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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:
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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: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: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:Only 12% of SA gamblers have asked for help, despite rising financial strain
Many people treat money for gambling as an expense, treating it as no different to paying utility bills
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Oraniaβs segregated success versus the crushing weight of inequality on municipalities
Unlike Orania, municipalities have a far more complex mission of building inclusive communities where all residents have access to quality services and opportunities, regardless of their background or economic status
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Sustainable homes help build sustainable futures
We are in an era where the smartest investment decisions are those that align with environmental reality
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Disaster Teams On Scene After Cape Town Floods - South African News Briefs - May 22, 2025
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Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Govt to Allocate 50,000 Residential Stands to War Veterans
[New Zimbabwe] War veterans are set to benefit from an initiative which will see the allocation and development of 50,000 residential stands from the government.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: What's Next After French Judge Closes Investigation Into Agathe Habyarimana?
[New Times] A French court of appeal has ruled that the investigation into Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana, Rwanda's former First Lady, will not proceed, at least for now.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Public sector wage bill must be contained β but not by DOGE methods
Pressure can be relieved in a number of ways such as cutting consultants and reducing staffing in non-core areas such as state-owned entities, as well as ministerial office staff
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump's choreographed onslaught
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africa
Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Trump confronts Ramaphosa over farm murders in White House exchange
Some of President Cyril Ramaphosaβs delegates told the US president there were excessive levels of crime in South Africa, and asked for his help to curb it
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Watch moment Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with video
In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Cabinet approves strategy identifying platinum, manganese, iron ore, coal and chrome as critical minerals
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said the strategy would help ensure policy and regulatory certainty in the mining sector
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:MK party targets Ramaphosa, Godongwana in motion of no confidence over budget βchaosβ
uMkhonto weSizwe party is calling for the nationalisation of mineral resources, land redistribution without compensation and the expansion of the VAT zero-rated basket
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Budget 3.0 tentatively accepted by some political parties
The EFF criticises it as βunimaginativeβ and not benefiting poorer South Africans, while the DA calls it a step towards ending βunchecked government spendingβ
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source: