April 04
Kenya: TikTok's #SaferTogether Workshops Impact Many More in Kenya
Capital FM
ROIn a significant stride towards digital safety and education, TikTok, in collaboration with Eveminet, has made remarkable achievements in Kenya with its #SaferTogether workshops. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Rufaro Being Politicized - Harare Mayor Responds to Ban On Stadium
New Zimbabwe
There is uncertainty amongst local football fans on whether the recently homologated Rufaro stadium will host topflight league action this weekend. Read more »
April 03
Madagascar: Mother Makes 200km Emergency Trip Across Rural Madagascar to Save Baby
UN News
A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km emergency journey on challenging rural roads to a specialist regional hospital after she… Read more »
Madagascar: Madagascar Villagers Sue Rio Tinto Over Lead Poisoning
Leigh Day - Lawyers Against Injustice
Rural villagers living near mine in Madagascar take legal action against mining giant Rio Tinto after tests show dangerous levels of lead in their bodies Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Among Top Air Polluters On the Continent, NGO Report Finds [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A Greenpeace report says South Africa is home to six of the world's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots and nine of Africa's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide point sources. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Experts Warn Violence in Eastern DRC Getting Worse, Threatens to Spill Throughout Region
VOA
Human rights experts warn the always-shaky security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deteriorating further, as armed violence by Congolese and foreign… Read more »
Nigeria: President Signs New Student Loan Bill Into Law
Premium Times
Mr Tinubu signed the repealed version in June last year and promised implementation would take off in September but it failed. Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Immigration
GroundUp
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
Southern Africa: Millions in Southern Africa Face Hunger as Extreme Weather Wreaks Havoc - Oxfam [press release]
Oxfam
Millions of people across Southern Africa, are grappling with the dual crises of hunger and flooding. Over half of Malawi's 19 million population, six million people in Zambia,… Read more »
Africa: Africa Now Emits As Much Carbon As It Stores - Landmark New Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A landmark new study has found that, in the last decade, the African continent has started emitting more carbon than it stores. When the total amount of carbon that is sequestered… Read more »
Africa: A Harvest for Hunger in Rural Zimbabwe
Global Press Journal
A unique communal garden known as a zunde ramambo, or "chief's granary," is an old idea getting new life -- with a timeless power to support the vulnerable. Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Court Dismisses Biti's Defamation Appeal
The Herald
THE High Court has dismissed an application by Harare lawyer Tendai Biti who is seeking condonation for late filing of heads of argument in a matter in which he is being sued for… Read more »
Africa: 'Shocking' Increase in Children Denied Aid in Conflicts
UN News
All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure, top UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Constitutional Court Refuses to Annul or Block Enforcement of Anti-Gay Law
VOA
Uganda's constitutional court has declined to annul or grant a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the country's anti-gay law. In their ruling Wednesday, the judges… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Fugitive Killer Peter Dube Deported From Mozambique
New Zimbabwe
Fugutive and murder suspect Peter Dube has been arrested at the Robert Mugabe International Airport after he was deported from Mozambique after evading police for close to two… Read more »
Chad: Cameroon and Chad Government Troops Free Scores of Hostages
VOA
Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states' border. Read more »
Uganda: Top Ugandan Court Upholds Anti-Gay Law
DW
Uganda's Constitutional Court has rejected a bid to overturn its 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. Read more »
Senegal: Senegal's President Faye Appoints Ousmane Sonko As Prime Minister
RFI
In Senegal, in his first act as leader, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed by his ally and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Court Fails to Repeal Callous Anti-LGBTI Law, Puts People At Risk [press release]
AI London
Responding to a decision by Uganda's Constitutional Court to only revoke parts of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (AHA), a law which prompted rising attacks against LGBTI people,… Read more »
South Africa: Aspirant Black Chartered Accountants in South Africa Feel Marginalised, Hurting Pass Rates and Their Mental Health [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Every year the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants administers the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC). This board exam is the last hurdle for an aspiring… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Wildlife Conservancies Make Old Men Rich, While Making Women and Young People Poorer [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Kenya once had an exceptional abundance and diversity of wildlife. But as the country's population boomed, wildlife lost space to people, buildings, roads and agriculture. Read more »
Nigeria: Microplastics in Nigeria's Osun River - New Study Flags Alarmingly High Levels [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Osun River is one of the major rivers in southern Nigeria. It flows from its source in Ekiti State, through several states, before emptying into Lagos state's Lekki Lagoon. It… Read more »
Rwanda: Children Born of Rape - the Devastating Legacy of Sexual Violence in Post-Genocide Rwanda [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence. Read more »
Rwanda: 30 Years After Genocide - Rwanda's Older Generations Fear a Return of Ethnic Tensions, but Youth Feel More United [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
It's 30 years since a genocide ripped through Rwandan society, leaving up to a million Tutsi and non-extremist Hutu dead. Read more »
South Africa: TikToker Nara Smith's Latest Cooking Video Could be her Most Outrageous Yet
Fame Frenzy
South African-born model Nara Smith's tradwife-inspired TikTok posts are blowing up the internet, and not always for a good reason. Read more »