November 04
Nigeria: Nigeria Among Top Seven Countries With Citizens Desiring to Migrate - Report
Premium Times
Nigeria's economic struggles have fuelled a surge in migration, particularly among young people, who now refer to this phenomenon as "Japa" to describe their quest for better… Read more »
Uganda: National Mining Company Board Inaugurated to Oversee Uganda's Mineral Sector
Nile Post
The National Mining Company (NMC) officially inaugurated its new Board of Directors today at Petroleum House in Entebbe. Read more »
Namibia: Hardap's Desperate Times - Four Die, 188 Hospitalised With Severe Malnutrition As Taps Run Dry
New Era
Four children died and 188 people have been admitted to medical facilities in the Hardap region due to malnutrition. Read more »
Liberia: Speaker Koffa Reaffirms He Will Not Resign Amid Deputy Speaker Fallah's Defection and Planned March On Capitol
FrontPageAfrica
Embattled House Speaker, J Fonati Koffa, has vowed not to resign his position, insisting that if the renegade lawmakers want him out of the position they will have to obtain the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberty Party Reinstates Sen. Nyonblee Karngar-Lawrence As Political Leader in Effort to Reconcile After Split
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberty Party (LP) has committed to a resolution to restore unity and rebuild the party following a significant split leading up to the 2023 Presidential and Legislative… Read more »
Liberia: Dr. Jallah Barbu Pledges to Work With Everyone 'To Address Impunity At Highest Level' As Head of Office of War and Economic Crime Courts
FrontPageAfrica
Dr. Jallah Allen Barbu, a former presidential candidate and dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law of the University of Liberia, has pledged to work with everyone as the new… Read more »
Ghana: Jewellery Shop Attacked, Sacks of Cash Stolen Amid Gun Shots
Ghanaian Times
Suspected armed robbers in a Rambo-style stormed a jewellery shop (namewitheld) at Adabraka on Saturday afternoon amid sporadic gunfire and made away with unspecified cash stack in… Read more »
Ghana: Govt of Ghana Rolls Out 5G Broadband Services
GhanaToday
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially launched 5G mobile broadband services to deepen Ghana's internet connectivity and Digitalisation efforts. Read more »
Ethiopia: Analysis - Tigray's Ayder Hospital Struggles to Deliver Essential Services As Budget Cuts Bite - Staff, Patients Confront Tough Choices [analysis]
Addis Standard
Berhane Gebremichael, a resident of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, faced a challenging situation this year when his nearly three-year-old daughter, severely injured in… Read more »
South Africa: Lawyer Charged With Attempted Murder Released On Bail
GroundUp
Rael Kassel, a Cape Town attorney accused of attempting to murder his partner, Sheline Uygun, has been granted bail after an appeal at the Western Cape High Court last Tuesday. But… Read more »
South Africa: Mister Sweet Strike Ends - Workers to Return to Work Next Week
GroundUp
More than 300 workers from Premier's Mister Sweet branch in Germiston will return to work on 11 November, after negotiations on Friday brought their 11-week strike to an end. Read more »
Angola: Police Confirm Detention of Foreigner's Death Suspect
ANGOP
One of the two suspects in the stabbing that caused the death of a 44-year-old American missionary in the municipality of Humpata, Huíla Province, was arrested on Monday… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Is Depopulating War-Torn Sudan's Breadbasket Amid an Unprecedented Famine
People's Dispatch
Worsening the world's largest displacement crisis, attacks by RSF killing hundreds, have affected 120 villages in the Gezira, forcing another 135,000 people to flee. Read more »
Mozambique: Rwanda Govt Denies Sending Troops to Maputo
AIM
Mozambique's fugitive opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, on Sunday night claimed that Rwandan troops are being transferred from the northern province of Cabo Delgado to Maputo,… Read more »
Mozambique: Misa Concerned At Attacks On Media Professionals
AIM
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has expressed its great concern at the physical and verbal attacks against media… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinean Politician Baltasar Engonga Enmeshed in Numerous Sex Tapes Scandal
Premium Times
In these videos, Engonga, nicknamed "Bello", appears in the company of several women, some allegedly married, in various places such as hotels, his office or other private spaces. Read more »
Egypt: 'It All Starts At Home' - Global UN Forum Opens in Cairo to Rethink Urban Development
UN News
On Monday, thousands of delegates joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), which will bring… Read more »
Africa: Green Energy Shift Must Also Bring Prosperity and Equality - UN Deputy Chief
UN News
The international community must ensure that the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is equitable, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday in New York. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Orders Release of #endbadgovernance Minors
Daily Trust
President Bola Tinubu has ordered release of all minors arrested and detained over #EndBadGovernance protest. Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Calls for Urgent Action Against Impunity in Journalist Killings
Nile Post
Guterres highlighted the staggering statistic that an estimated 9 out of 10 journalist murders remain unresolved, perpetuating what he described as a "cycle of fear and silence." Read more »
Nigeria: 8m Barrels of Nigeria's Crude Oil Stolen in 2023 - FG
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI's)Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has said about 7.68 million barrels of crude oil were either stolen… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Describes Marketers' Association's Comments as 'Misinformation'
Daily Trust
Dangote Refinery has broken its silence on the price of premium motor spirit (pms) otherwise known as petroleum from its refinery, saying its product is cheaper than the imported… Read more »
Uganda: Police Arrest Woman for Feeding Baby With Feaces
Nile Post
Police in Masaka have arrested a woman who appeared in a video feeding a baby with faeces. Read more »
Rwanda: How the UN Tribunal for Rwanda Shaped the Genocide Narrative [interview]
JusticeInfo.net
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Nigeria: Int'l Firm Hires Depot to Blend Substandard Petrol in Nigeria - Dangote Refinery
Vanguard
...Insists its price is cheaper than imported product Read more »
