Pan-African movement, Africans Rising has condemned the decision by Senegal's President Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election that was due to take place on February 25, 2024.

The movement says this is an attempt by Sall to cling onto power beyond his constitutional limit.

Africans Rising says Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should put pressure on President Sall to reverse his decision.

For more on this Thami Ngubeni spoke to member of Africans Rising Pan-African movement, Maurice Samba...

Pan-African movement, Africans Rising has condemned the decision by Senegal's President Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election that was due to take place on February 25, 2024.
The movement says this is an attempt by Sall to cling onto power beyond his constitutional limit.
Africans Rising says Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should put pressure on President Sall to reverse his decision.
For more on this Thami Ngubeni spoke to member of Africans Rising Pan-African movement, Maurice Samba...

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Pan-African movement, Africans Rising condemn postponement of Senegal's presidential election

International medical charity organisation, Medicins Sans Frontier, MSF or Doctor's Without Borders says the recurring cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe,  directly result from the country's deteriorated water and sewage systems.

The lack of adequate rain has only worsened the situation in urban and rural areas, with the water table rapidly depleting.

Community members in Mbire, work in fields alongside the river; since there are no toilets in the field, they resort to using bush toilets near the river. This results in the contamination of river water, which many use as drinking water.

For more on this, Lulu Gaboo spoke to Regional Medical Responsible at MSF Southern Africa, Mounia Amrani...

International medical charity organisation, Medicins Sans Frontier, MSF or Doctor's Without Borders says the recurring cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe,  directly result from the country's deteriorated water and sewage systems.
The lack of adequate rain has only worsened the situation in urban and rural areas, with the water table rapidly depleting.
Community members in Mbire, work in fields alongside the river; since there are no toilets in the field, they resort to using bush toilets near the river. This results in the contamination of river water, which many use as drinking water.
For more on this, Lulu Gaboo spoke to Regional Medical Responsible at MSF Southern Africa, Mounia Amrani...

MSF concerned about recurring cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe

Since the beginning of the year, over 5- thousand suspected cases of monkeypox, including 321 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been reported, this is according to the World Health Organisation.  

The WHO has warned that the current situation of the monkeypox outbreak in the DRC is of "grave concern" due to the sustained increase in suspected cases compared to previous years, with a significant burden in younger populations, particularly children under 15 years of age, who constitute the majority of both suspected cases and deaths.

For more on this Lulu Gaboo spoke to WHO's Dr Mory Keita,  based in the Regional Office for Africa in the  Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit....

Since the beginning of the year, over 5- thousand suspected cases of monkeypox, including 321 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been reported, this is according to the World Health Organisation.  
The WHO has warned that the current situation of the monkeypox outbreak in the DRC is of "grave concern" due to the sustained increase in suspected cases compared to previous years, with a significant burden in younger populations, particularly children under 15 years of age, who constitute the majority of both suspected cases and deaths.
For more on this Lulu Gaboo spoke to WHO's Dr Mory Keita,  based in the Regional Office for Africa in the  Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit....

WHO warns of the current situation of the monkeypox outbreak in the DRC

Ten opposition parties in South Africa's(SA)  Parliament say they are planning to challenge the Electoral Matters Amendment Act in court. The parties missed out on a March deadline for the submission of its candidates list.

The office of the Presidency said this week that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law.

To talk discuss this further is founder of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa (IEMSA) and former deputy chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa, Terry Tselane...

Ten opposition parties in South Africa's(SA)  Parliament say they are planning to challenge the Electoral Matters Amendment Act in court. The parties missed out on a March deadline for the submission of its candidates list.
The office of the Presidency said this week that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law.
To talk discuss this further is founder of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa (IEMSA) and former deputy chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa, Terry Tselane...

Pan-African movement, Africans Rising condemn postponement of Senegal's presidential election

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