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Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:41:54 GMTAfrica: African Women Surgeons Reshape Healthcare, Break Gender Barriers
[allAfrica] Kigali, Rwanda -- Approximately five billion people in low-resource areas lack access to safe surgical services, risking catastrophic health expenses, with an estimated need for 143 million additional surgeries, particularly in resource-c...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:58:21 GMT
South Africa: Three Killed in Sandton Restaurant Gunfight - South African News Briefs - March 7, 2025
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Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:06:55 GMT
Mozambique: President Chapo, Opposition Sign Dialogue Deal Without Mondlane
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo and several civil society, religious, and opposition leaders signed a "compromise agreement" on Wednesday, March 5, for an "inclusive national dialogue" in Maputo. However, opposition leade...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:57:24 GMT
South Sudan: Three Vaccinations That Are Critical to Women's Health
[MSF] Hepatitis E, tetanus and hepatitis B all pose significant but under-reported threats to the health and lives of women and girls, especially in low-income countries with limited access to healthcare. This can also mean life or death for their ba...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:52:09 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Mineral Contract With China Slammed By NGOs Citing 'Major Losses'
[RFI] A controversial mining deal between the DRC and China has come under the spotlight, as NGOs and civil society groups warn of financial losses and lack of transparency, one year after the 'contract of the century' was updated.
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Africa News24
Tuesday Mar 11 2025 21:55:43News24 | Angola will attempt to broker direct talks between Congo and M23, presidency says
Angola said on Tuesday it would attempt to broker direct talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the coming days.
Tuesday Mar 11 2025 12:00:18
News24 | 'Declaration of war': Uganda troops deploy in South Sudan as tensions increase
Uganda's military chief said his country had deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it" as tensions between President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek Machar stoke fears of a return to civil war.
Monday Mar 10 2025 21:46:44
News24 | 11 killed in jihadist revenge attack in Nigeria
Fighters from a new jihadist group torched seven villages in northwest Nigeria over the weekend and killed 11 people in a revenge attack, a police spokesperson told AFP on Monday.
Monday Mar 10 2025 10:35:16
News24 | Dialogue or confrontation? Mozambique's Chapo chooses both
President Chapo has invited opposition leaders to enter a dialogue but has excluded opposition leader Mondlane, instead using violence against his supporters. Observers are doubtful about any real peacebuilding efforts.
Friday Mar 07 2025 19:34:22
News24 | South Sudan president calls for calm after deadly attack on UN helicopter
South Sudan's president appealed for calm and pledged his country would "not go back to war", after a UN helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed on a rescue mission on Friday.
Benin
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:38:02 GMTGiving Birth Without Dying in Benin
[MSF] In Benin, before Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in the southern department of Couffo, the proportion of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who visited a health centre on a regular basis was low. As a consequence, mos...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:03:42 GMT
'French Neocolonialism Is the Main Cause of Our Underdevelopment,' Beninese Activist Reiterates After Release From Prison
[People's Dispatch] Arrested after a demonstration demanding the expulsion of French troops, Beninese activists reiterate their commitment to fighting French neocolonialism upon their release.
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:03:51 GMT
Benin's Media Regulator Suspends Six Media Outlets
[MFWA] On January 21, 2025, the media regulator in Benin, the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) suspended two newspapers and four news websites, accusing them of unauthorised publications and not being in good standing.
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 04:49:46 GMT
The People of Benin Intensify Anti-French Protests in the Wake of a Terror Attack
[People's Dispatch] "What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized several protests demanding the e...
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:21:03 GMT
TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2025 - What Can the 'Returnees' Do?
[CAF] Gabon, Benin, Uganda, Botswana, and Zimbabwe are returning to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals after missing out on the last edition played last year in Cote d'Ivoire.
Botswana
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:36 GMTWe Need to Cut Spending - Jefferis
[The Patriot] Botswana's government debt has surged in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns over its sustainability. During a presentation at an India Botswana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) business dinn...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:03 GMT
Private Schools Crucial for Our Education System
[The Patriot] Recently, the Junior Certificate of Education exam results were released. Although they showed a small improvement on the previous year's results, they still make for dismal reading. And still barely 1% of candidates obtained an overall...
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:02:35 GMT
Overhaul Wuc F/Town Supply Pipes
[The Patriot] For many years the city of Francistown has been experiencing pipe bursts and leaks all around the city due to ancient pipes still being used from decades ago. The city's leadership expressed their concerns over the issue recently in Fra...
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:01:44 GMT
From Opposition to Government, UDC Feels the Heat
[The Patriot] As fate would have it, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) finds itself in unfamiliar territory of having to defend positions it passionately and vigorously held while in opposition. The UDC behaves like a political party that was ...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:59:22 GMT
Ramoreboli Names Preliminary Botswana Squad
[Cosafa] Botswana's coach Morena Ramoreboli has named his first squad since being appointed to the job on a full-time basis, putting together a preliminary list of 49 players for next month's FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Burkina Faso
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:57:18 GMTPrince of the Sahel
[CFR] Beneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors.Burkinabe dictator, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, is the dashing poster boy for military rule in the West African ...
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:00:25 GMT
Kremlin Disinformation Campaigns Aim to Discredit French Military in Sahel, Analysts Say
[VOA] On Feb. 20, Ivory Coast became the latest African nation to expel French troops, taking control of the last remaining French military base in the country.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:44:22 GMT
Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré Is Making Waves in West Africa. Who Is He?
[The Conversation Africa] Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The 37-year-old captain had supp...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:20:18 GMT
Farming Communities in Burkina Faso Are Improving Their Agricultural Practices With Innovative Weather Tools
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Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:47:04 GMT
Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's New Plan to Tackle Extremist Violence Is Likely to Fail
[The Conversation Africa] The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one year ago, shortly after ...
Burundi
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:54:05 GMTBurundi's First Plastic Surgeon Paves the Way for a New Era in Healthcare
[allAfrica] Kigali, Rwanda -- "Being the first plastic and reconstructive surgeon in my country is a great honour," Dr. Baramburiye said. "But it's also a huge load on my shoulders, a lot of pressure."
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:24:47 GMT
Urgent Appeal Launched As DR Congo Crisis Fuels Mass Displacement to Burundi
[UN News] The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its impact on neighbouring countries, particularly Burundi, where thousands are...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:44:19 GMT
DR Congo Violence Has Pushed 35,000 to Burundi, Says UN Refugee Agency
[UN News] Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions without many basic necessities, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:49:19 GMT
Burundi Is Withdrawing Troops From DR Congo, Reports Say
[New Times] Burundian soldiers, who have been fighting against the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo, were pulling out following the fall of the city of Bukavu, four sources, including a Burundian army officer and two U.N. officials, said on Tuesday, ac...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:42:22 GMT
Congolese Citizens Demand Withdrawal of Burundi, Foreign Troops Amid Deteriorating Security
[New Times] DR Congo citizens on Monday, February 17, took to the streets in a wave of fresh protests demanding the immediate withdrawal of foreign military forces, including MONUSCO, the Burundi National Defence Forces (FNDB), and the SAMIDRC troops...
Cameroon
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:13:52 GMTWhat the New African Union Leaders Should Prioritise in 2025
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as "forbidding". This is an extract of ICG's briefing points to eight areas ...
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:57:39 GMT
Cameroon's Massacre Victims Wait Justice Five Years On
[HRW] Stalled Trial a Case Study in Impunity
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:15:36 GMT
Greenpeace Africa Calls On the Govt to Cancel the Decree Creating Ma Mbed Mbed Park
[Greenpeace] In 2020, the Cameroonian government issued a decree establishing Ma Mbed Mbed Park, covering an area of more than 12,000 hectares. This decree has sparked reactions from local communities, who have taken to the streets demanding its canc...
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 04:51:22 GMT
Big Priorities for the African Union in 2025 - Zooming in On Sudan, DRC and Cameroon
[Crisis Group] In this online event Crisis Group experts discuss the eight priorities that Crisis Group has identified for the African Union in the year ahead and specifically zoom in on what it can do to help solve the crises in Sudan, DRC and Camer...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:45:22 GMT
Cameroon's Striking Workers Win Against French Sugar Giant Despite 'Bloody Repression'
[People's Dispatch] Longstanding labor unrest over low wages, union suppression, and unsafe work conditions at Cameroon's largest sugar company, owned by a French agro-giant, erupted into a strike on January 26 over delayed payments.
Cape Verde
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:57:55 GMTCape Verde Parliament Speaker Appreciates Angolan AU Chairmanship
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The presidency of the African Union (AU) held by the Angolan head of state, João Lourenço, will contribute to the peaceful coexistence of peoples in Africa, especially in countries with political instability, said the pres...
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:22:19 GMT
Seychelles, Cape Verde, Rwanda Least Corrupt Countries in Africa - TI Report
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Seychelles has emerged as Africa's top performer in the newly released 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), scoring 72 out of 100.
Central Africa
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:52:09 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Mineral Contract With China Slammed By NGOs Citing 'Major Losses'
[RFI] A controversial mining deal between the DRC and China has come under the spotlight, as NGOs and civil society groups warn of financial losses and lack of transparency, one year after the 'contract of the century' was updated.
