May 29
Africa: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Cases More Than Doubled in 2025, UN Warns
UN News
Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year - more than double the previous year's figure - as rape, sexual slavery and abduction were… Read more »
Uganda: What's Wrong With How U.S. and Uganda Plan to Stop Ebola Spreading [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to rein in a growing outbreak of a rare Ebola virus, other countries are establishing protocols for keeping their… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Halts Establishment of Ebola Quarantine Facilities Linked to U.S
Capital FM
The High Court has issued conservatory orders temporarily barring the establishment or operation of any Ebola-related quarantine, isolation or treatment facilities in Kenya under… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 29, 2026
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Africa: Ebola Response Update - May 29, 2026 from the U.S. State Department [press release]
State Department
The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the… Read more »
Uganda: Amin and Museveni in the Eyes of Prof Mamdani
Independent (Kampala)
Renowned scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani has defended part of former president Idi Amin's political legacy while sharply criticising President Yoweri Museveni. Read more »
Nigeria: India Turns to Nigeria, Other African Countries for Soybeans
Vanguard
India has turned to Nigeria and other African countries for soybean imports after soaring domestic prices forced Indian traders to cancel soymeal export contracts for the first… Read more »
Kenya: Viral AI Satire Turns Ebola Policy Into Political Theatre in Kenya
Capital FM
A wave of AI-generated satire and heated political commentary is sweeping across Kenyan social media platforms following reports that the United States is weighing plans to manage… Read more »
Africa: Statement from the Voting Members of the Governing Board on the Pandemic Fund's Accelerated Support for the Ebola Emergency [document]
The Pandemic Fund
Washington, D.C. – At an extraordinary meeting, the Governing Board of the Pandemic Fund approved the activation of the Fund’s Emergency Financing Procedures (EFP),… Read more »
Africa: UN Honours Blue Helmets and Calls for Renewed Investment in Peace
UN News
Peacekeepers are serving in a dangerous era of mounting global tensions and tight resources. UN chief António Guterres is now calling for greater political backing and… Read more »
Botswana: Boko Hails Botswana and Belgium Relations
Botswana Daily News
President Advocate Duma Boko has hailed the long-standing relations between Botswana and Belgium, describing the partnership as instrumental in the growth of Botswana's diamond… Read more »
Kenya: 'Kenya Not Allowed to Admit Anyone Exposed to or Infected by Ebola' - Court Ruling
RFI
A Kenyan high court has ordered the temporary suspension of plans for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country, after a rights group challenged the… Read more »
Kenya: Mudavadi - Kenya Being Proactive in Establishing US-Backed Ebola Facility, 16 Preparedness Centers
Capital FM
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says Kenya is taking a proactive stance in strengthening its public health emergency preparedness through the establishment of a US-backed… Read more »
Kenya: Public Health Arrival Restrictions and Enhanced Ebola Screening [press release]
U.S. Embassy Nairobi
Event: U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals who have been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days of arrival in the United States… Read more »
Angola: Ambassador to Serbia Encourages Young People to Focus On Studies
ANGOP
The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Serbia, Eduardo Octávio, recently encouraged Angolan students residing in Serbia to be… Read more »
Rwanda: AfDB Bets On Agriculture to Absorb Africa's 11m Annual Job Seekers
New Times
Africa's youth unemployment crisis is increasingly pushing agriculture to the centre of the continent's economic survival strategy, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) warning… Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Embassy Targets University Students With Innovation,Skills Drive
Capital FM
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi is targeting university students with a nationwide innovation and skills development drive as it launched the Freedom 250 Festival Tour at Jomo Kenyatta… Read more »
Angola: Angola Wants Partnership With Chinese Institute to Train Marine Technicians
ANGOP
The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Carmen dos Santos, expressed on Thursday, in China, the interest in strengthening a partnership with the Second Oceanographic… Read more »
Nigeria: Afrima, AU Celebrate Emerging African Talents At Diamond Party
This Day
The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) is set to host The Diamond Party and Prize Presentation on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, Israel Celebrate Growing Cooperation
New Times
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has said that Israel's 78th Independence Day reflects both the country's resilience and its… Read more »
Kenya: Cambodia Dismisses Viral Deportation Notice Targeting Kenyans, Other Africans As Fake
Capital FM
Cambodian authorities have disowned a widely circulated notice claiming that Kenyan and other African nationals living in the Southeast Asian nation must leave by May 31 or face… Read more »
Sudan: Intelligence Chief Meets Chairman of Russian Duma Foreign Affairs Committee
SNA
Director-General of the General Intelligence Service, General Ahmed Ibrahim Mufaddal, met Thursday with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma, Leonid… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola Response Update - May 28, 2026 [press release]
U.S. Embassy Kampala
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May 28
Kenya: Rights Group Moves to Block Proposed Ebola Quarantine Facility for U.S. Citizens
Capital FM
Katiba Institute has filed a petition in court seeking to stop the proposed establishment of a quarantine facility in Kenya for American citizens exposed to Ebola and other highly… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 28, 2026
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