November 18
South Africa: Here's My Promise - - By 31 March 2025 All Pit Toilets in SA Schools Will Be Eradicated [opinion]
Daily Maverick
I am deeply committed to closing all pit toilets in our schools and ensuring that every pupil and teacher has access to safe, dignified sanitation facilities. This is not just a… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Ruling Party Close to Parliamentary Majority for Reform Agenda
Daba Finance
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Sudan: Russia Veto on Sudan Ceasefire 'Shocking' - US Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield [press release]
U.S. Mission to the UN
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Calls for Intensified Nutrition Campaigns to Combat Diseases
Nile Post
President Museveni commended Gavi and its donors for their support in strengthening Uganda's health sector. Read more »
Africa: On Climate, Will Trump Have It All His Own Way? [analysis]
ISS
The US anti-climate juggernaut is worrying, but several factors could mitigate a potential catastrophe. Read more »
Ghana: NPP Condemns Verbal Attacks On Former President Kufuor
Ghanaian Times
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly condemned recent verbal attacks on former President John Agyekum Kufuor by members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Policeman, Injure Another in Abia
Vanguard
Gunmen have killed a policeman and injured another following an attack on their convoy at Ubakala in Umuahia South council area, Abia State. Read more »
Liberia: Assistant Information Minister Nyanplu Resigns Following Indefinite Suspension By President Boakai
FrontPageAfrica
Matthew Nyanplu, the recently suspended Assistant Minister for Information Services at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism (MICAT), has announced his… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Faction Unleashes Retribution Against Mnangagwa Loyalists Pushing His Stay in Office Beyond 2028
New Zimbabwe
THE power struggle within Zanu PF pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has left the former's faction retreating after a foiled… Read more »
Tanzania: Emergency Crews Continue Rescue Ops in Deadly Dar es Salaam Building Collapse
allAfrica
November 16 building collapse leaves 13 people dead Read more »
West Africa: Niger Hosts Historic Conference On the Fight Against Neocolonialism in the Sahel
People's Dispatch
Ahead of the "Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel" in Niamey, Peoples Dispatch brings forth stories of resilience and resistance of the people of Niger whose… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Ambitious Climate Finance Goal Is Not Enough - the Funds Must Also Reach the Right Communities
IPS
The 29th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP29) currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a key global milestone for agreeing on a new compromise to reduce emissions and… Read more »
Africa: Methane Mitigation At COP29 - Pathways to Climate Action
IPS
Methane emissions have emerged as a focal point of discussion as global leaders congregate at COP29 in Baku to tackle the escalating climate crisis. Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Strong Voices Pushing for Locally Manufactured Vaccines
Daily Maverick
More needs to be done to boost the research and development capabilities crucial to countries succeeding in manufacturing vaccines locally. Read more »
West Africa: Waba's Leadership to Mediate in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Crisis
Liberian Observer
The leadership of the West African Bar Association (WABA) expected to meet next-month with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to discuss possible mediation role in the… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the G20 Leaders' Summit - 18 November 2024 [press release]
WHO
President Lula da Silva, Read more »
Africa: Collective Regional Effort Needed to End Malaria
The Herald
The quest to eliminate malaria has long been central to public health initiatives across Africa, particularly within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Read more »
Africa: Arab-African Investment Summit Honours First Lady
The Herald
Empowerment champion First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has been honoured with a prestigious award in recognition of her dedication to vulnerable communities at the Arab-African… Read more »
Africa: Climate Disaster Debris Tell Story of Justification of Africa's Demand for Loss and Damage Reparation At COP29 [press release]
Greenpeace
At a solemn event at COP29, Greenpeace Africa presented physical evidence of the suffering and loss of our communities caused by climate devastation across the continent,… Read more »
Angola: G20 - Angolan Appointed G20 Social Ambassador
ANGOP
Angolan Maria do Rosário Lima was appointed ambassador of the G20 Social, at the proposal of South Africa, at an event held last week in Rio de Janeiro, where she spoke… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Gov Flags Off Gusau Ultra-Modern Motor Park Project, Pledges More Jobs
Premium Times
Other essential components of this project include designated departure lines, a police outpost, a clinic, a fire brigade station, a mosque, an administrative block, a union… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Warns Against Fraudulent Contracts, Intervention Claims
Premium Times
"We wish to clarify that this is false. These individuals are solely motivated by the desire to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. Any such assertions are fraudulent and should be… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Four Vigilante Operatives in South-East Nigeria
Premium Times
The hoodlums invaded the communities between 8 a.m and 9 a.m. on Monday, residents told PREMIUM TIMES. Read more »
Africa: Ambassador-Designate of South Africa Lauds Ethiopia's Pivotal Role in Regional, Global Peace
ENA
Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of South Africa to Ethiopia, Nonceba Losi lauded Ethiopia's pivotal role in the maintenance of regional and global peace and security… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland Denounces Mogadishu Official's Comments On Elections and Sovereignty
Addis Standard
The Government Somaliland has strongly rejected recent remarks made by Ahmed Fiqi, the Foreign Minister of Somalia, describing his statements as "unfounded and inflammatory." Read more »