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:41:37 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Develop 50 AI Tools Across Various Sectors - Official
[New Times] Rwanda is making significant strides in the field of emerging technologies, with an ambitious plan to develop 50 artificial intelligence (AI) applications across various sectors in four years.
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:38:57 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Genocide Ideology Trends Linked to DR Congo-Based FDLR
[New Times] During the Senate's tour of 15 districts, including 11 along the international borders, Sen. Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu was shocked when he detected a Genocide ideology case involving a 12-year-old pupil who claimed that he could identify...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:36:34 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: No Amount of Financial Assistance Freeze Will Solve DR Congo Crisis
[New Times] This week, Canada and Germany announced punitive measures against Rwanda, accusing it of supporting the AFC/M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo.
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:27:28 GMT
Ethiopia: President Taye Receives Message From President of Angola
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Ethiopia's President Taye Atske Selassie has received a message today sent from the President of Angola and the current African Union chairperson, João Lourenço.
Central African Republic
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:53:51 GMTUN Report Reveals Brutal Attacks Targeting Muslims, Refugees in Central African Republic
[UN News] A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations committed by armed groups in southeast Central African Republic (CAR), targeting Muslim communities and Sudanese refugees.
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:45:21 GMT
10th African Day of School Feeding Commemorated in Bangui With Renewed Commitments to Expanding School Meal Programs Across Africa
[African Union] The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and development partners, commemorated the 10th Anniversary of the African Day of School Feeding (ADSF) in Bangui, CAR, und...
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:07:26 GMT
False - With Russia's Support, CAR Significantly Succeeded in Combating Militants
[VOA] Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, Russian deputy defense minister and President Vladimir Putin's special envoy to Africa, visited C.A.R. on March 2 to give assurance of continued military and economic support for leader Faustin-Archange Touadera.
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:43:41 GMT
Joseph Kony's Family Repatriated to Uganda From Central African Republic
[Nile Post] As of February 26, 2025, the family of Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), has been repatriated to Uganda from the Central African Republic (CAR).
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:44:23 GMT
Central African Republic Faces Ongoing Challenges Ahead of Elections
[UN News] The recent attack on a UN patrol in the Central African Republic (CAR) which resulted in the death of a Tunisian peacekeeper, underlines the constant dangers facing peacekeepers from armed groups there, the head of the UN mission (MINUSCA) ...
Chad
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:30:49 GMTNigerian Refugees Return From Chad After Governor's Visit
[Premium Times] The state government has opened a temporary camp for the repatriated refugees in Maiduguri. They are being moved back to their ancestral communities in batches.
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:19:42 GMT
World Bank Promotes Inclusive Connectivity in Lake Chad Region
[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank today approved $170 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Chad improve connectivity, logistics, and value chains with subregional commercial potential in the Lake Chad region.
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:44:22 GMT
Nearly 300 Boko Haram Militants Killed in Fresh Offensive
[Daily Trust] Chad's army said that it had killed nearly 300 Boko Haram militants and lost 27 army employees in a four-month campaign against the jihadist group that ended on Tuesday.
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:13:52 GMT
What the New African Union Leaders Should Prioritise in 2025
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as "forbidding". This is an extract of ICG's briefing points to eight areas ...
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:30:42 GMT
Boko Haram - Zulum Leads Delegation to Repatriate 7,790 Refugees From Chad
[Vanguard] Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has led a delegation of Nigerian government officials to commence the repatriation of refugees who fled the Boko Haram crisis to Baga Sola in Chad Republic.
Comoros
Congo-Brazzaville
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:27:30 GMTCongo Brazzaville Officially Backs Egypt's Unesco Top Post Candidate
[Egypt Online] The Republic of the Congo announced on Thursday its official support for Khaled El-Enany, Egypt's nominee for the position of Director-General of UNESCO (2025-2029), as part of President Denis Sassou Nguesso's appreciation for Egyptian...
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:10:31 GMT
Rwanda Accuses Canada of 'Blatantly Ignoring' Security Concerns - Statement
[Nile Post] Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Canada's recent statement on the ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo, accusing the North American country of overlooking Rwanda's security concerns and unfairly blaming it for t...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:06:44 GMT
Madagascar and Congo-Brazzaville Team Up to Protect Vanishing Forests
[RFI] Congo-Brazzaville and Madagascar are combining efforts to protect their primary forests, which support rich ecosystems and rare wildlife but face increasing threats from deforestation. The countries marked the launch of their conservation drive...
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:00:51 GMT
Rebel Movement M23 Is Said to Be Responsible for the Attack in Bukavu
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "According to credible witnesses, the two explosions that hit the crowd in Bukavu are attributable to the M23," a local source from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tells Fides.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:29:19 GMT
Brazzaville Hosts a Key Ministerial Meeting On Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Central Africans
[UNHCR] The governments of the signatory countries of the Yaoundé Declaration and the European Union met in Brazzaville last Friday for the second ministerial meeting of the Steering Committee of the Support Platform for Solutions in the context...
Congo-Kinshasa
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:57:16 GMTUS Imposes Sanctions On Rwandan Minister Kabarebe and M23 Publicist Kanyuka
[Nile Post] The financial sanctions are expected to cripple the operations of the M23 with the US claiming the war in DR Congo was curtailing its investments in Rwanda, far cry from its recent foreign policy stance
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:01:38 GMT
The West Blame Game On Rwanda and M23 Rebels in DR Congo an Attitude of Hypocrisy and Cynicism
[New Times] The capture of Goma by M23 rebels attracted much noise from western countries and especially the European Parliament. The UN Security Council also held sessions after the fall of Goma, where the UN troops (MONUSCO) who are supposed to be ...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:44:19 GMT
DR Congo Violence Has Pushed 35,000 to Burundi, Says UN Refugee Agency
[UN News] Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions without many basic necessities, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:29:36 GMT
UK Summons Rwandan Envoy Over DR Congo Conflict
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Rwandan High Commission in London has defended its security policies in response to a summons by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), citing existential threats from the Democratic Republic of...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:28:39 GMT
Kenya Weighs Evacuation of Citizens Amid Escalating DRC Conflict
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government is considering evacuating Kenyans living and working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following an escalation of violent conflict in the eastern part of the country.
Djibouti
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:59:18 GMTEthiopia, Djibouti Renew Commitment to Further Consolidate Trade, Economic Cooperation
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Ethiopia and Djibouti have reaffirmed commitment to further reinforce trade and economic cooperation between the two East African nations.
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:15 GMT
Bridging Divides - Dual Reality of Progress, Setback in Ethiopia's Somali Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Somali Regional State, located in the eastern part of Ethiopia, is one of the country's twelve regions. It shares borders with Somalia to the east, Djibouti to the north, and the Oromia and Afar regions to the west...
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:12:27 GMT
Djibouti Embassy Headquarters Opened in Port Sudan
[SNA] Portsudan -- The new headquarters of the Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti was opened on Monday in the airport district of Portsudan, in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Hussein Al-Amin Al-Fadi...
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:34:28 GMT
Djibouti's Youssouf Beats Raila Odinga to AU Commission Chair
[Nile Post] Odinga's defeat has elicited mixed reactions in Kenya. While some of his supporters expressed disappointment, others viewed it as an opportunity for Odinga to refocus on his political ambitions, particularly a potential bid for the Kenyan...
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:37:46 GMT
Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Elected African Union Commission Chairperson Amid Growing Continental Challenges
[FrontPageAfrica] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Djibouti's Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) for a four-year term, following a rigorous voting process at the 38th Ordinary Summit of ...
East Africa
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:57:24 GMTSouth Sudan: Three Vaccinations That Are Critical to Women's Health
[MSF] Hepatitis E, tetanus and hepatitis B all pose significant but under-reported threats to the health and lives of women and girls, especially in low-income countries with limited access to healthcare. This can also mean life or death for their ba...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:18:37 GMT
Kenya: TikTok Ordered to Remove Minors Sexual Contents After BBC Expose
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has directed TikTok to remove all sexual content involving minors on its platform.
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:03:40 GMT
Ethiopia: Why Does Ethiopia Have Earthquakes and Volcanoes? a Geologist Explains
[The Conversation Africa] A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a geologically active regi...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:03:37 GMT
Sudan: Access to Stricken Zamzam Camp 'Is Nearly Impossible'
[UN News] Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan's North Darfur region are now "nearly impossible" to reach, the UN's top aid official in the country warned on Thursday.
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:41:37 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Develop 50 AI Tools Across Various Sectors - Official
[New Times] Rwanda is making significant strides in the field of emerging technologies, with an ambitious plan to develop 50 artificial intelligence (AI) applications across various sectors in four years.
East Africa
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:57:24 GMTSouth Sudan: Three Vaccinations That Are Critical to Women's Health
[MSF] Hepatitis E, tetanus and hepatitis B all pose significant but under-reported threats to the health and lives of women and girls, especially in low-income countries with limited access to healthcare. This can also mean life or death for their ba...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:18:37 GMT
Kenya: TikTok Ordered to Remove Minors Sexual Contents After BBC Expose
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has directed TikTok to remove all sexual content involving minors on its platform.
