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Sola Adegbesan: Head of sales: Africa Regions and International, Global Markets Africa, the second-largest continent and home to 1 billion people, has long captured the imagination of the world. Today, different thinkers, political and business leaders are preoccupied with a single question – how to help Africa’s economy grow so it can trade with the […]
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Authorities Severely Restrict Fundamental Liberties, Arrest Party Officials The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, restricting their fundamental liberties and arresting party officials since May 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. The crackdown is taking place amid heightened political tension ahead of the formal presidential election campaign, […]
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Publish Results of Announced Investigation; Provide Redress to Victims Leaders from across Southern Africa met in Angola’s capital, Luanda, this week to discuss, among other issues, their military mission in the Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique. Civilians in the region have suffered horrendous human rights abuses at the hands of the Islamic State-linked armed group Al-Shabab […]
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Mpumelelo Makhubu-Mukogo, Head: Digital at Standard Bank Global Markets Digital Solutions __ Banking in Africa is on the brink of its next transformative era. Gone are the days of discussing the Fourth Industrial Revolution as a concept; we are already immersed in a world augmented and powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, and cloud […]
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As a long-standing member of Unifi Zambia’s executive team and now acting as Unifi’s interim country manager for Uganda, Kawang’a Kapijimpanga is already making her mark on the continent’s vast and complex business landscape. Remarkably humble for a leader of such clout, Kapijimpanga has been a key senior team member in Unifi’s expansion in Zambia […]
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Governments Should Prioritize Care Services, Independent Investigations The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an independent military force, and allied militias in Sudan raped several dozen women and girls in West Darfur’s capital, El Geneina, and those fleeing to Chad between late April and late June 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. The assailants appear to have targeted people because of […]
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Bank of America announces the completion of the first ever debt-for-nature transaction in Continental Africa to refinance $500 million of sovereign debt of the Gabonese Republic (“Gabon”). The transaction will enable the country to contribute $125 million in new funding for ocean conservation, supporting their commitment to protect 30 percent of its lands, freshwater systems, […]
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Mohamed Bazoum, Family Members Denied Food, Basic Services, Legal Counsel Military coup leaders in Niger should ensure the safety and well-being of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and others arbitrarily detained, Human Rights Watch said today. The military should respect fundamental human rights, including by releasing all those arbitrarily detained, and bring about a swift transition […]
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Government Should Hold All Responsible Officials to Account, Establish Hybrid Court On August 8, 2022, videos and photographs circulated on social media that appeared to show South Sudan government forces executing captured fighters from an armed opposition group in Mayom county. Despite public outrage over the reported killings, no one has been held to account […]
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Becomes 112th State Party to International Treaty South Sudan acceded to the international Convention on Cluster Munitions on August 3, 2023, the 112th country to do so, Human Rights Watch said today. “By banning cluster bombs, South Sudan is taking an important step to strengthen international peace and security,” said Mary Wareham, arms acting director at Human Rights Watch […]
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