June 27
Uganda: Hoima Boss Directs Probe Into Emyooga Fund Mismanagement
Nile Post
Hoima District chairman Uthuman Mugisha has demanded answers on how Shs60 million Emyooga fund was disbursed to Bugahya constituency performing artists and youth leaders. Read more »
Kenya: NCCK Questions KDF Deployment On the Streets in Wake of Anti-Finance Bill Protests
Capital FM
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has expressed reservations over the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to reinforce the police in dealing with protestors… Read more »
Kenya: How KDF, Police Kept Protestors Away From Nairobi CBD On Thursday
Capital FM
A low turnout of demonstrators was witnessed Thursday in Nairobi's Central Business District during anti-government protests as security agents employed new tactics to deter… Read more »
Kenya: Court Allows KDF Deployment to Quell Riots but Gives Govt 2 Days to Outline Scope, Duration
Capital FM
The High Court has declined to outlaw the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers to help police quell anti-budget protests. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Hunger Spreads to Capital and Former Breadbasket
DW
A United Nations report has found that severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions across Sudan, including previously unaffected areas. More than half of the country's… Read more »
Kenya: Wetangula Refers Ruto's Memorandum On Finance Bill to House Finance Committee
Capital FM
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has referred President William Ruto's memorandum on the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024 to the House Finance Committee. Read more »
Ghana: Kenya Protests - Lessons for Ghana and the Need for Thoughtful Demonstrations [opinion]
Accra Times
An uprising, protest, or riot in Ghana,( with the intensity of those happening in Kenya currently) just three months before an election and the formation of a new government, is… Read more »
Kenya: 2009 Photo Used to Falsely Claim That Horse Allegedly Stolen From Police During Kenyan Protests in June 2024 Died
Africa Check
2009 photo used to falsely claim that horse allegedly stolen from police during Kenyan protests in June 2024 died Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Council of Ministers Approves Draft Bills, Policies
ENA
In a wide-ranging session held today, Ethiopia's Council of Ministers has approved bills and policies aimed at reforming various sectors of the country's economy and governance. Read more »
Sudan: Former Sudan FM Calls for a Civil-Led 'Third Way' to End the War
Dabanga
In a reflection piece, Mariam El Sadig El Mahdi, former Sudanese minister of foreign affairs and vice president of the National Umma Party (NUP), has called for intensified efforts… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Hunger Crisis - 'At Least Six Children Die Per Month' in South Darfur Camp
Dabanga
The El Sareif camp for displaced people, west of Nyala, South Darfur, faces a severe child malnutrition crisis. Motasem Abdelkareem Hajro, the camp's youth head, reported five to… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Youth Give Hope, Kagame Tells Voters in Huye
New Times
Rwandan youth can give hope to anyone, said Paul Kagame, the presidential candidate of RPF-Inkotanyi and its allied political parties, as he took his electoral campaign to Huye… Read more »
Rwanda: Women Parliamentary Candidates Take Campaign to Kigali
New Times
Sixteen candidates from the City of Kigali who are vying for seats reserved for women lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, June 26, campaigned in Kicukiro District. Read more »
Uganda: Kadaga Criticises Tax On Diapers, Sanitary Pads
Nile Post
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga, has criticised the government's decision to impose a tax on diapers, a measure that… Read more »
Mauritius: Citizens Urged to Keep the Environment Clean to Avoid the Spread of Dengue Fever
Government of Mauritius
The need to keep areas that may create favourable breeding conditions for mosquitoes, clean, in particular with the increased risk of water accumulation during the ongoing rainy… Read more »
Mauritius: Minister Bholah Promotes Mauritius As a Safe, Competitive, Trusted Financial Centre
Government of Mauritius
A webinar on "Exploring economic opportunities across Africa-The Mauritius International Finance Centre (IFC), a risk mitigating and efficiency platform", was held, today, at the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Expands Clean Water Access to 72 Million Citizens
ENA
The Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy has announced a significant achievement in the nation's efforts to provide clean drinking water, with more than 72 million citizens now… Read more »
Rwanda: What Women Expect From Their Next Representatives in Parliament
New Times
As women parliamentary candidates start their campaigns, expectations are high among women. Read more »
Uganda: Here's Why Museveni Cannot Claim Controlled Population Growth
Nile Post
Mr Museveni claims credit for reduced population growth but the reality suggests that the economy is tougher for many to sustain large families Read more »
Cameroon: UNFPA-Supported Tech Innovations Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan
UNFPA
Technology has transformed people's ability to meet their sexual and reproductive health needs and claim their rights, serving as a gateway to information, revolutionizing… Read more »
Sudan: Child Hunger in Sudan Almost Doubles in Six Months With Three in Every Four Children Affected [press release]
savethechildren_uk
Based on drastic new figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Partnership - the leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises - Save… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Tax-Hike Protesters Call On President Ruto to Resign
VOA
Protesters were back on Nairobi's streets Thursday saying they didn't think the olive branch offered by Kenyan President William Ruto -- putting on hold an unpopular tax bill --… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Starts Paying Depositors of Closed Mercantile Credit Bank
Observer
Government has started paying depositers of the recently closed Mercantile Credit Bank Ltd. Read more »
Ethiopia: World Gem Foundation Graduates 1st Generation of Career Gemologists in Ethiopia
ENA
The World Gem Foundation's Africa Project has today graduated the first generation of career gemologists in Ethiopia. Read more »
Kenya: Youth-Led Protests Force Kenyan President's Hand Over Tax Bill
IPS
In a historic first, Kenya's youth have mobilized in large-scale protests to demand that the political establishment listen to them. The Finance Bill 2024, which proposed new taxes… Read more »