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:03:40 GMT
Ethiopia: Why Does Ethiopia Have Earthquakes and Volcanoes? a Geologist Explains
[The Conversation Africa] A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a geologically active regi...
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:03:37 GMT
Sudan: Access to Stricken Zamzam Camp 'Is Nearly Impossible'
[UN News] Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan's North Darfur region are now "nearly impossible" to reach, the UN's top aid official in the country warned on Thursday.
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:41:37 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda to Develop 50 AI Tools Across Various Sectors - Official
[New Times] Rwanda is making significant strides in the field of emerging technologies, with an ambitious plan to develop 50 artificial intelligence (AI) applications across various sectors in four years.
Equatorial Guinea
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:18:19 GMTEquatorial Guinea and Jammeh's Equation
[JusticeInfo.net] The prospect of trying former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh has grown bigger with the plan of a tribunal supported by the regional political organization ECOWAS. But there's a snag: how to get him out of his protected exile in Equat...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:49:09 GMT
Guinean 'Disappeared' Activist Resurfaces With Marks of Torture
[HRW] A prominent civil society leader in Guinea, Abdoul Sacko, went missing in the early hours of February 19, 2025, after gunmen took him from his home in the capital Conakry, raising concerns about an enforced disappearance. He resurfaced that nig...
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:18:43 GMT
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan Battle for Supremacy in Group E
[CAF] The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, will see a fascinating contest in Group E, featuring Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan.
Eritrea
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:21:18 GMTLooming Ethiopia-Eritrea Tension: Is New Cycle of Armed Conflict Imminent?
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia and Eritrea shared long-standing turbulent relations marked by a brief period of tactical and opportunistic alliance where comprehensive and strategic cooperation is lacking.
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT
UN Warns of Eritrean Troops' Continued Abuses in Tigray Amid Impunity, Cites 'Lack of Political Will' On Rights Violations in Eritrea
[Addis Standard] The United Nations has warned that Eritrean troops continue to commit human rights abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and raised concerns over persisting impunity despite international calls for accountability.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:08:45 GMT
TPLF Rejects Claims of 'Secret Talks' With Eritrea, Calls Accusations 'Fabricated Falsehoods'
[Addis Standard] The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected claims that the party and Tigray military forces have engaged in "secret contact with the Eritrean government," calling the allegations "completely untrue" and "lacking any sup...
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:46:00 GMT
A Glimpse Into Bedawyet Traditions and Lifestyle
[Shabait] The Bedawyet, one of the ethnic groups in Eritrea, live in the northern parts of the Gash Barka region and the Adobha subzone of the Northern Red Sea region and are predominantly pastoral, earning a living primarily by raising animals. Due ...
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:41:21 GMT
Vintage Asmarino Woven Into Modern Garments - Awet New York's Asmara Collection
[Shabait] Awet Woldegebriel, an Eritrean-American fashion designer, founded Awet New York, a contemporary fashion brand known for its luxury, craftsmanship, and storytelling blend. His designs often incorporate elements of his Eritrean heritage and p...
Ethiopia
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:15 GMTBridging Divides - Dual Reality of Progress, Setback in Ethiopia's Somali Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Somali Regional State, located in the eastern part of Ethiopia, is one of the country's twelve regions. It shares borders with Somalia to the east, Djibouti to the north, and the Oromia and Afar regions to the west...
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:21:18 GMT
Looming Ethiopia-Eritrea Tension: Is New Cycle of Armed Conflict Imminent?
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia and Eritrea shared long-standing turbulent relations marked by a brief period of tactical and opportunistic alliance where comprehensive and strategic cooperation is lacking.
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:56:17 GMT
Ethiopia, Somalia Reinvigorates Relation, Says Foreign Affairs Spokesperson
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Ethiopia and Somalia have reinvigorated their relations through the high-level frequent working visit exchanges between the two countries' officials, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Nebiat Getachew sa...
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:50:24 GMT
UN Warns of Eritrean Troops' Continued Abuses in Tigray Amid Impunity, Cites 'Lack of Political Will' On Rights Violations in Eritrea
[Addis Standard] The United Nations has warned that Eritrean troops continue to commit human rights abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and raised concerns over persisting impunity despite international calls for accountability.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:08:45 GMT
TPLF Rejects Claims of 'Secret Talks' With Eritrea, Calls Accusations 'Fabricated Falsehoods'
[Addis Standard] The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has rejected claims that the party and Tigray military forces have engaged in "secret contact with the Eritrean government," calling the allegations "completely untrue" and "lacking any sup...
Gabon
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 04:52:42 GMTGabon Courts Stand Still As Magistrates Protest Working Conditions
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Gabon's courts are effectively closed because the magistrates who run them refuse to work due to what they call poor working conditions and pay. They have rejected pleas by leaders to return to work while waiting for condit...
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:21:03 GMT
TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2025 - What Can the 'Returnees' Do?
[CAF] Gabon, Benin, Uganda, Botswana, and Zimbabwe are returning to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals after missing out on the last edition played last year in Cote d'Ivoire.
Gambia
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:18:19 GMTEquatorial Guinea and Jammeh's Equation
[JusticeInfo.net] The prospect of trying former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh has grown bigger with the plan of a tribunal supported by the regional political organization ECOWAS. But there's a snag: how to get him out of his protected exile in Equat...
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:05:18 GMT
Ex-President Jammeh Expels Lawmaker From Former Ruling Party
[The Point] Former President Yahya Jammeh has expelled Hon. Bakary K. Badjie, the lawmaker for Foni Bintang Karanai from so-called APRC after declaring his (Badjie) intention to run for president in the 2026 presidential election.
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:06:17 GMT
Gender Ministry Marks Int'l Zero Tolerance for FGM Day
[The Point] The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare and its development partners recently commemorated International Zero Tolerance for FGM with an event dubbed - 'Walk for Health'
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:47:23 GMT
Ecowas Is Still Pivotal to Steadying the Gambia's Transition
[ISS] Divisions over the latest draft constitution, which extends executive power and term limits, necessitate ECOWAS' involvement.
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:37:50 GMT
Creating an Enabling Environment for Media!
[The Point] Freedom of expression is a key ingredient in measuring the strength of any democracy. In essence, it is the life blood of any thriving democracy.
Ghana
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:07:20 GMTMilitary Officers Brutalise Journalists in Walewale
[MFWA] Military personnel have beaten two journalists, Alhassan Dokurugu and Tahiru Ibrahim in Walewale, in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region of Ghana, in a second attack on civilians by security agents in the town in a week.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:35:25 GMT
Ghana - Journalists Attacked By Thugs While Covering Elections
[IFJ] According to local media reports, five journalists reporting on the electoral process were seriously assaulted by unidentified individuals at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council. They are reporter Kifi Adede of Oyerepa Radio and Televisio...
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:41:03 GMT
Dvla CEO Commits to Stronger Partnership With Port Operators
[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr Julius Neequaye Kotey, has said the Authority will continue to work in unison with the various operators at the ports who deal with DVLA.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:40:32 GMT
Let's Dialogue On Recruitment Into Public Sector - Minister
[Ghanaian Times] Ms Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, the Minister of State-designate, Public-Sector Reforms, has called for a dialogue on the recruitment of individuals into the public sector.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:39:46 GMT
Do Well to Win Galamsey Fight!
[Ghanaian Times] DURING his campaign last year for the country's presidency, Mr John Dramani Mahama promised to fight illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey, in the country.
Guinea
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:01:48 GMTGuinean Regulator Bans News Site Dépêche Guinée
[CPJ] Dakar -- Guinea's High Authority of Communication should reverse its decision to indefinitely suspend the privately owned news site Dépêche Guinée and ensure the public has unrestrained access to diverse media sources, the Commit...
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 05:01:58 GMT
Guinea Eliminates Human African Trypanosomiasis As a Public Health Problem
[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem. This form of human African trypanosomiasis, the only type transmitted in Guinea, is the fir...
Guinea Bissau
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:55 GMTDr Ceesay Vows to Strengthen Cross-Border Communication Between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau
[The Point] Dr Ismaila Ceesay, the Minister for Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, has vowed to strengthen cross-border communication between the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau as he welcomed Bissau Communications minister to The Gambia.
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:01:55 GMT
President El-Sisi Speaks With the President of Guinea-Bissau
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló.
Kenya
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:07:34 GMTJustice Njoki Ndung'u Moves to Block 'Unconstitutional' JSC Petitions
[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Supreme Court Judge Njoki Ndung'u has petitioned the High Court to halt the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from proceeding with petitions seeking the removal of the entire Supreme Court bench over alleged misconduct and inc...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:03:01 GMT
Kenya's Former Electoral Chief Dies in Nairobi
[New Times] Wafula Chebukati, the former chairperson of Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has died, the family has confirmed.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:53:25 GMT
Uhuru Describes Chebukati As a Resilent Leader Despite Challenges
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta says the late Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati was a leader who played a central role Kenya's electoral landscape.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:08 GMT
PS Sing'oei Apologises for Posting Fake Ai Generated Video
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'Oei has apologised after posting an AI-generated video which showed CNN political commentator Fareed Zakaria commenting on Kenya's controvesial decision to allow the Rapid Support...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:33:17 GMT
Wetangula Mourns Chebukati As a Steadfast Defender of the Rule of Law
[Capital FM] National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has hailed former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati as an eminent jurist and steadfast defender of the rule of law.
