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First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Set to Be Released in Africa

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First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Set to Be Released in Africa

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – A new front has been opened up in the battle against malaria with the release of the first ever genetically modified mosquitoes in Africa. Some 10,000 sterile male mosquitoes will be released in Burkina Faso, a country at the front line of the war against the disease. Last year there were 9.8m cases of malaria here, resulting in almost 4,000 deaths. Malaria is the biggest killer of children under…

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Birth Control for Tanzanians? President Says `No Thanks’

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Birth Control for Tanzanians? President Says `No Thanks’

DAR ES SALAAM (Capital Markets in Africa) – President John Magufuli said Tanzanians have no need for birth control and only those who are lazy and can’t feed their children should use contraception. The 58-year-old leader has embarked on a nationwide anti-corruption drive and cut wasteful government spending since winning elections in 2015, but criticism of his administration is growing amid a clampdown on the media and the opposition. In a speech to citizens in Simiyu, northern…

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Rebellion Boils as Cameroon President Seeks to Extend Rule

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Rebellion Boils as Cameroon President Seeks to Extend Rule

YAOUNDE (Capital Markets in Africa) – While President Paul Biya appears to be a shoo-in to extend his 36-year rule in elections next month, he’s had no success in stifling a rebellion in Anglophone regions that’s threatening to split the mainly French-speaking central African nation. Africa’s second-longest serving head of state, Biya, 85, is facing eight candidates in an Oct. 7 vote that will be overshadowed by insurgent attacks, a violent clampdown by the security forces and…

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World Hunger Rises as Climate Change, Conflict Curb Food Access

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World Hunger Rises as Climate Change, Conflict Curb Food Access

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The number of people suffering from hunger climbed to an eight-year high in 2017 as extreme and erratic weather, conflicts and economic slowdowns limited food availability. Those categorized as hungry increased by 16.6 million to 821 million, the highest since 2009, according to the United Nations. It warned of the alarming signs of rising food insecurity and high levels of malnutrition as more people go undernourished in Africa and Latin America. “Climate…

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Unity Is Nigeria Opposition’s Key Hurdle in Defeating Buhari

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Unity Is Nigeria Opposition’s Key Hurdle in Defeating Buhari

LAGOS(Capital Markets in Africa) – The floodgates have opened. At least 12 challengers are bidding to defeat Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in February’s elections, but their sheer number will strain the opposition’s ability to unite behind a single candidate to stand a chance of winning. With the president of Africa’s biggest oil producer facing discontent over security crises and an anemic economy, top candidates including Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kano state Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso are defectors…

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ANC Labor Ally Sees No Need to Amend South Africa Land Rules

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ANC Labor Ally Sees No Need to Amend South Africa Land Rules

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The South African ruling party’s labour partner sees no need to amend the country’s constitution to make it easier to expropriate land without compensation. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, which is the country’s biggest labor federation and is part of the African National Congress-led ruling alliance, said the constitution already enables the state to tackle land reform, restitution and redistribution, and changes were unnecessary. The clause that…

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Guptas Willing to Give Testimony to South Africa Graft Probe

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Guptas Willing to Give Testimony to South Africa Graft Probe

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Members of the Gupta family, who’ve been implicated in looting billions of rand from state companies in South Africa, are willing to give testimony before a judicial panel investigating the alleged graft but only from outside the country, one of their lawyers said. The three Gupta brothers have a “reasonable apprehension” that they could be arrested and prosecuted by authorities that are reckless, incompetent and wield unbridled power, Mike…

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