October 15
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 »
Africa: Africa's Farming Future Could Include More Digital Solutions
VOA
More than 400 delegates and organizations working in Africa's farming sector are in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to discuss how digital agriculture can improve the lives of farmers… Read more »
Niger: Niger Counterterrorism Decree Targets Political Opponents [press release]
HRW
On October 10, Niger's junta leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, signed a decree provisionally removing Nigerien nationality from nine people linked to former President Mohamed… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Declares State of Disaster After Mbare Market Fire
New Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster following a devastating fire that broke out at Zimbabwe's largest informal retail market, Mbare Musika last week. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Violence Continues in Khartoum, Sennar, North Darfur
Dabanga
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is continuing its offensive against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum. Airstrikes on Abu Hajar in Sennar killed several people. RSF… Read more »
Southern Africa: World News in Brief - 'Historic Drought' in Southern Africa, Human Rights in Tunisia, Accountability Essential for Pakistan Mineworker Killings
UN News
Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an "historic drought" linked to last year's El Niño, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. Read more »
Africa: Two Billion Women Without Access to Social Protection
UN News
A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to… Read more »
Mozambique: Podemos Accuses Frelimo of Planning to Grant Second Place to Renamo
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Preliminary counts indicate that Renamo and Podemos will have similar numbers of members of parliament; the one with the most seats will become the official opposition. In a letter… Read more »
Mozambique: Teacher and Member of the Provincial Assembly Detained in Maganja
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Aldino Material, a secondary school teacher who was standing for a further term as a member of the Zambézia Provincial Assembly, was detained by the police after he… Read more »
Mozambique: Fake Observer Caught Bribing Opposition Monitor To Ignore Frelimo Ballot Box Stuffing
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Several thousand Frelimo party activists have been accredited as observers, in order to stuff ballot boxes. One was trapped and caught dramatically in a Maganja da Costa,… Read more »
Namibia: International Shipping and New Sea Law
New Era
In response to a discernible realignment of international maritime interests in recent years, the shipping industry has undergone several formidable changes in technical… Read more »
Liberia: Govt of Liberia, World Bank Break Ground for Installation of 20mw Solar Plant
FrontPageAfrica
The Government of Liberia, in partnership with the World Bank, has officially broken ground for a 20MW solar power plant, a significant step towards enhancing the nation's… Read more »
Liberia: NPHIL Confirms Three New Cases of Mpox-Clade-
FrontPageAfrica
The Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, has confirmed three new cases, summing up a total of 11 cases of… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commission Roll-Up Sleeves to Curb Trafficking in Persons
FrontPageAfrica
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Monday, October 14, 2024, begins its 16th Annual Meeting of the Regional Network of National Focal Institutions against… Read more »
Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Donates 40-Foot Container of Medical Supplies to G.W. Harley Hospital in Nimba County
FrontPageAfrica
In a continued effort to support Liberia's healthcare system, ArcelorMittal Liberia has donated a 40-foot container filled with medical supplies and equipment to the G.W. Harley… Read more »
Africa: African Youth Encouraged to Champion Food Sovereignty
Ethiopian Herald
The Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD) emphasized the need for African youth to work collaboratively in driving food sovereignty and promoting agro-ecological advancement… Read more »
East Africa: Enhancing Ethiopia's Coffee and Tea Sector -A Strategic Approach to Growth
Ethiopian Herald
The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) is making significant strides in improving the production, quality, and export of the country's renowned coffee, tea, and spice… Read more »
Africa: World Food Day 2024 - a Quote From Slow Food President Edward Mukiibi [document]
Slow Food
"Today, on World Food Day, we celebrate the right to food as a fundamental part of a better life and a brighter future. Slow Food reaffirms its belief that food can be a bridge to… Read more »