Kenya Daily Nation
Kenya East African
Kenya Headlines
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:51:00 +0300Ndindi Nyoro out, Samuel Atandi in as new Budget Committee chair
Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi elected National Assembly Budget Committee chair, replacing Ndindi Nyoro; to be deputised by Robert Pukose (Endebes).
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:15:24 +0300
EXCLUSIVE: Man behind unauthorised police base speaks
Collins Chepkulei Leitich, alias ‘General, has denied reports of his arrest despite being at the center of controversy over an unauthorised police base in Kesses.
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:20:29 +0300
Man sets himself on fire outside the Supreme Court building
A man on Tuesday doused himself with petrol and lit himself on fire outside the public entrance to the Supreme Court building in Nairobi.
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:03:17 +0300
Man who set up patrol base says he had backing of top cops
The mysterious man who is reportedly wanted for establishing a police patrol base has claimed that he had the backing of top police chiefs.
Sun, 09 Mar 2025 15:56:28 +0300
Down memory lane: Why elections have always been a nail biting affair
Persistent late enactment or amendment of electoral laws too close to elections, always undermine planning and implementation of electoral activities.
Kenya News
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:56 +0300Samuel Kaetuai, officer killed in Haiti died from single head shot
Kaetuai was killed by armed gangs while on the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission on February 23.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0300
Finland airlift plan had over Sh100m in bank, court told
Parent narrates how she paid Sh1 million for daughter's education. Another parent wants former and current county officials charged.
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0300
Listen to youth, Raila told after Kisii booing
The ODM leader was heckled during a Shabana FC-Sportpesa event at Gusii Stadium.Some leaders accused the youth of being disrespectful to the veteran politician.
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0300
A new era for Kenya and Chile to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties
Kenya-Chile trade and investment relations look brighter after both nations reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties.
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0300
Turkana ruins rekindle massacre memories
Todonyang residents live in constant fear of fresh attacks from Ethiopian militias.Key infrastructure, including schools and health facilities, lies in ruins.
Lesotho
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:55:15 GMTLesotho Seeks Partnership With Geo Pomona
[The Herald] A delegation from Geo Pomona Waste Management met Lesotho Prime Minister, Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane, here yesterday to discuss a potential partnership aimed at improving waste management in the country.
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:28:41 GMT
Murder Suspect to Appear in Court Following His Extradition Process From Lesotho
[SAPS] A 29-year-old murder suspect will appear in the Hennenman Magistrates' Court tomorrow, 11 December 2024, following his extradition from Lesotho. The suspect was apprehended in Lesotho on 27 June 2024 and subsequently handed over to South Afric...
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 06:24:43 GMT
Many Basotho Eye Jobs in South Africa, but Most Favour Limited in-Migration
[Afrobarometer] Almost half of adults say they given emigration at least "a little" thought.
Liberia
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:47:15 GMTPolice Justifies Security Cut For Embattled Speaker
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Police Inspector General Colonel Gregory Coleman has disclosed that the Liberia National Police (LNP) has reduced the number of officers assigned to embattled House Speaker Cllr. J. Fornati Koffa.
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:46:17 GMT
VP Koung to Lead GOL Delegation to Kampala
[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia, January 8, 2025 - A report reaching this paper says Liberia's Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung and Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah are expected to depart the country this week to attend the Kampala Declara...
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:21:11 GMT
Chief Allen Urges Boakai to Demonstrate Leadership
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- A member of the Advisory Council of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Chief Cyril Allen, urges President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to harness his vast experience and demonstrate strong leadership to guide Liberia towards pro...
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:50:11 GMT
Boakai to Deliver 2nd SONA At City Hall?
[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai will be constrained to deliver his second annual address to the nation outside of the grounds of the National Legislature due to the devastated impacts of a horrible fire incident that recently left t...
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:49:12 GMT
Ecowas Commits U.S.$245k to Obstetric Fistula Care
[Liberian Observer] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has committed US$245,000 to support surgeries and reintegration for obstetric fistula--a childbirth injury that creates a hole between a woman's vagina and or rectum.
Liberian Dialogue
Madagascar
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:04:38 GMTCommunities Reeling From Cyclone Gamane Ready for Brewing Storms
[WFP] How funds enable the Government and the World Food Programme to ensure people are informed and prepared
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:37:55 GMT
Madagascar's Gold Trade Thrives On Black Market Despite Export Reforms
[RFI] Authorities in Madagascar concede gold smuggling is still booming despite laws introduced at the start of the year to make it easier to take the precious metal out of the country legally.
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:15:15 GMT
Insights From Mjadala Afrika On China's Role in Africa
[Capital FM] The recently held Mjadala Afrika debate in Addis Ababa offered an inspiring glimpse into the future of African Union (AU) leadership. Candidates vying for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson position outlined ambitious visions...
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:14:16 GMT
Waves as High as 10m Expected as Cyclone Chido Makes Landfall in Mozambique
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Tropical Cyclone Chido is affecting multiple countries in Southern Africa, potentially impacting approximately 2.5 million people across Mozambique, Malawi, and the Comoros. The cyclone already hit Mayotte with extreme wind c...
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:11:46 GMT
Madagascar Assesses Damage from Cyclone Chido as it Moves to Mozambique
[OCHA] HIGHLIGHTS
Malawi
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:53:48 GMTTransporters Assure Malawians - Fuel Scarcity to Ease Next Week
[Nyasa Times] Transporters Association of Malawi has assured the nation that the ongoing fuel shortages are expected to ease by late next week as significant volumes of fuel are currently in transit to Malawi.
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:51:42 GMT
Mozambique's Post-Election Crisis Affects Significantly Malawi
[AIM] Maputo -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has claimed that Mozambique's post-election crisis, characterized by mass demonstrations called by the presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane to protest against the fraudulent results of the gener...
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:21:04 GMT
Post-Election Chaos in Mozambique Sparks Mass Exodus to Malawi
[RFI] Thousands of Mozambicans have fled across the border to Malawi as post-election violence escalates, leaving homes destroyed and lives uprooted. Families seek refuge in makeshift camps, recounting harrowing tales of survival and loss.
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:46:05 GMT
Exposed! Too Much Chamba Smoking and Trading in Nkhata Bay District
[Nyasa Times] Nkhata Bay, known for its picturesque landscapes, has become the epicenter of a thriving underground Indian hemp (chamba) trade, with increasing numbers of locals turning to the illicit plant for daily use despite its criminal status in...
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:07:31 GMT
A Decade of Impact - How Prophet Shepherd Bushiri Has Transformed Lives in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] For over a decade, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has been more than a spiritual leader to the people of Malawi. He has been a beacon of hope, a tireless philanthropist, and a transformative force for good. His journey of giving is not just a...
Malawi Times
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:43:09 +0000Mzuzu demonstrations turn chaotic, police net 10
By Samuel Kalimira , Patience Lunda & Jarson Malowa:
What began as a peaceful stay-away protest by vendors in Mzuzu City Tuesday escalated into violent riots, with demonstrators storming the Central Business District (CBD), where they pelted shop...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:33:31 +0000
Promotions elude Malawi’s agriculture extension workers
By Khumbo Kaliwo, Thomas Chilaya & Jarson Malowa:
Agriculture extension workers, who are at the heart of the country’s food security efforts as they work with smallholder farmers at the grass roots level, have gone decades without promotion, Th...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:20:09 +0000
Flames regroup Thursday
Kalisto Pasuwa
Malawi National Football Team Coach Kalisto Pasuwa has included 11 foreign country-based players in the squad for the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.
The team is expected to face Namibia and Tunisia.
The Flames are scheduled to host Na...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:10:08 +0000
MultiChoice MW eyes local content
By Jimmy Chazama
MultiChoice Malawi on Monday committed to invest in local content and empower the country’s storytellers ahead of the premiere of Pa Mango Lodge drama series.
The series is a concept of HD Plus Creations and will start airing on ...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:58:16 +0000
Taskforce pushes for Nahec funding
The National Arts and Heritage Council (Nahec) taskforce has bemoaned the non-existence of allocation to Nahec in the 2025-26 proposed national budget.
The taskforce’s secretary Ron Muphuwa said on Tuesday that having lobbied for funds amounting to...
Mali
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:48:07 GMTMali Accuses Algeria of Fuelling Sahel Insecurity By Supporting Tuareg Rebels
[RFI] As Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger prepare to withdraw from the West African bloc Ecowas, reports show an increase in instability in the region - partly due to a lack of coordination in the fight against jihadism - with Mali now accusing Algeria o...
