October 16
Nigeria: There's Going to Be Continuous Engagement With Labour - FG
Vanguard
The Federal Government announced plans for continuous engagement with organized labor, stating it will not wait for tensions to arise before initiating discussions. Read more »
Africa: A Staggering 2.0 Billion Women Live in Poverty With No Access to Social Protection
IPS
The growing gender gap between men and women is reflected not only in the world's highest political hierarchies but also in the daily social and economic lives--with most women… Read more »
Uganda: Mother Suffocates Two-Month-Old After Night of Drinking
Nile Post
The mother, Maria Nabusoba, 27, had allegedly spent the day drinking in Kaminyasi Village before returning home around 2am on the night of October 15. Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Scores Another Milestone - EU Resumes Budget Support to Malawi After 10 Years
Nyasa Times
In a remarkable turnaround for Malawi's economic landscape, President Lazarus Chakwera has successfully orchestrated the resumption of budget support from the European Union (EU)… Read more »
Uganda: Cheptegei Rallies Support for Elgon Half Marathon
Nile Post
As an Olympic gold medalist, Cheptegei's initiative aims to promote athletics in Uganda while supporting important social and environmental causes. Read more »
Nigeria/Libya: Super Eagles' Libyan Horrow Show - Highest Authority Ordered Diversion of Flight - Pilot
Vanguard
The Tunisian pilot who flew the Super Eagles of Nigeria to Libya for African Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifying match in Benghazi has said he was ordered by the Libyan government to… Read more »
October 15
Rwanda: EU Needs to Demand Proof Rwanda Will End Torture in Prisons
HRW
"Yordani, as in the Jordan river. That's where they put prisoners and beat them," a former prisoner in Rwanda told Human Rights Watch. In the New Testament, John the Baptist was… Read more »
Central African Republic: Central African Republic Reparations - What Victims Say About First Payments
JusticeInfo.net
In mid-September, the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic announced it had implemented reparations for the victims of two massacres in 2019, the subject of its… Read more »
Africa: Abortion Is a Fundamental Human Rights Issue [opinion]
IPS
The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or… Read more »
Nigeria: Ending Extreme Poverty By 2030, No Longer Possible - World Bank
This Day
A new report by the World Bank has revealed that the United Nations' (UN) goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is no longer feasible due to a combination of factors, including… Read more »
Africa: Famine Takes Grip in Africa's Prolonged Conflict Zones
ACSS
Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including potentially 840,000 people in Sudan, South Sudan, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Grid Collapse - One Nigerian State Shines At Night When Others Are in Darkness. This Is Why
Premium Times
Nigeria has been experiencing frequent power outages, partly caused by ageing infrastructure. Read more »
Africa: Stigmatization Is the Entry Door for Repression and Violence [opinion]
IPS
Information manipulation and misinformation are not new phenomena, but they have taken on exaggerated importance, especially with the massive use of social media. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Nigeria's Electricity Grid Collapses
Premium Times
The grid collapsed around 9:17 a.m. on Tuesday, with generation dropping significantly. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 1,025 Lassa Fever Cases, 174 Deaths in Eight Months
Premium Times
The report also noted that in the reporting week, there were two deaths. Read more »
Africa: Conflict, Climate Change Increase Hunger and Malnutrition Across Africa
VOA
While the world's farmers produce more than enough food to feed the planet's nearly 8 billion people, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "hunger and… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Unveils 25-Year Development Plan Aiming for Economic Sovereignty and Sustainability
RFI
Senegal's president and prime minister unveiled the government's 25-year development plan on Monday, pledging to build the foundation for economic sovereignty by focusing on… Read more »
Nigeria/Libya: Libya Threatens Legal Action After Nigeria Pulls Out of Football Qualifier
VOA
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) is criticizing Nigeria's decision to withdraw from the 2025 AFCON qualifier in Libya and is threatening to take legal action. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania's Regulator Bans Media Outlets As Journalists Harassed
CPJ
Instead of providing the latest news updates, the homepages of three leading Tanzanian newspapers are focused on their own suspension over a video seen as critical of the… Read more »
Mozambique: 9 Million Mozambicans Live Below the Poverty Line - What's Wrong With the National Budget and How to Fix It [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country's progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard… Read more »
Africa: AU Urges Dialogue, 'Rejects Military Solutions' in Sudan
Dabanga
The African Union's Peace and Security Council* (PSC) has called on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to immediately lift the siege on North Darfur's capital of El Fasher,… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Fights Uphill Battle Against Ocean and Waterway Sewage Spills
Daily Maverick
Sewage contamination incidents around parts of Cape Town's coastline, and the City of Cape Town's marine outfalls in Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Green Point, where sewage is pumped… Read more »
Africa: Unicef Seeks $165 Million for Therapeutic Food to Combat 'Silent Killer'
UN News
Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat the condition,… Read more »
South Africa: Reports of the Impending Death of Afrikaans Have Been Greatly Exaggerated [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Afrikaans is a uniquely southern African language. At least six million people in South Africa and Namibia speak Afrikaans, and there are probably many more of us (coloured people)… Read more »
Rwanda: Marburg Outbreak Response - Rwanda's Key Lessons in Tackling Public Health Crises
New Times
Rwanda has emerged as one of the models of effective management of public health crises. Through its national pandemic prevention strategy - applied during Covid-19, Mpox, and… Read more »
