache and loss it has wrought Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:56 GMT
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Senegal: Senegalese Opposition Leader Wins Legal Fight to Rejoin Electoral List
[RFI] A court in Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's stronghold of Ziguinchor has ordered his reinstatement to electoral lists. The decision paves the way for Sonko to be a presidential candidate. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:53 GMT
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Africa: 'Closing the Care Gap - the Role of Families' in Breast Cancer Battle
[WHO-AFRO] The Ministry of Health, Cancer Unit has recorded 577 cases of cancer between January 2023 and June 2023, 33 of which are cancers of the breast. While many cancer patients in middle-income countries succumb to the disease, 50-year-old Fikile Hlatjwayo is lucky to have survived the deadly disease. Hlatjwayo was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and started treatment, which at that time was only available in South Africa through the Phalala Fund. It was only in 2022 that the Ministry of Health established Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:52 GMT
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South Africa: South Africa's 2022 Census Missed 31% of People - Big Data Could Help in Future
[The Conversation Africa] No census is ever exact: as academics Tom Moultrie and Rob Dorrington at the University of Cape Town have noted previously: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 05:47:47 GMT
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Africa: TDB, MIGA and OCP Group to enhance collaboration in Africa to boost food security
[OCP] The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and OCP Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, during the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, to enhance collaboration in addressing agriculture and food security challenges in Africa. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:11:23 GMT
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Mozambique: Electoral Pandemonium: Demonstrations, Shootings, Arrests, and Assaults - but Silence From Electoral Bodies
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Last night and today (Thursday) there were a mix of victory celebrations, violence, arrests and fatal shootings in Chiure, Nampula, Guruè and Quelimane. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:17:26 GMT
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South Africa: What Role Will Civil Society Play in the 2024 Elections?
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) hosted a discussion in their Critical Dialogue Series, evaluating the role civil society will play in the 2024 national polls, a landmark event which marks that marks 30 years since the first democratic election in 1994. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:06:11 GMT
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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa's Growth Falls in 2023, Set to Rebound in 2024 - IMF
[allAfrica] Excerpted from the executive summary of "Light on the Horizon?", the International Monetary Fund's October 2023 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:41:13 GMT
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West Africa: Transcript of Podcast on the Sahel Region and The Approach Peacebuilders Need in Niger
[allAfrica] Niamey, Accra and Cape Town -- LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:16:20 GMT
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Chad: Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum
[HRW] Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:14:59 GMT
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Africa: Wydad, Sundowns And Mazembe Progress - As FAR Crash Out
[CAF] Continental giants Wydad Casablanca, TP Mazembe, Esperance and Mamelodi Sundowns are among the teams to have reached the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Saturday. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:40:30 GMT
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China: Chinapost.nownews.com - Taiwan: [ Geolocation ] (Laatste update: zaterdag 26 maart 2022 22:19:51)
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光陽攜手哈雷推全新款 柯勝峯:互補互利攻占市場 | Kwang Yang Motor going full throttle with Harley-Davidson SPAC in 2022
台灣大約有逾1400萬台登記的摩托車,這代表幾乎所有家庭都擁有一、兩台摩托車。多虧這份對摩托車的偏愛、獨特的技術優勢,以及製造業的領導地位,台灣摩托車品牌具有能力成為國際電動摩托車 業的領頭羊。 Taiwan has an estimated 14-million-plus registered scooters, meaning that almost every household owns one or two motorcycles. Thanks to this love of two-wheelers, unique tech advantages, and leadership in manufacturing, Taiwan motorcycle brands are well-positioned to become global leaders in the electric motorcycle industry. 去年年初,光陽受邀成為 LiveWire 策略合作夥伴,並以特殊目的 購公司 (SPAC) 掛牌上市。該公司董事長柯勝峯說:「重點是如何結合光陽與哈雷戴維森的優勢,並 幫助 LiveWire,讓這項合作關係成為雙贏局面,如何 成互補互利?」 At the beginning of […]
這篇文章 光陽 手哈雷推全新款 柯勝峯:互補互利 占市場 | Kwang Yang Motor going full throttle with Harley-Davidson SPAC in 2022 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:00:48 +0000
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Eileen Gu advances on busy day of freestyle at Olympics