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:05:23 GMT
Bamako Accuses Algeria of Complicity With Terrorist Groups Active On Its Territory
[Agenzia Fides] Bamako -- The Malian government has expressed "its deep concern at the persistence, on the part of some Algerian authorities, of continuous acts of interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Mali, characterized by paterna...
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:52:01 GMT
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Reaffirms ECOWAS Withdrawal
[allAfrica] The leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger reaffirmed that their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is irreversible, reports Russian news agency TASS.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:17:36 GMT
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on West Africa and the Sahel
[U.S. Mission to the UN] New York -- AS DELIVERED
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:51:43 GMT
Learning from the Withdrawals of UN Peacekeeping Missions in Mali and the DRC
[The Conversation Africa] The host countries of two of the United Nations' flagship peacekeeping missions recently demanded their withdrawal. This development raises questions about whether such missions can still effectively prevent and manage confl...
Mauritania
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:19:00 GMTIslamic Republic of Mauritania - IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article Iv Consultation, and Completes Third Reviews of the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Second Review of the Res
[IMF] Washington, DC: The IMF Executive Board concluded today the 2024 Article IV consultation[1] with Mauritania and also completed the Third Reviews under the 42-month blended Extended Credit Facility arrangement (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facilit...
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:38:07 GMT
EU Contribution Boosts WFP's Lifesaving Efforts in Mauritania
[WFP] Nouakchott -- A contribution of EUR 4.85 million from the European Union (EU) helped the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) provide vital food and nutrition assistance to 78,000 crisis-affected people in Mauritania in 2024.
Mauritius
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:14:28 GMTMauritians Invited to Transform Their Innovative Ideas Into Impactful Projects
[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, and Research, Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, proceeded yesterday, in Ebène, with the launch of the National Innovator Hall of Fame 2025 competition to acknowledge outstanding local...
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:15:09 GMT
UN Engagement Pour La Réconciliation Et La Souveraineté Des Chagos
[L'Express] Present à la 38e session ordinaire du sommet de l'Union africaine (UA), tenue les 15 et 16 février, le Premier ministre (PM), Navin Ramgoolam (photo), a pris la parole samedi, exprimant tout d'abord sa satisfaction d'assister &#...
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:14:27 GMT
Prime Minister Grateful for Support of AU and AU Member States to Mauritius As Regards the Chagos Archipelago
[Government of Mauritius] During his participation at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), held on 15 and 16 February 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:28:46 GMT
2025 AU Summit - Prime Minister Holds Talks With Several Eminent African Dignitaries
[Government of Mauritius] The Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, had a series of bilateral meetings and talks with several eminent African dignitaries during his participation at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:28:47 GMT
Minister Ameer Meea Reiterates Government Support to MCAF Ltd
[Government of Mauritius] A meeting with representatives of the Mauritius Cooperative Agricultural Federation (MCAF) Ltd, was organised this afternoon under the chair of the Minister of Industry, SME and Cooperatives, Mr Sayed Muhammad Aadil Ameer Me...
Mozambique
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:12:28 GMTMSF Improves People's Access to Healthcare in Wake of Cyclone Chido
[MSF] Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency response, alongside the Ministry of Health, to ensure people have access to healthcare in the most affected area of northern Mozambique, following the devastation caused by cyclone Chido. ...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:45:45 GMT
South Africa Sends Special Envoy to Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African government says it remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of its citizens and upholding regional stability, amid protests in Mozambique.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:08:44 GMT
South Africa Reroutes Mozambique Trade, Travel to Eswatini Border Amid Violence
[VOA] Mbabane, Eswatini -- As Mozambique grapples with a political crisis following a disputed national election and violent protests, the situation at its southern border with South Africa is increasingly volatile, affecting trade and travel.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:46:14 GMT
Informal Militias Patrol Maputo Neighbourhoods
[AIM] Maputo -- Informal militias have sprung up in several neighbourhoods in Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola as panic-stricken residents seek to protect themselves against gangs of mysterious "homens-catana' ("machete men').
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:46:13 GMT
Mondlane Prepares His Spearhead
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's self-exiled presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, on Friday announced that yet another round of turmoil will begin next week.
Namibia
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:34:18 GMTIPC Asks Courts to Declare Election Results Invalid
[Namibian] The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has filed two court cases in which the party is asking that the results of Namibia's presidential and National Assembly elections near the end of November be declared invalid and set aside.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:35:12 GMT
Omusati Police in Search of Woman Who Abandoned Baby
[Namibian] The police in the Omusati region is seeking public assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a woman who allegedly abandoned a three-month-old baby girl on Friday.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:49:20 GMT
Ohangwena Community Urged to Stay Away From Cucashops
[Namibian] As the rainy season begins, the communities of the Ohangwena region have been urged to take advantage and maximise on cultivating the fields.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:33 GMT
Kavango West Shows Increase in People On ARV Treatment
[Namibian] Chief medical officer at the Kavango West Health Directorate Beata Siteketa says the region currently has 7 358 active people on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, comprising 5 123 females and 2 235 males.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:49:03 GMT
Namfisa Recovers Over N$2.7 Million for Consumers
[Namibian] The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) has recovered over N$2.7 million in the non-banking financial sector during the third quarter of 2024, as part of resolving complaints.
Niger
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:09:31 GMTFierce Rivalries and High Stakes As TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 Qualifiers Reach Climax
[CAF] The stage is set for an electrifying weekend as the second-leg matches of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers unfold.
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:10:30 GMT
Niger and Sudan Qualify for TotalEnergies CHAN 2024
[CAF] Niger became the latest team to secure a spot in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) following a goalless draw against Togo in their second-leg encounter on Friday.
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:29:46 GMT
Again, Nigeria Denies Colluding With France Against Niger
[Premium Times] "Any attempt to blackmail Nigeria over ECOWAS's principled stance against the unconstitutional seizure of power in the Niger Republic is both disingenuous and doomed to fail."
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:52:01 GMT
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Reaffirms ECOWAS Withdrawal
[allAfrica] The leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger reaffirmed that their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is irreversible, reports Russian news agency TASS.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:45:19 GMT
Nigeriens Seek More Government Action On Climate Change
[Afrobarometer] Large majorities say their region has seen more intense droughts and floods during the past decade.
Nigeria
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:35:30 GMTNDLEA Intercepts 2 Boats With Illicit Drugs, Arrests 6 Ghanaians, Beninese
[Leadership] Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, the Marine Command, at 2:30 am on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, intercepted two boats loaded with 1,960 kilograms of Ghanaian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, at the...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:35:25 GMT
NAFDAC Destroys Over N120bn Worth of Fake Products in 6 Months
[Leadership] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the seizure and destruction of over N120 billion of substandard and falsified medicines (SFs) and unwholesome food products between July and December...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:29:11 GMT
Illegal Gypsum Mining in Yobe Denies Govt Revenue, Harms Humans, Animals, Environment
[Premium Times] Mining pits are left unfilled, turning farmland into dangerous wastelands.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:12 GMT
Federal Government, Stakeholders Move Against Kidnapping in Nigeria
[Leadership] The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) under the office of the National Security Adviser at a recently concluded Multi-Agency Kidnap Fusion Cell (MAAKFC) launched in Abuja said Nigerians will feel safer in 2025.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:12 GMT
How Court Verdicts, Off Cycle Polls, PDP Crisis, Others Shaped 2024 Politics
[Leadership] Year 2024 which runs out in a few days was shaped by some major political events, especially as it followed immediately after Nigeria's general election in 2023.
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Nigeria The Will
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:06:23 +0000Keyamo To Attend 4th Air Transport Quarterly Magazine Industry Awards
February 21, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, is set to grace the 4th Annual Air Transport Quarterly Magazine Industry Awards, scheduled for March 6, 2025, at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja. Organisers h...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:04:32 +0000
NCAA DG Bags Honorary Fellowship From Nigerian Institution Of Safety Engineers
February 21, (THEWILL) – The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Chris Ona Najomo has been conferred with an Honorary Fellowship of the Nigerian Institution of Safety Engineers (NISafetyE) in recognition of his contribu...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:01:08 +0000
NCAT Lauds Tinubu Over Adamu’s Appointment As Substantive Rector
February 21, (THEWILL) – The Acting Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Mr. Joseph Imalighwe, along with the entire staff, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr. Ismaila Danjuma Adamu as the...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:47:15 +0000
June 12: Tinubu Commends IBB For Affirming M.K.O Abiola’s Victory
February 21, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, showed unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that late M.K.O. Abiola won the June 12 election in 1993. The President...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:44:58 +0000
Qatar Open: Czech Star Lehecka Topples Alcaraz
February 20, (THEWILL) – Jiri Lehecka produced an impressive performance to defeat top seed, Carlos Alcaraz, 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday. The Czech world number 25 halted the Spanish star’s seven-match winn...
Rwanda
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:11:17 GMTRwandan Youth to Win Cash Prizes As Ayute Agriculture Competition Returns
[New Times] Young Rwandan agritech innovators are set to benefit from cash prizes and business support as the AYuTeAfrica Challenge Rwanda 2025 returns.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:05:00 GMT
Govt to Roll New Health Facility Pre-Payment Model By July
[New Times] Health centres and posts could start getting paid in advance for medical services in July under a pre-payment model called capitation, with a view to improving cash flow for these primary healthcare facilities, according to the Minister o...
