Africa: Empowering Women Leaders in Health - The Crucial Role of Mentorship in Achieving Inclusive Leadership

Step into the health clinics, operating theaters, or administrative offices of medical centers worldwide, and you’ll likely notice a predominance of female faces. This is… Read more »

Africa: Catalysing Precision Medicine by Africa, for Africa

Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Confirms Spread of MPox in DR Congo

The World Health Organization said that it documented sexual transmission of mpox ( previously  monkeypox ) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the first time… Read more »

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 »

Malawi: President Chakwera Under Fire for Sending Malawians to Work on Israeli Farms

President Lazarus Chakwera and his administration came under fire from opposition parties and human rights organizations in Malawi, for a deal allowing 221 young young Malawians to… Read more »

Somalia: Teach Us About Polio in Our Own Language - Somalia's Maay Speakers

Vaccination is crucial for preventing the spread of the polio, a highly contagious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death. But widespread, ongoing conflict in… Read more »

South Africa: Inactive Branches, Opinion Polls Spell Trouble for Ruling ANC - South African News Briefs - November 27, 2023

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Comoros: Comoros President Assoumani Will Seek Re-Election in January 2024

Comoros' Supreme Court confirmed incumbent President Azali Assoumani's plans to run for a second term, in a vote that some opponents are threatening to boycott if certain… Read more »

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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Parties Call for Transparent Polls in DR Congo

Six opposition candidates who are running in the DR Congo presidential elections on December 20, have warned of possible fraud and irregularities during the elections. The… Read more »

Africa: Climate Crisis Exposes Vulnerabilities of Africa's Weak Infrastructure #AfricaClimateCrisis

Two recent disasters in Morocco and Libya highlight the deadly consequences of outdated infrastructure in the face of natural hazards. Read more »

South Africa: Load Shedding Back With a Vengeance This Weekend! - South African News Briefs - November 24, 2023

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Kenya: President Ruto Announces Plan to Privatise 35 Companies

Kenya's President William Ruto announced that the government has decided to privatise 35 state-owned companies that are operating inefficiently due to bureaucratic red tape, Al… Read more »

Niger: Niger Coup Leader Visits Mali, Burkina Faso in First Overseas Trip

General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of Niger's military, met with representatives from Mali and Burkina Faso on Thursday, November 23, 2023, in his first overseas trip since… Read more »

Africa: The Risk of Politicisation of AGOA's Expanded Rules of Origin for North African Countries

Earlier this month, United States Senator Chris Coons publicly released a discussion draft for proposed legislation that would extend the African Growth and Opportunity… Read more »

Mali: Mali Signs Deal With Russia to Refine Gold

A four-year agreement has been signed between the Mali military junta and Russia for a gold refinery in the Mali capital Bamako that will process 200 tonnes of gold… Read more »

East Africa: Somalis Abandon Homes as Flash Floods Kill 50, Displace 700,000

Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with more heavy rains expected to worsen Somalia's plight,… Read more »

South Africa: Opposition MPs Ordered to Apologise for Disrupting Parliament - South African News Briefs - November 23, 2023

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Chad: WFP Runs Out of Money to Feed Refugees in Chad

Food aid to 1.4 million people in Chad, including recently arrived refugees from conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, will stop in January 2024 due to a lack of sponsorship,… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Junta Orders Investigation of Ex-President Conde For Treason

Guinea's Justice Minister Alphonse Wright  announced an investigation into former president Alpha Conde's alleged involvement in treason, two years after he was overthrown by… Read more »

South Africa: Police Arrest Four Alleged Online Sexual Predators - South African News Briefs - November 22, 2023

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Congo-Brazzaville: Dozens Killed in Stampede at Army Recruitment Drive

At least 31 people were killed and dozens injured at a stadium in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville, Reuters quotes the government as saying on Tuesday November 21, 2023. Read more »

Africa: Plastic Pollution Crisis Deepens Despite Global Efforts

Every year, humanity produces a staggering 430 million tonnes of plastic, two-thirds of which quickly becomes waste. This relentless tide of plastic is polluting our land, sea, and… Read more »