Essential Africa

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It’s a new beginning in Jubaland as President gets down to business

On a cool Wednesday morning last week, 500 delegates filed into a long, rectangular building with plywood sides and a shiny new iron sheet roof in the middle of Kismayu ...

Source: Daily Nation

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Politics (Somalia) 19 hours, 23 minutes

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Niger suicide bombers target Areva mine and barracks

Suicide bombers have struck a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in two towns in north-west Niger. A bomb at a military barracks in Agadez killed at least 19 ...

Source: BBC

Drummed by Rachel in Drum News (Niger) 19 hours, 26 minutes

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How British aid is helping Ethiopia's economy to grow

The African Union is celebrating its 50th anniversary and leaders from all over the continent are gathering in Ethiopia. A country that was once known for its famines and international ...

Source: BBC

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Development (Ethiopia) 3 days, 4 hours

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M23 rebels attack DR Congo army as UN force deploys

Heavy fighting has taken place between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This was the first clash between the two sides since the UN began deploying ...

Source: BBC

Drummed by aster in Drum News (DR Congo) 3 days, 19 hours

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The ‘Somali Pirate’ Who Never Was

Somali pirates have kidnapped hundreds of people and cost millions in ransom payments but their infamy has spurned one more twist, one you never would have imagined … The story ...

Source: Afritorial

Drummed by Olivia in Drum Media (Kenya, Somalia) 4 days, 4 hours

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African refugees face kidnap, torture and death in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula a prison and grave for thousands of African refugees, who are kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured for ransom. But Egypt refuses to act.

Source: The Star

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Refugees & Migration (Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan) 4 days, 18 hours

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Ethiopians want freedom of #Demonstration4every1

Online activist group calls on government to respect freedom of assembly. Ethiopians on Twitter have started a campaign to demand the right to peaceful protest. Using the hashtags #Demonstration4Every1 and ...

Source: Aljazeera

Drummed by Estelle in Drum Social Media (Ethiopia) 4 days, 18 hours

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Eritrea's 22nd Independence Day anniversary observed in Sudan's Kassala city

The 22nd Independence Day anniversary was observed yesterday in Kassala city, Sudan, with patriotic zeal. Speaking on the occasion in which thousands of Eritrean nationals and Sudanese comrades took part, ...

Source: Shabait

Drummed by Elgan in Drum News (Eritrea) 4 days, 22 hours

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Boosting Ethiopia’s economy, one shoe at a time

For Bethlehem Tilahun, the answer to ending poverty in Africa is not aid or sympathy or donations from the West. It's shoes. Specifically, building a successful shoe manufacturing business that ...

Source: IOL

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Development (Ethiopia) 4 days, 22 hours

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Tunisia increases security as Salafists vow to defy ban

Forces have been deployed after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on hardline supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress. There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths ...

Source: Mail & Guardian

Drummed by Rachel in Drum News (Tunisia) 4 days, 22 hours

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