June 04
Congo-Kinshasa: Three New Ebola Vaccines Are Being Developed. An Infectious Disease Expert Explains [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it's not often we have two pieces of good news in one week. Read more »
Somalia: From Food Lines in Somalia to Clinics in Afghanistan, Hormuz Crisis Sends Shockwaves Through Global Aid Networks
UN News
What began as a geopolitical crisis in the Middle East nearly 100 days ago is increasingly becoming a food security crisis elsewhere, with UN agencies warning of rising hunger in… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Rejects Xenophobia Label, Calls for African Solutions
Capital FM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected claims of xenophobia, instead describing migration pressures as a continental challenge that requires African-led solutions,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Admits Rigged Elections Have Eroded Trust and Presidential Legitimacy
New Zimbabwe
THE government has, for the first time, openly acknowledged that Zimbabwe's elections have repeatedly been dogged by allegations of rigging and violence, issues it says have… Read more »
Africa: Unsafe Food Causes 866 Million Illnesses and 1.5 Million Deaths Annually, Young Children At Highest Risk [press release]
WHO
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the… Read more »
Rwanda: Two More Journalists Arrested in Rwanda
HRW
Investigations Relate to Reporting on Kigali's Worst Kept Secret Read more »
Kenya: KRA Forgoes Sh9.1bn in Taxes to Cushion Consumers From Fuel Price Surge
Capital FM
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has forgone Sh9.1 billion in tax revenue over the past two months following the government's decision to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum… Read more »
Africa: Dozens of New Species Found in One of Africa's Last Biodiversity Blank Spots
Daily Maverick
A major survey of Angola's remote Lisima plateau has uncovered species unknown to science, including new dragonflies, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies, confirming the highlands… Read more »
Zimbabwe: They're Back! Rhino Orphans Return to the Shores of Lake Kariba
Daily Maverick
Three decades after their parents were evacuated to save them from the bullets of poachers, a group of black rhinos has returned home to Zimbabwe's Matusadona National Park. Read more »
South Africa: Young People Don't Vote - - We Asked What Would Get Them to the Polls
Daily Maverick
Crushed by a 60.9% unemployment rate and broken promises, young South Africans are opting out of the upcoming local government elections. They say the fix is simple: ditch the… Read more »
South Africa: Ebola Is a Pandemic That Should Concern All On the Continent - President Ramaphosa
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to supporting continental efforts to strengthen preparedness and response to Ebola, underscoring the importance… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa, Kenya Sign Six New Agreements to Deepen Cooperation
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa and Kenya have signed six new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening cooperation in trade, maritime transport, skills development, gender equality,… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Predicts Uganda's Economy Will Hit $80 Billion Next Year
Nile Post
KAMPALA -- President Museveni has projected that Uganda's economy will grow to $80 billion in the next financial year, presenting the forecast as evidence of the country's… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Scientists On Their Race to Make a New Ebola Vaccine [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the… Read more »
Kenya: No, Photo Does Not Show Ebola Patients Arriving in Kenya From U.S.
Africa Check
No, photo does not show Ebola patients arriving in Kenya from US Read more »
Tanzania: No, European Union Didn't Call for Removal of Tanzania's President Hassan, Video Misrepresents Lawmaker's Remarks
Africa Check
No, European Union didn't call for removal of Tanzania's president Hassan, video misrepresents lawmaker's remarks Read more »
Kenya: No, Kenya's Standard Newspaper Did Not Publish 'Black Heart' Front Page Criticising Ex-VP Gachagua
Africa Check
No, Kenya's Standard newspaper did not publish 'Black Heart' front page criticising ex-VP Gachagua Read more »
Africa: Cambodia Did Not Order African Nationals to Leave the Country - Viral Notice Fake
Africa Check
Cambodia did not order African nationals to leave the country - viral notice fake Read more »
Nigeria: No, Photos Showing Scarred Children Are Old, Unrelated to Nigeria's Oyo State School Abduction
Africa Check
No, photos showing scarred children are old, unrelated to Nigeria's Oyo state school abduction Read more »
Nigeria: Police Deny Claim On Rescue of Abducted Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers
Premium Times
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed a claim circulating on social media that the schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities in Orire Local… Read more »
East Africa: IGAD Calls for Immediate De-Escalation As Political Violence Escalates in Somalia
ENA
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has expressed deep concern over reports of violence in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, amid rising political tensions and a… Read more »
Namibia: Chinese Company's Etango Uranium Deal Approved
Namibian
The Namibian Competition Commission has approved a proposed investment by Chinese state-owned nuclear company CNNC Overseas Ltd in the Etango uranium project. Read more »
Tanzania: Samia, Putin Chart New Chapter
Daily News
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin have agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, energy, education and transport, as Tanzania seeks… Read more »
Kenya: Ramaphosa Receives Ruto At Union Buildings Ahead of Talks
Capital FM
President Cyril Ramaphosa has received President William Ruto at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, marking the start of high-level engagements aimed at deepening cooperation between… Read more »
Somalia: Heavy Fighting Rocks Mogadishu As Political Crisis Deepens
Horn Diplomat
Heavy fighting that began on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday rocked parts of Mogadishu, disrupting key roads, restricting access to the city's international airport and… Read more »
