October 24
Uganda: CDF Gen Kainerugaba Condemns 'Evil' Shooting of Civilians By UPDF Soldier in Agago
Nile Post
The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has condemned what he termed as evil, the shooting of civilians by a… Read more »
Uganda: Older Persons Reject 'Erroneous' Census Results
Nile Post
Older persons have rejected the 2024 national housing and population census results that they termed as erroneous. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Drops Charges Against Binance Cryptocurrency Boss
Nile Post
BBC | Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has dropped a money-laundering case against a top cryptocurrency executive to allow him to get medical treatment abroad. Read more »
Uganda: Decentralised Heart Care - Ten Closed Heart Surgeries Completed
Nile Post
The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) has completed ten closed heart surgeries at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, focusing on repairing congenital heart defects and bringing renewed… Read more »
Uganda: Ssemakadde, Predecessor Oundo Clash On X Over Financial Accountability
Nile Post
A leadership rift within the Uganda Law Society (ULS) has surfaced on social media, with newly elected President Isaac Ssemakadde criticising his predecessor, Bernard Oundo, over… Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles Move Three Places Up, Now 36th in FIFA Ranking
Vanguard
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has moved up by three spots to place world 36th in the October FIFA ranking. Read more »
Ethiopia: BRICS Spurs Multilateralism Addressing Global Challenges - Premier
Ethiopian Herald
The gathering of heads of the group represents hope in the pursuit of effective multilateralism to address the pressing global challenges the nations face today. Prime Minister… Read more »
October 23
Africa: Idris Elba to Build Film Studios in Africa, Says Move is 'Going to Happen'
allAfrica
Idris Elba has announced plans to relocate to Africa within the next decade, to fuel the growth of the continent's booming film industry. Read more »
Africa: New Ibrahim Report Reveals Governance 'Stagnation' in Africa
allAfrica
The 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance report - released biennially by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to assess the performance of various African governments and trends across… Read more »
Africa: 'Condoms Are Sex Toys' - Centering Pleasure to Save Lives
allAfrica
When you think of prevention in sexual health, what comes to mind? Most of us would think about risk, danger, and disease. But what if we changed that narrative to focus on… Read more »
South Africa: Siya and Rachel Kolisi End Their Marriage - South African News Briefs - October 23, 2024
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Africa: Governance Progress On Continent 'Grinds to a Halt' - Mo Ibrahim Report [press release]
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Covering the 2014-2023 decade, the 2024 IIAG shows that Africa’s overall governance progress came to a halt in 2022, following four years of almost complete stagnation, as… Read more »
Mozambique: Protests Against Election Fraud Leave One Dead, Several Hurt - Report
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Protests continued with one dead and a dozen injured in Maputo Maxaquene neighbourhood in Maputo city was the epicentre of the demonstrations that extended into the night Monday… Read more »
Ghana: What Happened in Parliament - 'I'll ... Adjourn the House Indefinitely'
Ghanaian Times
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has adjourned the House sine die following a stalemate over who constitutes majority in the legislative assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Drops Charges Against Detained Binance Executive, Tigran Gambaryan
This Day
After 10 months in custody, the detained executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Mr Tigran Gambaryan, will breathe fresh air, following the withdrawal of the charge that took him… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers, Reassigns Ten, Appoints Seven New Ones
Premium Times
One of the newly appointed ministers is the wife of the late Biafra leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu Read more »
Burkina Faso: Human Rights Watch Criticizes Burkina Faso for Omitting Abuses in State Report
VOA
Human Rights Watch is calling out the government of Burkina Faso for failing to include human rights violations taking place in the country in a report to the African Commission on… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon to Vote On Constitution That Would Let Military Leader Run for President
VOA
Reactions were mixed in Gabon after military rulers this week announced that a referendum on a new constitution will be held November 16. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Finance Ministry Fails to Provide Zimbabwe's GDP Figures to Parliamentary Committee
263Chat
Officials from Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance faced sharp criticism from the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget and Finance on Monday after they arrived unprepared for… Read more »
Ethiopia: From Ethiopia to Libya, Sudanese Refugees Are Facing Endless Displacement
Dabanga
Mahmoud, alongside hundreds of other Sudanese refugees, was forced to return from the Awlala forest in Ethiopia's Amhara region to El Gedaref, Sudan, in September. But after being… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's Election Set to Fuel Cynicism [blog]
CFR
Outsiders must do more than shrug at outright rigging and post-election violence. Read more »
Africa: Number of Women Killed in War Doubled in 2023 - UN Report
UN News
The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths in war, while UN-verified cases of conflict-related… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Factionalism Escalates With Plot to Replace VP Chiwenga With Female Candidate
New Zimbabwe
POLITICAL gamesmanship has reached fever pitch within the ruling Zanu PF where President Emmerson Mnangagwa is plotting to dump his ambitious deputy, Vice President Constantino… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Scraps Two Ministries
Premium Times
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council… Read more »
Africa: The IMF Just Made the Case for Its Own Irrelevance [opinion]
IPS
On Friday the 11th, the IMF announced policy changes that will save developing countries $1.2 billion per year. Despite the self-congratulations and fanfare, these reforms are only… Read more »
