Zambia: One Rescued After Zambia Landslide Traps 25 Miners

A disaster management unit announced on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 that rescue personnel in Zambia extracted the first survivor of a landslide that occurred on December 1 that… Read more »

Mauritania: Former President Mohamed Aziz Sentenced to 5 Years for Corruption

Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sentenced to five years in prison by a Mauritanian court for corruption. reports. Read more »

Africa: Three African Powerhouses Make Forbes' Most Powerful Women List

Nigerian trailblazers Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the esteemed Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and media mogul Mosunmola Abudu stand alongside Tanzanian President Samia… Read more »

South Africa: Foreign Tourists Targeted by Armed Gang on Highway - South African News Briefs - December 6, 2023

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Africa: U.S. Restricts Visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe Officials

On Monday, the United States announced a new visa restriction policy for officials in Zimbabwe and expanded its policy on visa restrictions for Ugandan officials to include… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: President Umaro Embalo Dissolves Parliament After Coup Attempt

A Monday proclamation signed by Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the country's parliament, citing the unsuccessful coup attempt on December 1, 2023. This… Read more »

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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Africa: HIV & Hope - Can Africa's Youth Untangle the Mental Knot?

The mental health crisis in Africa is an acute challenge for young people living with HIV Read more »

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 »

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 »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, Niger to Quit G5 Sahel Anti-Militant Force

The military chiefs of Burkina Faso and Niger announced on Saturday that they would be leaving the G5 anti-militant group in the Sahel area of Africa, in the most recent setback to… Read more »

South Africa: Parliament Still Has No Permanent Venue for Sittings

Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula instructed legislative officials to locate a temporary location for the actual session of Parliament until the fire-ravaged… Read more »

Africa: Health Conference Ends with a Message of Hope and Action for Health of Africa's People

The third Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) concluded, with a resounding call for Africa to embrace "the future of health" through collaboration, innovation, and a… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Vaccine Production Push Reshapes Global Health Landscape

The novel coronavirus pandemic laid bare the stark disparities in global access to essential medicines. The world's most vulnerable populations were often left behind in the… 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 »

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 »

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: 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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Africa: Catalyzing Momentum for Health Negotiations at COP28

By now, there is no doubt that the climate crisis is a significant health crisis affecting people across the globe. This might be obvious to some but to others,… Read more »

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 »

Guinea Bissau: Midnight Gunfire in Guinea-Bissau Capital Lasts into Morning

Gunfire that reportedly broke out in Bissau on Thursday night continued into Friday morning with circumstances of the shooting remaining unclear. Read more »