February 03
Africa: Nearly 40% of Cancer Cases Could Be Prevented, UN Study Finds
UN News
Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed, highlighting the need for stronger tobacco control and other measures to reduce risks and save… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Women and Contraceptives - Study Finds Big Gaps Between the Haves and the Have-Nots [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a… Read more »
South Sudan: Lives of Malnourished Children At Risk With Upsurge in Violence in South Sudan
Unicef
More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei… Read more »
Mauritania: MSF Provides Care to Malian Refugees in Mauritania [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have returned to south-eastern Mauritania to provide care to Malian refugees and the communities hosting them. Over the past two… Read more »
Gambia: Billions Unaccounted for As Auditor General Issues Adverse Opinion On 2024 Accounts
The Point
Billions of dalasis were wrongly recorded or misclassified in the government's 2024 financial statements, prompting the Auditor General, Cherno Amadou Sowe, to issue an adverse… Read more »
Nigeria: Bishop of Sokoto - 'Every Day There Are Massacres in Nigeria: How Can Such a Country Move Forward?'
Agenzia Fides
"There is no other country where 10 people are killed on Monday, 50 on Tuesday, 100 on Wednesday, and it continues every week. How can such a country move forward?" asked Msgr.… Read more »
Malawi: Why Kawale, Gwenge and Zamba Were Arrested - Inside the Fertiliser and Tobacco Scandal
Nyasa Times
Three senior former government officials - former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba, former Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale, and former Minister of… Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Shoots Down Trump's GERD Funding Claims
Reporter
- "Ethiopia did not borrow or receive a penny to finance GERD." Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Housemaid Confesses to Killing Syrian Actress
New Times
Vicky Ajok, a Ugandan woman working as a housemaid in Syria, has reportedly confessed to killing veteran Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi, 87, who was found dead in her apartment in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Man Killed Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Daily Trust
Reports have emerged that a Nigerian national was killed while fighting on the battlefield for Russian forces against Ukraine. Read more »
Uganda: How Uganda Is Building the Next Generation of Content Creators
Nile Post
Uganda's creative economy is stepping into a new phase, driven by expanded digital infrastructure, targeted skilling programmes and growing collaboration between government and… Read more »
Uganda: Man Who Fakes Daughter's Death to Get Condolence Money Arrested
Nile Post
Police in Kampala have arrested a 36-year-old man who targeted churches by faking the death of his daughter to get condolence money. Read more »
Liberia: Mrs. Sirleaf Visits Clar Hope Foundation Amid Scrutiny
New Dawn
Amid controversy over the funding of the Clar Hope Foundation, Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf paid a visit to the foundation's premises in Marshall, where she was… Read more »
Kenya: The Real Bosses of Kenya's Matatus Revealed After Chaos
Capital FM
Nairobi's Monday morning traffic chaos was not an accident. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Major Dams Near Full As Water Levels Surge After Rains
263Chat
The country's major dams are on average more than 90% full signalling one of the strongest water storage positions in recent years following sustained rainfall across much of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria May Be Missing Silent Mpox Transmission
SciDev.Net
New evidence suggests that mpox may be circulating quietly among healthy Nigerians, with some infections occurring without the symptoms that typically trigger detection by health… Read more »
Africa: Kenya Urges More Solar and Battery Storage At Intersolar Africa 2026
Capital FM
Kenya has renewed its call for faster deployment of solar energy and battery storage as Intersolar Africa 2026 officially opened at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi, bringing… Read more »
Ethiopia: Civil Society Council Pledges Active Role in Ensuring Peaceful Seventh National Election
ENA
The Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council (ECSOC) emphasized that it has completed wide ranging preparations to support the conduct of Ethiopia's seventh national election… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Future Hinges On Green and Planned Urban Development, PM Abiy Says
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia's long-term prosperity hinges on building green, resilient and well-planned cities that promote development while safeguarding natural… Read more »
South Africa: HIV Vaccine Trials a Breakthrough in Ending the HIV/Aids Epidemic [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is thrilled by the news of vaccine trials for HIV. While in an early trial phase, this shows South Africa's brilliant medical research capabilities.… Read more »
Sudan: As Attacks Intensify in Kordofan, Fighting Once Again Threatens Sudan's Capital
People's Dispatch
After consolidating control over Darfur, Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are pushing east into Kordofan, stepping up attacks on El Obeid - a strategic city blocking their… Read more »
South Africa: The Anti-HIV Jab That Buhle Sikade Trusts - Free Soon for 456,000 South Africans
Daily Maverick
Buhle Sikade has been using an HIV-prevention injection that gives her almost foolproof protection against contracting HIV through sex - medicine that other HIV-negative people in… Read more »
Sudan: In Washington, Fletcher Presses for Action As Sudan War Grinds On
UN News
Sudan is now the world's most severe humanitarian emergency, the UN's top relief official warned on Tuesday, urging donors and diplomatic partners to act swiftly as the fighting… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Cement Prices Are High in Nigeria - Agora Policy
Premium Times
The report, published on Tuesday by Agora Policy, a Nigerian think tank committed to finding practical solutions to urgent national challenges, revealed that the increasing price… Read more »
Nigeria: Court to Rule On Final Forfeiture Request On Property Linked to Former Accountant-General
Premium Times
EFCC linked the property in question to money meant for funding operations against Boko Haram. Read more »
