October 31
Nigeria: Ayra Starr Becomes YouTube's Most Viewed Nigerian Female Artist
Daily Trust
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, professionally known as Ayra Starr, has surpassed Yemi Alade as the most-viewed Nigerian female artiste of all time on YouTube. Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Affirms Ethiopia's 'Unwavering Interest' in Red Sea Access, Pledges Peaceful Pursuit
Addis Standard
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in his parliamentary address today, asserted that Ethiopia has an "unwavering interest" in gaining access to the Red Sea and aims to pursue this… Read more »
Algeria: France's Ever Tighter Ties With Morocco Leave Algeria Seeking Other Allies
RFI
French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Morocco is being closely watched in Algeria, where his support for Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Declares Friday Public Holiday for Swearing in of New Deputy President
Capital FM
The government has declared Friday, November 1, a public holiday for the swearing-in of a new Deputy President following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua. Read more »
Africa: African Health Ministers, Delegates Adopt Declaration On Climate Change and Health
WHO-AFRO
Health ministers and delegates from 20 African countries today adopted a landmark declaration to enhance climate resilience within health systems and address the profound health… Read more »
Tunisia: University Demands Release of French Student Arrested in Tunisia
RFI
French PhD student Victor Dupont has been detained in Tunisia on breach of state security charges for at least 12 days, it was announced this week. His university has denounced the… Read more »
South Africa: Government-Funded Organisations Getting a Rough Deal, Parliament Told
GroundUp
Women's shelters anxious about being shut down Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Announces Ongoing Talks With Armed Groups Operating in Amhara, Oromia Regions
Addis Standard
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed the House of People's Representatives today, 31 October, 2024, announcing that the government has continued talks with "some members" of the… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan President Ruto and Opposition Leader Odinga Didn't Pick MP Junet Mohammed to Lead Interior Ministry
Africa Check
Kenyan president Ruto and opposition leader Odinga didn't pick MP Junet Mohammed to lead interior ministry Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt to Install Surveillance Cameras At Traffic Intersections and Roadblocks in Crackdown On 'Mushikashika'
263Chat
The Government announced a new initiative to install surveillance cameras at all roadblocks and traffic lights across the country in a bid to improve road safety and enforce… Read more »
South Africa: Parents Threaten to Shut Down Crumbling Limpopo School
GroundUp
The School Governing Body has been battling since 2011 to get the buildings fixed Read more »
South Africa: Stones Thrown At Trains in Cape Town
GroundUp
Metrorail says 16 trains have been taken out of service for repairs Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Water Crisis Delays R37-Million Stadium
GroundUp
Vhembe stadium still unfinished a year after completion was scheduled Read more »
Africa: Statement On Antigen Rapid Tests for Mpox Diagnosis, 30 October 2024
Africa CDC
No Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) has demonstrated the minimum requirement for mpox testing Read more »
Africa: Across Africa, Public Trust in Key Institutions and Leaders Is Weakening
Afrobarometer
Fewer than half of citizens say they trust their president, Parliament, courts of law, and police. Read more »
Africa: Defending Biodiversity in Armed Conflict - Can COP16 Meet the Expectations?
IPS
José Aruna, a forest defender from Sud Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), remembers the night in September 2019 when a group of heavily armed men… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Sexual Violence 'Intends to Terrorise Civilians', Says UN Fact-Finding Mission in Sudan
Dabanga
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is responsible for extensive sexual violence, including gang rape, abductions, and instances amounting to sexual slavery, according to a new report… Read more »
Africa: Building a Resilient Africa Through Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness [interview]
Africa Renewal
UNDRR leading in collaborative efforts to enhance countries' early warning systems Read more »
Africa: African Publishing Is Being Revolutionised - Report Explores Trends in Six Countries [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It's an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational publishing… Read more »
Africa: U.S.-Africa Relations Under Biden - a Mismatch Between Talk and Action [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In his first year in office, US president Joe Biden committed to resetting US-Africa relations based on a doctrine of equal partnership. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Universities Need to Revamp Their Entrepreneurship Courses [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Youth unemployment has been a problem in Nigeria for decades. This is why policymakers are increasingly turning to entrepreneurship education as a solution. It is hoped that… Read more »
Africa: Mau Mau - Mukami Kimathi's Swansong to a City At War [analysis]
African Arguments
72 years after the Declaration of Emergency in Kenya triggered one of the bloodiest anti-colonial wars in history, little has changed for survivors. Read more »
Africa: Strength in Unity - Reflections From the Heritage Day Celebration With South Africa's Adolescent Girls
Graça Machel Trust
"There is no effort too little to make a change," said Shiphra Chisha, Director of Programmes at the Graça Machel Trust, as she addressed an enthusiastic crowd of over 100… Read more »
West Africa: Sahel - Terrorism and Surge of Trafficking [analysis]
Centre 4s
Terrorists attacks in Tinzwaten Mali, Niger oil pipeline, Barsalogho Burkina Faso and Barkaram island... It should be remembered that the advent of terrorism and the war in Libya… Read more »
Kenya: Diplomatic Missions Call On Kenya to Address Rising Arbitrary Arrests and Disappearances
Capital FM
Nine diplomatic missions in Nairobi have expressed serious concerns over rising cases of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances in Kenya. Read more »
