July 12
Eswatini: Eswatini-Belarus Ties Spark Health Care Advances
VOA
Eswatini, in an ambitious bid to overhaul its health care system, is partnering with Belarus, paving the way for what officials in the southern African nation hope will be… Read more »
West Africa: Sahel Confederation - Sustaining Its Challenge of the Regional Order [opinion]
Premium Times
On 6th July 2024, the military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES). They once again clearly… Read more »
Kenya: ODM Ready to Engage Diverse Perspectives in Talks for Peace After Cabinet Purge
Capital FM
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has expressed readiness to accommodate talks with people of 'outrageously' divergent views in bid to restore peace, stability following… Read more »
Kenya: Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Sentence for Sexual Offences
Capital FM
The Supreme Court has upheld mandatory minimum sentences under Sexual Offences Act, rejecting the Court of Appeal's view that it impedes judicial discretion. Read more »
Ethiopia: Oromo Army Denies Kidnapping, Blames Govt for Abduction of Students
Addis Standard
The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has issued a statement denying any involvement in the recent kidnapping of students from Debark University near Garba Guracha town in Oromia's North… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa to Set Ground Rules for Government of National Unity At Weekend Cabinet Lekgotla
Daily Maverick
The Government of National Unity will hold its Cabinet lekgotla over the weekend. The meeting will set the agenda for the seventh administration and pave the way for President… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Intervenes to Assist Families Amid Cape Town Heavy Rains
SAnews.gov.za
At least 500 households, whose homes were destroyed by heavy rains in Cape Town, are being temporarily relocated to safer accommodations, as gale-force winds and heavy rains… Read more »
Liberia: VP Koung Commits to Inclusive Development Agenda
Liberian Observer
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung of Liberia has outlined the Unity Party government's commitment to inclusive development initiatives, noting that no one will be left behind as… Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Sisters Confirm the Lasting Effect of Dignity Kits
UNFPA
"The items we received have proven incredibly durable; throughout all the times we have had to move from place to place, we carried them with us, and they have continued to be… Read more »
Uganda: Police and Opposition National Unity Platform Agree on 'Mobilization' Guide
Nile Post
The agreement was reached after top NUP leaders met with police leadership Read more »
Liberia: LDEA Confiscates Drugs Worth U.S.$4k
New Dawn
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency detachment in River Gee County, southeast Liberia, seizes narcotics valued at US$4,000. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian University Offers Scholarships to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
Premium Times
Under the scholarship terms, incoming students will receive tuition fee discounts ranging from 10 to 50 per cent, depending on the programme they enrol in. Read more »
Sudan: Gedaref State Targeted By Two Suicide Drones
SNA
The capital of Gedaref State was targeted on Thursday afternoon with two suicide drones directed at populated areas in the Al-Sadaga (Friendship) neighbourhood, where one of them… Read more »
Africa: A Broken World Economic System and Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa [opinion]
Premium Times
The problem with anger-driven change is that they often destroy more than they build and end up setting nations back aplenty. Read more »
Kenya: 7 People Killed in Garissa-Mwingi Road Accident
Capital FM
Seven people have lost their lives with several others injured following an accident along the Garissa-Mwingi road in the early hours of Friday. Read more »
Kenya: Machogu Says Time As Education CS Was Fulfilling
Capital FM
Immediate former Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has expressed his gratitude to President William Ruto for the opportunity to lead one of Kenya's most crucial sectors. Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigerian Minister Nyesom Wike Did Not Suggest Renaming Murtala Muhammed Way in Abuja
Africa Check
IN SHORT: The Nigerian government has denied online claims that a major road in the capital Abuja, named after the late military ruler Murtala Muhammed, has been renamed after… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Remains On High Alert As Two More Mpox Cases Reported
SAnews.gov.za
Despite heightened public awareness and intensive contact tracing efforts to control the spread of the Monkeypox disease, or Mpox, as it is known for short, South Africa has… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Sixty Seconds With... Afrocongo Music Star Innoss'b - School Meals, Ending Hunger and DRC [interview]
Africa Renewal
The singer-songwriter - and World Food Programme High-Level Supporter - on dreaming big against the odds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read more »
Botswana: Batswana Insist On Media Freedom, Favor Citizens' Right to Govt Information
Afrobarometer
Only half see their country's media as 'somewhat' or 'completely' free. Read more »
Sudan: UN-Hosted Talks On Local Ceasefires to Continue in Geneva
UN News
UN-led talks between Sudan's warring parties were set to continue in Geneva on Friday focusing on brokering "possible local ceasefires" to help deliver aid and protect civilians… Read more »
Nigeria: Another Rivers Local Council Chairperson Appoints Over 300 Aides
Premium Times
PREMIUM TIMES, Thursday, reported how Chijioke Ihunwo, the chairperson of the caretaker committee in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers, similarly appointed 100 people as… Read more »
Ghana: Ghanaian Man Living in the UK Since 1977 Granted Permanent Stay
Accra Times
Nelson Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, has lived in Britain since arriving as a student in 1977, but in 2019 he was told he had no right to live in the UK Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Renames National Theatre After Wole Soyinka [press release]
Premium Times
Wole Soyinka is a globally celebrated playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, actor, singer, composer, and documentarian. Read more »
Ethiopia: Tribute - Elleni Centime Zeleke - 'Brilliant and Brave, Fierce and Funny': Columbia University
Addis Standard
Several academic institutions across the world paid tribute Professor Elleni Centime Zeleke who passed away on Saturday 06 July, after she lost a battle for breast cancer. Read more »