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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Africa, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 42,317 stories have been published about Africa which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Africa, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 42,317 stories have been published about Africa which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Uhuru Kenyatta · Addis AbabaTigray and Ethiopian sides invited to peace talks in South Africa. If Debretsion Gebremichael attends, it will be highest-level effort yet to end war. Two-year war has killed thousands of people from conflict and starvation. More than 5 million people without basic services including electricity, phone, internet.See the Story
African Union invites Ethiopia's warring parties to peace talks
44% Left coverage: 18 sources
Politics · Addis AbabaThe AU has set "both the date and the venue" for the talks but did not elaborate. There was no immediate response from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) The announcement comes more than a month after intense fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia. The deepening conflict has raised international alarm.See the Story
Ethiopia govt says accepts AU invite to peace talks
50% Center coverage: 10 sources
Famine · MogadishoSomalis say the current drought is worse than any they can remember. Thousands of people have died, including nearly 900 children under 5. The U.N. says half a million such children are at risk of death. A rare famine declaration could be made as soon as this month.See the Story
‘So many children dying’: Somalia drought brings famine near
60% Left coverage: 10 sources
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Terrorism · BanguiThree U.N. peacekeepers from Bangladesh killed by roadside bomb in Central African Republic. Attack occurred near village of Kaita, close to the border with Cameroon. No militia was directly blamed for the attack, although MINUSCA condemned the use of explosive devices by armed groups.Central African Republic has been rocked by violence since 2013.See the Story
Roadside bomb kills three U.N. peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Coverage: 10 sources
CricketAxar Patel is nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award. He took nine wickets in September, including three in a row against Australia. Harmanpreet Kaur is also up for the award for her performances in the T20 series against South Africa.See the Story
ICC Player of the Month: Axar, Smriti and Harmanpreet among nominees for September
60% Left coverage: 5 sources
Africa · East LondonEnyobeni tavern owners Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu are charged with violation of the Liquor Act. They stand accused of selling liquor to children on the night that 21 youths died at their tavern on 26 June. The case against the owners has been postponed to 25 November after the State introduced a new prosecutor.See the Story
Enyobeni tragedy: Case against tavern owners postponed as State brings in new prosecutor
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Africa · NigeriaOlumuyiwa Odusanya, a professor of Public and Community Health, is the pioneer substantive vice-chancellor for the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu. He will take over from Oluremi Olaleye, a PhD holder in Microbiology, who was in March appointed in acting capacity. The incumbent acting deputy vice-Chancellors-Olumide Metilelu and Kola Godonu, who are in charge of academic and administration, respectively, will reportedly continue in those capacities for the next 90 days.See the Story
Sanwo-Olu appoints pioneer VC of LASUSTECH
Wages · NigeriaThe Zamfara State Government has promised to start implementing the N30,000 monthly minimum wage from November this year. The Acting Governor of the state, Hassan Nasiha, made the pledge Tuesday afternoon when he received a Memorandum of Understanding between the government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)See the Story
Zamfara announces date for implementation of N30,000 minimum wage
Africa · Free StateThe South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning of extremely high fire danger conditions. The weather service has also forecasted a heat wave with persistently high temperatures over Gauteng, in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and Free State until Friday. Hot and humid weather leading to extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.See the Story
Heatwave to persist in days ahead
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
Africa · South AfricaJoerg Schnarr, 67, was murdered on Numbi road, outside the Kruger National Park. Three suspects potentially involved in the botched hijacking have been arrested. Police minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola are currently in Mpumalanga to visit the scene.See the Story
Three people being questioned after murder of German tourist near Kruger Park
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
Africa · ZimbabweFarmers earned US$637 million from the sale of 208 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf. This is a percentage difference of 8, 17 percent from the US$589 million they pocketed during the corresponding period last season. Last year, the country sold 211 million kilogramsmes of tobacco leaves. Tobacco is Zimbabwe's second foreign currency earner after gold.See the Story
