October 31
Africa: IT, Education & Research, Governments Most Prone to Cybercriminals
Business Day Africa
Information Technology, Education & Research and Governments top the list of sectors attacked the most by cyber criminals globally, a new report has revealed. Read more »
Namibia: Confront Inequalities Exacerbating Health Challenges - Geingos
New Era
The co-chair of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics, Monica Geingos, said to effectively end the AIDS pandemic and prepare for future health crises, there is a… Read more »
Africa: Colombia Hosts COP16 On Biodiversity and Condemns Capitalist Devastation
People's Dispatch
The international UN conference on biodiversity attempts to achieve key agreements, and fulfill prior ones, for the protection and conservation of the earth. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Civil War Has Left At Least 62,000 Dead By Our Estimate - but the True Figure Could Be Far Higher [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention to this… Read more »
Africa: Balancing Act - Will South Africa's Sugar Tax Survive Amid Industry Pressure and Health Concerns?
Daily Maverick
The next time the industry laments the sugar tax, pay attention to what it doesn't say. Read more »
South Africa: Inequality in Parental Leave - Concourt to Hear Case for Fathers, Adoptive Parents to Get More Leave
Daily Maverick
A couple have taken their two year challenge for equity in parental leave to the Constitutional Court. The landmark case has implications for same-sex, adoptive and surrogate… Read more »
Africa: €635.5 Million Package to Drive Growth, Strengthen Climate and Social Resilience
World Bank
The World Bank today approved a €635.5 million International Development Association (IDA)* financing package to support the Government of Benin's efforts to strengthen… Read more »
Liberia: Illegal Miners Encroach On Wologizi Forest
FrontPageAfrica
Illicit miners have encroached on the Wologizi Proposed Protected Area in Lofa County, according to a ranger and a community leader. Illegal miners have overrun this critical… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At WHO Investment Round Event - 31 October 2024 [document]
WHO
Honourable Ministers Nisia Trindade Lima, Mauro Vieira and Fernando Haddad, Read more »
Liberia: Journalists Attend Training On Fisheris and Aquaculture Reporting
New Dawn
Several local Journalists from across Montserrado County are benefiting from a three-day media literacy and ethical journalism course in fisheries and aquaculture reporting under… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Government Renovates Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Unit At Axum University [press release]
U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa
The United States Government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), inaugurated a newly renovated Mental Health and Psychosocial Support unit at Axum… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Gets Additional 1,000 Marburg Vaccine Doses
New Times
The Sabin Vaccine Institute on Thursday, October 31 dispatched approximately 1,000 additional doses of its investigational vaccine, in a continued collaboration with Rwanda to… Read more »
South Africa: Spotlight Initiative Brings Together Experts and Influencers to Discuss Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence At SVRI
Spotlight Initiative
During this year's Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, Spotlight Initiative hosted 'Unfollowing Misogyny: A conversation on digital… Read more »
Nigeria: Disquiet Over Ekiti Lawmakers' Planned Retreat in Canada
Leadership
The decision of members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly to embark on a journey to Brampton, Ontario, Canada, for an international retreat amid economic hardship in the country… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Prepares for Oluyede's Leadership As Wait for Lagbaja Continues
Daily Trust
The acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, a Major-General ,will assume duties from Friday November 1, 2024. Read more »
Uganda: Court Blocks Coronation of Lango Paramount Chief
Nile Post
The ruling responds to objections raised by loyalists of the reigning Paramount Chief, Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii, who claimed irregularitie in the election process. Read more »
Nigeria: Maritime Workers Threaten to Shutdown Nation's Ports Over Minimum Wage
Vanguard
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporation and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) have threatened to shut down the… Read more »
Nigeria: Wreckage of Crashed Helicopter Found
Premium Times
The bodies of five of the eight passengers and crew members in the helicopter had earlier been found on different days. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Petroleum Refinery Denies Getting Payments From IPMAN
Vanguard
THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery said it did not get any payments from the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for purchase of refined petroleum products. Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Secures 3,455 Convictions, Recovers Over N248 Billion in One Year
Premium Times
The conviction and recoveries are part of the highlights of the "key achievements" of the EFCC in the first year of its chairperson, Ola Olukoyede, in office. Read more »
Nigeria: Ten Political Parties to Participate in Cross River Local Elections - Official
Premium Times
The Cross River State Government has declared Friday a public holiday to ensure effective preparation for the elections. Read more »
South Africa: Minister Siviwe Gwarube Looks to February Budget to Avert Basic Education Funding Crisis
Daily Maverick
Enoch Godongwana allocated basic education an extra R376m on Wednesday, but offered nothing to save teacher posts, leaving a R78bn budget shortfall and provincial departments in a… Read more »
South Africa: SA's Electric Fences Kill 2,000 Pangolins a Year - Meet the Heroes Trying to Save Them
Daily Maverick
A section ranger at Sabi Sand Nature Reserve says he knows exactly what to do about this conservation ordeal. Elsewhere, scientists are also trialling designs. Read more »
South Africa: Competition Commission Rubber-Stamps Media24 Sale to Novus
Daily Maverick
The focus will now be on enhancing the content of Media24's digital news brands, News24 and Netwerk24. Read more »
Ghana: Mine Security Guards Attack Media Crew Covering Environmental Degradation in Ghana
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ghanaian authorities to swiftly investigate and hold accountable the security guards who attacked four journalists and media workers… Read more »
