June 12
Nigeria: Govt Must Go After Forex Stashed in Private Vaults to Strengthen Naira - Dogara
Vanguard
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara said the Federal Government must go after foreign exchange stashed in private vaults in order to strengthen the… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Demands Probe Into Causes of Heritage Bank's Collapse
Vanguard
Organised Labour has demanded thorough investigation into the transactions and activities that caused the collapse of Heritage Bank PLC. Read more »
South Africa: Criminalisation of Medical Errors - What Are the Issues?
spotlight
The South African Medical Association has for years raised concerns about the criminalisation of medical errors, stressing that current legal practices may undermine patient safety… Read more »
South Africa: Three Foreign Nationals to Appear in Court for the Murder of a Fellow Citizen [press release]
SAPS
The Ficksburg police have charged three foreign nationals with the alleged murder of their fellow citizen after the discovery of his body at a certain farm. The deceased person was… Read more »
Sudan: WFP and African Development Bank Project Boosts Wheat Production in War-Torn Sudan, Amid Soaring Hunger
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced today that the AfDB-financed Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project had increased… Read more »
Rwanda: Ministry of Education, Umwalimu Sacco, and Mobile Money Rwanda Partner to Launch #DusangireLunch Campaign
New Times
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with Mobile Money Rwanda and Umwalimu SACCO, is proud to introduce the #DusangireLunch campaign that started as #NdiReady campaign. This… Read more »
Rwanda: Tying Knots - Rwandan Women Artists Take Art Exhibition to Luxembourg
New Times
Rwanda's renowned visual artist Jemima Kakizi has teamed up with 5 visual artists to stage a week-long art exhibition in Luxembourg. Read more »
Africa: Time to Explore Free Trade Agreement Between Africa and Caribbean - ITC's Boss Coke-Hamilton
New Times
As the 3rd edition of the African Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum kicked off in the capital Nassau in the Bahamas, Pamela Coke-Hamilton, the Executive Director of the… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Fight Against Child Labour Continues
New Times
Child labour continues to be a critical problem globally, robbing children of their childhood, rights, education, and future. On June 12, each year, Rwanda joins the international… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Inks Deal to Host Regional Office of International Vaccine Institute
New Times
Rwanda has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) on the establishment of the African Regional Office of the institute in the… Read more »
Africa: African Union Welcomes UN Security Council Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire
New Times
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday, June 11, welcomed a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council aimed at reaching a… Read more »
Rwanda: Liquid Intelligent Technologies Launches 'Liquid Home' to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Areas
New Times
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Rwanda on Wednesday, June 12 launched 'Liquid Home', its internet connectivity product aimed at extending its fibre network coverage. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Negotiators in Bonn for Climate Finance Push
New Times
Rwandan negotiators are in Bonn, Germany, as 196 countries meet to agree on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), the new amount of funding which developed nations must… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Our Demand Remains N250,000 - NLC
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the organised labour did not agree on any specific figure as the new minimum wage. Read more »
Nigeria: Democracy Day - Don't Make a Meal of Tinubu's Slump At Eagles Square - Former Presidential Aide
Daily Trust
In the wake of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's misstep at the Democracy Day celebrations at Eagles Square, former presidential aide Laolu Akande, has urged the public and media to… Read more »
Nigeria: Obi Urges Citizens to Defend Democracy
Daily Trust
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party's presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has called on political leaders and ordinary citizens to protect democracy jealously and uphold its… Read more »
Nigeria: Obi Speaks On Tinubu's Eagle Square Fall
Daily Trust
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year's elections, Mr Peter Obi, has broken his silence on Wednesday's misstep of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu while… Read more »
Nigeria: Obstetrics Expert Seeks Social Insurance Scheme to Combat Maternal Mortality
This Day
A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Sotunsa has called for social insurance scheme and support to stem maternal mortality in the country. Read more »
Angola: Angola Records Over 2,000 Cases of Child Labor
ANGOP
At least 2,484 cases of child labor were registered by the National Children's Institute (INAC) between January and June this year, INAC's assistant director general, Elisa… Read more »
Angola: Ombudswoman Recommends Doctors' Increase At Malanje General Hospital
ANGOP
The completion of the emergency room and increase in the number of doctors at the Malanje Regional Hospital are among the recommendations the Ombudswoman, Florbela Araújo,… Read more »
Angola: Namibe Receives 101 Camels to Boost Tourism Activity
ANGOP
A total of 101 camels from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were brought to southern Namibe province on Wednesday, with the aim to boost tourism and meat and milk production in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Blackout in North-East As Vandals Attack Newly Rebuilt Power Towers
Vanguard
Vandals have again attacked power transmission towers taking electricity to the northeast of Nigeria, leaving Maiduguri and its environs in darkness. Read more »
South Africa: Trim South Africa's Cabinet to Build Capacity and Boost Productivity, Urges Think-Tank [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The Centre for Development and Enterprise, a think-tank, believes that a smaller Cabinet of 20 ministers would be 'more agile, more collegial, and more able to maintain a degree of… Read more »
South Africa: First Endangered Cape Vulture Chick Hatches in Captivity in the Eastern Cape [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Staff at vulture conservation organisation Vulpro at Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape were celebrating the hatching of an endangered Cape Vulture chick this week - the… Read more »
South Africa: The Inaugural National Assembly Sitting - MK May Be Missing in Action, but the Show Goes On [analysis]
Daily Maverick
All that's needed on Friday when the National Assembly meets for the first time is that a Speaker and a President are elected. That's it. And so, politicians can buy some more time… Read more »