June 01
Somalia: Secretary Blinken's Call With Somali President Hassan Sheikh [document]
State Department
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Read more »
May 31
Africa: African Countries Could Unlock Billions in Local and Global Trade - What's Working and What's Not [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Africa's share of global trade remains disproportionately small, hovering around 2%-3%. Countries on the continent trade more with the rest of the world than they do among… Read more »
Angola: MPs Call for Creation of a Plan to Make Country's Airports More Profitable
ANGOP
The creation of a Technical and Economic Feasibility Plan to make the country's airports profitable was one of the recommendations made Thursday by members of the National… Read more »
Sudan: The World's Shameful Neglect of Sudan [blog]
CFR
The disregard paid to Sudan's brutal conflict is an indictment on the international community. Read more »
Africa: African Health Ministers Commit to Purchasing Locally-Made Vaccines [press release]
Africa CDC
African health ministers have offered to ensure commitment and support to buy vaccines manufactured in Africa to build a sustainable industry capable of producing vaccines at… Read more »
Chad: Dictatorship Continues By Other Means
IPS
On 6 May, people went to the polls in Chad, ostensibly to elect a president who'd usher in democratic civilian rule. Ten days later, the Constitutional Council confirmed there'd be… Read more »
Botswana: Political Parties and Electoral Integrity - a Workshop On Botswana's Electoral Future [analysis]
Democracy Works
As Botswana prepares for its next crucial elections scheduled for October 2024, various political parties from Botswana met for a two-day workshop in Gaborone from May 15-16 to… Read more »
Tanzania: Graça Machel Trust's Women Creating Wealth and Stanbic Tanzania Collaborate to Elevate Female Entrepreneurs [press release]
Graça Machel Trust
Yesterday, 30th May 2024 the Graça Machel Trust's Women Creating Wealth programme in collaboration with Stanbic Biashara Incubator, hosted a Women, Leadership and… Read more »
South Africa: Race Still Divides South Africa - Study Shows Little Transformation in New Suburbs in Country's Economic Hub [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As South Africa reflects on 30 years of democracy, it's important to ask whether its cities have changed for the better when it comes to racial mixing. Read more »
Lesotho: 'Unban Famo Groups' - Kabi
Lesotho Times
...but gvt berates ABC leader for consorting with the gangs Read more »
South Africa: ANC Set to Lose Majority for First Time Since Mandela - the Era of Government By a Single Party Is At an End [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's election on May 29 was an endurance test for the public. Queues snaked around polling stations, with voters standing in line for up to six or seven hours. Some only… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia Midfielder Makes Move to the United States
Cosafa
Zambia midfielder Grace Chanda has joined United States National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride after a two-season spell at Madrid CFF in Spain. Read more »
South Africa: In Search of a Polling Station Without a Long, Winding Queue in Mid-Afternoon Jozi [analysis]
African Arguments
In Soweto, they voted early; by mid-afternoon, most polling stations were deserted. Not so elsewhere in southern Johannesburg where middle-class, middle-aged voters bet on empty… Read more »
May 30
Liberia: Internal Wrangling Rocks CDC
Liberian Observer
-- Partisans demand accountability for 2023 campaign funds, call for robust reforms within coalition Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Launches Mental Health Leadership Programme [press release]
Africa CDC
A programme to train leaders in the health system to address mental health in Africa through a public health and human rights lens was launched during the 77th World Health… Read more »
Africa: New Study Calls for Access to Effective Antibiotics in Africa [press release]
Africa CDC
The Lancet Series on AMR, recently launched on the margins of the World Health Assembly, highlights that babies, older people and people with compromised immune systems are at the… Read more »
Liberia: Formalizing Liberia's Informal Sector
Liberian Observer
-- Commerce Ministry inaugurates Petty Trade Registration Center; says registrations are free until December 31, 2024 Read more »
May 29
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 »
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 »
May 27
Uganda: Restoring Our Land - a Call to Action for Climate Resilience [opinion]
Observer
On the 5th of June 2024, the world comes together once again to commemorate World Environment Day, a global event dedicated to raising awareness and taking action on pressing… Read more »
Africa: UNHCR Welcomes Commitments At ID4Africa 2024 On Digital Identity Gains for Displaced People in Africa
UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems… Read more »
May 24
West Africa: Nigerian Police Detained Journalist Madu Onuorah Over Alleged Defamation [press release]
MFWA
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on May 22, 2024, arrested Madu Onuorah, publisher and editor-in-chief of Globalupfront Newspaper, from his residence in Abuja, Nigeria's… Read more »
Liberia: 'Corruption! Political Corruption and Its Impact On Development in Liberia'
Liberian Observer
Corruption has long been recognized as a pervasive issue in Liberia, impeding progress and hindering the nation's development. Despite efforts to combat it, corruption continues to… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Aminata Petroleum Ships in 5000 Metric Tons of Gasoline to Address Fuel Crisis
Concord
In a decisive move, Aminata Petroleum has airlifted 5,000 metric tons of gasoline to Sierra Leone, aiming to tackle the pressing fuel crisis in the nation. Read more »