June 18
Kenya: Gachagua Alleges Secret Support Inside Govt
Capital FM
DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that some people serving within President William Ruto's government are secretly consulting with him as he ramps up efforts to… Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki Says Tailored Seedlings to Power 15 Billion Tree Campaign
Capital FM
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has directed the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry and other relevant government agencies to ensure they customize the seedlings… Read more »
Kenya: House Finance Team Seeks Middle Ground Between Revenue Mobilization and Cushioning Taxpayers
Capital FM
The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning Chairman Kuria Kimani emphasized the delicate fiscal tightrope the lawmakers had to walk to ensure they struck a balance… Read more »
Africa: From Food Aid to Farming - How Refugees in Africa Are Building Food Security
WFP
For World Refugee Day on 20 June, the World Food Programme (WFP) highlights how refugees across Africa are using farming and agricultural programmes to tackle hunger, build food… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Approves $40 Million to Boost Agricultural Value Chains and Job Creation in Sierra Leone [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank Group today approved a $40 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support the Sustainable Agricultural Value-chains Intensification for Growth… Read more »
Africa: Climate Shocks Accelerating As El Niño Threat Looms Over Already Vulnerable Regions
UN News
Millions of people already facing hunger, displacement and economic hardship could soon face another major climate shock, as UN agencies warned on Thursday that extreme weather… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Makes $1 Billion Contribution to UN Child Rights and Food Agencies
UN News
Two United Nations agencies have together welcomed more than $1 billion in assistance from the United States to support their operations targeting millions of children and hungry… Read more »
Africa: France Among 15 Countries to Pledge to Target Illegal Fishing With Shared Data
RFI
France is among 15 countries to have signed the Mombasa Declaration, unveiled at the Our Ocean Conference held in the Kenyan port city this week. The global agreement, aimed at… Read more »
Sudan: African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies Calls On UN Human Rights Council to Extend Mandate of Sudan Fact-Finding Mission
Dabanga
African human rights advocates have urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of its independent fact-finding mission on Sudan, citing ongoing allegations… Read more »
Sudan: Syndicate Calls for the Swift Resettlement of Sudanese Journalists Under Threat in Libya
Dabanga
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has called on the UN Refugee Agency to strengthen urgent protection mechanisms for journalists at risk in Libya, including rapid resettlement for… Read more »
Uganda: Mubende High Court Opens Criminal Session With 50 Cases Amid Funding Concerns
Nile Post
The in-house criminal session at Mubende High Court has commenced with judicial officers and justice sector stakeholders pledging to expedite the hearing of cases despite funding… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Majority of MPs Support Cab3 Despite Opposition to Mnangagwa Term Extension
New Zimbabwe
THE majority of legislators who participated in the debate on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill (CAB3) supported the proposed legislation, potentially paving the… Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Zimbabweans Camp Outside Consulate in Cape Town
GroundUp
They want the Zimbabwean government to help them get home safely Read more »
South Africa: IEC Ready to Welcome South Africans for Voter Registration This Weekend
SAnews.gov.za
The Electoral Commission says it is ready to welcome South Africans of voting age at all its 23 706 voting stations across the country during the registration weekend on 20 and 21… Read more »
South Africa: Thousands of Malawians Still Waiting for Repatriation From Durban
GroundUp
A second shelter to open in the city for immigrants fleeing South Africa Read more »
South Africa: Threats Drive Immigrant Traders to Abandon Shops in Springs, Gauteng
Daily Maverick
Vigilante groups in Kwathema say immigrants must be out by 30 June, or else. Read more »
South Africa: Why SA's Reconstituted Parliamentary TB Caucus Is of Critical Importance [opinion]
Daily Maverick
As TB claims 54,000 South African lives annually, the reconstituted parliamentary TB Caucus must weaponise data transparency and political leadership to combat funding cuts and… Read more »
South Africa: Makhanda High Court Halts Drastic Eskom Power Cuts for Troubled Karoo Towns
Daily Maverick
The Makhanda high court has temporarily halted Eskom's threatened escalating power cuts that could have led to Karoo communities being denied electricity for 14 hours a day, seven… Read more »
South Africa: Does Anti-Foreigner Hatred Pay? Do Digital Platforms Profit?
Daily Maverick
Digital platforms are not passive hosts of content. They have become creator economies in which attention is systematically converted into income, and content that provokes… Read more »
South Africa: Abdullah Ibrahim, the Pianist Who Turned Manenberg Into an Anthem of the Freedom Struggle.
Daily Maverick
He was called Sentso, Adolph, Dollar, then Abdullah. Nelson Mandela called him 'our Mozart'. Whatever the name, the music behind it never stopped reaching back towards the scarred… Read more »
South Africa: Who Really Benefits From Illegal Immigration in SA? [opinion]
Daily Maverick
By understanding who benefits from illegal immigration, the country can then move towards finding genuine solutions. Read more »
South Africa: Immigrants Make an Enormous Contribution to the Food Security in South Africa [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Instead of mobilising against those from other countries, we need to be learning from them, embracing and appreciating their contribution in our economy and society, not least to… Read more »
Botswana: Countries Commit to Partnership
Botswana Daily News
Botswana, a country known for its flat Kalahari Desert terrain, and Lesotho, the mountainous 'Kingdom in the Sky,' are eager for a symbiotic relationship that would permit use of… Read more »
Africa: People Are Marrying Holograms and Making Friends With Chatbots. but Can AiIBring True Happiness? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Can technology really replace human relationships? As philosophy scholars who focus on human happiness and on artificial intelligence (AI), we tackle this question in a recent… Read more »
Africa: Africa and Eurasia Are Working in Partnership - the World Just Hasn't Noticed [analysis]
African Arguments
In 2022, Egypt joined as a partner to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a political, economic, and security organisation of Eurasian states. As Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,… Read more »
