November 18
Mali: Australian Mining Company to Pay Mali Junta $160m for Release of CEO
RFI
Australia's Resolute Mining said Monday it has struck a deal worth $160 million (€151 million) with the military government of Mali, after the company's CEO and two other… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Africa's Negotiating Strategy Must Build On Past Lessons
Africa Renewal
A stronger Africa is essential for the world to effectively build resilience against the impacts of climate change. The Africa we want is the Africa the World needs Read more »
Burkina Faso: How Burkina Faso's Military Junta Outlawed Local Peace Talks With Jihadists
The New Humanitarian
"The refusal to negotiate has increased the suffering of the populations." Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's RSF 'Ready for a Ceasefire', Says Top Negotiator
Dabanga
The negotiating delegation of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) held a press conference in Kenya this morning. Brig Gen Omar Hamdan, head of the delegation, and Ezzeldin El Safi,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Street Children - How to Get Them Home and Back in School [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Zimbabwe's government undertook a survey in 2023 to ascertain how many children were living on the streets of the country's second biggest city, Bulawayo. The most recent numbers… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon Approves New Constitution a Year After Military Seized Power
RFI
Gabonese voters have given a resounding 'yes' to a new constitution proposed by the country's military rulers. The changes, approved in a referendum on Sunday, include limits to… Read more »
Liberia: Was Liberia 'Inches Away From War' With Guinea?
FrontPageAfrica
Within the circle of the Liberian presidency, many are still baffled: How did a small private jet gain landing rights to the Roberts International Airport shortly after midnight on… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Mediation 'Fails' to Resolve Lesgislative Impasse
FrontPageAfrica
Hopes of mediating the political crisis within Liberia's House of Representatives by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament failed to reach a resolution… Read more »
Tanzania: Survivors Narrate Ordeal
Daily News
AS rescue teams continued with efforts to rescue people trapped under the rubbles of a collapsed building in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, survivors recounted the harrowing details of… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town to Challenge Eskom's Tariff Hike - South African News Briefs - November 18, 2024
allAfrica
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Africa: Peace Talks--Delegates Turn to Climate Summit for Insights Into What Really Makes People Safe
IPS
At a time when the COP29 summit is primarily focused on climate finance as a tool to cool catastrophically high global temperatures and reverse consequences for all life on earth,… Read more »
Africa: Antibiotic Resistance Threatens to 'Undo a Century of Medical Progress' - 5 Essential Reads [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Who hasn't been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor - for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It's terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if… Read more »
South Africa: 'We Cannot Prosecute Our Way Out of Corruption' - NPA Boss Batohi
Daily Maverick
Shamila Batohi has called for a fundamental shift in how the country tackles corruption, emphasising the need for ethical leadership and systemic reform to prevent corruption from… Read more »
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
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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 »
Sudan: 'The International Community Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye to the Suffering of Sudanese Women'
IPS
Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing. Read more »
Africa: The World Depends On a Healthy Southern Ocean
IPS
It is a hectic week for UN environmental conservation talks with simultaneous meetings occurring around the world: Climate change negotiations are entering their second week in… Read more »
