August 16, 2023
West Africa: Mali, Russia Discuss Coup in Niger
Colonel Assimi Goita, the head of Mali's military, spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, about the situation in Niger, where Mohamed Bazoum was deposed on July… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Agrees to Speeding Up Of His Request for Advocate's Removal in Arms Deal Case
Former president Jacob Zuma has agreed to the state's suggestion that his request for State Advocate Billy Downer's dismissal from the arms deal corruption prosecution be… Read more »
Mali: Musician Salif Keïta Drops Transitional Council for Role in Mali Junta's Govt
The musician known as The Golden Voice of Africa, Salif Keita, is now a special advisor to the military junta's leader in Mali, AFP reports. Read more »
August 15, 2023
Madagascar: Madagascan Presidential Aide Charged With Bribery in UK
Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested Romy Andrianarisoa, the Madagascan president's chief of staff, after allegedly soliciting a bribe from global gemstone supplier… Read more »
South Africa: Special Investigating Unit to Probe Tembisa Hospital Scandal - South African News Briefs - August 15, 2023
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August 14, 2023
South Africa: Enforcement of Laws Needed to Curb Toxic Air in South Africa - UN
United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana, has made several findings on a visit to assess South Africa's adherence to sound management… Read more »
Mali: UN Speeds Up Troop Withdrawal From Mali
The deteriorating security situation in the City of Ber in Mali has led to the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) speeding up its withdrawal from the city in the north of country,… Read more »
South Africa: Internet Traffic Disrupted After Two Undersea Cables Snap - South African News Briefs - August 14, 2023
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August 11, 2023
Africa: Zimbabwean Activist Namatai Kwekweza on Youth Activism and Engagement in Peace Processes in Africa
Ahead of this year's International Youth Day, AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Namatai Kwekweza, founder and Director of WELEAD Trust. Kwekweza is the Kofi Atta Annan NextGen… Read more »
North Africa: Tunisia, Libya Announce Deal to Rescue Migrants Stranded on Border
Tunisia and Libya will split the cost of housing hundreds of migrants who were stuck at their borders, many of whom had been there for more than a month, Al Arabiya reports. Read more »
Ethiopia: LGBTIQ+ Rights in Ethiopia Under Spotlight Again
Ethiopian security personnel are repressing what it calls LGBTIQ+ sexual conduct at hotels, pubs, and restaurants in the nation's capital, Addis Ababa, according to Reuters. Read more »
Mali: Mali, France Suspend Issuing Visas As Diplomatic Face-Off Deepens
France and Mali stopped giving visas to each other's citizens, as tensions between the two former allies have grown, Le Monde reports. Read more »
August 10, 2023
South Africa: Turkish Firm Offers to Cut 20-Year Power Deal to Five Years, But There's a Catch
Karpowership offered to reduce the initial 20-year contract to five years in an apparent effort to get a multibillion rand "emergency" electricity supply arrangement with South… Read more »
South Africa: More Talks As Taxi Strike Leaves Cape Store Shelves Empty
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) confirmed that it will attend a meeting with Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to try to find a solution to the taxi strike… Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Won't Pay Compensation for Nairobi Embassy Blast Survivors
Survivors of the terrorist assault in Nairobi on August 7, 1998, are unlikely to get any compensation from the U.S. government after it maintained it had already paid them and put… Read more »
South Africa: Parliament Fire Suspect Zandile Mafe Unfit to Stand Trial - Court
Zandile Mafe, the man who is accused of setting fire to the South African Parliament building is not competent to stand trial, according to testimony given at the Western Cape High… Read more »
Niger: Junta Accuses France of Attack on Presidential Guard
Colonel Mohamadou Abdramabne, the spokesperson for the Niger junta, accused the French of trying to destabilise the country with an attack to free what he called terrorists. In… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Must Repay Diamond Dealer's Millions, Insolvency Inquiry Says - South African News Briefs - August 10, 2023
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August 09, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Suspends New Loans to Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Law
The World Bank said that it will stop making fresh loans to Uganda due to the nation's contentious anti-LGBTQ law, Al Jazeera reports. The Washington, DC-based lender announced on… Read more »
Mali: Musician Salif Keïta Resigns From Transitional Parliament
Salif Keita, a well-known musician from Mali, has left the assembly that the military, which has been in charge since 2020, established to serve as a legislative body, APA News… Read more »
August 08, 2023
West Africa: UAE Deploys Military Vehicles to Chad
The United Arab Emirates dispatched military vehicles and other security equipment to Chad, the oil-rich Gulf nation announced, saying it was in order to help with border… Read more »
Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Withdraws From All Kenyan Cases After Odinga's Conflict of Interest Comment
Karim Khan, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), who is at the center of a dispute between Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition and President… Read more »
South Africa: How Diamond Dealer Bankrolled Former President Zuma's Legal Fees - South African News Briefs - August 8, 2023
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August 07, 2023
South Africa: 'Erroneous' EU Citrus Grading Puts 70,000 Jobs, U.S.$800 Million Revenue at Risk
Citrus growers in South Africa are pleading with President Cyril Ramaphosa to challenge the European Union (EU) over its strict black spot laws after the EU said it stopped some… Read more »
South Africa: Govt to Place Embattled Unisa Under Administration
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande informed the University of South Africa (Unisa) of his plan to put the institution under administration, Times… Read more »