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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanAfrica: Africa's Capital, People's Impact - A Civil Society Side Event At 2025 African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] WHAT: Side Event -- Harnessing Civil Society's Role in Making Africa's Capital Work Better for Inclusive Development
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:
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Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump
The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Malawi: NBM Development Bank, PPPC Partner to Unlock Long-Term Capital
[Nyasa Times] NBM Development Bank Limited has entered into a partnership with the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) to facilitate access to long-term financing for transformative development projects across the country.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ramaphosaβs big Trump trade-off
But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Dollar Bids Top 133 Birr At Latest Nbe Forex Auction
[Reporter] The weighted average of all successful bids in the latest round of the central bank's forex auctions registered at 133.17 Birr per USD.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia's Danab Forces Seize Weapons, Kill Over 40 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Lower Juba Operation
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali elite forces from the Danab commando unit have seized a large cache of weapons from the militant group Al-Shabaab during a military operation in the Barjaale area of Lower Juba region, officials said Thursday.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Capacity-Building On the African Charter On Democracy, Elections and Governance (Acdeg) Concludes With Renewed Commitment From Member States
[African Union] The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department (PAPS) and with the facilitation of the African Governance Architecture and the African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Secretariat, convened a capacity-building workshop on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) on 22-23 May 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Research Shows Ethiopian Educators, Health Workers Face Shrinking Incomes, Eye Career Exit
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A new study by ActionAid has revealed alarming trends among Ethiopian educators and health workers, many of whom are grappling with worsening financial conditions, deteriorating working environments, and an increasing desire to leave their professions. Titled "The Human Cost of Public Sector Cuts in Africa," the report paints a clear picture of the human impact of public sector...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin Vows to Crackdown Against Threats to Judicial Independence
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In the backdrop of threats to judicial independence, the Interim Administration of the Tigray region has pledged to restore order and uphold the rule of law following a recent disruption in a courtroom presiding over the murder case of Zewdu Haftu, a 32-year-old woman from Mekelle who was killed in August 2023 by unknown individuals while walking in the street with her girlfriend.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Echo chamber of power: Trumpβs perilous pursuit of βwhite manhoodβ
The white man, failing to maintain his hegemonic "manhood" in post-apartheid South Africa, seeks to reclaim it within the idiocy that is Trump's version of masculinity
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Central African Republic: Central African Republic Journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé Detained
[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to drop their prosecution of journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé, editor of the privately owned newspaper Le Quotidien de Bangui, who was arrested and jailed on May 8 over his newspaper's report on the alleged return of former President François Bozizé to Bangui, the capital.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:US army spent close to $1m on untested snakebite drugs
Manufacturer says the drugs have undergone clinical trials but offered no evidence to back up claims
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia and Turkey Strengthen Media Cooperation With High-Level Delegation Visit to Ankara
[Radio Dalsan] ANKARA - Somalia and Turkey have officially launched a new media cooperation initiative as a high-level delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia arrived in Ankara on a working visit aimed at exchanging expertise and enhancing professional collaboration in media, communications, and combating disinformation.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Al-Shabaab Hit Hard - Somali Forces Unearth Massive Arms Stash
[Radio Dalsan] Kismayo, Jubbaland - Somali special forces, in a joint operation with Jubbaland regional troops, have seized a significant cache of weapons and military supplies from the militant group Al-Shabaab following a major offensive in Lower Juba.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Deputy Minister Condemns Alleged Rape of Trainee At Police Training Academy
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, has condemned the alleged rape of a trainee by a police instructor at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Training Academy in Tshwane.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Western Cape Govt Welcomes Additional Funding Allocated to Provinces for Health, Education
[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Government (WCG) has welcomed the additional funding allocated to provinces for education and health services in the Budget presented by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Oil Theft - Nigeria Losing More Barrels of Crude Oil Than Some Opec Members Produce - Senator
[Premium Times] "Nigeria loses billions of dollars annually to crude oil theft. This is severely undermining our economy, weakening the Naira, and depriving the nation of vital revenue needed for infrastructure, healthcare, education, and social development," the senator said.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: As the UN Turns 80, Is a New Era of Peacekeeping Possible?
