November 12
Zimbabwe: Sex Education Crucial in Curbing HIV, Stis
The Herald
"Young people these days are more afraid of getting pregnant than they are of getting HIV." Read more »
Zimbabwe: FIFA Mourns Dynamos Legend
The Herald
The late former Dynamos star player Ernest Kamba has been described as a legend of Zimbabwean football by the world governing body FIFA. Read more »
South Africa: Banyana Coach Dr Ellis to Be Inducted Into the South African Hall of Fame
SAFA
The revered Women's Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach - who led the Sasol-sponsored South African senior women's national team to the continental title in 2022 in Morocco - will… Read more »
Nigeria: Why NFF Is Struggling to Get Top-Quality Manager for Super Eagles
Premium Times
None of the last 10 Super Eagles' foreign managers left the post amicably, with many owed salaries, and the NFF was always accused of interfering in player selection. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Media Freedom Under Threat - Beukes Speaks Out
Namibian
Dear media colleagues, Read more »
Nigeria: I Don't Have to Be President, I Can Influence Who Becomes - Tunde Bakare
Daily Trust
Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said he does not need to become the president of the country but can influence who becomes. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes the Drop in the Unemployment Rate [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the slight drop in the expanded unemployment rate from 42.6% in the second quarter to 41.9% in the third quarter of… Read more »
Morocco: 'Fierce Competition to Be in National Team,' Says Morocco's Head Coach
MAP
Morocco's football head coach, Walid Regragui said on Tuesday that competition for spots on the national soccer team is fierce. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mass Players Exodus Looming At Dynamos As Club Faces Financial Troubles
New Zimbabwe
Dynamos are seemingly set for a mass exodus of players when the ongoing season ends in two weeks. Read more »
Africa: Pneumonia - The Silent Killer
Stop Pneumonia
Pneumonia is the single biggest infectious killer of adults and children – claiming the lives of 2.2 million, including 502,000 children under five, in 2021 according to… Read more »
Rwanda: AU Should Not Be a Silent Spectator to Brewing Genocide in Eastern Congo
New Times
The African Union has made some effort in responding to crises across the continent, at least when compared to its precursor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Read more »
South Africa: Turner Adams's Tattooed Body Told More Than One Story
GroundUp
Former Lavender Hill gangster died on 29 October Read more »
November 11
Africa: Russia- Africa Partnership Gains 'More and More' Strength
allAfrica
African ministers attending the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi have been assured of Russia's 'total support' to the continent in 'different sectors', reports the BBC. Read more »
Botswana: Botswana's New Leader Vows to Legalize Zimbabwean Migrants
allAfrica
Botswana's new president intends to legalize undocumented Zimbabwean migrants, saying migrants "perform jobs that otherwise not get done". Read more »
Africa: America's Glass Ceiling Remains, But the Path for Women Leaders is Clearer Than Ever [guest column]
allAfrica
This election didn't make Kamala Harris America's first female president, but what her campaign achieved reaches far beyond the vote count. As the former president of Liberia and… Read more »
Mauritius: Mauritius PM Concedes Defeat By Opposition in Legislative Election
RFI
Mauritius' incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Monday his political alliance was headed for a major defeat by the rival opposition coalition led by a three-time… Read more »
Uganda: Analysts Warn of 'Briefcase' Political Parties Flooding Uganda's Electoral Commission
Nile Post
Senior political analyst Wandera Ogalo voiced skepticism about the intentions behind many of these new registrations. Read more »
Senegal: Unprecedented Floods Devastate Harvests in Northeastern Senegal
RFI
Wide areas of farmland are submerged in north and eastern regions of the West African country, sweeping away the livelihoods of a population largely dependent on agriculture. Over… Read more »
Africa: COP29 - Setting a Climate Finance Target Is Only Half the Battle for Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
New analysis finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world. Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Announces Plans To Mediate Liberia Legislative Dispute
New Dawn
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament says its mediators are due to undertake a mediation mission in Monrovia to resolve a political crisis that has… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Cholera Outbreak Hits Resort Town of Kariba, One Death and 14 Suspected Cases Recorded
New Zimbabwe
A CHOLERA outbreak is threatening to devastate the resort town of Kariba, Mashonaland West province, where one person has died, and 14 others are suspected to be suffering from the… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Police to Raid Spaza Shops in Food Safety Crackdown - South African News Briefs - November 11, 2024
allAfrica
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Africa: Despite Tough Geopolitical Crosswinds, Global Leaders Advance on AI Governance and Other Key Topics at 2024 Paris Peace Forum [press release]
Paris Peace Forum
The election of Donald Trump changed the world - for a second time. Just days after U.S. vote, and as COP29 opens in Baku in a world more divided than ever, world leaders came… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Sisterhood of Support - Improving Maternity Care in Ethiopia's Climate Change-Ravaged Somali Region
UNFPA
Abeba Birhanu, a 46-year-old midwife, has spent more than half her life delivering babies at the Karamara Hospital in Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia's Somali region. Throughout… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military, Reuters At Odds Over Reports On Alleged Mass Abortion Program
VOA
The Nigerian military welcomed a report by a human rights group that found "no evidence" the military secretly carried out thousands of illegal abortions as part of its fight… Read more »
