
Turkey seeks surviving crew members after pirate attack off Nigeria
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Pirates hijack Turkish ship off coast of Guinea, one person killed
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Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict; ACSRT (CAERT); Africa 2063; Current Issues in Africa;
By Trend A Turkish ship called Mozart was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Guinea, Trend reports citing Turkish media. Nineteen people were onboard the ship that sailed from Lagos, Nigeria to the Cape Town, South Africa. Pirates killed the second engineer of the ship Farman Isayilov and took 15 people hostage....

Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egypt uprising
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Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egypt uprising
washtimes Sunday, January 24, 2021 11:18:00 AM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Ahmad Saad[1]; Mohammed Morsi[1]; Khaled Fahmy[1]; Dr Mohamed[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; ViolentAssault; Conflict; Conflict; Economy; Governance; ACSRT (CAERT); Rallies And Protests; Restriction On Freedom Of Media; Excessive Use Of Force; Current Issues in Africa;
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Khaled Fahmy said: “Sissi wants to abrogate the rights of the opposition and prevent any critical voice from being uttered,”
Dr. Mohamed Aboelgheit was among those jailed in the southern city of Assiut in 2011 after joining calls for revolt against police brutality and Mubarak . He spent part of the uprising in a cramped cell. Released amid the chaos, he reveled in the atmosphere of political freedom in the Arab world’s.......

India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this...
Articles : 10 | Last update : Jan 24, 2021 12:26:00 PM | Start : Jan 24, 2021 11:24:00 AM | Sources : 10 | Peak : 3 | Current rank : 3
India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week
themalaymailonline Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:26:00 PM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Narendra Modi[2];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Communicable Diseases; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
A health worker and a volunteer take part in a nationwide trial run of coronavirus disease vaccine delivery systems, inside a school, which has been converted into a temporary vaccination centre, in New Delhi January 8, 2021. — Reuters pic. NEW DELHI, Jan 24 —India said it will administer homegrown.......

New Zealand detects first community virus case in two months
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NZ detects first community transmission in two months
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Entities: Sophy Ridge[1]; Chris Hipkins[1]; Matt Hancock[1]; British[1];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Communicable Diseases; Africa 2063; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
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Matt Hancock said: "we would like to have more information on the new variants"
Health officials are currently investigating a probable case of Covid-19 in the Northland community. New Zealand health officials have confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in the community for more than two months, sparking urgent contract-tracing efforts north of Auckland....

News24.com | Western Sahara's Polisario Front says it attacked Guerguerat border area
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Western Sahara's Polisario Front launches rockets at Guerguerat border zone
france24-en Sunday, January 24, 2021 9:36:00 AM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Donald Trump[1]; Sidi Ould[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict; ACSRT (CAERT); Harassment And Intimidation; Current Issues in Africa;
Western Sahara's pro-independence Polisario Front bombarded the Guerguerat buffer zone under Moroccan control in the far south of the desert territory in an overnight attack Rabat described as part of a "propaganda war". "The Saharawi army launched four rockets in the direction of......

Ramaphosa to deliver Jackson Mthembu’s eulogy at his funeral in Mpumalanga
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Ramaphosa to deliver Jackson Mthembu’s eulogy at his funeral in Mpumalanga
businessday Sunday, January 24, 2021 11:47:00 AM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Nelson Mandela[1]; Jackson Mthembu[2]; Cyril Ramaphosa[1];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Terrorist Attack; Political Unrest; Conflict; ACSRT (CAERT); Current Issues in Africa; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
When the wife of the late minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu saw President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was waiting for her outside the Roman Catholic Church, she wept. This is where Thembi Mthembu would on Sunday bid farewell to her husband and the father of her children. He died on Thursday from Covid-19 related complications....

South African jazz ‘giant’ Jonas Gwangwa dies aged 83
Articles : 4 | Last update : Jan 24, 2021 12:20:00 PM | Start : Jan 24, 2021 11:10:00 AM | Sources : 4 | Peak : 8 | Current rank : 7
South Africa jazz ‘giant’ Jonas Gwangwa is dead
dailypost Sunday, January 24, 2021 11:46:00 AM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Jonas Gwangwa[3]; Cyril Ramaphosa[1];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Conflict; Africa 2063; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
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Cyril Ramaphosa added: “A giant of revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest,”
. Popular South Africa jazz trombonist and composer, Jonas Gwangwa, whose music powered the anti-apartheid struggle is dead. President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed his death. Ramaphosa in his tribute to the Oscar nominated 83-year-old artist, described him as “a giant of revolutionary cultural movement....

In Zimbabwe, Covid-19 patients told to buy their own ventilators
Articles : 4 | Last update : Jan 24, 2021 11:49:00 AM | Start : Jan 24, 2021 11:07:00 AM | Sources : 4 | Peak : 6 | Current rank : 8
In Zimbabwe, coronavirus sick told to buy their own ventilators
irishsun Sunday, January 24, 2021 11:09:00 AM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Robert Besseling[1]; Mthuli Ncube[1]; Constantino Chiwenga[1]; Robert Mugabe[1]; Association[1]; Joel Matiza[1]; Perence Shiri[1]; Nick Mangwana[1];
Other categories: Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Global; Communicable Diseases; Conflict; Conflict; Governance; Africa 2063; Curfews; Current Issues in Africa; Corona Virus Pandemic - COVID19 - Africa;
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Mthuli Ncube said: "Like every health system around the world Covid has put a lot of strain,"
Two decades of economic stagnation has left Zimbabwe with few resources to face an outbreak that's gaining momentum despite a lockdown and a dusk-to-dawn curfew. Nurses are on strike after colleagues died because of a lack of PPE, medical facilities have run out of oxygen and undertakers can't keep up....

How young Kenyans feel about farming goes against conventional wisdom
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MIL-OSI Global: How young Kenyans feel about farming goes against conventional wisdom
foreignaffairs-nz Sunday, January 24, 2021 10:17:00 AM EAT | info [other]
Entities: Thomas Daum[1];
Other categories: Africa 2063;
– By Thomas Daum, Agricultural Economist, University of Hohenheim. Every year, 12 million young people enter the labour market across the African continent. Economists and policy makers differ about how they should be absorbed into the labour market. Some experts believe that only agriculture can create enough jobs ....
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