August 05
Sudan: Ministries of Justice and Interior Discuss Legal Conditions in Khartoum State
SNA
Khartoum, August 4, 2025 (SUNA) - Minister of Justice, Dr. Abdullah Dirif, met on Monday with Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. (Police) Babiker Samra. Read more »
Africa: UN Trade and Environment Agencies Target Plastic Pollution Through Global Negotiations and Trade Measures
IPS
They are lightweight, cheap, and able to be used in every sector of every supply chain. Few materials have revolutionized manufacturing and the global economy as much as plastics… Read more »
August 04
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 4, 2025
allAfrica
Nigerian Opposition Politician Peter Obi Promises One Term Read more »
South Africa: Lusikisiki Mass Murder Trial Resumes in Court - South African News Briefs - August 4, 2025
allAfrica
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Zimbabwe: Government Bans Sale of Second-Hand Clothing and Street Vending
New Zimbabwe
The government has announced a ban on the importation and sale of second-hand clothing, as well as on street and night vending. Read more »
Nigeria: MSF Treats the Long-Term Consequences of Malnutrition Among Children in Nigeria
MSF
At the inpatient therapeutic feeding centre in Maiyama General hospital in Kebbi state, Nigeria, where an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team works, two-year-old… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Intensifies War Against Corruption to Protect the Region's Resources
Daily News
THE Director General of Tanzania's Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Crispin Chalamila, has stated that member states of the Southern African Development… Read more »
Sudan: Mounting Civilian Casualties in Sudan As Fighting Intensifies
UN News
As conflict intensifies between rival militaries in Sudan, the UN humanitarian wing (OCHA) expressed alarm on Monday over mounting civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian… Read more »
Sudan: 'Cholera in North Darfur Kills 20+, Infects 1,180, Including 300 Children' - Unicef
Dabanga
According to a new United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) report, a deadly cholera outbreak is sweeping through Darfur and other conflict hit regions of… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Urges World to Recognise 'Genocost' Tied to Decades of Resource War
RFI
The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the "Genocost" - a term used to describe mass deaths linked to the exploitation… Read more »
Somalia: Puntland to Release Weapons-Laden Ship After Turkey Confirms Ownership
Shabelle
Authorities in Somalia's Puntland state agreed to release a Comoros-flagged cargo vessel carrying weapons following a visit by Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Alper Aktaş, regional… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Protests Erupt in Côte d'Ivoire After Opposition Leaders Blocked From Election
RFI
Violence and arrests over the weekend have deepened political tensions in Côte d'Ivoire, after opposition supporters took to the streets to protest President Alassane… Read more »
Tanzania: October Elections Will Reveal the Extent of Tanzania's Democratic Decline [analysis]
ISS
As the country slides towards electoral authoritarianism, even SADC and EAC election observers have been excluded from the polls. Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Aims for 10% Tariff On Exports to U.S.
GroundUp
Government relieved by reduction from threatened 50% to 15% Read more »
Liberia: Office of Ombudsman Wants Supreme Court Justices Suspended
New Dawn
The Office of the Ombudsman has proposed the suspension of four Justices of the Supreme Court for their failure to comply with the Code of Conduct governing public officials in… Read more »
Somalia: Presidential Candidates Reject Federal-Appointed Electoral Committee
Radio Dalsan
Tensions are rising in Northeastern Somalia's newly formed administration as presidential candidates vying for leadership have issued a strongly worded joint statement denouncing… Read more »
Nigeria: Oppostiion Leader Obi Promises One Term If Elected President
Daily Trust
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said he intends to serve only a first term of four years if elected president in 2027, because longevity in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Appoints Veteran Media Strategist Maximilian Jarrett As Manager of Editorial and Media Relations
FrontPageAfrica
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed Mr. J. Max Bankole Jarrett as the new Manager of its Editorial and Media Relations Division (PCER1), a strategic unit within… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Sankara's Revolution Rises Again
People's Dispatch
On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new Sahelian revolutions today Read more »
South Sudan: Solar Systems Help Build Bridges Between Refugees and Host Communities in South Sudan
UNHCR
Every morning, Awadia Yassin joins the familiar flow of people heading to a refurbished solar-powered water point in Doro Refugee Camp, Maban County in South Sudan. As a refugee… Read more »
Southern Africa: Tanzanian PM Insists On Endless Anti-Corruption Efforts in the SADC Region
Daily News
TANZANIAN Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Tanzania has made significant progress in the region-wide fight against corruption, as it continues to negatively affect peace, weaken… Read more »
Zimbabwe: For Many Zimbabweans, Emigration Holds Promise of Economic Opportunity
Afrobarometer
But majorities say the government should reduce the number of foreign job seekers and refugees it allows into the country. Read more »
Ethiopia: I Don't Want to Fight Again in Another Tigray War
The New Humanitarian
Worst of it all is the prospect of seeing Tigrayans killing other Tigrayans. The last war was terrible, but at least we were united. At least we had a cause. Read more »
Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation [press release]
Gates Foundation
Investments Through 2030 to Catalyze Innovation in Maternal, Menstrual, Gynecological, and Sexual Health for Women Globally Read more »
Liberia: Weah Denies Fake Statement On Côte d'Ivoire Politics
Liberian Investigator
The office of former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has sharply denied reports suggesting he issued a statement on recent political developments in neighboring Côte… Read more »
