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Africa: Africa's Energy Future - Blended Finance, African Capital Mobilization and Sefa's Growing Impact Take Centre Stage
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] A conversation on the role of African private capital in securing Africa's energy future kicked off the first day of proceedings at the African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings in Abidjan, CΓ΄te d'Ivoire.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:
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Africa: African Development Bank to Host Policy Dialogue On Combating Illicit Financial Flows in Natural Resources Sector
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: GONAT Project: Illicit Financial Flows and Resource-Backed Loans training and policy dialogue
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: Mission 300 Gains Momentum As More African Countries Submit Transformative National Plans to Connect More People to Electricity By 2030
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Mission 300 initiative led by the African Development Bank Group and World Bank Group together with other development partners to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030 continues to gain momentum as more countries present energy compacts to achieve their national targets.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: Ghana To Host Landmark African Political Parties Summit
[Africa Governance Centre] Accra, Ghana -- The Africa Governance Centre, in partnership with the Government of Ghana, will host the African Political Parties Summit from 12th to 14th August 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Chad halts US visas in revenge for Trump travel ban
Chad will stop giving visas to US nationals in retaliation for the latest US measures, its president says.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Gates Reaffirms Support for Health Innovations in Nigeria, Others Amid Fund Cut
[Daily Trust] Lagos -- Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has pledged the continuous support of his Gates Foundation to improve health innovations in Africa despite dwindling foreign aid to the continent.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: '$1.3m Fraud' - FBI Nabs Nigerian Programmer
[Daily Trust] Sapphire Egemasi, a Nigerian programmer, popularly known as the "Tech Queen," has been arrested by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Prof Jibril Aminu Dies At 85
[Daily Trust] Professor Jibril Aminu, a renowned Nigerian scholar, politician, and diplomat, has passed away at the age of 85.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: Statement of the African Union Commission On U.S. Travel Ban
[African Union] The African Union Commission has taken note of the recent proclamation by the Government of the United States imposing new travel restrictions affecting nationals from several countries, including some on the African continent.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: Ministers of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government Call for Global Justice for Africa in the International System
[African Union] The African Union Commission (AUC), Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department (PAPS), through the African Governance Architecture and the African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Secretariat supported the organization of Thirteenth (13th) Ministerial Meeting of the African Union Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government (C-10) held in Lusaka, Republic of Zambia, on 03-05 June 2025....
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Treasury On Spot Over Controversial Plan to Raise Road Levy
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Treasury is facing sharp criticism from Parliament over a secretive plan to raise the Road Maintenance Levy by an additional Sh5 per litre of fuel to back a controversial securitisation deal, a move lawmakers say bypasses legal and legislative oversight.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Funding Crisis Threatens Public Schools As MPs Question Sustainability of Free Education Policy
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A funding crisis is threatening the operations of public schools across the country, with Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba coming under sharp scrutiny in Parliament over substantial delays and shortfalls in the disbursement of capitation funds.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: AU Warns of 'Negative Impact' From U.S. Travel Ban - Urges 'Balanced,' 'Consultative' Approach
[Addis Standard] The African Union (AU) Commission has expressed concern over the "potential negative impact" of the recent travel restrictions announced by the United States, urging the U.S. government to implement the measures in a manner that is "balanced, evidence-based, and reflective of the long-standing partnership between the United States and Africa."
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Committed to Peace in Eastern DRC
[Lesotho Times] The Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebel movement controlling territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says a political solution is the best option to resolve the country's multi-faceted problems.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Saeveral Lawmakers Summoned In Connection With Fire At Legislature
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Police (LNP) has summoned seven members of the House of Representatives for questioning in connection with the recent arson attack on the Capitol Building.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Catholic Priest Kidnapped - He Worked As a Chaplain in Alaska and Wanted to Help Boko Haram Victims in Nigeria
[Agenzia Fides] Abuja -- "I was able to speak with Father Afina. He is well and in good health. We hope he can be released soon," said John Bogna Bakeni, Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri (capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria), to Fides. He confirmed the news reported by some newspapers in Fairbanks (Alaska, USA) about the kidnapping of Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served for years as a chaplain...
