June 11
Kenya: Illicit Alcohol Trade Now a National Security Threat Linked to Organised Crime - Police
Capital FM
Kenya's illicit alcohol trade has evolved into a major national security threat linked to organised crime, drug trafficking, corruption and money laundering. Read more »
Nigeria: Beyond Awareness - Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Every year on 28 May, Nigeria joins the global community to observe Menstrual Hygiene Day and its goal of building a #PeriodFriendlyWorld, where menstruation does not limit… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Spend Sh784.5bn On Education Sector
Capital FM
Presenting the Budget Statement in Parliament on Thursday, Mbadi said education remains the single largest recipient of government funding, accounting for 26.5 per cent of the… Read more »
Kenya: Government Allocates Sh177.2 Billion to Health Sector in Push for Universal Health Coverage
Capital FM
The government has proposed a Sh177.2 billion allocation to the health sector in the 2026/27 financial year, with Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi saying the funding will… Read more »
Kenya: Government to Spend Sh784.5 B On Education As Mbadi Rejects Claims of Budget Cuts
Capital FM
The government has earmarked Sh784.5 billion for the education sector in the 2026/27 financial year, including Sh424 billion for teachers' salaries, with Treasury Cabinet Secretary… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Allocates Sh3.9bn to Village Elders As Security Budget Crosses Sh567bn
Capital FM
The government has allocated Sh3.9 billion for stipends to village elders, marking a major policy shift that formally integrates grassroots community leadership into the country's… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Allocates Sh567bn to Security, Crossing Half-Trillion Mark in 2026/27 Budget
Capital FM
Kenya has allocated Sh567.3 billion to security in the 2026/27 budget, crossing the half-trillion mark in one of the largest sectoral allocations within the Sh4.84 trillion fiscal… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Maasai Climate Initiative Wins Global FAO Award for Advancing Resilient Pastoralism
Capital FM
A Kenyan community-led initiative promoting climate-resilient pastoralism has gained global recognition after the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) awarded it for advancing… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisian Journalist Khaoula Boukrim Sentenced in Absentia to 4 Years in Prison
CPJ
Tunisian authorities should immediately overturn the four-year prison sentence imposed in absentia on prominent journalist Khaoula Boukrim, founder of local independent news… Read more »
Kenya: Treasury Says Hustler Fund Has Disbursed Sh87bn Since Launch
Capital FM
The National Treasury has disbursed Sh87 billion through the Hustler Fund since the programme was introduced in 2022, reaching 28 million accounts and extending formal financial… Read more »
South Africa: Tongaat Hulett Faces Liquidation Hearing Next Week
GroundUp
Business Rescue Practitioners say there are no viable alternatives to a rescue plan that has legally lapsed Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Housing Official in Court Over Alleged Sale of Residents' Homes
GroundUp
The accused will reappear in the Lenasia Magistrates Court in Soweto on 13 July Read more »
Malawi: Uproar As State Moves to Drop the High-Profile Corruption Case Involving the Notorious Chinese Wildlife Convict Lin Yunhua
Nyasa Times
A storm of controversy is brewing after the State, through the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), filed an application seeking to withdraw criminal proceedings against convicted Chinese… Read more »
Malawi: PCB, Police Arrest Mzuzu Trader Over Illegal Pesticides
Nyasa Times
The Pesticides Control Board (PCB), working jointly with the Malawi Police Service, has arrested a Mzuzu-based agro-dealer for allegedly selling illegal and potentially dangerous… Read more »
Rwanda: Kigali-Muhanga Road Expansion - Requirements Contractors Must Meet
New Times
The government is inviting contractors to bid for the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Kigali-Muhanga road. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Launches EV Charging Stations As Clean Energy Drive Gains Momentum
Daily News
TANZANIA has rolled out its electric vehicle (EV) charging station initiative, alongside fresh clean energy projects including the On-Bill Financing (OBF) scheme for TANESCO… Read more »
Somalia: Tensions Rise After Clashes in Mogadishu
Agenzia Fides
The situation in Mogadishu is tense. Security forces opened fire on residents protesting the demolition of houses in the Abdiaziz district. Clashes broke out between demonstrators… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Guterres Urges Global Dialogue As Middle East Crisis Deepens
ENA
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an urgent global recommitment to dialogue, diplomacy, and political solutions. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Coordinated Economic Reforms Drive Rapid Growth, Sharp Inflation Decline - Finance Minister
ENA
Ethiopia's coordinated monetary and fiscal reforms are delivering strong economic results, helping position the country among the world's fastest-growing economies while… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bishops Healing Nations Offers Aid After Deadly Gweru School Transport Fire
263Chat
A church organisation has expressed its condolences following the deaths of seven schoolchildren in a vehicle fire in Gweru, pledging support to affected families as the nation… Read more »
West Africa: Forced Labour in West African Cybercrime Academies - How Fear Traps Young Men [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Forced labour in cybercrime might call to mind scam compounds in south-east Asia. A growing body of scholarship, journalism and policy attention has entrenched that stereotype.… Read more »
Africa: Sharks, Seals, Hunters, Tourists - How Wildlife-Human Interactions Matter for Conservation [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Our relationships with wildlife are dynamic. They can change rapidly and unexpectedly. Read more »
South Africa: Foot and Mouth Disease in South Africa - How a Tracking System Would Control Outbreaks [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Foot and mouth disease is common in South Africa's wildlife reserves. There are constant efforts to make sure it doesn't spread to farmed animals. But since 2019 the country has… Read more »
Africa: Appolonia - the Story of an African Kingdom That Resisted the Atlantic Slave Trade [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The transatlantic slave trade was a multilayered, highly commercialised global enterprise that lasted from the early 1500s to the mid 1800s. Read more »
South Africa: How Traditional Music Helps the Elderly in a South African Care Centre [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Being an elderly person in South Africa presents a range of challenges. Apartheid shaped diverse experiences of ageing and elderly care along racial and ethnic lines. In the… Read more »
