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Africa: 12 African Countries Commit to Strengthen Cross-Border Collaboration for Improved Mpox and Health Emergency Response

[Africa CDC] Nairobi, Kenya -- Twelve African countries have joined hands to facilitate stronger cross-border collaboration to respond, prevent and control disease outbreaks. The continent has recorded over 16,398 confirmed mpox cases and 1,180 deaths in 22 countries as of February 10, 2025.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Abiola's Wife Praises Tinubu Over Nigeria's IMF Debt Settlement

[Vanguard] Prof. Zainab Duke-Abiola, wife of late Chief MKO Abiola, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for his economic reforms, resulting in the repayment of $3.4 billion debt owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Uganda: Uganda's Snack Crickets Chomp On Food Waste

[SciDev.Net] In Uganda's Masaka district, Josephine Nabbanga tends to her growing colony of crickets.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Mauritius: Chagos Treaty Doesn't End Harm to Indigenous People

[HRW] The UK and Mauritius on May 22, 2025, announced they had agreed a treaty concerning the Chagos Archipelago. Over 50 years ago, the UK and US forcibly displaced the entire Chagossian Indigenous people, mostly to Mauritius, for a US military base on the island of Diego Garcia and have prevented their return to live in their homeland, an ongoing colonial crime against humanity.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

US says Sudan used chemical weapons in war as it issues new sanctions

The state department is imposing new sanctions on the country's government because of the findings.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Kenya: Will Security Operations Halt Kenya-Ethiopia Cross-Border Crimes?

[ISS] Kenya's police have achieved some positive results, but lasting solutions require ongoing cooperation between the two countries.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Sudan: Refugees Flee Escalating Violence On South Sudan-Ethiopia Border

[MSF] Gambella Region -- As violence intensifies across the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to relocate our medical services from the border town of Burbeiye to Mattar, in Ethiopia. This move corresponds with a mass displacement of South Sudanese refugees, who had already fled to Burbeiye, a town sitting directly on the border, and are now fleeing from there to Mattar in...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Afrikaner farmers feel β€˜safe and happy’ in US

The US embassy and state department are mum about how the claims of relocated Afrikaners were verified

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

South Africa: HIV Activists Urge Parliament to Respond to Pepfar Cuts

[GroundUp] Parliament told that many clinics have closed and people can't access HIV medication

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: Civil Law Court Summons Speaker Koon Over U.S.$209,000 in Rental Proceeds

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Just weeks after his election as Speaker of the 55th National Legislature, Hon. Richard N. Koon has been summoned by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, in Montserrado County to respond to a lawsuit filed by his wife, Angeline Mamie Worloh Koon. The case centers on allegations that the Speaker has failed to account for over US$209,000 in rental income from ten jointly owned...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Engages Positive Discussion With French President Macron

[ENA] Addis Ababa, May 23, 2025 (POA)--Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President of France Emmanuel Macron engaged in positive discussions on a wide range of issues that strengthen our cooperation and partnership.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Congo-Kinshasa: Army-Backed Militias Abuse Civilians in South Kivu

[HRW] Nairobi -- End Support to 'Wazalendo' Armed Groups; Ensure Disarmament, Accountability

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Zimbabwe: Continental Body Flags Zimbabwe's Poor Human Rights Record, Again!

[New Zimbabwe] THE African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) has for the umpteenth time raised concerns with Zimbabwe's poor human rights record.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

'They see you as one of their own' – Wanyama's love for Scotland

Kenya legend Victor Wanyama says the welcoming nature of Scottish football fans was part of the reason for his surprise decision to join Dunfermline Athletic.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Trump exposed white fragility during his theatrics in the Oval Office

Cyril Ramaposa showed the world that turning the other cheek does work, but Trump does not have the emotional intelligence to recognise this

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

NWU Council appoints Prof Hennie Goede as registrar

Prof Goede will work alongside and report to the current registrar, Prof Marlene Verhoef, until 31 December.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Investing in young lives: A pathway to harnessing the demographic dividend and advancing human capital development

South Africa is standing at a demographic crossroads. According to Statistics South Africa’s 2024 Mid-Year Population Estimates, the population under the age of 35 is approximately 36.5 million, representing about 58% of the total population of 63.02 million. The country, therefore, possesses a powerful engine for socio-economic transformation: its young people.. But this engine must […]

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Public health, social justice and feminist governance– visioning the next 25 Years:Β  A farewell tribute to the work of Professor Olive Shisana

If Shakespeare were writing Marc Antony’s famous eulogy from Julius Caesar today and in a South African context, he would probably have said, β€œThe good that South Africa and South Africans do is oft interred with their bones.” These adapted words from Shakespeare, shared by Professor Olive Shisana during her farewell tribute, reverberated across the […]

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Guinea: Is There a Future for Guinea's Press? Not Without the Country's Banned Media Outlets

[RSF] Guinea's media regulator just concluded the "Forum on the Future of the Press," an event dedicated to rebuilding the country's media landscape, yet six iconic news outlets remain blocked. Four private radio stations and two private television channels have been banned from broadcasting for a year, drastically restricting the population's access to diverse sources of information. Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: UNAIDS Encouraged by Comments from Elon Musk That He Will Fix the US Funding Crisis for HIV Services

[UNAIDS] Musk made the remarks during an interview with Bloomberg's Mishal Husain at the Qatar Economic Forum on 20 May

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

DR Congo strips ex-leader of immunity over treason charges

Joseph Kabila faces the prospect of being tried in a military court for allegedly backing M23 rebels.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Africa: All of Africa Today - May 23, 2025

[allAfrica] More Flee Escalating Violence At South Sudan-Ethiopia Border

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Congo-Kinshasa: Former DR Congo President Kabila Loses Immunity Over Alleged M23 Rebel Ties

[RFI] Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Iran Expo 2025 is breaking records

Sectors of interest include food products, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment as well as steel and mining

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Vaccines: The US is endangering children while Africa leads the way

Countries on the continent are not waiting to be saved, they are paving the way with community-led, astute, innovative and independent immunisation programmes

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Editorial: Make diplomacy great again

No rational person should want to live in a world in which the president of a sovereign nation is compelled to prostrate themselves in front of another; or bring along their favourite golfers as if they are rare gifts to a feudal lord

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Johannesburg mayor Morero warns contenders for ANC regional posts not to sabotage his government

Dada Morero has said he will stand for a second term as the Greater Joburg chair

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Built to Last: Memory, imagination, and the architecture of Mariam Issoufou

Her designs resist imitation. Her buildings whisper resilience. Mariam Issoufou is giving tradition a powerful, modern voice

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?

US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary".

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

23 May 2025

+ Cabinet Report Cards + GNU Year Hangover + Vaal Dam Running Dry + Medical Aid Price Hikes + Jurassic Crocs

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Why did the UK government sign the Chagos deal now?

A deal to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands and lease back a key military base has been months in the making.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Africa: African Development Bank's Adesina Warns of Economic Shockwaves From U.S. Tariffs, Calls for Strategic Global Engagement

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] As the United States imposes higher tariffs with global ramifications, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has warned that these measures could trigger significant economic disruptions across Africa, affecting numerous nations and accelerating a strategic shift in global partnerships.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: Knowledge Event 1 - 'Leveraging Africa's Capital for Development Amidst Increased Economic Challenges'

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: Knowledge Event 1: Leveraging Africa's domestic capital potential for Development

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica