December 05, 2023
Kenya: Justice Prevails - Kenyan Women Living With HIV Awarded U.S.$20,000 for Unlawful Sterilisation
Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared… Read more »
South Africa: Transnet Speeds Up Durban Port Deepening Amid Backlog Relief - South African News Briefs - December 5, 2023
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December 04, 2023
Madagascar: Incumbent Rajoelina Won Madagascar Presidential Vote - ConCourt
The High Constitutional Court of Madagascar ruled on Friday that Andry Rajoelina, the incumbent president, won the election on November 16 and awarded him a third term. The court… Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Gunfire, Clashes the Result of Attempted Coup, President Says
Clashes and gunfire that erupted in Bissau on December 1 were, according to Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the result of an attempted coup, Reuters reports. Read more »
Africa: Memory Banda from Malawi Tells Her Child Marriage Story
Thank you so much and thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Memory Banda from Malawi. Sawubona wena. It is a great honour to stand in front of all of your great… Read more »
Africa: '1, 2, 3. A Girl Has Just Been Married. And We Can Keep Counting' - Girls Not Brides CEO
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Africa: End Child Marriage - 'Ensure Perpetrators Are Blamed and Shamed, And Not The Girl'
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Africa: Lack of Empathy for Girls Fuels Tension Between Reconciling Families vs Enforcing Laws on GBV
On the Day of a Girl Child, 11th October, I received a message from Girls Not Brides, inquiring if I am available to speak during the visit of Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates… Read more »
Africa: When Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates and Amal Clooney Walk into a Room ...
... they're there to speak about ending child marriage in this generation, not 10 years from now. (The panel discussion was moderated by Redi Tlhabi, South African journalist and… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela's Johannesburg Home Now Derelict, Deserted - South African News Briefs - December 04, 2023
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South Africa: Govt's Failure to Prevent Energy Crisis is Unconstitutional, Court Finds
The Pretoria High Court has ruled that numerous government failures caused load shedding, infringing on South Africans’ basic rights in breach of the Constitution, News24… Read more »
December 01, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabweans, Basotho With Exemption Permits Can Stay in South Africa Until 2025
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) and Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) holders may remain in South African until the end of… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Army General Accuses UAE of Supporting Rapid Support Forces' Militia
A senior Sudanese general for the first time, openly accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supplying weapons to its paramilitary opponent, the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »
Uganda: Court Date Set For Hearing Petition Against Uganda's Anti-Gay Law
The Constitutional Court scheduled December 11, 2023 as the date to start hearing four petitions opposing the validity of the Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023, Daily Monitor reports. Read more »
Tunisia: Jailed Opposition Leader Abir Moussi Goes On Hunger Strike
Abir Moussi, a prominent adversary of Tunisian President Kais Saied, began a hunger strike in prison on Tuesday, November 28, in protest of what her attorneys claims is an… Read more »
South Africa: Officials 'Frustrated' Over Delay in Vote on National Health Insurance Bill
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) elected to delay a vote on the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill after a recommendation in a letter by NCOP chairperson… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Sierra Leone: 20 People Dead In Sierra Leone's Failed Coup Attempt
A failed coup attempt was the reason behind a series of attacks on military facilities and prisons over the weekend, according to government and police sources in Sierra Leone, Al… Read more »
South Africa: Witnesses to Deadly Johannesburg Fire Might Be Deported - South African News Briefs - November 29, 2023
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November 28, 2023
Niger: Law Against Transporting Migrants Repealed in Niger
The military administration of Niger repealed anti-migration legislation that helped in lowering the number of West Africans travelling to Europe, but was despised by residents of… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Court Strikes Down 1,5% Housing Tax
The Kenya High Court declared a 1.5% housing levy that was imposed by the government as part of a finance law in July 2023, unconstitutional, reports BBC News. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Kenya: Kenyan Women Forced Into Backstreet Abortions Amid Legal Uncertainty
The uncertainty in Kenyan abortion laws is driving many women to seek services from unofficial clinics. BBC Africa Eye investigated the stigma and misinformation surrounding… Read more »
Mali: Kidnapped German Priest Lohre Freed in Mali
German missionary Father Hans Joachim Lohre, who was abducted in Bamako, Mali, last year, was set free by his captors, Reuters reports. Read more »
South Africa: Inactive Branches, Opinion Polls Spell Trouble for Ruling ANC - South African News Briefs - November 27, 2023
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November 24, 2023
South Africa: Oscar Pistorius Granted Parole 10 Years After Killing Girlfriend
Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, 37, has been granted parole by the Department of Corrections after serving 10 years in prison for fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp,… Read more »
South Africa: Will South Africa Ask International Court of Justice to Declare Israel an Apartheid State?
South Africa will petition the International Court of Justice to have Israel designated as an apartheid state, according to International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi… Read more »