[ISS] Despite significant headwinds, a recent UN ministerial meeting reflected broad backing for reformed peacekeeping.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Six African Nations Commit to Eliminate Deadly Neglected Disease Visceral Leishmaniasis
[Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative] During a ceremony organized under the auspices of the African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) and on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, representatives from six African countries - Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan- signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at eliminating visceral leishmaniasis, one of the...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: AI and Data Policy in Africa - A Call for Sovereign Innovation
[allAfrica] As we celebrate Africa Month, I feel an urgent sense of responsibility to voice what too many policymakers still overlook: Africa's future cannot be copy-pasted from global AI narratives. Artificial Intelligence is not just a tool of automation -- it is a force reshaping power, identity, economy, and ethics. And yet, Africa remains on the margins of this transformation.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa Day - Why Data Sovereignty is Africa's Next Liberation Struggle
[allAfrica] On this Africa Day, as we reflect on the journey of the continent and the hopes of its people, we must widen our lens to see the deeper, invisible frontiers that define sovereignty in the 21st century. One of these frontiers is data. In a world where data has become the scaffolding of how humanity experiences reality; through artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and digital infrastructures;...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Mauritius: UK High Court Blocks Deal to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius
[RFI] An agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom back to Mauritius has been paused by a last-minute injunction, prompted by a legal challenge from exiled islanders.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Activist freed in Tanzania after Kenyan government demand
Kenya had earlier said it had been denied access to Boniface Mwangi and expressed concern over his health.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Health Authorities Request Additional Funding to Combat Mpox Outbreak
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- With four active Mpox cases currently confirmed in Liberia, health authorities have appealed to the House of Representatives for increased funding to effectively respond to the outbreak, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:East Africa: Kenya Govt's Protest Letter to Tanzania Leads to Activist Boniface Mwangi's Release
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Activist Boniface Mwangi has been released in Ukunda, Kwale, after being deported from Tanzania where he had been detained.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Mauritius: UK Chagos Deal with Mauritius Blocked by Last-Minute Court Injunction
[allAfrica] A British court blocked the UK from transferring sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius hours before the agreement was due to be signed.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Refugees in Kenya At Risk of Worsening Hunger As WFP Faces Critical Funding Shortfall
[WFP] Nairobi -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that refugees in Kenya are at risk of heightened levels of food insecurity as critical funding shortages force the agency to reduce food assistance to the lowest levels ever recorded. Around 720,000 refugees supported by WFP in Kenya will from June receive an in-kind food ration of just 28 percent and all cash assistance will halt, unless...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Trump ambushes S African leader with claim of Afrikaners being 'persecuted'
Cyril Ramaphosa rebuts discredited claims of a "white genocide" in South Africa, as US president confronts him in Oval Office.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:South Africa: The Case of the Minister and the HIV Activists - Are We Entering Denialism 2.0?
[Bhekisisa] It's been two decades since the denialism war was won in South Africa. Now HIV scientists and government are pitted against each other once again, with one side saying the health minister is in denial over the impact of US funding cuts and the minister is accusing the activists and the media of overblowing the crisis and spreading disinformation.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: The Caine Prize for African Writing Announces 'Best of Caine' Award
[The Caine Prize] The Caine Prize for African Writing marks 25 years of honouring outstanding African writers who go on to make a profound impact on the literary world. Since its inception in 2000, the Prize has recognised (via its shortlist, winners, annual award and 10,000 prize purse) over 120 talented authors. We are immensely proud at the Prize to have been champions of these writers, in addition to the works of...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: 'Rise of 'Blank' Tagwirei to Presidency a Disaster That Should Be Stopped' - Biti
[New Zimbabwe] The potential rise of ZANU-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei to the presidency could have dire consequences for Zimbabwe, former opposition MP Tendai Biti has said.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:In defence of academic freedom and scientific method
The deputy director of the department of higher education has said that data produced by her department cannot be used by academics
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Malawi: 'If Elected As President, I Will Introduce Free Secondary Education' - Joyce Banda Reiterates
[Nyasa Times] Former president Joyce Banda is back on the campaign trail with a familiar promise: free secondary education for all--if elected in this year's general elections.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Chocolate and Rice Among Key EU Imports Facing Climate Threats
[RFI] European supermarket shelves could become emptier as climate change and biodiversity loss threaten food production in countries that export to the EU, a report published on Wednesday warned.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: