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Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 29, 2025
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 29, 2025, Egypt widened an online crackdown with arrests of teen TikTok creators, underscoring a tightening grip on speech. Kenya reported a rise in inflation, highlighting price pressures across East Africa....
Chad Secures Over 1 Million Cholera Vaccines Amid Rising Death Toll
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 30, 2025 (ENA)— The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF handed over 1.1 million doses of cholera vaccines on Thursday to the Chadian government, an official announced, which are expected to help curb the spread of the...
Chadian Embassy deports 148 citizens from Tripoli to N’Djamena
The Libya Observer
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The Embassy of Chad in Libya has announced the deportation of 148 nationals from Tripoli to the capital, N’Djamena, on a special humanitarian flight. In a statement on its Facebook page, the embassy said the operation was carried out in...
Visa-free Africa: Between opportunities and national sovereignty threats
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 29, 2025
There is an ongoing campaign on the need for African countries to open their borders for Africans in order to enhance trade relations and economic development of the continent. KEHINDE OSASONA, in this piece, examines this ambitious move and its...
Is South Africa descending into a state of lawlessness?
IOL
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Tracy-Lynn Ruiters|Published 1 hour ago 5min Experts warn that South Africa might have lost its grip on law and order and may even have entered a state of lawlessness, with violent crime levels reaching alarming heights. Many cases brought before...
AFRODAD chair calls for restorative justice as Africa's debt crisis deepens
GhanaWeb
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August 29, 2025
As Africa continues to grapple with an escalating debt crisis, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), Barbara Kalima-Phiri, has called for restorative justice and systemic reform across...
WHO Supplies 1.1M Vaccines to Chad as Cholera Deaths Soar
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) WHO and UNICEF delivered 1.1 million cholera vaccine doses Thursday to Chad's government as the deadly outbreak continues claiming lives across the Central African nation. Mahamat Hamit Ahmat, Deputy General Secretary in the Ministry of...
Chad receives over 1M vaccine doses to combat cholera as death toll climbs
Yeni Safak
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August 29, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF handed over 1.1 million doses of cholera vaccines Thursday to the Chadian government, an official announced, which are expected to help curb the spread of the disease in the Central African country as...
Jim Gavin profile: Is former Dublin GAA manager a good fit for president?
The Irish Times
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On Sunday evening, rumours started circulating among Fianna Fáil TDs that Jim Gavin, the former Dublin GAA football manager, was being tapped to become its candidate in the presidential election. “First I heard of it and I couldn’t see it myself....
Medical aid from UAE received by Chad for cholera crisis
Emirati Times
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August 30, 2025
Abu Dhabi: The Government of the Republic of Chad has received 30 tons of urgent medical aid from the United Arab Emirates to help combat the outbreak of cholera. The shipment has been delivered to N’Djamena International Airport in the presence...
Africa CDC warns of rising cholera cases in refugee camps
Peoples Gazette
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August 29, 2025
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has raised concern over rising cholera outbreaks in Chad and other conflict-affected countries, stressing that humanitarian crises fuel the spread of disease across borders. The deputy incident...
Cachalia raises concerns over return of political killings task team dockets
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 29, 2025
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia stresses importance of due process in returning 121 dockets to KZN task team. The acting Minister of Police, Professor Firoz Cachalia, has stressed the importance of due process as he raised concerns over the...
Human rights organization welcomes Central African Republic ratification of women’s rights treaty
JURIST
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August 29, 2025
Amnesty International on Friday lauded the Central African Republic’s (CAR) ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, also known as the Maputo Protocol. Amnesty International...
‘Several bandits’ killed as troops repel attack on military base in Niger state
The Cable
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August 29, 2025
Troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed several bandits following an attack on a military base in Babanna, Borgu LGA of Niger state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the incident...
TPL Trakker Enters Africa With IoT Fuel Monitoring Project in Chad
ProPakistani
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August 28, 2025
TPL Trakker Limited has announced that its associated company, Trakker Middle East LLC, has signed a contract with SOCIETE “SEBIT” SARL to provide IoT-based fuel monitoring solutions in the Republic of Chad, marking the company’s first venture...
Cholera death toll rises to 75 in Chad
The Hans India
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August 28, 2025
The death toll of the cholera outbreak in eastern Chad has risen to 75 since July, the country's health ministry said. The death toll has increased by 12 compared to a report released Monday by health authorities. More than 900 suspected cases...
Minister Adegboyega Oyetola Congratulates NPA’s Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho on Election as IAPH Vice President, Highlights Nigeria’s Maritime Ambitions
Alexa.ng
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August 27, 2025
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, extended heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on his election as Vice President of...
Helping Kids Round First delivering aid to Africa
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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August 28, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Flandreau-based non-profit that uses baseball to build skills and bridge cultures in Nicaragua is expanding to help in Africa. The group is delivering humanitarian aid to Chad and Sudan with over 400,000...
International Day of the Disappeared: Conflict in Sudan drives missing persons cases in Africa
The National Tribune
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August 28, 2025
In 2024, the ICRC and its Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement partners facilitated 755 family reunifications on the continent and provided definitive news of the whereabouts of loved ones to 5,083 families. Despite these positive results, the...
Jim Gavin tipped to get Fianna Fáil nomination for the presidential election
Irish Examiner
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August 28, 2025
Jim Gavin, the former Dublin GAA manager, is viewed as a serious prospect by TDs and senators at the heart of the party, with many saying he “ticks all the boxes”. Some see him as the favourite of the party leadership, with his background aligning...