June 27
Nigeria: Reps Grant Tinubu's Request to Extend 2023 Budget, Supplementary Appropriation Act
Premium Times
The lawmakers approved President Tinubu's request after a 30-minute closed-door session that followed the rowdy plenary session earlier in the day. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's Cabinet Identifies Key National Security Threats
Shabelle
Somalia's cabinet has endorsed a comprehensive national security threat assessment document identifying terrorism, separatism, state fragility, open borders, foreign interference,… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Braces for More Protests Despite Presidential Hold On Unpopular Tax Bill
VOA
Kenya braced for more protests in the capital, Nairobi, Thursday, despite an announcement by President William Ruto to put on hold an unpopular tax bill that sparked deadly riots. Read more »
Kenya: Police Set Up Roadblocks As More Protests Loom
DW
More anti-government protests seem likely in Kenya despite President Ruto's withdrawal of contentious tax hikes. Clashes at rallies on Tuesday led to the deaths of more than 20… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Qualify for T20 World Cup Final - South African News Briefs - June 27, 2024
allAfrica
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Kenya: Kenyan Police Use Excessive Force Because They're Serving Political Elites, Not the Public - Policy Analyst [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalised, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against the cost of living in Kenya, and amid an… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Protests Happened in Every Major Urban Centre - Why These Spaces Are Explosive [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Kenya has a long history of protests. Mass protests took place during the colonial period and continued in the post-independence era. Read more »
Uganda: May 2024 Photo of Ugandan MP Used to Falsely Claim That Kenyan Protestors Attacked Legislator in June
Africa Check
May 2024 photo of Ugandan MP used to falsely claim that Kenyan protestors attacked legislator in June Read more »
Kenya: Northern Kenya Leaders Condemn Gachagua's Remarks Undermining NIS, Presidency
Capital FM
Northern Kenya leaders have condemned Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's 'reckless remarks' undermining the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive - Nasu, SSANU Hold Meetings Over Withheld Salaries As Calls for Strike Intensify
Premium Times
SSANU and NASU members said the government has opted to dare the consequences "of its preferential treatment of one union over the others," especially considering Wednesday's… Read more »
Mozambique: Constitutional Council Rejects Appeal Against Alliance Symbol
AIM
The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, has rejected an attempt by a minor political party, the United Congress of… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Non-Profit Organisations Reject Findings of Province's Forensic Probe
GroundUp
Six out of 13 drug rehabs previously funded by the Gauteng Social Development Department are now "under investigation" Read more »
Nigeria: Rowdy Session in Reps Over Tinubu's Request to Extend 2023 Budget, Supplementary Act
Premium Times
The opposition to the president's request forced the lawmakers into an executive session amid loud booing from members of the opposition parties. Read more »
Ethiopia: Draft Asset Recovery Bill Aligns With Int'l Practice - Minister
Ethiopian Herald
The draft Asset Recovery Proclamation that is referred to the House of People's Representatives aligns with international laws and constitutional mandates concerning economic… Read more »
Kenya: A Sea Change in Kenya [blog]
CFR
Kenya's protests mark a generational revolution in the country's politics. Read more »
Uganda: Amid Adaptations to Changes in Weather, Ugandans Call for Collective Climate Action
Afrobarometer
Seven in 10 citizens say crop failure has become more severe in their area over the past 10 years. Read more »
Africa: African Legislators Urged to Increase Education Budgets
The Herald
African parliaments have been challenged to use their responsibility in passing national budgets to ensure more resources are channelled towards funding education. Read more »
Nigeria: How to Sustain Nigeria's Democracy - Abdulsalami Abubakar
Premium Times
Mr Abdulsalami said democracy requires constant nurturing and vigilance. Read more »
Nigeria: Wike Slams Activists, Says They Don't Do Well in Office
Premium Times
"Activists have failed. We have seen activists that were given appointments, and yet they failed. When you were a senator, how did you perform? What was your performance as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves Upgrade of Ibadan Airport
Premium Times
Mr Makinde said they have completed the 500,000-litre aviation fuel storage and dispensing facility, which has been concessioned to Bovas Group. Read more »
Rwanda: 'I Will Be the President of Rwanda,' Says Green Party's Habineza
New Times
The chairperson and presidential candidate of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR), Frank Habineza, has said that his party has high hopes of winning the upcoming elections,… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame to Nyamagabe Residents - Choose Security, Unity, Development
New Times
The RPF-led coalition presidential candidate, Paul Kagame, on June 27, said that Rwanda's young people should not be burdened by the country's tragic history but should focus on… Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Reconsiders Strike Threat After Meeting With Govt
Daily Trust
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodoke, says the union is reconsidering its recent decision to shut down the university campuses… Read more »
Kenya: 'Protests Against the Finance Bill Triggered Something Bigger' [opinion]
Agenzia Fides
"The impression is that the withdrawal of the tax law is now totally insufficient to stop the anger of the people", says an observer from church circles in Nairobi, where… 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 »