June 04
Africa: Dozens of New Species Found in One of Africa's Last Biodiversity Blank Spots
Daily Maverick
A major survey of Angola's remote Lisima plateau has uncovered species unknown to science, including new dragonflies, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies, confirming the highlands… Read more »
Africa: Cambodia Did Not Order African Nationals to Leave the Country - Viral Notice Fake
Africa Check
Cambodia did not order African nationals to leave the country - viral notice fake Read more »
Africa: UNHCR - Refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa Remain in Exile for Nearly 16 Years
UNHCR
Refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa remain in exile for a median period of almost 16 years, according to new analysis by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, underscoring the urgent… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Precision Medicine Future Depends On Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Precision medicine will not deliver equity for Africa if Africa remains underrepresented in the evidence that shapes it. The endorsement of a new resolution on Precision Medicine… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Group Launches Ten-Year Strategy to Drive Jobs and Prosperity in Uganda [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a 10-year strategy (2026-2035) designed to accelerate a… Read more »
Africa: Presidents Ramaphosa, Ruto Position South Africa and Kenya As Drivers of Africa's Global Agenda
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa and Kenya have rejected the notion that Africa is merely a spectator in a rapidly changing global order, with Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and William Ruto asserting… Read more »
Africa: School in a Hot World - What Research Is Saying About Children's Health and Learning [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Climate change is making southern Africa hotter. While much attention has focused on climate impacts like droughts, floods and food insecurity, another crisis is unfolding quietly… Read more »
Africa: 47 Ghanaian Youth Recognised for Transforming Africa
Ghanaian Times
Forty-seven young Ghanaians from various sectors of the economy have been honoured at this year's Africa Youth Leadership Awards (AFLA) for their transformational leadership and… Read more »
Africa: African Union Commission and UNHCR Kicks Off 9th Livingstone Syllabus Training to Advance Humanitarian Governance Across Africa
African Union
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS), on 3 June 2026, convened the 9th African Union Humanitarian… Read more »
Africa: When Marriage Becomes a Race Against Time
Daily News
FOR many young adults, questions about marriage often begin long before they feel ready to settle down. Family gatherings, conversations with friends and even casual interactions… Read more »
Africa: Seplat Energy to Lead Education Financing Discourse At Africa Social Impact Summit 2026
This Day
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Africa: LGAN Covets Culture Ministry's Partnership for All-Africa Challenge Trophy 2026
This Day
The Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) is seeking partnership with the Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy to co-host the Royal and Ancient sanctioned… Read more »
Africa: JNIM's Blockade Tactics Threaten West Africa's Trade Corridors [analysis]
ISS
Recent terror attacks across Mali have intensified JNIM's blockades of vital transport routes connecting port cities to Sahelian capitals. Read more »
June 03
Africa: More Than 2,000 Malawians Are Trying to Leave South Africa
Scrolla
Malawi's government announced a formal voluntary repatriation on 2 June after vigilante attacks on African migrants spread across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. … Read more »
Africa: Cost of Middle East War Harshly Impacting Children in Africa, Globally – UN Agency
allAfrica
The war launched in the Middle East by the United States is nearly 100 days old, and the fallout extends far beyond the region, with the cost of vaccines impacting children across… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 3, 2026
allAfrica
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Africa: American Civil Rights Attorney Pushes for Reparative Justice for Africa
Ghanaian Times
American civil rights attorney, Benjamin Crump, has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing reparative justice and strengthening ties between Africa and the global African diaspora,… Read more »
Africa: African Integration Beyond Trade - When Africans Become Foreigners in Africa [guest column]
allAfrica
In my earlier piece in February, Beyond Preferences and Rhetoric: What Africa's 2025 Integration Moment Really Demanded I argued that Africa's long-term competitiveness would… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania Teenage Star Athanasi Wins Golden Boot At TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Afcon
CAF
Tanzania forward Dismas Shida Athanasi has been named the Golden Boot winner at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2026, after finishing as the… Read more »
Africa: Heads of AU and IGAD Election Missions Laud Ethiopia's Democratic, Electoral Evolution
ENA
The African Union and IGAD Election Observation Missions to the 2026 Ethiopian election have commended the significant milestone in the country's democratic and electoral… Read more »
Africa: Ghana Launches Agriconnect Compact to Strengthen Food Security, Create Jobs, and Mobilize Investment [press release]
World Bank
The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security,… Read more »
Africa: Call for Bigger Investment in Africa's Blue Economy
Daily News
AFRICA must accelerate investment in its blue economy and place coastal communities at the heart of ocean conservation if it is to unlock billions of dollars in economic… Read more »
Africa: Unsafe Food Kills 1.5 Million People Each Year - Children Most At Risk - WHO
UN News
Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food on health,… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Pledges Direct Support to Nigeria, Resets Africa Policy
Vanguard
The Trump administration has outlined a renewed Africa strategy centered on national sovereignty, commercial partnerships, and targeted support for Nigeria, as Washington moves to… Read more »
Africa: U.S. State Department Welcomes New Africa Chief Frank Garcia
Horn Diplomat
The U.S. State Department's Bureau of African Affairs has formally welcomed Frank W. Garcia Jr. as the new Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, placing a veteran… Read more »
