June 03
Africa: Tanzania Teenage Star Athanasi Wins Golden Boot At TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Afcon
CAF
Tanzania forward Dismas Shida Athanasi has been named the Golden Boot winner at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2026, after finishing as the… Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit to Adopt NYPD-Style Tech and Data Policing Model
Capital FM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said technology- and data-driven policing will form the backbone of the planned Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit (NMPU), as Kenya… Read more »
South Africa: Judgment Looms in Deadly Usindiso Fire Trial - South African News Briefs - June 3, 2026
allAfrica
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Zimbabwe: Whoever Wins, Wins - Mnangagwa Tells Elites Amid Constitution Debate
New Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has smugly challenged disgruntled, retired military generals and former senior civil servants, telling them "whoever wins, wins" in ongoing… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chinese Nationals Flee Haroni River After Exposé - As Community Welcomes Government Intervention
New Zimbabwe
CHINESE nationals who devastated parts of Haroni River through illegal riverbed mining have fled and left their Rusitu Valley camp empty after being exposed in a collaborative… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Indigenous Millers Back Grain Levies, Say Policy Protects Land Reform Gains, Food Security
New Zimbabwe
The Indigenous Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (IGMAZ) has thrown its weight behind government's grain import levy framework. Read more »
Africa: Heads of AU and IGAD Election Missions Laud Ethiopia's Democratic, Electoral Evolution
ENA
The African Union and IGAD Election Observation Missions to the 2026 Ethiopian election have commended the significant milestone in the country's democratic and electoral… Read more »
Nigeria: Coroner Adjourns Chimamanda's Son's Inquest Following Court Order
Vanguard
- The Coroner's Court sitting at the Igbosere Magistrates' Court, Lagos Island, on Wednesday adjourned further proceedings in the inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master… Read more »
Uganda: Ministry of Health Deploys Dr. Jimmy Opigo to Strengthen Ebola Preparedness in West Nile
Nile Post
The Ministry of Health has deployed Assistant Commissioner Dr. Jimmy Opigo to the West Nile region to coordinate Ebola preparedness and response efforts as authorities intensify… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Places Over 600 Ebola Contacts On No-Fly List As Cases Rise
Independent (Kampala)
The Ministry of Health says over six hundred contacts of the fifteen Ebola Bundibugyo virus-positive cases in Uganda have been placed under a No-fly list. Read more »
Gambia: IMF Set to Disburse $8.5m to Gambia
The Point
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Eva Jenkner, held discussions in Banjul from April 22-May 6, 2026, and via remotely thereafter, under the 2026 Article IV… Read more »
Gambia: Gambian-US Citizens Urged to Pay Child Support Duties
The Point
The Embassy of The Republic of The Gambia in Washington D.C. wishes to draw the attention of all Gambians who are United States citizens, whether residing in the United States or… Read more »
Ghana: Speaker Directs Parliament to Reconsider Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Again
Ghanaian Times
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed Members of Parliament to reconsider the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, which was passed… Read more »
South Africa: Unpacking the HIV Jab That Could Dramatically Reduce New Infections
Daily Maverick
On 5 June 2026, an HIV prevention injection will for the first time become available at some of South Africa's public sector clinics. In this Spotlight special briefing, we pull… Read more »
Namibia: Edelweiss Launches Direct Windhoek, Zurich Flights
New Era
Travellers between Namibia and Europe now have another direct travel option following the launch of Edelweiss' nonstop flights between Windhoek and Zurich. Read more »
Nigeria: How Oyo Kidnap Victims Were Moved to Forest - Senator
Premium Times
"When they were taking the children away, six, seven or eight children, they would tie them back to each other. One person would be in front of the Okada, another one would be at… Read more »
Africa: Ghana Launches Agriconnect Compact to Strengthen Food Security, Create Jobs, and Mobilize Investment [press release]
World Bank
The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security,… Read more »
Liberia: U.S.$179.4m Gap Threatens County Development By 2029
Liberian Observer
A new study commissioned by Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has uncovered significant fiscal, institutional, and procurement-related challenges threatening Liberia's… Read more »
Africa: Call for Bigger Investment in Africa's Blue Economy
Daily News
AFRICA must accelerate investment in its blue economy and place coastal communities at the heart of ocean conservation if it is to unlock billions of dollars in economic… Read more »
Angola: Foreign Minister Begins Official Visit to Vietnam
ANGOP
The Angola Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, arrived on Wednesday in Hanoi for a 48-hour official visit to Vietnam, aimed at strengthening ties of friendship… Read more »
Angola: Minister Calls for Commitment in Services to Citizens
ANGOP
Angolan Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Marcy Lopes, on Tuesday called on for unity, humility and commitment to the citizen, with a view to excellence in the provision of… Read more »
Central Africa: The Alliance Driving Instability in the Great Lakes Region
New Times
The Great Lakes Region of Africa remains a central arena for Western power competition, driven by its abundant critical minerals, which are foundational to global digital… Read more »
Africa: Unsafe Food Kills 1.5 Million People Each Year - Children Most At Risk - WHO
UN News
Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food on health,… Read more »
Nigeria: Owo Church Attack - Aiyedatiwa Hails Death Sentence for Four Convicts
Vanguard
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has welcomed the conviction and death sentence handed to four persons found guilty of involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis… Read more »
Nigeria: Owo Church Attackers Sentenced to Death By Hanging
Daily Trust
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four out of the five terrorists that attacked the St Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo to death. Read more »
