June 15
Eritrea: UN Expert Remains Lifeline As Grave Abuses Continue
HRW
This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 62nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council during an enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the UN… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Civilians Trapped By Fear, Disappearance and Detention - Rights Experts
UN News
As Sudan's conflict enters a fourth year, civilians are increasingly trapped not only by frontline violence but by fear, disappearance and detention, according to an update by the… Read more »
Sudan: UN Human Rights Council - 'Drones and Sexual Violence Worsening Sudan Conflict'
Dabanga
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday condemned the sharp increase in the use of drones in Sudan's war, saying they had caused the deaths of more than… Read more »
Africa: Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim Crafted a Magnificent New Culture for South Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Adolph Johannes Brand was born on 9 October 1934 in Cape Town. He would become better known as Dollar Brand and then Abdullah Ibrahim, an artist of mixed ethnic descent who… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: NGO Warns Ebola Epidemic Is 'Outpacing' Response Efforts in DRC
RFI
French NGO Doctors Without Borders warned Monday that "dangerous gaps" remain in efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 180 people in the Democratic… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Opposition Figure Files Complaint in France Against President Biya
RFI
Former Cameroonian presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he's filed two complaints with the Paris Judicial Court against President Paul Biya, citing the principle of… Read more »
Africa: Human Rights Watch Renews Scrutiny of US-Africa Health Deals
Independent (Kampala)
Concerns growing over the privacy, security, and sovereignty of Ugandans' health data Read more »
Africa: 10 Heaviest Defeats in FIFA World Cup History
Vanguard
The FIFA World Cup has delivered some of football's greatest moments, but it has also produced a handful of one-sided contests that remain etched in history. Read more »
Uganda: Foot & Mouth Disease Outbreak Sparks Fear Among Livestock Farmers in Sembabule
Nile Post
Livestock farmers in Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule District, are grappling with a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak that has affected cattle in several communities, raising fears… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Tasks New Cabinet On Socio-Economic Transformation
Nile Post
President Museveni has called on Cabinet ministers and ministers of state to intensify efforts toward Uganda's socio-economic transformation, urging them to lead the shift from… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's 7th Term - the Illusion of Change in an Age of Turmoil [opinion]
Independent (Kampala)
New ministers, old questions, and Uganda's unfinished state-building project. Read more »
South Africa: Government Must Act Ahead of 30 June Mob Deadline and Assert Rule of Law [opinion]
Daily Maverick
As the anti-foreigner 30 June deadline draws closer, the state can't afford to hesitate -- there needs to be lawful action. Read more »
Lesotho: Botswana and Lesotho Elevate Ties
Botswana Daily News
Botswana and Lesotho have elevated their longstanding cooperation framework to a fully-fledged Bi-National Commission (BNC), marking a significant milestone in diplomatic relations… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation Up 15.93 Percent Amid High Food Prices - NBS
Premium Times
The latest figures show consumer prices increased for the third consecutive month, driven largely by higher food costs across several states. Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Atiku Picks Amaechi As Running Mate
Premium Times
The ADC said Mr Amaechi was chosen after extensive consultations with party leaders, coalition partners, youth and women stakeholders, and representatives of all geopolitical… Read more »
Nigeria: Mass Trial - Court Jails Three for Links to Boko Haram
Premium Times
One of the convict's, 55-year-old farmer from Borno State, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for concealing information about Boko Haram activities in his community. Read more »
Nigeria: 2026 Budget Ambitious but Unviable - Budgit
Premium Times
The organisation noted in a statement on Monday that, with revenue projected at N36.9 trillion and expenditure at N68.3 trillion, the country will contend with a fiscal deficit of… Read more »
Nigeria: Soldiers Rescue 6 Kidnap Victims in Zamfara
Premium Times
The six victims managed to escape from captivity after persistent military pressure and air interdiction operations in Zamfara State. Read more »
Africa: From Family Doubts to World Cup Dreams - Moreira Embraces Cape Verde's Historic Journey
CAF
When Cape Verde walk onto the pitch for their first-ever FIFA World Cup match against Spain in Atlanta, Steven Moreira's thoughts will not immediately be on the reigning European… Read more »
Niger: Niger Strips Exiled Opposition Leader of Nationality
HRW
Action Highlights Repression, Increases Risk of Statelessness Read more »
Africa: Egypt Equally Match Belgian Stars in World Cup Encounter
CAF
Egypt produced a spirited display to secure a deserved 1-1 draw against FIFA World Cup contenders Belgium in Seattle on Monday in a match that the former African champions were… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Survivors Seek Justice in Kenya
Ayin Network
"The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) violently interrogated me, detained me in darkness for weeks, and tried to force me to rape a male cellmate at gunpoint." Read more »
Africa: Open Letter to Leaders of G7, G20, Brics and All Nations On Finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex [press release]
WHO
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Foils Illegal Wildlife Trade, Recovers N126m Elephant Tusks
Leadership
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Lagos, has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against wildlife trafficking with the interception of… Read more »
South Africa: 'What We Fought for in 1976 Is At Risk of Vanishing' - Khusta Jack
Daily Maverick
The veteran student activist warns that those in power today are steadily dismantling the achievements of the liberation struggle. Read more »
