June 24
Namibia: Swapo Wants to Dance With Henny Again
Namibian
Swapo deputy secretary general Uahekua Herunga has extended an invite to former Landless People's Movement (LPM) deputy leader Henny Seibeb to return to the ruling party. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano's Drug Revolving Fund - a Story of Shared Responsibility and Success [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
The shortage of essential drugs is a global issue that particularly affects low- and middle-income countries with strained health systems. This problem is even more pronounced in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: CID Officers Hunting Me Down Over Geneva Summit Address - Sikhala
New Zimbabwe
OPPOSITION leader Job Sikhala has claimed that law enforcement agents have been making suspicious visits to his house, raising fears of intimidation against the outspoken… Read more »
Kenya: Gen Zs Backlash Forces MP John Kiarie to Apologize for Dismissing Demos As Photoshopped Images
Capital FM
Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie has eaten a humble pie after being forced to apologize for his comments regarding the anti-finance bill largely organized by Generation Z and the… Read more »
Kenya: 'Anti Finance Bill Protests Should End By 6.30pm, or At Sunset'
Capital FM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that the anti-Finance Bill demonstrations set for Tuesday must end by 6.30pm or sunset. Read more »
Africa: Half the World Now Following Doctors' Orders On Cutting Trans Fats - WHO
UN News
A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving the food environment for 3.7 billion… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Protesters Have Taken to the Streets in Their Thousands - What the Law Says About Their Rights [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Across Kenya, thousands of mostly young citizens are protesting against tax proposals tabled by President William Ruto's administration in its annual budget legislation. Using… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Military Support to Other Countries Is Part of a Strategy to Boost Its Reputation [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Rwanda is one of Africa's geographically smallest countries. However, its foreign policy, whose hallmark is military diplomacy, has attracted international attention. Read more »
Tanzania: Walking Arm in Arm Towards a More Inclusive Future Where Everyone Can Access Sexual and Reproductive Health
UNFPA
On the outskirts of Dar es Salaam lies a colourful oasis, one where sign language is spoken across the schoolyard and students are adept at assisting one another. Two students,… Read more »
Sudan: WHO Appalled By Horrific Attack On El Fasher's Maternity Hospital
UN News
Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in besieged El Fasher city came under attack, killing a pharmacy worker and prompting new calls on… Read more »
Sudan: 'We Survive Together' - the Communal Kitchens Fighting Famine in Khartoum
The New Humanitarian
'Everybody should be able to eat and not feel shame.' Read more »
Mozambique: Government Admits 'Endemic Corruption'
AIM
In a key policy document, the Mozambican government has admitted there is "endemic corruption' in the country. Read more »
Liberia: ArcelorMittal Announces Michiel Van Der Merwe To Be New CEO of ArcelorMittal Liberia [press release]
ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal Liberia announces the appointment of Michiel Van Der Merwe as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for ArcelorMittal Liberia, who will begin his tenure on 1 July… Read more »
Africa: U.S.-Africa Trade Desk Secures $56 Million South African Table Grape Deal [press release]
Prosper Africa
Prosper Africa is proud to announce the United States - Africa Trade Desk (USATD)'s first $56M trade deal for 700 containers (1,260,000 crates) of South African-grown table grapes… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ongoing Investigation Into the Killings of Maria Tedros and Yohannes [press release]
MSF
Today marks three years since the brutal murders of our colleagues, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam and Yohannes Halefom Reda, who were killed while… Read more »
Kenya: Groups Warn Against Internt Shutdown Amid Anti-Finance Bill Protests
Capital FM
A group of national and international organizations has warned the government against limiting access to social and mass media during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. Read more »
Uganda: Cassava Farmers in Teso Cry for Bubu After Factory Shuts Down
Nile Post
Cassava farmers in the subregion are stuck with hectares of cassava in gardens as their potential buyer, Lukonge Cassava Starch Factory, shut down operations Read more »
Kenya: Ignore Claim That Police Officer Who Lost Forearms in Kenya's Gen Z-Led Protests in June 2024 Is Dead
Africa Check
Ignore claim that police officer who lost forearms in Kenya's Gen Z-led protests in June 2024 is dead Read more »
Kenya: IPOA Urges Witnesses of Rex Masai's Shooting to Volunteer Information
Capital FM
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has urged witnesses of Rex Masai's shooting during Thursday protests in Nairobi to volunteer information so as to facilitate… Read more »
Kenya: Malema Backs Anti-Finance Demos, Slams IMF, World Bank
Capital FM
South Africa's outspoken politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has expressed support for Kenya's anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. Read more »
Rwanda: How Candidates Hit the Campaign Trail
New Times
Braving the sweltering hot weather, presidential and parliamentary candidates officially hit the campaign trail on Saturday, June 22, to woo voters ahead of the general elections… Read more »
Nigeria: 2026 World Cup - Super Eagles Can Still Qualify - Adepoju
Premium Times
Former Super Eagles midfielder believes the Eagles can still qualify for the 2026 World Cup by winning their remaining six matches. Read more »
Nigeria: Father Mikah Suleiman Kidnapped
Agenzia Fides
The parish priest of St. Raymond's Church in Damba (Gusau) in Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, Mikah Suleiman, was abducted by armed men who broke into the rectory on… Read more »
Liberia: VP Koung Requests Approval of Legislative Matters Before Senate Sessions
FrontPageAfrica
What appears to be a power struggle between Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung and Senate Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence is unfolding at the Liberian Senate, a FrontPage… Read more »
Malawi: Independent Plane Crash Investigations Sets Off
Nyasa Times
Governance and political commentators have commended President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for demonstrating political will in instituting an independent investigation into… Read more »