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) Trying for three gold medals in one Olympics is a hectic business. So it was no surprise that Eileen Gu was a skier in a hurry Monday. China’s burgeoning freestyle superstar munched on a fried leek dumpling while she awaited her score in slopestyle qualifying. It came up. She had made […]
這篇文章 Eileen Gu advances on busy day of freestyle at Olympics 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:56:05 +0000
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AP PHOTOS: Thrills – and agony – as Rams win Super Bowl
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl in dramatic fashion on Sunday, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 for their first NFL title since the 1999 season and their first representing Los Angeles since 1951. The Rams won with a touchdown with 1:25 remaining. It wasn’t only the game that was […]
這篇文章 AP PHOTOS: Thrills – and agony – as Rams win Super Bowl 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:55:36 +0000
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Democrats eye key governors' races as backstop against GOP
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers was in a familiar spot earlier this month when Republican legislators sent him a bill that would have banned anti-racist teachings in schools. For the 66th time since taking office in 2019, he pulled out his veto pen. The rejection was the latest reminder of the crucial role Evers and a […]
這篇文章 Democrats eye key governors' races as backstop against GOP 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:55:28 +0000
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No Anderson, Marino for US in finals at Olympic big air
BEIJING (AP) Jamie Anderson and Julia Marino had their bubbles burst before qualifying began for women’s snowboard big air. Behind the scenes, these pandemic Olympics haven’t been what they hoped. “Just like a little bit tapped out,” Anderson said. “I’m excited to go home.” Anderson wiped out on her first two jumps in qualifying […]
這篇文章 No Anderson, Marino for US in finals at Olympic big air 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:55:04 +0000
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Land rights, environment top election agenda in India's Goa
GOA, India (AP) India’s undisputed tourist hot spot, and the tiniest state in the world’s largest democracy, is voting Monday to elect a new government with an eye toward restoring an economy ravaged by the pandemic and saving the environment threatened by an unbridled real estate boom. More than 1.1 million voters in the […]
這篇文章 Land rights, environment top election agenda in India's Goa 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:54:50 +0000
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Key US-Canada bridge reopens as Ottawa protest persists
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed over authorities’ inability to reclaim the streets. Demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions and other issues have blocked several crossings […]
這篇文章 Key US-Canada bridge reopens as Ottawa protest persists 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:54:46 +0000
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Olympics Live: Snowboarder says bubble life has taken a toll
BEIJING (AP) The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Olympic champion Jamie Anderson says life in Beijing’s pandemic bubble has been difficult for her mental health, leaving her “a little bit tapped out” and “excited to go home.” The American snowboarder failed to qualify for the finals in women’s big air Monday. She […]
這篇文章 Olympics Live: Snowboarder says bubble life has taken a toll 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:54:26 +0000
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Top-seeded US 'not satisfied' by early success at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) The young United States men’s hockey team can’t get no satisfaction from going undefeated in the preliminary round at the Olympics. Rolling into the quarterfinals as the only team to win all three of its group games in regulation, the young Americans are suddenly among the favorites to win the gold medal. […]
這篇文章 Top-seeded US 'not satisfied' by early success at Olympics 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:53:53 +0000
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Japan's central bank offers bond purchases to keep rates low
TOKYO (AP) The Bank of Japan made an offer for unlimited government bond purchases Monday, moving to curb a surge in long-term interest rates in the world’s third-largest economy. Japan’s central bank set the interest rate for purchasing 10-year government bonds at 0.25%. The market rate had risen close to that level recently on […]
這篇文章 Japan's central bank offers bond purchases to keep rates low 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:53:49 +0000
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Europa: Engeland: Independent.co.uk World [ Geolocation ] (Laatste update: zaterdag 14 oktober 2023 16:06:47)
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In plain sight: Hamas propaganda videos reveal militants trained for Israel attack metres from Gaza border
Hamas propaganda videos have revealed how the militant group trained for its sudden assault on Israel just metres away from the Gaza border. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 14:03:04 GMT
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