July 02
Rwanda: Infantino Congratulates Kagame As Amahoro Stadium Officially Opens
New Times
World football governing body (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino has heaped praise on President Paul Kagame for his consistent support of football development in Rwanda. Read more »
South Africa: Outcry Over Loss of Sports Field to Make Way for a Hospital in Gugulethu
GroundUp
The site is a poor choice and the impact on the community was not considered, say residents Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Records 2 Confirmed Cholera Cases
Vanguard
Kogi seems to be among the six states in Nigeria that have mild cases of cholera, recording only two confirmed cases. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Madhevere, Mavuta Return As Zimbabwe Names T20 Squad to Face India
New Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE Cricket on Monday named the Chevrons squad which will face India for a five-match T20I series. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Seedco Decries Post-Elections Liquidity Crunch
New Zimbabwe
SEED manufacturing giant SeedCo has bemoaned the liquidity dry spell which characterized the country's economy post-2023 elections on the back of tough operating conditions. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Coventry Happy With Progress of Bills
The Herald
Sports, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry believes all is on track for the finalisation of the Sport, Leisure and Recreation Bill as well as the Sport Integrity Bill. Read more »
July 01
South Africa: Students Drown in Debt Despite Full Bursaries - South African News Briefs - July 01, 2024
allAfrica
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Zimbabwe: Higher Education Deputy Minister Fired for Stoking Tribalism
New Zimbabwe
Higher Education Deputy Minister, Simelisizwe Sibanda has been fired for discriminating against a Shona teacher deployed to the Matebeleland region. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Eliminate Over 70 Militants in Chad, Borno, Destroy Camps
Vanguard
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said on Monday that its troops fighting insurgency have successfully obliterated terrorist camps situated on islets across the… Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Intervenes As Nigeria Records Cholera Outbreak in Prison
Premium Times
This discovery contradicts the previous position of the National Correctional Service (NCoS) spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, who had declared correctional centres cholera-free only… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Air Force Attempt to Rebut RSF Singa Seige
Dabanga
The Sudanese Air Force launched a series of airstrikes on sites of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Singa, the capital of Sennar, on Sunday morning. Ongoing battles for the city… Read more »
Ghana: Using AI, Google Translate Adds 110 New Languages Including Ga From Ghana
Accra Times
The recent roll-out is part of Google's 1,000 Languages Initiative - a target set in 2022, to build AI models that will support the 1,000 most spoken languages around the world Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Will Need to Borrow More After Axing Tax Hikes - Ruto
DW
Kenyan President William Ruto said Nairobi will have to borrow billions to tackle Kenya's sovereign debt. He said he was not at fault for the deaths of protesters opposing the… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Kill Wanted Biafra Leader, Arrest Two Other 'Notorious Terrorists'
Premium Times
The Nigerian army said the troops killed the wanted kingpin and arrested others during multiple operations in Nigeria's south-east. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Force Wasn't Established to Succeed - Senate Leader
Premium Times
"I maintain that the police have not been set up properly to succeed in this nation. Effective policing in Nigeria is almost impossible unless there are fundamental changes," he… Read more »
Eritrea: Eritrea's Biniam Girmay Makes History At Tour De France
DW
Biniam Girmay became the first Black African to win a stage of the world's most prestigious cycling event. He took first in the longest stage on the 2024 Tour de France. Read more »
Africa: South Africa's New Unity Cabinet Explained
DW
President Cyril Ramaphosa has named his cabinet after several weeks of intense negotiations between the ANC and the 10 other parties that form South Africa's government of national… Read more »
Rwanda: How Rwanda Plans to Raise Trillions in Taxes in 2024/25
New Times
The government, on June 29, promulgated a 2024/2025 state finance law under which Rwanda plans to spend a national budget of more than Rwf5.69 trillion for the fiscal year that… Read more »
Sudan: Key Khartoum Crossing Damaged in Blast
Dabanga
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) exchanged accusations of destroying the Halfaya Bridge, the final remaining link between Khartoum North (Bahri)… Read more »
Nigeria: Rumors of a Political Capture [blog]
CFR
Accusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria. Read more »
Sudan: UN Food Convoy Attacked, Supplies Looted Amid Worsening Crisis
UN News
Unidentified armed men in Sudan on Sunday attacked UN World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying food assistance meant for thousands of civilians in need in central Darfur, the… Read more »
South Africa: How Democracy Can Work At Community Level - 3 Lessons From a South African Protest Movement [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Popular protests have surged around the world over the last decade. But do they work? And what lessons can be learnt from communities who have a history of militant protests? Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram and Western Education - the Surprising Views of Some Nigerians Who Left the Insurgency Group [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The world has come to associate the insurgency in north-east Nigeria with the slogan "western education is forbidden". This is how "Boko Haram" - the name given to the insurgents -… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Tree-Planting Champions of Sierra Leone - Leading the Fight Against Climate Change, One Seedling At a Time [press release]
IFRC
With her watering can in hand, Mariam Albert carefully sprinkles each of the many tree seedlings that cover the ground around her. Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Resumes Suicide Bombing in North-East Nigeria, Kills 21
Premium Times
A 2017 research work published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point revealed that Boko Haram used more than 200 female suicide bombers between 2014 and 2017. Read more »