June 24
Nigeria: Battle Moves to States As Senate Passes Tinubu's State Police Bill
This Day
In what could become the most far-reaching restructuring of Nigeria's internal security architecture since the return to democratic rule in 1999, the Senate on Wednesday passed for… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Backs U.S. Sanctions On Alleged ISWAP Financiers
Leadership
The federal government has welcomed the decision of the United States to sanction Mukthar Muhammad Adamu and two Bureau De Change (BDC) companies over their alleged links to… Read more »
Malawi: Chilima Crash 'Could Not Be Stopped' - Captain Nthani's Shocking Testimony That Can Rewrite the Crash Narrative
Nyasa Times
Former Zomba Air Base Operations and Training Officer Captain Henry Nthani has delivered one of the strongest and most emotionally charged assessments yet of the military aircraft… Read more »
Libya: Eastern Libya Bans Entry of Nationals From Four African Countries Amid Migration Crackdown
Shabelle
Authorities in eastern Libya have banned the entry of nationals from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, saying the measure is part of efforts to reorganize and regulate the flow… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Reveals First Lady Janet Survived Serious Health Scare
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni, recently survived a serious illness and is now recovering well. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: France Announces First Ebola Case in Doctor Returned From DR Congo
RFI
French health authorities on Wednesday announced the first confirmed case of Ebola identified on national territory - a doctor who had returned from the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Niger: Latest Niamey Airport Attack Tests Niger Junta As Terror Groups 'Adapt'
RFI
Niamey airport was attacked for the second time this year on 18 June, with 13 people killed, in an assault that illustrated how jihadist groups are changing their methods to test… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Lives At Risk in DR Congo As Ebola Outbreak Continues to Outpace Response
UN News
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread faster than aid efforts can keep pace, despite significant gains in treatment capacity and… Read more »
Sudan: Opposition Grows to Proposed Chinese Copper Mining in Sudan's Red Sea State
Dabanga
Opposition is mounting in eastern Sudan over reports that the government is preparing to sign a long-term copper mining agreement with a Chinese company, with local political… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan War - Int'l Pressure Grows As Fears Mount Over Escalation in El Obeid
Dabanga
International efforts to address Sudan's deepening crisis have intensified amid growing warnings from the United Nations and foreign governments about an expanding conflict and… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola in Congo Is Also a Crisis of Trust, Not Just a Health Emergency [analysis]
African Arguments
During the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), attacks on treatment centres, resistance to contact tracing, and widespread distrust of… Read more »
Malawi: Chilima Crash Inquiry - Plane Crashed After Severe Weather Warning, Expired Locator System and Resource Strain Revealed
Nyasa Times
Fresh testimony before Parliament has raised troubling questions about the circumstances surrounding the military flight that claimed the life of former Vice-President Saulos… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's New National Action Plan On Albinism [press release]
HRW
For years, efforts to protect the rights of people with albinism in Malawi have rightly focused on ending horrific attacks, killings, abductions, and grave tampering. These efforts… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Releases Experimental Ebola Drug for DR Congo Outbreak Trials
RFI
Experimental Ebola drugs are being shipped to Democratic Republic of Congo as the United States releases doses of a treatment for clinical trials in a widening outbreak that has… Read more »
Lesotho: Dispute Stalls Closure of Hazardous Dumpsite in Maseru
GroundUp
Court ordered shut down of the Tšosane dumpsite delayed after council cancels M27.3-million contract Read more »
Ghana: Over 1,700 Displaced As Floods Ravage Western Region
Ghanaian Times
More than 1,710 people have been displaced in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region following nearly a week of torrential rains that triggered severe flooding in… Read more »
Liberia: Senators Push For Suspension of Cargo Operator at Airport Over Drug Bust
Liberian Observer
The Senate is facing growing pressure to take a more assertive role in one of the country's largest narcotics investigations in recent memory after Montserrado County Senators… Read more »
Cameroon: Failed Promise to Reduce Gender-Based Violence
HRW
Discriminatory Laws, Underinvestment in Public Services Enable Abuse Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo Govt Appeals to Striking Teachers to Reopen Schools, Approves N8.7bn for Learning Materials
Premium Times
School closures have affected thousands of pupils across Oyo State, disrupting academic activities in the final weeks of the school term. Read more »
Zimbabwe: No One Above the Law, Chiwenga Warns
263Chat
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has warned that weaknesses in public procurement are not merely administrative shortcomings but a governance crisis that demands strong… Read more »
Sudan: New UN Human Rights Report - 'Brutal Use of Sexual Violence in Sudan'
Dabanga
A new UN Human Rights (OHCHR) report published yesterday lays bare the brutality and magnitude of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since the outbreak of the war in April… Read more »
Angola: Angola's Long War Changed the Way Farmers Used Fire - Why It Matters [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Few places in Africa have been as isolated and understudied as eastern Angola, particularly the highlands of the Moxico provinces, a region rich in biodiversity, culture and… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Statement on the Sixth Joint Oversight Committee for the Peace Agreement Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda [document]
State Department
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the State of… Read more »
Nigeria: Maritime Sector Faces Complex Security Threats, Says A'ibom CP
This Day
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, has stated that despite being a major driver of economic growth, the Nigerian maritime sector faces complex… Read more »
Botswana: Mining Costs High Amid Challenges in the Global Diamond Market
Botswana Daily News
Debswana Diamond Company chief operations officer, Mr Koolatotse Koolatotse has underscored the need to manage the cost of production at mines amid challenges in the global diamond… Read more »
