June 28
Malawi: Malawi Law Society, Legal Experts Warns Against Changing Cyber Law Because of Anger
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) and renowned human rights lawyer, Justin Dzonzi, have warned Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country against using anger and emotions in… Read more »
Liberia: Protesters Set Plantation Manager's Home, Vehicle Ablaze At Salala Rubber Corporation
FrontPageAfrica
Scores of workers, predominantly tappers, of the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) Thursday staged a violent protest over the reported failure of management to mark them (employers… Read more »
Liberia: 68-Year-Old Man Found Dead in Ganta
New Dawn
-After doing business with a commercial sex woWhat was intended to be a pleasure moment turned fatal for a 68-year-old commercial sex customer, who was found dead after allegedly… Read more »
Malawi: High Court Set to Deliver Ruling On Malawi Laws Criminalizing Same Sex Relationships
Nyasa Times
The High Court's Constitutional Court in Blantyre is this morning expected to deliver a landmark judgement in a case where two applicants are challenging Malawi's laws… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja Market Fire Under Control - Police
Premium Times
The fire reportedly started at about 8 p.m. on Thursday. Read more »
Kenya: Charred Body Found in Sunbeam Building After Anti-Finance Bill Demos
Capital FM
The body of a 56-year-old man has been found at Sunbeam building along Mfangano Street in Nairobi following the anti-Finance Bill demonstrations. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Timba, 76 Others Remain in Custody
The Herald
CCC faction leader, Jameson Timba and 76 other party members, who are facing disorderly conduct charges and participating in an unlawful gathering on June 16, will remain in… Read more »
Gambia: Student Rape Victim Recounts Her Victimisation
Foroyaa
A 14-year-old student and victim of rape testified before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mba'i regarding her alleged victimisation. Read more »
South Africa: EFF's Marshall Dlamini Sentenced for Assaulting Constable in Parliament - He Remains an MP
Daily Maverick
Marshall Dlamini has been given an 18-month suspended sentence after hitting a constable in the face and breaking his glasses following the 2019 Sona event in parliament. He… Read more »
South Africa: Hawks Head Lauds Arrest of 33 Suspects in Vbs Heist, Updates On Critical Steinhoff Investigations
Daily Maverick
A total of 33 arrests have been made in connection with the great VBS heist, and three people have already been convicted. The Hawks are still working on the remaining 43 of 76… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Cops Arrested Over Confiscated Alcohol 'Not Booked in As Evidence' [analysis]
Daily Maverick
In one of several recent corruption-style cases, cops in Cape Town detained a suspect for selling liquor without a licence and confiscated crates of alcohol at the end of May. But… Read more »
June 27
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage
allAfrica
Sierra Leone's lawmakers have adopted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024 to ban child marriage in the country. Hundreds of thousands of children, the vast majority of whom… Read more »
Mali: Malian Journalist Yeri Bocoum Missing After Covering Banned Protest
CPJ
Malian authorities should urgently investigate the disappearance of journalist Yeri Bocoum and account for his whereabouts, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Memories of 2008 Violence Still Haunt Zimbabweans
New Zimbabwe
HORRORS that Zimbabweans went through in extremely violent and fatal weeks before a June 2008 Presidential Election runoff, still haunt them whenever polls are called, Heal… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader, 77 Activists Are Denied Bail in Absentia
New Zimbabwe
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists and the party's interim leader, Jameson Timba have been denied bail by Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo. Read more »
Namibia: I'm Not a Sell-Out - VP Nandi-Ndaitwah On Genocide Negotiations
Namibian
Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said she will never sell Namibia or Namibians out while negotiating with Germany over the 1904-08 genocide. Read more »
Uganda: ICC Trust Fund for Dominic Ongwen Victims Appeals for Funding [press release]
ICC
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) calls for immediate voluntary contributions for the expeditious delivery of reparations to victims of… Read more »
Kenya: Dear Haiti, Our Kenyan Police Are a Problem [opinion]
The New Humanitarian
'As they arrive on your doorstep, all I can offer is an apology for the burden we have unfortunately brought upon you.' Read more »
Kenya: 7 People Injured During Homa Bay Protests
Capital FM
Seven people have suffered police gunshot wounds and rushed to Homa Bay county Teaching and Referral Hospital following protests in Homa Bay Town. Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Coalition Files Petition Against Army Deployment to Stop Protests
Capital FM
Azimio La Umoja has filed petition under certificate of urgency against KDF deployment to quell protests ahead of a ruling on a similar case by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). Read more »
Africa: Journalists Attacked By Police During Protest in Nairobi [press release]
IFJ
Collins Olunga, a journalist with AFP in Nairobi, suffered an injury caused by a teargas canister thrown at him by police and was transferred to a hospital. Kenya Broadcasting… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Braces for More Protests Despite Presidential Hold On Unpopular Tax Bill
VOA
Kenya braced for more protests in the capital, Nairobi, Thursday, despite an announcement by President William Ruto to put on hold an unpopular tax bill that sparked deadly riots. Read more »
Kenya: Police Set Up Roadblocks As More Protests Loom
DW
More anti-government protests seem likely in Kenya despite President Ruto's withdrawal of contentious tax hikes. Clashes at rallies on Tuesday led to the deaths of more than 20… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Qualify for T20 World Cup Final - South African News Briefs - June 27, 2024
allAfrica
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Africa: Commissioner Muchanga Calls for Action On Illicit Financial Flows
African Union
Aspiration 1 of Africa's continental development blueprint Agenda 2063 emphasizes the critical goal for the continent to achieve prosperity based on inclusive growth and… Read more »