November 02
Botswana: President Congratulates Incoming Botswana Leader
The Herald
President Mnangagwa, who is also the SADC Chairperson, yesterday congratulated Botswana's president-elect, Mr Duma Boko, for winning the elections in the neighbouring country. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chamisa Hails Outgoing Botswana President Masisi for Conceding Election Defeat
New Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S main opposition politician, Nelson Chamisa has welcomed the smooth power transition in neighbouring Botswana, where the sitting President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded… Read more »
November 01
Africa: Rwanda Gets a Grip Of Marburg, But Mpox 'Not Yet Under Control'
allAfrica
The Rwanda Minister of State responsible for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, cautioned that while the country is beginning to see positive signals in its fight against the Marburg virus,… Read more »
Africa: What U.S. Election Results Could Mean for Africa
VOA
Whoever U.S. voters choose as their next president -- former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris -- the election has global implications, with the probability it… Read more »
Sudan: UN Chief 'Appalled' At RSF Attacks in Sudan's Al Jazirah State
VOA
The U.N. secretary-general on Friday strongly condemned recent attacks in Sudan's Al Jazirah state by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and reiterated his call for the war to… Read more »
South Sudan: Hunger and Cholera Crises Escalate in South Sudan, As Needs Surge
UN News
South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in several parts of the country. UN agencies on Friday called for more international… Read more »
Africa: Climate Emergency Risks Worsening Aids Epidemic, UN Warns At COP29
UNAIDS
Countries facing "triple funding crisis" of insufficient climate finance, insufficient HIV funding, and crippling debt Read more »
Africa: Visa Fears for International Students As U.S Vote Nears
Thomson Reuters Foundation
What's the context? The number of students from Africa and other nations in U.S. colleges is rising, but the election has raised fears of visa changes Read more »
Africa: African Union 2025 Elections Are a Contest of Prestige and Clout, Not Continental Vision
People's Dispatch
The elections for African Union Commission Chairperson are set for February 2025, yet it seems that candidates' are more focused on the possible symbolic victory rather than a… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt, China Sign Protocol to Enhance Security Cooperation
Egypt Online
Minister of Interior Major General Mahmoud Tawfik, who is paying an official visit to China, held a discussion session with Minister of Public Security of China Wang Xiaohong, on… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia to Host 32nd Regional Maritime University Board of Governors Meeting
Liberian Investigator
Liberia, through the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), will host the 32nd Board of Governors (BoG) meeting of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) from November 5 to 8, 2024, in… Read more »
Southern Africa: Preliminary Statement for the SADC Electoral Observation Mission to the General Elections in the Republic of Botswana [document]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to Botswana's General Elections has released its preliminary statement on the conduct of the… Read more »
Africa: SA Department of Communications and Digital Technologies partners with Africa Tech Festival 2024, Hosts Exclusive Ministerial Summit [press release]
Africa Tech Festival
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South Sudan: WFP Calls for Cash to Frontload South Sudan Operations Amid Warnings of Rising Hunger
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently appealing to donors to provide early funding for next year's operations in South Sudan so the food agency can preposition… Read more »
October 31
Kenya: Govt Secures U.S.$605 million IMF Loan
Capital FM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of Sh78 billion (US$605 million) to assist Kenya in bolstering its fiscal and external buffers and enhancing… Read more »
Africa: UN Warns Global Hunger Hot Spots Growing
VOA
A new U.N. report warned Thursday that conflict, climate and economic stress are driving severe hunger and in some cases famine conditions, in 22 countries and territories, with no… Read more »
Africa: 251 Million Children Still Out of School Worldwide, Unesco Reports
UN News
Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide, UN education agency UNESCO's latest… Read more »
Africa: 'Catastrophic' Hunger Persists in Multiple Countries, Warn Food Agencies
UN News
"Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity" bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Community Group Imports Scottish Stag's Head to Protest British Hypocrisy Over Hunting Trophies [press release]
Resource Africa
Members of Zimbabwe’s CAMPFIRE Association have imported a Scottish hunting trophy into the country to highlight Britain’s double standards in continuing to export… Read more »
South Africa: Bush Radio Launches Cross-Cultural Initiative to Combat Misinformation [press release]
Bush Radio
Bush Radio, South Africa’s pioneering community radio station, has announced an ambitious cross-cultural initiative to strengthen democratic values through cross-cultural… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Delegation Held Meetings With MCC, U.S. State, and Treasury Departments
New Dawn
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has outlined the progress made by the Boakai Administration in determining Liberia's eligibility for the second… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Welcomes UN Transition Plan, Emphasizing Sovereignty and Self-Reliance
Shabelle
The Federal Government of Somalia has expressed its approval of a United Nations Security Council resolution that outlines the transition of the United Nations Assistance Mission… Read more »
Africa: Colombia Hosts COP16 On Biodiversity and Condemns Capitalist Devastation
People's Dispatch
The international UN conference on biodiversity attempts to achieve key agreements, and fulfill prior ones, for the protection and conservation of the earth. Read more »
Africa: €635.5 Million Package to Drive Growth, Strengthen Climate and Social Resilience
World Bank
The World Bank today approved a €635.5 million International Development Association (IDA)* financing package to support the Government of Benin's efforts to strengthen… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At WHO Investment Round Event - 31 October 2024 [document]
WHO
Honourable Ministers Nisia Trindade Lima, Mauro Vieira and Fernando Haddad, Read more »
