June 25
Uganda: Court Martial Chief Mugabe Sworn in for Third Term
Nile Post
Brigadier-General Robert Freeman Mugabe has been sworn in for a third term as Chairman of the General Court Martial (GCM). Read more »
Uganda: New Military Taskforce Take On Climate Change, Environmental Security
Nile Post
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs has launched a taskforce to formulate a comprehensive Climate Change and Environmental Security Strategy. Read more »
Sudan: Unicef Urges Immediate Action for Sudanese Children Amid Ongoing War
Capital FM
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called for urgent action to support millions of Sudanese children whose lives have been devastated by the… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Arrest Suspected Bandits, Gunrunners in Plateau, Kaduna
Vanguard
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, have arrested some suspected bandits and gunrunners in Plateau and Kaduna State. Read more »
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Visits National Military Museum in Manouba
Tunis Afrique Presse
President Kais Saied visited on Monday afternoon the National Military Museum at the Warda Palace (Palace of the Rose) in Manouba, on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the… Read more »
Africa: Goodwill Message By Dr. Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Director of Conflict Management Directorate, to the 28th Technical Meeting Between the AUC and the Regional Economic Communities (Recs) On Early Warning, Abuja, 24 - 26 June 2024 [document]
African Union
H.E Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, Vice President, ECOWAS, Read more »
Somalia: James Swan Briefs UN Security Council On Somalia's Progress and Challenges
Shabelle
In a briefing to the United Nations Security Council, James Swan, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance… Read more »
Nigeria: Flooding - Ebonyi Govt Builds IDPs' Camps, Stockpiles Food
Leadership
Ebonyi State government said that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps have been built and food stocked to ensure adequate provision for any eventuality as the state witnesses… Read more »
Africa: Community Essential for Inclusion, Participation of Refugees in Africa
The Herald
The world last week celebrated the World Refugee Day. The day is celebrated on June 20 every year. Read more »
June 24
Somalia: Officials Highlight Ongoing Militant Threats and Dire Humanitarian Needs in Somalia
UN News
A UN Security Council meeting on Monday detailed Somalia's "exacerbated" humanitarian needs in the face of climate shocks and ongoing Government efforts to counter the terrorist… Read more »
Uganda: Kagame to Tshisekedi - Rwanda Ready for Military Action
Nile Post
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said his nation is ready to defend itself against any potential threats even if it needed military action. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Sends Off First 400 Police Officers to Haiti
Capital FM
The officers are due to travel to Haiti on Tuesday to lead a United Nations-backed mission aimed at addressing gang violence. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Military Support to Other Countries Is Part of a Strategy to Boost Its Reputation [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Rwanda is one of Africa's geographically smallest countries. However, its foreign policy, whose hallmark is military diplomacy, has attracted international attention. Read more »
Sudan: 'We Survive Together' - the Communal Kitchens Fighting Famine in Khartoum
The New Humanitarian
'Everybody should be able to eat and not feel shame.' Read more »
Ethiopia: Ongoing Investigation Into the Killings of Maria Tedros and Yohannes [press release]
MSF
Today marks three years since the brutal murders of our colleagues, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam and Yohannes Halefom Reda, who were killed while… Read more »
Nigeria: Father Mikah Suleiman Kidnapped
Agenzia Fides
The parish priest of St. Raymond's Church in Damba (Gusau) in Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, Mikah Suleiman, was abducted by armed men who broke into the rectory on… Read more »
Sudan: EU Should Shift Gears in the Face of Atrocities in Sudan [press release]
HRW
The EU's response needs to echo the speed with which disaster is occurring on the ground. Residents of El Fasher and other civilians throughout Sudan deserve nothing less, Laetitia… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Police to Depart for Haiti Tuesday to Lead UN-Backed Mission
Capital FM
A Kenyan police force is scheduled to depart for Haiti on Tuesday to lead a United Nations-backed mission aimed at addressing gang violence, despite ongoing court challenges… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Communist Party Leader Arrested By Military Intelligence
People's Dispatch
Amal El Zein, a member of the political bureau of the Sudanese Communist Party, was arrested by military intelligence Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Participates in the African Union Peace and Security
Egypt Online
Ambassador Ahmed Nihad Abdel Latif, Director of the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Preservation and Peacebuilding, participated virtually as a speaker in the… Read more »
Nigeria: NUJ Tasks Govt On Journalists' Safety, Cost of Living, Insecurity, Others
Premium Times
The NUJ called on the federal government to address insurgency in the North-east, banditry in the North-west, rising militancy in the South-south, as well as kidnapping and ritual… Read more »
Ethiopia: Turkey to Mediate Brewing Tension Between Somalia and Ethiopia
Shabelle
In a bid to resolve the ongoing conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia, Turkey has stepped up as a mediator, aiming to bring the two countries to the negotiating table in Ankara on… Read more »
Africa: Two-Year Anniversary of the UN Secretary-General's Action Agenda On Internal Displacement
OCHA
Joint Statement by Principals of the UN Steering Group on Solutions to Internal Displacement: IOM, OCHA, UNDP, UNDPO, UNDPPA, UNICEF and UNHCR Read more »
Kenya: University of Nairobi and UNHCR Launch Refugee Resource Centre, to Foster Research and Policy Changes On Forced Displacement
UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, and Prof. Stephen Kiama Gitahi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, officially inaugurated the… Read more »
Sudan: Halting the Catastrophic Battle for Sudan's El Fasher
Crisis Group
Hundreds of thousands of civilians are caught in the crossfire with war intensifying in North Darfur and its capital El Fasher. Concerted pressure is needed to get all sides to… Read more »