November 05
South Africa: UK Foreign Secretary Voices Concern to SA Counterpart About North Koreans Fighting Against Ukraine
Daily Maverick
At a meeting on Tuesday, David Lammy and Ronald Lamola agreed to strengthen collaboration on defence and security. Read more »
Gambia: NCCE Engages Stakeholders to Address Challenges Affecting Security in Gambia
Foroyaa
The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), in partnership with UNFPA the Gambia, recently held an extensive dialogue on human security with key national stakeholders and… Read more »
Nigeria: Who Targets 17 Deadly Pathogens for New Vaccine Development
Premium Times
According to the study, three diseases- HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis - claim nearly 2.5 million lives annually, reinforcing the need for continued vaccine research and… Read more »
Nigeria: Viral 'U$57.5bn Loan' to Nigerian Biafra Secessionists Not True
Africa Check
Viral 'U$57.5bn loan' to Nigerian Biafra secessionists not true Read more »
Africa: £86m of Support Catalysed For Earthshot Solutions as EarthShot Event Takes Place in Cape Town [press release]
The Earthshot Prize
Over £86M in value catalysed to date for Earthshot Prize solutions, up from £48M since launch of match-making platform Launchpad Read more »
Kenya: UK Mobilises Further Finance to Lower Cost of Borrowing for Kenyan SMEs
Capital FM
The British High Commission Nairobi has announced USD $5.2 million fund (KSH 667 million) to support Micro, Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya, in another example of the… Read more »
Sudan: Statement of the African Union Special Envoy On the Prevention of Genocide On the Situation in Sudan, 29 October 2024 [press release]
African Union
The African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, H.E. Adama Dieng, is deeply concerned by the escalating violence and tragic loss of life in… Read more »
Africa: Bishop Graham Usher's Call for Unity in Biodiversity and Climate Action
ACNS
The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, has reflected on the COP 16 Biodiversity Conference, and looks ahead to the COP 29 Climate Conference. Read more »
Africa: US Presidential Poll - Trump, Harris in Dead Heat
Vanguard
Arguably, the United States of America is having one of its keenest presidential elections ever. Ahead of the conclusion of voting, today, former President Donald Trump of the… Read more »
Africa: A Consequential Presidential Election
This Day
The recruitment process is rigorous and transparent Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen - Napoli Considering Swap Deal With AC Milan
This Day
Napoli may well have decided where Victor Osimhen will play next summer. Read more »
Nigeria: Global Stock Markets Rise Ahead Today's US Election
Daily Trust
Global stock markets rose and the dollar slid yesterday as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision and expected Chinese… Read more »
Liberia: Moh, Plan International Liberia Hold Workshop to Boost Quality Laboratory Services
FrontPageAfrica
A two-day workshop to boost quality Laboratory services and integrated Lab system management strengthening, ended in Monrovia on Thursday, through support from Global Fund. Read more »
November 04
Sudan: First Famine, Now Cholera and Dengue Fever Surge Hits War-Torn Sudan
UN News
War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system to collapse, just as cases of cholera and dengue fever are surging and hunger… Read more »
Africa: COP16 - the World's Largest Meeting to Save Nature Has Ended With No Clear Path Ahead [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Progress at the UN's biodiversity summit, Cop16, in Cali, Colombia, has been slow. Frustratingly so. Read more »
Nigeria: A Country and Its Diaspora [blog]
CFR
Nigerians admire Nigerian immigrants in the diaspora, until they don't. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Rolls Out First Malaria Vaccines [press release]
United Nations in Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan - The Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Americans Gear Up for U.S. Elections
VOA
Somali Americans in Minnesota last month took part in a town hall involving Democratic and Republican party representatives encouraging them to participate in the 2024 election,… Read more »
Africa: UNHCR Calls for Renewed Action to End Statelessness As #IBelong Campaign Ends
UNHCR
Dakar, 4 November 2024 - Marking ten years since the launch of the #IBelong Campaign, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, underscores the urgency of eliminating statelessness in West and… Read more »
Egypt: 'It All Starts At Home' - Global UN Forum Opens in Cairo to Rethink Urban Development
UN News
On Monday, thousands of delegates joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), which will bring… Read more »
Africa: Green Energy Shift Must Also Bring Prosperity and Equality - UN Deputy Chief
UN News
The international community must ensure that the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is equitable, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday in New York. Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Calls for Urgent Action Against Impunity in Journalist Killings
Nile Post
Guterres highlighted the staggering statistic that an estimated 9 out of 10 journalist murders remain unresolved, perpetuating what he described as a "cycle of fear and silence." Read more »
Rwanda: How the UN Tribunal for Rwanda Shaped the Genocide Narrative [interview]
JusticeInfo.net
JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Read more »
Nigeria: Gombe Signs MOU With Chinese Firm for 100-Megawatt Solar Energy Project
This Day
The Gombe State Government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China18th Engineering, an international engineering firm renowned for large-scale… Read more »
Nigeria: UK Foreign Secretary Arrives in Nigeria in First Trip to Africa
This Day
The United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has arrived in Nigeria in his first trip to the African continent and is expected to announce the start of a five-month… Read more »
