June 24
Nigeria: Rivers Algon Chair Urges Tinubu, NLC to Halt NULGE Members From Planned Protest
Leadership
Chairman of Rivers State chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Allwell Ihunda, has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu and the national leadership of… Read more »
Nigeria: Driver Gets Life Jail Term for Defiling, Abduction of Minor in Lagos
Leadership
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja on Monday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old commercial driver, Abdul Hudu to life… Read more »
Malawi: Beacon of Unity in Troubled Times - Mzimba Chiefs' Show of Solidarity With Chakwera
Nyasa Times
In the wake of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others, the Mzimba Chiefs have emerged as a beacon of unity, offering… Read more »
Malawi: CCJP Drills Gender Activists On Gender-Related Laws
Nyasa Times
Despite combined efforts between the Government of Malawi and non-state actors to put gender-based violence (GBV) to a stop, the country continues to register a surge in such cases… Read more »
Algeria: Iness Mezel - a French-Algerian Musician Blends Tamazight With Rock
Afropop
Born Fatiha Messaoudi to a French-Italian mother and Kabyle-Algerian father in the suburbs of Paris, Iness Mezel brilliantly blends western contemporary with classic Kabyle… Read more »
Kenya: University of Nairobi and UNHCR Launch Refugee Resource Centre, to Foster Research and Policy Changes On Forced Displacement
UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, and Prof. Stephen Kiama Gitahi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, officially inaugurated the… Read more »
Sudan: Halting the Catastrophic Battle for Sudan's El Fasher
Crisis Group
Hundreds of thousands of civilians are caught in the crossfire with war intensifying in North Darfur and its capital El Fasher. Concerted pressure is needed to get all sides to… Read more »
Mozambique: Debts Ruin Anti-Poverty Strategy
AIM
Over the past decade the number of Mozambicans living below the poverty line increased, and now accounts for much more than half the population. Read more »
Mozambique: Three Die Following Explosion
AIM
Three people lost their lives on Sunday, in Ndunda neighbourhood, in the Beira central Mozambican city of Beira, following the explosion of a device which may have been a land… Read more »
Mozambique: Terrorists Launch Attacks Against Four Cabo Delgado Districts
AIM
A group of Islamist terrorists raided, over the past week, the districts of Metuge, Chiúre, Quissanga and Mecúfi, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »
Rwanda: Eastern Province Welcomes Liberal Party's Support to Increase Agro-Processing Factories
New Times
Liberal Party (PL), in its manifesto for parliamentary elections, pledged to boost agro-processing factories and build feeder roads for easier transport of agricultural harvest… Read more »
Rwanda: RPF Means a Lot to My Family, Supporter Says As Party Campaigns in Nyagatare
New Times
About 50,000 residents of Nyagatare District, in Eastern Province, on Monday, June 24, gathered in Karama village as parliamentary hopefuls of the ruling RPF-Inkotanyi party… Read more »
Rwanda: What You Need to Know About Campaigns for MPs for Special Interest Groups
New Times
Parliament aspirants in the special interest groups; women, youth, and persons with disabilities, have distinct campaign protocols different from those for presidential and other… Read more »
Rwanda: Campaign in Ngororero - Kagame Says RPF to Cement Self-Reliance in Next Term
New Times
While campaigning in Ngororero District, on Monday, June 24, incumbent President Paul Kagame, the Chairman and flagbearer of RPF-Inkotanyi and allied parties, said that once… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Acquits Former Lagos Speaker of Money Laundering Charges
Premium Times
The trial of the former Lagos State Speaker Ikuforiji on money laundering charges started over 12 years, journeying to and back from the Supreme Court. Read more »
Nigeria: How Armed Robbers Killed Retired Army General in His Abuja Home
Premium Times
Uwem was killed at his home in Sunshine Home Estate, Abuja on Saturday. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Police Orderly, Driver to Rivers' Traditional Ruler
Premium Times
The incident happened on Saturday, according to an official. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai and Koung's Asset Disclosures Set a High Transparency Benchmark [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
RECENTLY, PRESIDENT JOSEPH Boakai and his Vice President Jeremiah Koung, publicly declared their assets, revealing that the president, who served as vice president under Ellen… Read more »
Kenya: Gideon Moi Condemns Recent Abductions of Youth Protesting Finance Bill
Capital FM
Nairobi, June, 24, -- Kenya African National Union (KANU) party leader Gideon Moi has condemned the recent violent abductions of young protesters opposing the Finance Bill, 2024. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Launch Operation Against Touts
263Chat
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched nationwide operation titled "No To Touts" which aims to eradicate touting by gangs notorious for coercing travelers to board public… Read more »
Somalia: Is There Any Life After Explosions?
Radio Dalsan
Whenever there's a big attack in Somalia, journalists, like the security forces and paramedics, rush to the scene to report the story. When the attack is huge, like the truck… Read more »
Africa: No, Giant Octopus Didn't Wash Up in Indonesia Due to Rising Heat in Earth's Core. Ignore AI-Generated Images
Africa Check
No, giant octopus didn't wash up in Indonesia due to rising heat in Earth's core. Ignore AI-generated images Read more »
Africa: UNAIDS and Global Fund Sign a New Strategic Framework for Their Collaboration to End Aids
Global Fund
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, and Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), Peter Sands, signed a new strategic… Read more »
Sudan: 'Killed on the Job, Prescribing and Administering Medicine'
OCHA
Another day of violence in Sudan brings another human tragedy in Darfur's Al Fasher. Read more »
Malawi: Sunbird Tourism PLC Posts Mk5.3 Billion Profit.
Nyasa Times
Sunbird Tourism(plc), a publicly quoted enterprise listed on the malawi stock exchange, has announced that it has chalked a profit after task of MK5.3 billion during the financial… Read more »