May 30
Nigeria: Criminal Trial Over Maradona Death Set for Oct. 1
Leadership
A criminal court in Argentina has postponed to Oct. 1 the start of a trial in a criminal negligence case brought against eight people allegedly involved in the death of football… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethio-Pakistan Business Ties Mushrooming
Ethiopian Herald
The diplomatic relationship and business cooperation between Ethiopia and Pakistan is flourishing following the opening of Ethiopia's embassy in Islamabad, a move spurred by policy… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Admits Failure - Says National Sports Stadium Completion Not Possible This Year
New Zimbabwe
Deputy Minister of Sport Recreation Arts and Culture Emily Jesaya on Wednesday revealed that National Sports Stadium renovations will not be completed this year considering the… Read more »
Nigeria: Okpekpe Race Organisers Celebrate First Nigerian to Run Sub 31 Minutes
Leadership
Pamodzi Sports Marketing, organisers of the Gold Label Okpekpke International 10km Road Race, say Francis James' first sub-31 minutes performance at this year's edition shows their… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians to Spend 12% More On Schengen Visa Fees
This Day
The Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs has warned third-country nationals needing a Schengen visa that as of June 11, 2024, they will need to pay higher fees to… Read more »
Nigeria/South Africa: Super Eagles Under Pressure to Beat South Africa, Benin Republic, Says Ndidi
This Day
Ahead of Nigeria's double-headed 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic, slated for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo and the Stade Felix… Read more »
May 29
Africa: To Tackle Climate Crisis, the World Bank Must Stop Financing Industrial Livestock [analysis]
IPS
Last week, the World Bank Group released a new report that highlights the urgent need to drastically reduce GHG emissions to address the climate crisis and calls on countries to… Read more »
Rwanda: More Presidential Aspirants Submit Candidatures
New Times
Two independent candidates, Thomas Habimana and Fred Barafinda Sekikubo on Wednesday, May 29, submitted their candidatures for the July presidential elections to the National… Read more »
Namibia: Declaring Genocide Remembrance Holiday an Election Ploy - Opposition
Namibian
... Nama, Herero leaders reject date Read more »
Chad: Funding Is Needed to Support Sudanese Refugees in Chad - UNHCR
UN News
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on partners to assist them in supporting about 185,000 Sudanese who have journeyed into Chad and are trying to escape dangerous borders,… Read more »
Sudan: How El Fasher Went From Darfur's Safe Haven to All-Out War
The New Humanitarian
'I have never seen anything worse.' Read more »
Malawi: U.S. Couple, Running a Christian NGO in Malawi, Exploited Poor Malawians to Fund Their Lavish Lifestyle
Nyasa Times
Jason and Lacy Carney are an American couple who tell a good, Christian story about saving the lives of malnourished and orphaned children in Malawi through their charity named 2nd… Read more »
Uganda: Speaker Insists She Is Not the Owner of Flat 4 in London's Silk House
Nile Post
Speaker Anita Among says the UK government know the real owner of the said property and that it is not anywhere close to her person Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Threatens HIV Gains As Patients Fear Arrest
Thomson Reuters Foundation
What's the context? Anti-Homosexuality Act means fewer LGBTQ+ Ugandans access healthcare, despite a top court saying they had a right to treatment Read more »
Africa: More Climate Funding Needed to 'Transition From Rhetoric to Decisive Action'
UN News
Climate action taken so far to help fund efforts in cash-strapped small island developing States (SIDS) "does not measure up to what has been said" in the wake of COP28 in Dubai… Read more »
Africa: Explainer - Five Tools for Keeping Peace [editorial]
UN News
In 1948, the United Nations took a pivotal step by deploying peacekeepers to support countries in their journey toward peace. Since then, more than two million people - military,… Read more »
Africa: Unicef Reports Surge in Violence Against Children in Africa's Central Sahel
UN News
Violence against children in the central Sahel region of Africa surged dramatically in the last quarter of 2023, skyrocketing by 70 per cent over the previous three months, the UN… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Intervenes in Case of Nigerian Students Facing Deportation in UK Varsity
Vanguard
The Federal Government has intervened to address deportation orders issued against Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Comedian Long John Gets Terry Crews' Golden Buzz At America's GOT Talent
The Herald
Zimbabwean outstanding comedian Learnmore Jonasi, popularly known as Long John, was given the Golden Buzzer by his biggest inspiration and world-renowned comedy actor Terry Crews… Read more »
Seychelles: Seychelles' Tourism Careers Fair Attracts Job Seekers for Diverse Work
Seychelles News Agency
Job seekers and young people interested in joining the Seychelles tourism sector were given a broader view of what careers are available in the Tourism Careers Fair held on… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Opportunity to Grow Community Health Workers [press release]
Africa CDC
Funding and collaboration among Member States and the international community could help Africa sustainably recruit, retain and equip community health workers to grow this… Read more »
Nigeria: The Obasanjo of Illiberalism [blog]
CFR
Nigerian statesman Olusegun Obasanjo's rejection of liberal democracy is heartfelt--and wrong. Read more »
Africa: Pandemic Treaty Faces Uncertain Future As World Health Assembly Begins
People's Dispatch
The 77th World Health Assembly has begun amid delays in pandemic response negotiations and ongoing assaults on healthcare in Palestine Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone to Enhance Climate-Resilient Transport and Access to Market [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank Board today approved a $74 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to enhance climate-resilient transport connectivity and agricultural market… Read more »
Tunisia: Defence Minister Honours Major Ahlem Douzi, Winner of a UN Award
Tunis Afrique Presse
Minister of National Defence Imed Memmich, on Wednesday, honoured Major Ahlem Douzi, serving in the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »