June 14
Zimbabwe: CEO Roundtable - Mnangagwa Implores Businesses to Embrace the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution'
New Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the business community to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to keep pace with global competitiveness and spur economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Super Falcons Will Overcome 'Group of Death', Says Oshoala
This Day
Ex-Barcelona striker and multiple African Footballer of the Year winner, Asisat Oshoala, has said that the Super Falcons will overcome the so-called 'Group of Death' in the soccer… Read more »
Nigeria: Finidi to Get Foreign Technical Adviser After One Draw, One Loss
This Day
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has concluded plans to hire a foreign technical adviser to support Super Eagles quests to qualify for 2026 World Cup in Canada, USA and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Warriors Back in Afcon Qualifiers . . . Three Months to Put House in Order
The Herald
ZIMBABWE'S football authorities will have under three months to try and put the house in order as the Warriors will return to action in September when the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Rich Fossil Finds Should Drive Heritage Tourism [interview]
The Herald
The dinosaurs -- the prehistoric creatures are long gone but the recent discovery of a 210-million-year-old dinosaur leg unearthed in the ground on Spurwing Island at Lake Kariba,… Read more »
June 13
South Africa: Coalition Talks Intensify as Parties Reveal GNU Positions
allAfrica
South Africa is moving closer to a new era of collaborative governance as political parties unveil their positions on the African National Congress' (ANC) proposed Government of… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Plans to Borrow More to Bridge Budget Deficit
Capital FM
The Kenyan government plans to borrow Sh263 billion from the domestic market to help finance the Sh3.92 trillion budget for the fiscal year running from June 2024 to July 2025. Read more »
Sudan: El-Fasher, a Siege 'Comparable to Gaza' [interview]
JusticeInfo.net
Surrounded, starving, under artillery fire and awaiting an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), El-Fasher, the capital of Darfur, is "hell on earth". On Tuesday 11… Read more »
Nigeria: Foreign Mafia Tried Several Times to Sabotage $19 Billion Refinery - Dangote
Vanguard
Aliko Dangote revealed that local and foreign mafia tried several times to sabotage his $19 billion refinery from coming to life. Read more »
Africa: Conflict, Persecution, Climate Crisis Drive Surge in Global Forced Displacement
VOA
The United Nations refugee agency says forced displacement around the globe surged to historic new heights last year, driven by conflict, persecution, human rights violations,… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Cabinet Discusses Exit of African Union Troops
Shabelle
In a significant move towards strengthening government accountability and transparency, the Somali Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre, has approved new regulations for… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Economy to Grow by 6% - Kasaija
Nile Post
The Minister for Finance, Matia Kasaija has said Uganda's economy is projected to grow at 6 percent in the financial year 2024/ 2025. Read more »
Uganda: Full Budget Speech By Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija [document]
Government of Uganda
Full Monetisation of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialisation, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation and Market Access Read more »
Ghana: Is Ghana Heading Towards Election-Related Unrest? [analysis]
ISS
Ahead of the December 2024 elections, heightened mistrust in state institutions and unresolved tensions threaten to disrupt the polls. Read more »
Liberia: Legislature Expresses Concern Over 'Disrespect' Shown Former President Weah
Liberian Observer
The House of Representatives has raised concerns over reports of former President George M. Weah's alleged denial of access to the Clar Marie Weah VIP Lounge at the Roberts… Read more »
Zimbabwe: No to Conditional Aid - President
The Herald
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will not accept conditional aid from those seeking to denigrate the country's values, national character and beliefs. Read more »
South Africa: National Disaster for 3 Provinces After Severe Weather
allAfrica
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) department declared a national disaster for areas affected by severe weather in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and the… Read more »
Africa: African Health Leaders Begin Work On Roadmap to Reshape Global Health Financing On the Continent [press release]
WHO-AFRO
More than 80 ministry of health experts, regional and global partners and civil society representatives have set in motion the development of a roadmap to catalyse action to… Read more »
South Africa: Searching for a Female Partner for the World's 'Loneliest' Plant [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
"Surely this is the most solitary organism in the world," wrote palaeontologist Richard Fortey in his book about the evolution of life. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Calls On Security Council to Take Decisive Measures Against RSF
SNA
In its statement before the Security Council meeting on the quarterly briefing of the Chairman of the Darfur Sanctions Committee, Sudan called on the UN Security Council to take… Read more »
Uganda: It Might Take Kampala 32 Years to Get Rid of Potholes - KCCA's Luyimbazi
Nile Post
The Deputy Executive Director of Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), Eng David Luyimbazi, has said that with the current rate of funds allocated for road construction, it would… Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 ILO Conference - Nigeria's Delegation of 289 Is Highest
Vanguard
Nigeria, with 289 delegates, tops the list with the highest number of registered delegates at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more »
Nigeria: Army Kills 197 Militants, Loses Nine Soldiers - Official
Premium Times
The DHQ said the military also apprehended 310 in one week Read more »
South Sudan: ICRC Delivers Assistance to Communities Fleeing the Conflict in Sudan
ICRC
A group of Sudanese refugees gets off a truck upon arrival in Boro Medina, a small town in South Sudan with a population of about 5,000. Read more »
Rwanda: Political Parties Forum Gears Up for July Elections
New Times
The national consultative forum of political organizations (NFPO) says that preparations for next month's presidential and parliamentary elections are advanced, with the forum… Read more »