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Cameroon: Cameroon Tops Refugee NGO's List of Most Neglected Displacement Crises
[RFI] A new report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council has placed Cameroon at the top of an annual list of the most neglected global displacement crises, highlighting a sharp decline in international support.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Somalia: At Least 20 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Clashes With Local Militia in Central Somalia
[Radio Dalsan] MOGADISHU - At least 20 al-Shabaab militants were killed on Wednesday during fierce clashes with Ma'awisley clan militia in the El-Hareri area of Somalia's central Hiiraan region, local sources said.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Stadium security in Kenya a concern as CHAN looms
Robust safety measures are required before the Confederation of African Football gives the green light to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to host CHAN.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Libya: Seal Libyan Sites of Rights Violations, Says UN Rights Chief
[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker TΓΌrk has expressed shock after the revelation of gross human rights violations at official and unofficial detention facilities run by Libya's Stabilization Support Apparatus (SSA) force.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:South Africa: What The Child Protection Pledge Needs to Succeed
[ISS] The plan is up against dysfunction within social development departments and fraught relations with NGOs that deliver most services.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: Entrepreneurship As Resilience - Sudanese Women, Displacement, and the Remaking of Home in Exile
[African Arguments] The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation - Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments - Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced, highlight...
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Sierra Leone: IMF Spokesman in Exclusive Chat on Country's Program
[Awareness Times] As ECF is still "Current" with No Suspension over $67m
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Close Ties Between Boakai Officials and AGL Raise Concerns Amid Ongoing Corruption Probe of Company's 'Controversial' Former Owners
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The close relationship between President Joseph Boakai's political advisor, MacDella Cooper, and House Speaker Richard Koon--particularly their alleged ties to African Global Logistics (AGL), the controversial successor of BollorΓ© Africa Logistics--has raised serious concerns about transparency and integrity at the highest levels of Liberia's leadership.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Uganda: We Got Intel About Planned Attacks Two Days Before Martyrs Day - Col. Magezi
[Nile Post] The acting Defence Public Information Officer, Col. Chris Magezi has revealed that security were not caught off guard by the June 3 Martyrs' Day suicide bombing attempt, having received intelligence two days earlier.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:East Africa: East Africa's Lone Duck - Burundi Singled Out in Trump's Latest U.S. Travel Ban
[Nile Post] East African nation Burundi is the lone duck in the latest US emigration travel ban after the Trump administration listed it among just seven countries facing partial travel restrictions to the United States.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:South Africa: It's The 'Donald Disease' That's Making Us Sick
[Bhekisisa] As politicians, activists and researchers duke it out from labs and clinics and press conferences, those who have the most to lose from the HIV funding cuts told Bhekisisa they have been left to fend for themselves. Which is bad news for all of us.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia Specifically Targeted in New U.S. Travel Ban
[Shabelle] Washington -- The United States government on Wednesday announced a new travel ban that specifically includes Somali nationals, barring them from entering the country.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Africa: Trump Issues Travel Ban for Chad, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, Sudan
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia has avoided inclusion on a new list of countries facing U.S. travel restrictions, following concerns earlier this year that the country could face sanctions for failure to meet certain visa and security requirements.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Largest Beef Producer Confirms Foot-and-Mouth Disease at Facility - South African News Briefs - June 5, 2025
[allAfrica] South Africa's largest beef producer confirmed foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at its facility in Heidelberg, in Gauteng.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Calls Grow to Ban Pitbulls in Zimbabwe
[New Zimbabwe] PRESSURE is mounting on the government to ban pit bulls as domestic pets, as Zimbabwe continues to record deaths and injuries caused by the vicious dogs.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Burundi's ruling party seeks to tighten grip on power
Voters are heading to the polls following a campaign period marked by reports of political repression.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography
The content is contrary to the nation's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions", the information minister says.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:DR Congo bans reporting on ex-President Kabila
Outlets who breach the ban could face suspension, the media regulator warns.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Kenya Targets Sh10bn Annual Earnings From Macadamia As Govt Commits to Sector Growth
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says that the macadamia industry has the potential to earn Kenya over Sh10 billion annually and generate more than 30,000 jobs with the right support.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: