🇰🇪 Kenya seeks to protect water resources from attacks
Kenya's government has launched a police unit to protect its water resources against vandalism and terrorism.
Kenya’s Interior Secretary Kithure Kindiki said that all critical water infrastructure would now be under the protection of the Critical Infrastructure Police Unit.
Making the announcement, Kindiki said that there had been attempts to access this infrastructure by criminals for economic reasons and "to attack our country’s security".
In recent years, Kenya has faced constant attack and threats of attack, especially from the al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabaab, whose raids on schools, public places and public transport have killed hundreds of people.
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Kenya's government has launched a police unit to protect its water resources against vandalism and terrorism.
Kenya’s Interior Secretary Kithure Kindiki said that all critical water infrastructure would now be under the protection of the Critical Infrastructure Police Unit.
Making the announcement, Kindiki said that there had been attempts to access this infrastructure by criminals for economic reasons and "to attack our country’s security".
In recent years, Kenya has faced constant attack and threats of attack, especially from the al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabaab, whose raids on schools, public places and public transport have killed hundreds of people.
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso says at least 28 soldiers, civilians killed in rebel attacks
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso.
The army said on Monday that a combat unit in Falagountou, in the north of the country near its border with Niger, came under attack and that 10 soldiers, two fighters of the volunteer force and a civilian were killed. The army said the bodies of 15 assailants were found after the attack.
In a separate statement governor of the country’s Cascades region in the south near the border with Ivory Coast, said the bodies of 15 men, all civilians, had been found following an attack on Sunday. The governor added armed men had stopped two transport vehicles carrying eight women and 16 men. The women and one man were freed, he said.
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At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso.
The army said on Monday that a combat unit in Falagountou, in the north of the country near its border with Niger, came under attack and that 10 soldiers, two fighters of the volunteer force and a civilian were killed. The army said the bodies of 15 assailants were found after the attack.
In a separate statement governor of the country’s Cascades region in the south near the border with Ivory Coast, said the bodies of 15 men, all civilians, had been found following an attack on Sunday. The governor added armed men had stopped two transport vehicles carrying eight women and 16 men. The women and one man were freed, he said.
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🇿🇦 South Africa considers state of disaster for power crisis
South Africa is considering declaring the power crisis in the country a national disaster. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the governing ANC party had recommended that a national state of disaster be declared to ensure sufficient resources were allocated to alleviate the problem.
This would be similar to the state of disaster declared in 2020 to manage the effects of the Covid pandemic, he said in his closing remarks at an ANC strategy meeting. “A national state of disaster will enable us to have the instruments necessary to fully implement the challenges that our nation faces,” he added.
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South Africa is considering declaring the power crisis in the country a national disaster. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the governing ANC party had recommended that a national state of disaster be declared to ensure sufficient resources were allocated to alleviate the problem.
This would be similar to the state of disaster declared in 2020 to manage the effects of the Covid pandemic, he said in his closing remarks at an ANC strategy meeting. “A national state of disaster will enable us to have the instruments necessary to fully implement the challenges that our nation faces,” he added.
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🇱🇷 Liberia's current President declares bid for re-election
Liberia's President, George Weah, has announced that he is standing for re-election. In his annual state of the nation address, Weah said he would be calling on Liberians to renew for a second time the mandate they gave him six years ago.
Weah has been accused of economic mismanagement during his time in office. He promised to end endemic corruption, but to this day corruption remains huge problem for the country.
Last year, the United States imposed sanctions on a number of senior Liberian officials over corruption allegations, including Weah's chief of staff.
Elections in Liberia are scheduled for October.
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Liberia's President, George Weah, has announced that he is standing for re-election. In his annual state of the nation address, Weah said he would be calling on Liberians to renew for a second time the mandate they gave him six years ago.
Weah has been accused of economic mismanagement during his time in office. He promised to end endemic corruption, but to this day corruption remains huge problem for the country.
Last year, the United States imposed sanctions on a number of senior Liberian officials over corruption allegations, including Weah's chief of staff.
Elections in Liberia are scheduled for October.
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🇨🇩🇷🇼 DR Congo expels Rwandan officers from regional force
The military in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it has expelled Rwandan soldiers attached to the command of the East African Community Regional Force based in the eastern town of Goma.
The Rwandan soldiers were expelled from the force “for security reasons” and “have already left Congolese soil”, the military said.
The regional force consists of soldiers from several East African countries who have joined the Congolese army, with the support of UN peacekeepers, in fighting rebel groups in eastern DR Congo.
The Congolese army claimed that Rwanda had in response recalled all its officers from DR Congo, but the authorities in Rwanda have denied the claim.
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The military in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it has expelled Rwandan soldiers attached to the command of the East African Community Regional Force based in the eastern town of Goma.
The Rwandan soldiers were expelled from the force “for security reasons” and “have already left Congolese soil”, the military said.
The regional force consists of soldiers from several East African countries who have joined the Congolese army, with the support of UN peacekeepers, in fighting rebel groups in eastern DR Congo.
The Congolese army claimed that Rwanda had in response recalled all its officers from DR Congo, but the authorities in Rwanda have denied the claim.
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🌍🇨🇩 Southern Africa countries to discuss DR Congo crisis
Leaders from the southern African bloc of nations, SADC, are gathering in Namibia for a meeting that will focus on the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Angola, one of the member states, has been trying to firm up peace efforts between Rwanda and DR Congo
The summit in Windhoek is also expected to issue a statement over the recent killing of a pro-democracy activist in Eswatini. Eswatini's King Mswati III won't be at the summit, but Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini will be expected to deliver a report on the political crisis and tension in the small kingdom
It is expected to discuss the state of peace and security in the region, with special focus on developments in the DR Congo and Mozambique.
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Leaders from the southern African bloc of nations, SADC, are gathering in Namibia for a meeting that will focus on the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Angola, one of the member states, has been trying to firm up peace efforts between Rwanda and DR Congo
The summit in Windhoek is also expected to issue a statement over the recent killing of a pro-democracy activist in Eswatini. Eswatini's King Mswati III won't be at the summit, but Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini will be expected to deliver a report on the political crisis and tension in the small kingdom
It is expected to discuss the state of peace and security in the region, with special focus on developments in the DR Congo and Mozambique.
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🇪🇹 15 sources of media are banned in Somali region of Ethiopia
Authorities in Ethiopia’s Somali region have banned 15 media practitioners working for foreign organizations - including the BBC’s and the Voice of America’s Somali language services - that they said were operating without the necessary permits.
The move follows a letter written by the federal media regulator Ethiopian Media Authority to regional officials stating it had found out that some international media organization representatives based in the region were working without the required accreditations.
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Authorities in Ethiopia’s Somali region have banned 15 media practitioners working for foreign organizations - including the BBC’s and the Voice of America’s Somali language services - that they said were operating without the necessary permits.
The move follows a letter written by the federal media regulator Ethiopian Media Authority to regional officials stating it had found out that some international media organization representatives based in the region were working without the required accreditations.
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🇳🇬 32 Boko Haram militants were killed in a counter-terrorism operation by local forces in the Borno State, Nigeria.
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🇿🇼🇧🇾 Zimbabwe and Belarus signed agreements
The leaders of Zimbabwe and Belarus have signed agriculture and defense agreements. Agriculture agreement includes a deal to supply the southern African country with $60m worth of tractors.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said the offer to Harare was part of a farm mechanization programme worth around $66 million.
On a visit to the capital Harare Lukashenko said relations between the two countries had developed as a result of the western sanctions they are both under. He also accused the West of using economic sanctions to suppress both countries.
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The leaders of Zimbabwe and Belarus have signed agriculture and defense agreements. Agriculture agreement includes a deal to supply the southern African country with $60m worth of tractors.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said the offer to Harare was part of a farm mechanization programme worth around $66 million.
On a visit to the capital Harare Lukashenko said relations between the two countries had developed as a result of the western sanctions they are both under. He also accused the West of using economic sanctions to suppress both countries.