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:40:39 GMT
10 Hospitals Set for Major Upgrade to Enhance Healthcare
[New Times] The government of Rwanda has announced plans to renovate over 10 district hospitals as part of efforts to enhance healthcare service delivery.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:31:24 GMT
Rwanda Proposes Five Steps to Reinforce Africa's Counter-Terrorism Effort
[New Times] The international community cannot hope to resolve the threat of terrorism if it fails to identify and address its true perpetrators, Rwanda's foreign minister Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe stressed during a high-level UN Security Council deba...
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:31:23 GMT
Rwanda Gets Rwf66bn China Loan to Construct Mega Irrigation Project
[New Times] Rwanda is set to construct a mega-irrigation development project in Gisagara District following a concessional financing loan secured from China on Wednesday, January 22.
Senegal
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:33 GMTRwanda Vs Senegal - What's At Stake As Afrobasket Qualifiers Tip Off
[New Times] Rwanda faces Senegal in the opening game of Group C of the AfroBasket qualifiers' third window on February 21 at Salle Omnisports Ibn Yassine in Rabat, Morocco at 4PM (Kigali Time).
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:42:10 GMT
Green Skills to Help Nature Repair Itself Are Scarce - What We're Doing to Train More Experts in South Africa and Senegal
[The Conversation Africa] Africa's population is growing. This means more landscape change and development of supporting infrastructure. Ecosystems are under pressure, made worse by natural disasters induced by climate change.
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:58:18 GMT
Agritech Startups to Win Funding and Mentorship at Heifer International's 4th AYuTe Africa Challenge in Senegal
[Heifer International] Dakar -- Heifer International today announced the launch of its fourth annual AYuTe Africa Challenge in Senegal, offering up to US$20,000 in prizes to agritech startups driving agricultural transformation in the country. The an...
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:36:37 GMT
USAID Cut - 300 Casamance Families Adrift
[The Point] The decision of US President Donald Trump to suspend his country's aid programs through the Agency for International Development Cooperation (USAID) will have a negative impact on the process of returning displaced populations from Casama...
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:19:56 GMT
Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, and Botswana Clashes Revealed in Group D
[CAF] The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, will witness an exciting battle in Group D, featuring Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, and Botswana.
Seychelles
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:46:49 GMTYouth Priorities in Seychelles: the Economy and Drug Abuse
[Afrobarometer] Young citizens are more positive than their elders in their appraisals of the economy, their living conditions, and prospects for improvement.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:44:43 GMT
Seychellois Support Media Freedom, Endorse Access to Information Held By Government
[Afrobarometer] Only half of citizens say the country's media is free.
Sierra Leone
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:33:38 GMT15 Years Later, Air Sierra Leone Resumes Lagos-Freetown Flights
[Daily Trust] Air Sierra Leone has resumed its operations after over 15 years of inactivity, even as it partnered with a Nigerian private airline, XEJet to commence scheduled flights between Lagos and Freetown.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:57:28 GMT
It's Hard for Women in Sierra Leone to Own Land - Here's Why
[The Conversation Africa] Land disputes in Sierra Leone are a complex issue, dating back decades. Weak land tenure systems, rapid urbanisation and population growth, poverty, inequality, corruption and weak governance are some of the factors driving ...
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:15:34 GMT
Carter Center Liberia Hosts Regional Learning Visit for Sierra Leone, Uganda
[Liberian Observer] -- Aims to Strengthen Mental Health Systems Across Africa
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:51:53 GMT
Sierra Leone Reports First Case of Mpox
[New Era] Freetown -- Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of Mpox since the world's highest alert level for the potentially deadly viral disease was raised last year.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:08:33 GMT
Discussing Prospects for Joint Cooperation Between the Two Countries, President Al-Burhan, President Bio Hold a Joint Talks
[SNA] Freetown -- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, and President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, held an official discussion session on ...
Sierra Leone Patriotic Vanguard
Education wasn't always this expensive
By Shai Reshef, Founder & President at University of the People
Education wasn't always this expensive. The world's first universities were built to share knowledge with anyone eager to learn, without charging tuition.
Even in Europe, during the M...
Mark Carney wins Liberal leadership
Economist and banker Mark Carney was on Sunday evening announced as the new leader of Canada's Liberal party which is currently the party in power.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said back in January that he was going to step down to give way to a n...
Thoughts
Canada is about to wake up
By Gibril Koroma, Editor and Publisher, Patriotic Vanguard
1. To every action there is an equal and proportionate reaction. That is not only a Law of Physics, it is also one of the Laws of God. Those who ignore it will s...
Trudeau statement on America's unjustified tariffs
“Today (Tuesday March 3), after a 30-day pause, the United States administration has decided to proceed with imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy. Let me be unequivocally clear – there is no...
Thoughts
Thoughts
By Gibril Koroma, Editor and Publisher, The Patriotic Vanguard
1. A lot of men fear women in all fields, especially politics.
2. As more and more women get educated, they will gradually take over the world. Nothing can stop them. Not eve...
Sierra Leone Standard Times
Somalia
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:14:31 GMTKenya Eases Visa Requirements for African Nationals, Excludes Somalia and Libya
[Shabelle] Nairobi, Kenya -- Kenya has relaxed its visa requirements for African nationals, except those from Somalia and Libya, to boost regional integration and tourism, officials announced Wednesday.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:56:55 GMT
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Arrives in Cairo for Official Visit to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
[Radio Dalsan] The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, along with a high-level delegation, has arrived in Cairo for an official visit to Egypt, following an invitation extended by the President of the Arab Republi...
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:12:16 GMT
Somalia Launches 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan As Crisis Escalates
[Radio Dalsan] The Commisioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mr. Mahmoud Maalin Abdulle, and the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mr. George Conway, co-chaired the launch of the 2025 Humanitarian Response...
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:45:55 GMT
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Emergency Relief Center At De Martino Hospital
[Radio Dalsan] The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, today officially inaugurated the newly constructed emergency relief center at De Martino Hospital in Mogadishu.
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:08:09 GMT
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Receives Africa Presidential Leadership Award for Excellence in State-Building, Debt Relief, and Counterterrorism'
[Radio Dalsan] Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been awarded the esteemed Africa Presidential Leadership Award, recognizing his exceptional leadership in state-building, securing debt relief, and advancing counterterrorism initiatives.
South Africa AllAfrica
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:12:14 GMTDeath of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
[HRW] Rights groups are criticizing South Africa's government for failing to prevent what they call a "massacre" at the Buffelsfontein mine, after security officials cut off food, water, and other essential supplies to miners trapped underground and ...
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:57:29 GMT
Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered
[IPS] Cape Town -- A new war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa, remembers the close to 2,000 casualties who served in Africa during World War 1, between 1914-1918 and who have no known graves and because they were Black, they were never remembered ...
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:56:57 GMT
No, South Africa Hasn't Barred White-Owned Farms From Agricultural Export Permits - Old Claims Still Wrong
[Africa Check] No, South Africa hasn't barred white-owned farms from agricultural export permits - old claims still wrong
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:51:34 GMT
New School for Blind Learners Delayed
[GroundUp] The school is one of only six in Limpopo catering to visually impaired and blind learners
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:51:33 GMT
SASSA Is Making Progress Against Fraud, Our Study Shows
[GroundUp] But there are likely still many successful fraudulent applications
South Africa Business Day
South Africa Independent
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:51:16 GMTBREAKING NEWS: Department of Health bans the making and selling of cannabis edibles in South Africa
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:48:49 GMT
KZN school leadership rivalry turns deadly: Suspect arrested in principal's murder
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:44:08 GMT
Cross-examination of social worker in missing Joshlin Smith case
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:57:25 GMT
Trade experts map SA's future as US relations cool
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:47:13 GMT
Sibanda brothers sentenced to life for murdering restaurant patron in Johannesburg
South Africa Mail & Guardian
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:17:32 +0000Israeli propaganda yet again poses as fact
Israel is using water as a weapon of war in Gaza
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:08:24 +0000
SA’s arms exports to UAE, a state accused of violating Genocide Convention
In 2023, South Africa sold nearly R88 million worth of arms to the United Arab Emirates, to support a paramilitary group in Sudan
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:02:53 +0000
Budget: Blanket refusal to consider additional revenue sources limits policy options
Budget choices must empower the poor and end socio-economic exclusion
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:53:31 +0000
Best copy trading platforms for SA forex traders in 2025
When selecting a platform, traders should consider regulatory compliance, platform integration, user support and educational resources.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000
Budget deadlock threatens governance stability, small parties warn
Members of the government of national unity and opposition parties have raised concerns that the ongoing impasse between the ANC and DA could trigger the need for fresh elections
South Africa News 24
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 10:56:01News24 | Half-truths, out-of-context claims: Ernst Roets' claims in conversation with Tucker Carlson debunked
The interview was mired in multiple provable examples of misinformation and disinformation.
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 09:52:46
News24 | Strong ANC push to oust Faku as regional chair and Buffalo City mayor
Tensions between the ANC's Dr WB Rubusana regional secretary Antonio Carels and chairperson Princess Faku have come to a head in the lead-up to next month's elective conference, where Faku's mayoral chain and regional chair position are on the line. ...
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 09:16:37
News24 | US funding cuts imperil search for HIV vaccine
A group of leading African researchers trying to develop effective vaccines against HIV is trying to figure out how to salvage their ambitious research after losing funding due to the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid.
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 08:33:45
News24 | Urgent intervention sought as correctional services budget cuts leave prison livestock hungry
Due to "severe cost-containment measures", the Department of Correctional Services has not fed animals properly at its 21 agricultural correctional centres, according to the NSPCA.
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 05:23:52
News24 | His childhood dream: See this viral backyard safari park built from cement, wire and water
For Dzulani Trevor Sidogi, the Dzuli Eco-Park is a childhood dream come true, built in the backyard of his one-bedroom house in Tshipako Village, Limpopo, that visitors cannot get enough of.
South Africa News 24
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 10:56:01News24 | Half-truths, out-of-context claims: Ernst Roets' claims in conversation with Tucker Carlson debunked
The interview was mired in multiple provable examples of misinformation and disinformation.
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 09:52:46
News24 | Strong ANC push to oust Faku as regional chair and Buffalo City mayor
Tensions between the ANC's Dr WB Rubusana regional secretary Antonio Carels and chairperson Princess Faku have come to a head in the lead-up to next month's elective conference, where Faku's mayoral chain and regional chair position are on the line. ...
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 09:16:37
News24 | US funding cuts imperil search for HIV vaccine
A group of leading African researchers trying to develop effective vaccines against HIV is trying to figure out how to salvage their ambitious research after losing funding due to the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid.
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 08:33:45
News24 | Urgent intervention sought as correctional services budget cuts leave prison livestock hungry
Due to "severe cost-containment measures", the Department of Correctional Services has not fed animals properly at its 21 agricultural correctional centres, according to the NSPCA.
Wednesday Mar 12 2025 05:23:52
News24 | His childhood dream: See this viral backyard safari park built from cement, wire and water
For Dzulani Trevor Sidogi, the Dzuli Eco-Park is a childhood dream come true, built in the backyard of his one-bedroom house in Tshipako Village, Limpopo, that visitors cannot get enough of.
South Africa Sowetan Live
South Africa Times Live
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:57:00 +0200How did Africa defy the odds with fewer Covid-19 deaths?
When Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, the international community had dire predictions for Africa: the region's underfunded and poorly equipped health facilities would crumble and millions of people could die.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:47:33 +0200
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza, amid new ceasefire talks
An Israeli air strike killed four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, the territory's civil emergency service said, as Arab mediators and the United States tried to hammer out differences between Hamas and Israel over a January 19 ceasefire agreement.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:36:44 +0200
Plane carrying Philippine former president Duterte to ICC delayed, flight tracker shows
The plane carrying Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court in The Hague was delayed, tracking service Flightradar 24 showed on Wednesday, after the former Philippines leader was arrested in Manila.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0200
Above-average rains in Ivory Coast to bolster mid-crop, farmers say
Above-average rains mixed with long sunny spells last week across most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa growing regions are expected to improve growing conditions and strengthen the development of the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:11:39 +0200
Ghana to increase levy on mining production to 3%: finance minister
Ghana's finance minister Cassiel Ato Forson said on Tuesday the gold-producing West African nation will increase a levy on gross production of mining companies to 3% from 1%.
South Sudan
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:46:05 GMTHundreds Recaptured After Mass Escape From South Sudan Military Jail
[allAfrica] More than 400 suspects have been captured after escaping from a military detention facility in South Sudan, where they were held for violent protests and business looting.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:33:38 GMT
Sudanese Journalist Yahya Hamad Fadlallah Dies After Army Arrest
[CPJ] Washington, D.C. -- Prominent Sudanese journalist Yahya Hamad Fadlallah has died in a hospital, one month after Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) arrested him and his son at their home in the capital Khartoum on December 11, according to news reports...
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:27:12 GMT
South Sudan Hits Record One Million New Arrivals From Sudan Crisis
[UNHCR] Over one million people have arrived in South Sudan, having fled the conflict in Sudan, setting a new record in the ongoing humanitarian and displacement crisis ignited by nearly two years of fighting.
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:39:58 GMT
Kenya, UAE Discuss Extending Railway to Uganda and South Sudan
[Daba Finance] TLDR
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:07:02 GMT
Somali Citizen Killed in South Sudan Violence, Says Embassy
[Shabelle] Juba -- Abdirahman Abdishiraye Mohamed has been tragically killed in the ongoing unrest in South Sudan, according to a statement from the Somali Embassy in Juba.
South Sudan Nation
Southern Africa
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:05:19 GMTZimbabwe: Zimbabwe Issues Urgent Alert On Counterfeit Rabies Vaccine
[New Zimbabwe] The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued a warning against a fake ABHAYRAB rabies vaccine which has been distributed through unauthorized channels and circulating locally.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:12:17 GMT
Botswana: Botswana Closes Doors On Foreign Teachers, Truck Drivers
[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- A Botswanan official said this week the nation will no longer issue work permits to foreign teachers and truck drivers in order to protect local jobs.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:12:14 GMT
South Africa: Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
[HRW] Rights groups are criticizing South Africa's government for failing to prevent what they call a "massacre" at the Buffelsfontein mine, after security officials cut off food, water, and other essential supplies to miners trapped underground and ...
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:57:29 GMT
South Africa: Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered
[IPS] Cape Town -- A new war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa, remembers the close to 2,000 casualties who served in Africa during World War 1, between 1914-1918 and who have no known graves and because they were Black, they were never remembered ...
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:50:19 GMT
Botswana: UDC Failures Could Spur BDP Comeback
[The Patriot] The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is gone in so far as mounting a dramatic comeback to the throne is concerned. But it stands a chance to increase seats in the National Assembly come the 2029 general election though such will not be s...
Sudan
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:46:05 GMTHundreds Recaptured After Mass Escape From South Sudan Military Jail
[allAfrica] More than 400 suspects have been captured after escaping from a military detention facility in South Sudan, where they were held for violent protests and business looting.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:57:27 GMT
Sudan's Lost Treasures - War Fuels Artefact Trafficking
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese officials and government sources have revealed ongoing efforts to track and recover stolen Sudanese artefacts from several museums, particularly those that have passed through South Sudan or across its borders. The exte...
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:21:08 GMT
Healthcare Collapse Threatens Pregnant Women in Sudan's Sharg El Nil
[Dabanga] Sharg El Nil / Khartoum North -- Pregnant women in Sharg El Nil (East Nile) area, particularly in Haj Yousef, are living a terrifying nightmare that threatens their lives and the lives of their unborn children. The lack of medical services ...
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:27:12 GMT
South Sudan Hits Record One Million New Arrivals From Sudan Crisis
[UNHCR] Over one million people have arrived in South Sudan, having fled the conflict in Sudan, setting a new record in the ongoing humanitarian and displacement crisis ignited by nearly two years of fighting.
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:59:08 GMT
Sudan's Calamitous War - Finding a Path Toward Peace
[Crisis Group] The disastrous conflict in Sudan is pushing the country deeper into chaos. Work to halt it has never been more urgent. To get talks going, mediators may need to present a notional picture of what the post-war dispensation could look li...
Swaziland
Swaziland Times
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:43:00 +0200PUDEMO'S MAXWELL REQUESTS 1 MONTH LEAVE OF ABSENCE
MBABANE – PUDEMO Deputy Secretary Maxwell Dlamini has requested a one-month leave of absence from the political party.
The proscribed People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) has
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:42:00 +0200
MBABANE SUPERSPAR TO PAY E405 700 FOR SELLING ROTTEN MEAT
MBABANE – Mbabane SuperSpar has been ordered to pay Pete’s Kitchen E405 700 after the supermarket reportedly sold it rotten meat.
The court order stipulates that
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:41:00 +0200
ANGRY RESIDENTS FLOCK TO COURT
MBABANE - The alleged actions of the street pastor have provoked outrage among the residents of Mangwaneni, in Mbabane.
Consequently, those who have been following the
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:39:00 +0200
STREET PASTOR CONFESSES, BLAMES DEMONS, WITCHCRAFT
MBABANE – Anthony Sipho Mbuyisa, the street pastor accused of a series of brutal crimes, including rape, robbery, and assault, has confessed to his actions
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:37:00 +0200
WANDERERS OPPOSE 'BUCS' APPLICATION
MBABANE – Another twist!
This is the close to 10-month-old relegation saga involving the trio of Manzini Wanderers, Denver Sundowns and Moneni Pirates, which has seen
Tanzania
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:09:48 GMTAfrica CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response for Tanzania's Marburg Outbreak
[New Times] Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on January 20 announced that it is mobilizing strong support to help Tanzania contain the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after the country confirmed one case and identif...
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:56:50 GMT
Tanzania Confirms Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
[WHO-AFRO] Dodoma -- Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases of the disease.
