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Sierra Leone: Liberia Expresses Concerns Over Surge of Mpox Cases in Neighboring Sierra Leone

[FrontPageAfrica] Liberia's Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Institute have expressed concern over a rapid increase in mpox cases in neighboring Sierra Leone. The country has reported a total of 2,634 confirmed mpox cases and 14 deaths, marking a significant increase since the country's first cases were identified in January.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: Pres. Boakai Convenes Cabinet Meeting to Address Declining Aid and Boost Domestic Revenue

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday convened a high-level cabinet meeting aimed at developing strategies to increase domestic resource mobilization amid significant cuts in international aid.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Mali: 22 Men Found Dead After Arrest By Soldiers

[HRW] Independently Investigate Apparent Summary Executions in DiafarabΓ© Town

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

The Ugandan mud wrestlers who became a global sensation

Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Nigeria: Insecurity - Navy Plans Special Operations Command in Benue

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Navy said yesterday it was set to establish a special operations command in Makurdi, Benue State, to complement the efforts of sister military services and other security agencies, with a view to improving the security situation in the Middle Belt.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Cameroon: Indomitable Lions' World Cup Star Kundé Dies

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Emmanuel KundΓ© , who was key when the 1990 Cameroon side became the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, died, the country's football federation announced.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: He Leads With Heart and Hustle At Groote Schuur but Money Is a Big Problem, Says Nursing Boss

[spotlight] Groote Schuur Hospital's first male nursing manager, Aghmat Mohamed, reflects on the pressures of nursing in South Africa. Ahead of International Nurses Day and the release of a major global report on the state of nursing, BiΓ©nne Huisman chatted to him about his decades on the front lines of healthcare.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: What the Bees Are Telling Africa #WorldBeeDay

[allAfrica] Accra -- Bees are speaking to us -- not with sound, but through their presence, their absence, and their steady disappearance. Alongside butterflies, bats, beetles, some mammals, and birds, these tireless workers sustain the crops and wild plants that feed us, protect biodiversity, and keep our agrifood systems resilient. When they thrive, ecosystems flourish. When they falter, so could we.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: NPA Found 'No Conclusive Evidence' That Cwecwe Was Raped

[GroundUp] Case was dropped by NPA in November 2024

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: 2025 Annual Meetings - Eradicate Corruption to Make the Most of Africa's Capital

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), "Corruption is the main obstacle to economic and social development in the world. Every year, $1 trillion is paid in bribes, while an estimated $2.6 trillion, equivalent to more than five per cent of global GDP, is stolen."

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

East Africa: Powering East Africa

[Ethiopian Herald] Over the past years, Ethiopia has emerged as a leading actor in regional integration through power and infrastructure development in the Horn of Africa and beyond.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ethiopia: Africa's Future Lies in Homegrown AI - Premier

[Ethiopian Herald] -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has reaffirmed Ethiopia's ambition to spearhead Africa's technological transformation, stressing that homegrown Artificial Intelligence(AI) solutions are central to realizing the African Union's Agenda 2063.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: The High-Stakes Diplomatic Dance Between Ramaphosa and Trump - How Will It End?

[allAfrica] Fisticuffs or a firm handshake?

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court

Tundu Lissu makes his first appearance in court since his arrest on treason charges last month.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Malema says Afrikaner asylum seekers look like β€˜car guards’, not farmers

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said that had AfriForum chief executive Kallie Kriel and his former deputy, Ernst Roets, have sought asylum in the US, they would have become β€˜hobos’

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

UN court backs E Guinea in Gabon dispute over islands in oil-rich waters

Equatorial Guinea has been rowing with Gabon for decades over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Ramaphosa says decision to sign NHI Bill was politically sensitive

This rendered it immune to high court review, he argues in an application for leave to appeal an order to hand over the reasons for his decision

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Why so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and the veld

Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand have gathered data from the Diepkloof Forensic Pathology Service in Soweto to better understand why so many women turn to desperate measures instead of seeking legal and safe abortions

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Africa: Annual Meetings 2025 - Side Event On Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: 2025 Annual Meetings side event: Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa - the Driving Role of the African Water Facility

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Set to Host African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] CΓ΄te d'Ivoire, host country for the African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings is ready for the notable events scheduled to take place at the end of May.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape

Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Blood, tears and bodies: Season 2 of Unseen carries on the drama

The cast is great, the cinematography is excellent and the themes universal

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay

We debated the reasons the Afrikaners left their culture, friends and family – fear, uncertainty, disillusionment. But life in South Africa continued as usual

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Solidarity threatens Ntshavheni with defamation over β€˜inflammatory rhetoric’

The trade union has accused the minister in the presidency of weaponising discourse instead of focusing on facts

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Somalia: Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 10 At Army Recruitment Drive in Somalia

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- At least 10 people were killed today after a suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Rise of canola production in SA an inspiration for other value chains

An increase in demand could see a record harvest of the oilseed this year

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Nigeria's fierce political rivals share joke at pope's inaugural mass

President Bola Tinubu defeated Peter Obi in the 2023 elections - and may face off again in 2027.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Somalia: Somalia's Path to Peace - Why Three-State Solution Offers Most Realistic Future

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- For decades, the international community has held fast to the aspiration of a unified Somalia. Yet that vision--however noble--no longer corresponds with realities on the ground. Somalia today is not a single, functioning nation but a fragmented territory composed of three distinct political entities: Somaliland, Puntland, and South/Central Somalia. Each region has its governance...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: UAE Strongly Condemns Suicide Attack At Army Camp in Somali Capital

[Shabelle] Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE has strongly condemned a terror attack in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu that left several military recruits dead and dozens wounded on Sunday.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ghana: 24-Hour Economy Industrial Park for Volta Region Takes Off

[Ghanaian Times] Adaklu-Waya -- The Volta Regional Minister, Mr James Gunu, says conscious efforts are being made to promote the development of the region through strategic industrial investment.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Trade unions, return to your socialist values and origins

In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society. Now it seems they have abandoned their roots

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Ghana: Ghana's Cocoa Risks EU Rejection If Contaminated With Heavy Metals - Netherlands Ambassador

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's cocoa risks being rejected by the European market if found to be contaminated with heavy metals, Mr Jeroen Verheul, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana, has said.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ghana: Accra Plains to Become Administrative Capital - President Mahama

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is to have a new administrative capital as part of measures to permanently decongest the capital city of Accra, the President, John Dramani Mahama, revealed on Friday.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: Liberia Investment Conference Held in Accra

[Ghanaian Times] The Liberian Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Musu Jatu Rhule, has urged international organisations to invest in the Liberian economy as the country's political and economic stability is an attractive factor for global investment.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica