June 10
Africa: Africa Must Stop Putting Healthcare Abroad Over Its Own Peoples' Needs [guest column]
allAfrica
If health is wealth, as the saying goes, does Africa have any chance of escaping mass poverty and low rankings in the human development index that measures the quality of life of… Read more »
Sudan: Last Hospital in Darfur City Shut - MSF
Daily Trust
The last operating hospital in western Sudan's El-Fasher has been closed after an attack by paramilitaries trying to seize the key Darfur city, medical charity Doctors Without… Read more »
Rwanda: Pascal Hamenyimana and the Timid Reintegration of a Former 'Génocidaire'
JusticeInfo.net
In the wake of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro covered the trials of genocide suspects before the specialized chambers of the traditional courts and… Read more »
Africa: Key Points From Russian Foreign Minister's African Tour
The Herald
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently concluded his latest tour of Africa, visiting four countries in two regions of a continent where Western governments have expressed… Read more »
Nigeria: 26 Killed in Katsina Attack As Bandits Target Villagers, Police
Vanguard
No fewer than 26 people have been killed in a brutal attack by bandits in Katsina State. Read more »
Southern Africa: Southern Africa Drought Crisis Demands Fresh Solutions
SciDev.Net
More than 30 million people in Southern Africa have been affected by drought and now face severe food insecurity and humanitarian challenges that require innovative solutions and… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Rejects Federal Govt's U.S.$41 'Starvation Wage'
Leadership
The Organised Labour has declared that it would no longer negotiate the N62,000 minimum wage offer being proposed by the Federal Government, describing the proposal as 'starvation… Read more »
Nigeria: Some Nigerian Lawmakers Want Six-Year Single Term for President, Governors
Premium Times
The lawmakers are also canvassing rotational presidency between the north and south parts of Nigeria. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Unity Govt - 5 Parties That Need to Find Common Ground [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Following South Africa's historic 2024 general election, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has started a process to establish a government of national unity. This, after… Read more »
Sudan: Children Killed in Sudan's El Fasher as Violence Escalates
Unicef
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on the escalation of violence in El Fasher, North Darfur Read more »
Somalia: 'Dozens Dead' in Somalia Clan Clashes
VOA
A deadly clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 50 people, residents and medical officials told VOA on Monday. Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Environmental Activist Freed After Five Days in Detention
RFI
An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Militias Commit New Massacres In Eastern Congo
Agenzia Fides
At least 41 people were killed, according to official information from the Congolese government today, June 10, in a series of attacks carried out by ADF militias on June 7 in the… Read more »
South Africa: The Health Minister South Africa Needs - Astute Politician, Inspired Leader, Humble and Fair
spotlight
By month end, South Africa will have a new Minister of Health. Ufrieda Ho asked some academics and activists what qualities that person should have to tackle the key health issues… Read more »
Nigeria: Too Pricey - Stews You Can Make Without Tomatoes
Vanguard
In this article is a compiled a list of five economical, locally sourced stews that can be made without tomatoes Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Seek Rotational Presidency, Single Tenure of 6 Years
Vanguard
35 members of the House of Representatives have proposed a Bill for an Act demanding the constitutional alteration to provide for the rotation of executive powers among the six… Read more »
Africa: Can Presidentialism Save Tshisekedi From the 'Lame Duck' Syndrome? [analysis]
ISS
By giving loyalists and technocrats ministerial posts, Tshisekedi hopes to insulate them from politics and ensure a fluid government. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Gears Up for Economic Leap With First-Ever Stock Exchange
Addis Standard
Ethiopia's financial landscape is currently on the cusp of a historic transformation as it gears up for the grand unveiling of its very first stock market, the culmination of over… Read more »
Liberia: Local Methodist Church Rejects Same Sex Marriage
New Dawn
Members of the United Methodist Church in Liberia protested here after a global conference of United Methodists held in America legalized same-sex marriage in the church. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's Eye On Money Lenders, Economy
Independent (Kampala)
In his latest State of the Nation Address 2024, President Yoweri Museveni wants to cap interest rates charged by money lenders who he said exploit desperate borrowers by charging… Read more »
South Africa: 10 Dead in Eastern Cape Floods
allAfrica
The police have reported that a total of 10 people have drowned or died in the recent floods in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro in the Eastern Cape, reports IOL. Read more »
Tunisia: Many Face Prison Over Debts [press release]
HRW
Reforms Needed to End Abusive System Read more »
Africa: Are African Govts Prepared for Another Pandemic?
Afrobarometer
Majority of citizens say their government should invest more in preparations for a future health emergency like COVID-19. Read more »
Mozambique: CNE Approves Fraudulent Registration of 878,868 Non-existent Voters
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The CNE today announced total registration figures and admitted that they include 878,868 registered voters that the National Statistics Institute (INE) says cannot exist. That… Read more »
Africa: Conclusions of the 2024 Paris Peace Forum Spring Meeting
Paris Peace Forum
At the Spring Meeting of the Paris Peace Forum , hosted by the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in its Campus in Benguerir, Morocco, global… Read more »