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:36:22 GMT
Pemba's Woman Salt Farmers Forge Livelihoods Amid Climate Woes
[IPS] For female artisanal salt farmers in Pemba, salt production is both their livelihood and their struggle. In this deeply patriarchal Muslim community, the gleaming piles of white salt represent survival--a craft demanding patience, precision and...
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:07:45 GMT
Foreign Minister Receives Sultan of Dar Masalit Saad Bahar-Eddin
[SNA] Portsudan -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ali Youssef received in his office on Monday Sultan of Dar Masalit Saad Abdulrahman Bahar-Eddin and his accompanying delegation.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:12:20 GMT
Zambia to Benefit From Expanded Access to Affordable Energy Thanks to Increased Power Transmission With Tanzania
[World Bank] Lusaka -- new World Bank backed project, the Zambia - Tanzania Interconnector Project (ZTIP), will enable Zambia to access more sustainable and affordable energy to power its economy and boost job creation.
Tanzania Citizen
Togo
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:24:07 GMTWhat's Next for Rwanda, Togo Cooperation?
[New Times] Rwanda and Togo's cooperation is set to gain momentum in various sectors such as agriculture, trade and investment, green financing, and energy, following the visit of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé to Rwanda, on January 18.
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:45:23 GMT
A Wind of Dynamism and Strengthening of Relations of Friendship and Cooperation Is Blowing Over Lomé and Hanoi
[Télégramme228] This is the result of an official visit made from 08 to 11 January 2025 by the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Togolese Abroad, Prof Robert Dussey, to Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital.
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:09:31 GMT
Fierce Rivalries and High Stakes As TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 Qualifiers Reach Climax
[CAF] The stage is set for an electrifying weekend as the second-leg matches of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers unfold.
Uganda
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:18 GMTNo Bail Respite As Besigye Goes Back to Remand
[Nile Post] Dr Besigye is wheeled into court by Prisons wardens on Friday | Francis Isaano Opposition figure and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye is set to remain in custody beyond today, Friday, February 21, following the State's decis...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:34 GMT
If I Were in Museveni's Shoes, Besigye Would Be Dead - Mwenda
[Nile Post] Political analyst Andrew Mwenda has accused imprisoned opposition stalwart Dr. Kiiza Besigye of conspiring to murder President Museveni.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:09:48 GMT
Local Companies Get Tax Waivers Following Parliamentary Approval
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Parliament has approved tax waivers of over Shs9.5 billion for selected local investors for the financial year 2024/2025.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:25 GMT
Minister Clarifies New Curriculum Grading
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Products of the new lower secondary school curriculum are confident, can communicate better and can apply the acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes in reaI life situations.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:08:20 GMT
On Besigye's Hunger Strike
[Independent (Kampala)] I had restrained myself from speaking or writing about Dr. Kizza Besigye's hunger strike and the campaign to present him as a victim of a mean and cruel dictator. I am compelled to break my silence in large part because I thin...
Uganda Daily Monitor
West Africa
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:59 GMTGhana: President Mahama Names 19-Member Cabinet - Holds First Meeting
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has constituted his Cabinet pursuant to Article 76(1) of the 1992 Constitution.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:11:04 GMT
Liberia: Remains Of Slain Former Presidents To Be Exhumed for 'Proper Burial'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A search team from St. Moses Funeral Parlor has reportedly uncovered a mass grave at Palm Grove Cemetery, believed to contain the remains of former President William R. Tolbert Jr. and 13 senior officials of his administ...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:48 GMT
Liberia: More Liberians Want War Crimes Court - Survey
[Liberian Observer] A survey conducted by the Center for Democratic Governance (CDG) and Afrobarometer indicates growing support for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) among Liberians, with heightened awareness following Pres...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:28 GMT
Africa: Souleymane Cisse, Father of African Cinema, Dies
[allAfrica] Mali's renowned filmmaker and director Souleymane Cisse, who is considered one of the pillars of African cinema, died at a Bamako clinic aged 84.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:11:49 GMT
Nigeria: How Black and White Can Together Escape the Shackles of Racism
[This Day] Black History Month, being observed this February in the United States and many other countries around the world, including Nigeria, affords one the appropriate opportunity to share some thoughts on the rather consequential subject of syst...
Zambia
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:21:16 GMTSandra Kambikambi - a Visionary Redefining Entrepreneurship in Zambia
[Graça Machel Trust] It was a leap of faith that defined Sandra Kambikambi's journey. In August 2020, after fourteen years in the corporate world, she walked away from a stable career to pursue a passion that had been quietly brewing in her hear...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:06:41 GMT
Historic Video Assistant Referee (Var) Workshop Gets Under Way in Zambia
[CAF] A Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Workshop commenced in the Zambian capital Lusaka on Monday, bringing together 40 male and female referees for an intensive five-day training programme.
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:36:32 GMT
CPJ Urges Zambian Government to Withdraw Cyber Bills From Parliament
[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists sent a letter calling on the Zambian government to withdraw the Cyber Security Bill 2024 and Cyber Crimes Bill 2024 from the country's National Assembly for a comprehensive review to ensure they align with c...
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:54:46 GMT
WFP and the EU Empower Zambia's Disaster Response With Cutting-Edge Drone Technology
[WFP] The World Food Programme (WFP), with funding from the European Union (EU), has donated three Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) to Zambia's Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DDMU). This contribution will help the Gover...
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:51:17 GMT
Building Zambian Homes With Local Materials Delivers Benefits That Imports Don't - Study
[The Conversation Africa] People spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings. How these are designed and built has a profound influence on our economies and how we live and work.
Zimbabwe
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:49:11 GMTZimbabwe's ARV Supplies May Run Dry By June After USAID Cut Funding
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's antiretroviral (ARV) medication supplies will be depleted by the end of June if it fails to address a funding gap which has been created by USAID's recent cessation of its aid.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:27:46 GMT
RBZ Dismisses False Claims On People's Own Savings Bank Sale
[The Herald] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has dismissed as false social media claims that the People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) has been sold to foreign investors.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:44:20 GMT
Blamed for 'Causing' Droughts - Zimbabwe's LGBTQI Community Faces Climate Crisis Head-On
[IPS] Wrongfully accused of 'causing droughts,' a group of LGBTQI people in Zimbabwe involved themselves in climate-smart agriculture and are now showing the way to mitigate climate change in a country recently devastated by El Niño-induced drou...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:47:11 GMT
EU Lifts Sanctions On Zimbabwe Defence Industries
[The Herald] The European Union (EU) has removed Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) from its list of sanctioned entities but has maintained its arms embargo on the country.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:17:18 GMT
Mt Hampden Residents Facing Displacement to Make Way for Cyber City Plead for Clarity From Govt
[New Zimbabwe] TURNER farm residents in Mt Hampden, who are facing displacement to pave way for the development of the new multi-million-dollar Zim Cyber City project, 26 kilometres northwest of Harare, are appealing to the government to provide a cl...
Zimbabwe Herald
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:51:06 +0000Zimbabwe steps up fight against counterfeit goods
The flooding of counterfeit goods on the market, including pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, and food products, is posing a serious threat to Zimbabwe’s economy and public safety, a top Government official has said.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:49:29 +0000
Government, business community meet over counterfeit products
All is set for an indaba between the Government, captains of industry, and other key stakeholders to deliberate on the consequences of counterfeit products in the country.
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:10:19 +0000
Deteriorating situation in DRC under spotlight
Wallace Ruzvidzo, Herald Reporter SADC Chairperson, President Mnangagwa, will tomorrow preside over a crucial Extraordinary regional summit of Heads of State and Government, where leaders will convene virtually to discuss the deteriorating security s...
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:09:08 +0000
Presidential Solarisation Programme launch on cards
Zvamaida Murwira, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will soon officially launch the first year of the Presidential Solarisation Programme that seeks to provide solar power to more than 200 000 households countrywide, Information, Publicity and Broa...
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:08:11 +0000
Zinara earmarks ZiG11,6bn for road rehab
Freeman Razemba, Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has earmarked ZiG11,6 billion for the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) this year. This marks a significant increase from ZiG4,6 billion disbursed und...
Zimbabwe Mail
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:29:58 +0000Zimbabwe in record kidney failure cases
Zimbabwe registers approximately 1,000 cases of kidney failure each year due to restricted access to [...]
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:25:59 +0000
PSG ousts Liverpool from Champions League on penalties to join Barcelona, Bayern and Inter in QF
MADRID (AP) — Gianluigi Donnarumma came through and Paris Saint-Germain defeated Liverpool in a penalty [...]
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:33:53 +0000
Zimbabwe to Refine Development Strategy, says Fin. Minister
HARARE – The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has emphasised the [...]
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:54:09 +0000
Police hold Chinese, Sierra Leonean gang on gold smuggling and armed robbery charges
HARARE – Seven Chinese nationals and two Sierra Leoneans with a military background are due [...]
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:43:52 +0000
Manchester United reveals plans for new football stadium to replace Old Trafford
LONDON (AP) — Manchester United unveiled plans on Tuesday to build the “world’s greatest” soccer [...]