May 31
Nigeria: NPFL Super Eagles' Invitee Aims to Help Revive World Cup Dreams
Premium Times
After a disappointing start that fetched just two points from their first two matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, the Super Eagles cannot afford any more slip-ups Read more »
South Africa/Senegal: Banyana in Good Spirts Ahead of Senegal Matches
SAFA
Coach Desiree Ellis' side was welcomed by jubilant members of the South African Embassy in Senegal, who said they were honoured to see the reigning African Champions in person. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Clampdown On Pirate Taxis Nets 1 300 Drivers, Touts Nationwide - Move Aimed At Restoring Sanity in Towns
New Zimbabwe
AN ongoing blitz against illegal taxi operators and touts has so far accounted for nearly 1 300 arrests countrywide. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Coventry Laments Treasury's Late Disbursements of Funds As Workers Abandon National Sports Stadium Renovations
New Zimbabwe
MINISTER of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Kirsty Coventry, expressed frustration in the National Assembly, informing parliament that the treasury has impeded efforts to renovate the… Read more »
May 30
Africa: WHO Works on Getting Africa's Health Priorities Right
allAfrica
A decade ago, the world united at the 67th World Health Assembly to pass Resolution WHA67.20 for strengthening evidence-informed policy-making and priority-setting… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Awaits Election Results
allAfrica
Ballot counting is underway after South Africans queued long into the night to vote in a watershed election, reports eNCA. Read more »
Africa: World Bank Supports Ghana to Strengthen Its Financial Sector [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank today approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit for a five-year Ghana Financial Stability Project. The project will support Ghana's… Read more »
South Africa: Vote Counting Now Concluded
SAnews.gov.za
Vote counting in the National and Provincial Elections 2024 has now been completed, and the process to capture and validate results is underway. Read more »
South Africa: ANC Discusses Cooperation With Other Parties [analysis]
Daily Maverick
By noon on Thursday, the ANC privately acknowledged it had lost its dominance in KwaZulu-Natal. At 6pm, it reached out to political parties for a chat about cooperation. Read more »
South Sudan: UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Arms Embargo
RFI
The UN Security Council overcame resistance from several countries on Thursday and extended an arms embargo and sanctions imposed in an effort to stem violence in South Sudan. Read more »
Nigeria: I Don't Dnow Why Terrorists Repeatedly Attack Zamfara – Governor Lawal [interview]
Premium Times
In April, 10 northern governors, including Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, were in Washington D.C. to attend a United States Institute of Peace-hosted event with the theme:… Read more »
Uganda: U.S. Sanctions Ugandan Officials Over Graft, Rights Abuse Claims
Nile Post
Speaker Anita Among, Minister Lugoloobi and former ministers Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu sanctioned along with spouses Read more »
Africa: Africa Leaders Call for Reform of 'Unjust' Debt Structure to Accelerate Growth
VOA
Africa has what it takes to transform and grow its economy but faces rigid barriers, including a sometimes unfriendly global financial architecture, say leaders who gathered in… Read more »
Sudan: UN Warns of Nutrition Crisis for Women, Children in Sudan
VOA
United Nations aid agencies warn that an entire generation of children in war-torn Sudan is at risk of malnutrition, disease, and death without urgent action. Read more »
Sudan: 'Noose of War' Tightens On Civilians in El Fasher, UN Official Warns
UN News
The top UN aid official in Sudan warned on Thursday that "the noose of war is tightening its stranglehold" on civilians in El Fasher, expressing her profound distress at the dire… Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Farmers Urged to Use Drought Resistance Crop Varieties
Nyasa Times
Controller of Agricultural and Extension services in the Ministry of agriculture Dr Alfred Mwenefumbo on Tuesday urged farmers in the country to plant draught resistance varieties… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Says 'Friends' Offered Him Private Jet to the U.S. for Sh10mn
Capital FM
President William Ruto secured the private jet State House chartered for his State Visit to the United States for Sh10 million after making a Sh20 million offer. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Proposed Construction of Cluster Houses On Mutare Wetland Elicits Objection
New Zimbabwe
A group of youths involved in environmental protection and conservation has lobbied the government to stop the proposed construction of 23 cluster houses on a wetland in the… Read more »
South Africa: 'Cape of Storms' - Climate Researchers Explain Cape Town's Recent Extreme Weather [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A severe storm hit South Africa's Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape… Read more »
Nigeria: Biafra Day - Police Deploy Special Squad to Schools, Offices in Anambra
Vanguard
The Anambra State Police command has deployed its operatives of Schools Protection Squad (SPS) to institutions ahead of the May 30 sit at home ordered by the Indigenous People of… Read more »
Ghana: 184 On Death Row in Ghana - Amnesty Int'l Report
Ghanaian Times
Total of 184 convicts are on death row in Ghana as at April this year, according to Amnesty International's World Human Rights 2023 report. Read more »
South Africa: Hope Fades for Missing Joshlin Smith After 3 Months - South African News Briefs - May 30, 2024
allAfrica
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Liberia: Liberia's Endangered Species Risk Extinction
New Dawn
A new study reveals that Liberia has about 4,088 endangered species left in its forests, as the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and partners collaborate to conserve the… Read more »
South Africa: It's Now Time for South Africa to Take Zuma's Mk Party Seriously [analysis]
Daily Maverick
At time of writing it is simply too early for concrete election predictions, but one outcome emerging pretty clearly is that Jacob Zuma's MK party is a political player that cannot… Read more »
South Africa: 2024 Elections - Progress Made in Vote Counting
SAnews.gov.za
Vote counting is progressing steadily after South Africans took to the polls in the 29 May National and Provincial Elections. Read more »