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🇻🇦🇨🇩 Pope Francis arrived in DR Congo
Pope Francis has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a six-day visit to the African continent that includes a trip to South Sudan.
It is the first time that a pope has visited the DRC since 1985, a country with a population close to 100 million people, 40 percent of whom are Catholic.
During his visit to DRC, the Pope will meet the authorities and victims of violence as well as members of the clergy and charities operating in the country.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a prayer vigil Tuesday evening at N'dolo airport ahead of a mass on Wednesday morning, which is tipped to draw more than a million.
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Pope Francis has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a six-day visit to the African continent that includes a trip to South Sudan.
It is the first time that a pope has visited the DRC since 1985, a country with a population close to 100 million people, 40 percent of whom are Catholic.
During his visit to DRC, the Pope will meet the authorities and victims of violence as well as members of the clergy and charities operating in the country.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a prayer vigil Tuesday evening at N'dolo airport ahead of a mass on Wednesday morning, which is tipped to draw more than a million.
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🇿🇦 South Africa reports safest year in mining
South Africa is coming off its safest year on record in mining, with accident-related deaths falling to 49 from 74 the previous year, a government report showed. A total of 1,946 serious injuries were reported in 2022, down from 2,123 a year earlier.
"We are improving in fatalities, we are improving in injuries, but the numbers remain high. An incident is a pointer that there was a potential fatality," Mining Minister said during the report's release.
Mine fatalities have declined since 309 lives were lost in 1999, though 2020 and 2021 saw deaths rise again, industry data shows.
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South Africa is coming off its safest year on record in mining, with accident-related deaths falling to 49 from 74 the previous year, a government report showed. A total of 1,946 serious injuries were reported in 2022, down from 2,123 a year earlier.
"We are improving in fatalities, we are improving in injuries, but the numbers remain high. An incident is a pointer that there was a potential fatality," Mining Minister said during the report's release.
Mine fatalities have declined since 309 lives were lost in 1999, though 2020 and 2021 saw deaths rise again, industry data shows.
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🇰🇪 Kenya's inflation slows further to 9.0%
Kenya's inflation slowed to 9.0% year-on-year in January from 9.1% a month earlier, the statistics office said.
It is the third straight month that Kenya's inflation has fallen. It hit 9.6% in October, its highest level since May 2017. January's inflation is still above the government's preferred band of 2.5%-7.5%.
On Monday, the central bank held its benchmark lending rate steady at 8.75%, saying its last rate hike in November was still working its way through the economy.
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Kenya's inflation slowed to 9.0% year-on-year in January from 9.1% a month earlier, the statistics office said.
It is the third straight month that Kenya's inflation has fallen. It hit 9.6% in October, its highest level since May 2017. January's inflation is still above the government's preferred band of 2.5%-7.5%.
On Monday, the central bank held its benchmark lending rate steady at 8.75%, saying its last rate hike in November was still working its way through the economy.
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🇹🇳 Tunisian president commented the record low turnout at elections
Tunisian president Kais Saied commented the record low turnout in the second round of Tunisian parliamentary elections.
"The turnout has not been announced definitively, but it has to be interpreted in a different way. Ninety percent did not vote because the parliament does not represent anything for them", said President Saied.
At nearly 90%, it was the highest level of abstention since the 2011 revolution. The low turnout is due to the unanimous boycott of the elections by the opposition parties, but also by a lack of interest in politics by a population focused on the deteriorating economic conditions with high inflation and recurrent shortages of basic goods.
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Tunisian president Kais Saied commented the record low turnout in the second round of Tunisian parliamentary elections.
"The turnout has not been announced definitively, but it has to be interpreted in a different way. Ninety percent did not vote because the parliament does not represent anything for them", said President Saied.
At nearly 90%, it was the highest level of abstention since the 2011 revolution. The low turnout is due to the unanimous boycott of the elections by the opposition parties, but also by a lack of interest in politics by a population focused on the deteriorating economic conditions with high inflation and recurrent shortages of basic goods.
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