September 05, 2023
South Africa: Residents Withhold R1.2 Million in Rates From eThekwini metro - South African News Briefs - September 5, 2023
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September 04, 2023
Africa: We Want More Than Just Empty Promises - African Youth Climate Assembly
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Young people across Africa are calling for more than just empty promises from global leaders on climate change. Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia Places Senior Opposition Politician Under House Arrest
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Abdel Karim Harouni, a top official in the opposition Ennahda Islamist Party, is under house arrest, according to the country's major opposition coalition, Reuters reports. Read more »
South Africa: More Than 1,200 Govt-Owned Properties are Illegally Occupied - South African News Briefs - September 4, 2023
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September 01, 2023
Africa: African Climate Summit - Who Has Shaped the Agenda?
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"Africa must not be denied its rightful place at the table." Read more »
Kenya: Kenya May Lose HIV/Aids Funding if U.S. Makes no Resolution on Kenyan MPs' Request
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Kenya might stop receiving funds for HIV if a decision in the U.S. Congress is not made by the end of the month, according to Business Insider Africa. Read more »
South Africa: We Are One Country, Govt Tells Western Cape - South Africa News Briefs - September 1, 2023
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Niger: Junta Orders Police to Expel French Ambassador
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Niger's ruling junta has ordered police to expel France's ambassador, Reuters reports from Niamey. Read more »
August 31, 2023
Mali: Russia Blocks Renewal of UN Sanctions in Mali
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Russia blocked efforts to keep in Mali a team of UN experts who accused foreign fighters of taking part in numerous violations in the military-run West African nation, Al Jazeera… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Promotes General Sanctioned by U.S. for Alleged Role in Eastern DR Congo Instability
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame promoted a General recently sanctioned by the U.S. for involvement in the conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what could be… Read more »
South Africa: Earth Tremor Hits Parts of Johannesburg - South African News Briefs - August 31, 2023
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Earth Tremor Hits Western Areas of Johannesburg Read more »
South Africa: UPDATE - At Least 70 People Dead in Johannesburg Building Fire
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At least 70 people died and 50 others were injured when a fire broke out at a five-storey building in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday morning, News24 reports. Read more »
August 30, 2023
South Africa: Weather Service Expects Hot, Wet Summer as El Niño Arrives - South African News Briefs - August 30, 2023
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Gabon: Army Officers Appear on Television, Say They Have Claimed Power
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A group of senior military officers have gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
Gabon: President Ali Bongo Declared Winner of Election
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President Ali Bongo has won a third term in the presidential election with 64.27% of the vote, the Gabonese Election Centre (CGE) said on Wednesday August 30, 2023. Read more »
August 29, 2023
Africa: Vaccine Hesitancy 'Widens Immunity Gaps, Increases Risk of Outbreaks'
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In 1999, Grade 5 brought for me a revelation like no other - vaccines! The idea that weak disease-causing organisms could transform our bodies into warriors against killer diseases… Read more »
Uganda: 20-Year-Old Charged With 'Aggravated Homosexuality', Faces Death Penalty
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For the first time in Uganda, a 20-year-old man was charged with "aggravated homosexuality", a crime punishable by death under the country's implemented anti-gay law. Read more »
South Africa: Millions Due to Disabled Children - But Where Did The Money Go? - South African News Briefs - August 29, 2023
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August 28, 2023
Africa: Seventy-Third Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa Kicks Off in Gaborone
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As Africa slowly recovers from the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, health ministers from across the continent, health professionals, members of civil society, and experts… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants at Border - Report
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Saudi security forces are killing, shelling, and abusing groups of migrants, according to a Human Rights Watch report. And President Biden's administration, according to The… Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Party to Take Report on Ramaphosa Game Farm Deal on Review - South African News Briefs - August 28, 2023
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August 27, 2023
Africa: Call for Africa to Walk the Talk to End NCDs
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"We are walking the talk of all the speeches and statements that we make all the time and we know that exercise is one of the best things that you can do for your health", this… Read more »
Africa: From the Congo to Capitol Hill: A Coming-of-Age Memoir by Stephen R. Weissman [book listing]
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A remarkable memoir of an American's intimate engagement with the Congo, one throwing new light upon America's political challenges today.from amazon.com Read more »
August 25, 2023
Niger: Without France ... There'd Be No Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - President Macron
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Without France's military operations in the Sahel "there would probably no longer be a Mali ... Burkina Faso, and I'm not sure there would still be Niger", French President… Read more »
Uganda: Mainstream Early Childhood Development for Deaf learners in Uganda [opinion]
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In September, the Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD), an organization for Deaf people by Deaf people, will celebrate their Golden 50 lJubilee . Unfortunately,… Read more »
