November 11
Malawi: Mtumbuka Winds Up Nationwide Tour Ahead of UTM Elective Convention - Will He Secure the Delegates' Vote?
Nyasa Times
Aspiring United Transformation Movement (UTM) President, Mathews Mtumbuka, has concluded his nationwide tour aimed at engaging with prospective delegates ahead of the party's… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chimombe, Mpofu Backtrack On Request to Have Chivayo Testify
New Zimbabwe
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda on Tuesday had no kind words for fraud-accused business partners, Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe who he told to take court seriously after… Read more »
Uganda: Youths Arrested Over Museveni's Unfulfilled Pledges in Kibuku Released
Nile Post
A group of 18 youth leaders from Bukedi sub-region who were recently arrested and detained at Kibuku Central Police Station after staging a demonstration over an unfulfilled… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia's Dealing With ECOWAS
New Dawn
In less than six months, the Economic Community of West Africa is back in Liberia for mediation amid the current leadership crisis in the House of Representatives at the Capitol… Read more »
Sudan: Human Rights Watch Calls for Protection Force in Sudan As Attacks On Civilians Escalate
VOA
A prominent human rights group is calling for the deployment of peacekeepers in Sudan, following a recent wave of attacks on civilians in Al Jazirah state widely blamed on the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Australia Highlight On Importance of Deepening Partnership Within Multilateral Forums
ENA
Foreign Affairs State Minister of Ethiopia, Ambassador Mesganu Arga, met today with Julia Niblett, Ambassador of Australia to Ethiopia. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Plans to Reinstate Death Penalty
HRW
Restoring Cruel, Irreversible Punishment a Huge Step Back for Rights Read more »
Africa: COP Must Ditch Fossil Fuels to Get Serious About Climate [press release]
Global Witness
Following yet more revelations about fossil fuel lobbyists' influence at COP29, we're calling on COP to get on track and protect robust climate action Read more »
Namibia: Ex-Swapo Youth Leader Shipwiikineni Endorses Itula for President, Criticises Swapo Leadership
Namibian
Swapo member Reinhold Shipwiikineni has endorsed Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) presidential candidate Panduleni Itula. Read more »
South Africa: Urgent Intervention Needed to Address Illicit Gun Violence and Resource Shortages in the Western Cape
DA
Note to editors: Please find attached soundbite by Ian Cameron MP. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Outlines Ambitious Climate Agenda At COP29, Focused On Green Energy and Financial Reforms
Capital FM
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale are in Azerbaijan's capital Baku for COP29, where Kenya is presenting its ambitious climate… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Calls for Comprehensive Climate Finance Reforms At COP29
Capital FM
Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has outlined Kenya's priorities for the global climate finance system during the COP29 conference that kicked off on Monday. Read more »
Kenya: Ex-Mungiki Leader Maina Njenga Acquitted Over Lack of Evidence
Capital FM
Supporters of former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga burst into song at the Nakuru Law Courts after he was acquitted of criminal charges against him. Read more »
Rwanda: COP29 - Inside New Global Climate Finance Targets
New Times
Rwanda, aligning with the needs of developing countries, is advocating for a new global climate finance target of at least $1.3 trillion annually. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Watchdog Leader Appointed to Transparency International Board
New Times
Apollinaire Mupiganyi, a Rwandan national, has been elected to the Board of Transparency International (TI), the global anti-corruption movement with chapters in more than 100… Read more »
Africa: What Could Trump's Second Presidency Mean for Africa?
New Times
A week after Donald Trump's re-election as President of the United States, Africa is grappling with the prospects of what the Republican's second term could mean for the continent. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's RSF 'Stoke Ethnic Tensions With Tribal Recruitment'
Dabanga
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have launched an intensive recruitment campaign in Darfur and Kordofan, mobilising fighters along tribal lines. This move has… Read more »
Malawi: Buying Influence? Kabambe Accused of Splashing Millions to Secure UTM Presidency
Nyasa Times
As the race to lead the United Transformation Movement (UTM) intensifies ahead of the party's elective convention in November, one figure has emerged at the centre of controversy:… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi On the Right Path Towards Economic Recovery, Civil Society Organizations Say
Nyasa Times
Amid the ongoing economic challenges faced by Malawi, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banners of FnD (Forum for National Development) and MaBLEM (Malawi Business… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Reaffirms Commitment to Youth Empowerment At National Youth Summit
Nyasa Times
In a powerful reaffirmation of the government's commitment to empowering Malawi's youth, Minister of Youth and Sports, Uchiz Mkandawire, has emphasized the central role that young… Read more »
Nigeria: Nimet Forecasts 3-Day Rain, Dust Haze Across Nigeria
Leadership
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and rain across the country from Monday to Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Gov'ship Poll - Sensitive Election Materials Arrive Amid Tight Security in Ondo
Leadership
Ahead of the Saturday November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, sensitive election materials for the conduct of the poll on Monday arrived at the Central Bank of… Read more »
Nigeria: Patients' Families Protest Power Outage At Uch
Leadership
Families of patients at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, have protested against persistent power outages plaguing the medical institution. Read more »
Egypt: Sisi, King Abdullah II Reiterate Rejection to Forced Displacement of Palestinians
Egypt Online
On the sidelines of the Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan reiterated their rejection to the forced displacement of… Read more »
Egypt: President El-Sisi's Speech At the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh
Egypt Online
"In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful" Read more »
