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Nigeria: Tinubu Approves Creation of Forest Guards to Curb Insecurity
[Premium Times] Armed personnel known as park rangers under the National Park Service already carry out similar duties that the forest guards are expected to handle.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:
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Rwanda: Rwanda to Add Gold to Foreign Reserves Portfolio in Next Fiscal Year
[New Times] The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) will begin adding gold to its foreign reserves portfolio starting in the next fiscal year, in a move that aligns with a growing regional trend among East African central banks to diversify reserve assets.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Africa: World Press Freedom Index 2025 - Over Half the World's Population in Red Zones
[RSF] The 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) found that more than half of the world's population lives in a country where press freedom is in a "very serious" situation -- that's 4.25 billion people in 42 countries now marked bright red on the Index's map. RSF has released a map of the Index where countries appear in proportion to their population to show the scale of attacks on the right...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Military Chief Visits Borno Amid Resurgence of Terrorist Attacks
[Premium Times] Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents have attacked four military bases this week, prompting widespread fear among residents, especially those recently resettled in their various ancestral homes.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:East Africa: Cartels Blamed for Inflated Fertilizer, Cooking Oil Prices in Kenya, Comesa
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Cartels and market concentration are driving up the cost of essential goods like fertilizer and cooking oil in Kenya, according to a new report by the COMESA Competition Commission.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Burkina Faso: Jihadists Intensify Attacks in Several Towns in the Country
[Agenzia Fides] Ouagadougou -- The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), a Sahelian jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda, has intensified its attacks against military and civilian targets in Burkina Faso. The jihadist offensive began on May 11 with an assault on the Djibo military camp in the province of Soum, in the north of the country. According to local reports, the jihadists managed to take control of...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Gambia: Gambia's Auditor General Modou Appointed Chair of API
[Foroyaa] Modou Ceesay, Auditor General of The Gambia's National Audit Office (NAO), has been appointed as the first Chairperson of the Governing Council of the African Professionalization Initiative (API), a continental body championing ethical, competent, and accountable public service.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Kindiki Condemns Chaos At Gachagua's DCP Launch
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has condemned the chaos at Rigathi Gachagua's Democracy for Citizens party launch after his security fired to disperse goons.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Equatorial Guinea: As Equatorial Guinea Burned Through Oil Riches, Millions Were Funneled to a Company Owned By its 'Playboy Prince'
[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] Leaked documents reveal the government awarded a Portuguese construction giant with ties to the vice president $1 billion in contracts as it splurged on a Paris-inspired capital, an empty airport, and other long-forgotten infrastructure projects.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Gambia probes sale of ex-leader's luxury cars, cows and boats
An investigative report says some state officials sold Jammeh's assets to themselves at low prices.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Rights Group Calls On EU To Adopt 'Renewed Approach' For Sahel Region
[HRW] Dear High-Representative/Vice-President,
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Hearing of Case Challenging Gachagua's Impeachment Postponed
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The hearing of the case challenging the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been postponed pending further directions from Chief Justice Martha Koome who is expected to empanel a new bench.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Calm Returns to Capitol Hill
[Liberian Observer] The six-month leadership crisis in the House of Representatives has come to an end, with the election of Rep. Richard N. Koon as Speaker. The Montserrado County District 12 Representative bested his prime opponent, Rep. Musa Hassan Bility (Nimba, District #7) for the seat. Deputy Speaker, Rep. Thomas P. Fallah, although expected to run, did not.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: March 31 Protests - 89 Granted Bail
[New Zimbabwe] High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba has granted bail to 89 individuals accused of staging the March 31 protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Oil Cargo Arrest - Court Dismisses General Hydrocarbons' Bid to Serve Orders On Navy
[Premium Times] General Hydrocarbons succeeded in overturning the order detaining the crude oil cargo, but First Bank immediately appealed the ruling.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil war
Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia's Political Heavyweights Unite Ahead of 2026 Polls
[Radio Dalsan] In a seismic shift that could redefine Somalia's political future, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has stitched together a coalition of former foes, launching a powerful new political vehicle -- the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP) -- as he eyes the country's first one-person, one-vote elections in more than five decades.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Belarus' Lukashenko Says Ready to Rescue Zimbabwe's Hospitals
[New Zimbabwe] BELARUS' President Aleksandr Lukashenko has pledged to revamp Zimbabwe's ailing healthcare system, which has been deteriorating due to underfunding by the government.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Africa: All of Africa Today - May 15, 2025
[allAfrica] Massive Budget Cuts To Throw Kenya's Health Sector Into Disarray
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer?
Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims β and offer of refugee status?
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Lesufi calls relocated Afrikaners βuntransformed human beingsβ
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Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:'I don't want it to die': The teen black pioneer preserving cavalry sport
Makhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Military rulers in Mali dissolve all political parties
All political meetings have also been banned as the junta intensifies its grip on power.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Africa: No, Eating a Salted Apple Doesn't Give 'Instant Headache Relief' - and Too Much Salt Can Be Harmful
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A video shared on Facebook claims that cutting an apple in half, sprinkling it with salt, and eating it provides instant headache relief. But there is no scientific evidence to support this, and eating too much salt may be harmful to your health.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: No Evidence Video Shows Fulani Boy Eating Human Arm, Most Likely From Tanzania and Baboon Meat
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Some Facebook users have posted a video with the claim it shows a young Fulani boy eating a human arm. But there's no evidence the boy is Fulani or that the meat isn't monkey, most likely baboon.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Atiku, Obi Losing Grip - Time for Political House Cleaning
[Premium Times] After failing to unite and in the process, handing over victory to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a platter of gold in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have been grandstanding and upbraiding the government of the day. This posturing serves as partial fulfillment of their role as opposition figures or perhaps stems from fear of political self-immolation.They are everywhere and...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Africa: Saudi Arabia - Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death At Workplaces
[HRW] Prevent, Investigate Deaths; Compensate Families; Mandate Life Insurance
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Afro-resilience: Africaβs strategic realignment in a multipolar world
To navigate this evolving landscape, African states must embrace a strategy centred on economic resilience, industrialisation, regional integration and self-reliance.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Somalia: President Mohamud Rolls Out 'Justice and Unity' Party in High-Stakes Move Ahead of Upcoming Elections
[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu -- In a bold and politically charged speech during the launch of a new political party led by federal leaders and key figures from some federal member states, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared that Somalia will no longer be held back by indirect elections or divisive clan politics.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Africa: To Overcome Fear and Hatred We Must Undo the Dehumanisation Rooted in Dogma
[Daily Maverick] The algorithms that help us crunch data so easily also have a tendency of telling us what we want to hear - and showing us what we want to read. It's a comfortable echo chamber that blinds us to the reality in front of our unseeing eyes.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: 'No Historical, Demographic, or Constitutional Basis for Amhara Claims On Western Tigray'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Tigray Interim Administration's cabinet, led by Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede, issued a statement on 30 April, 2025, accusing federal government media outlets and the Amhara regional state's media and communication bureau of violating the country's constitution and the Pretoria Peace Agreement. The statement alleges that these entities disseminated messages "falsely claiming...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Prayers Pour in for Super Eagles Striker Awoniyi After Emergency Surgery
[Premium Times] The Super Eagles striker is currently in an induced coma following emergency surgery for a ruptured intestine
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Prosecution Witness Tenders Slain Ex-Presidential Adviser's Death Certificate in Nnamdi Kanu's Trial
[Premium Times] The prosecution said the killing was one in a series of deadly attacks linked to IPOB under a stay-at-home reign imposed on the South-east region by the group led by Mr Kanu.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: International Criminal Court Hasn't Announced Meeting With Nigeria's Chief Justice Over Detention of Biafra Separatist Leader Kanu
[Africa Check] International Criminal Court hasn't announced meeting with Nigeria's chief justice over detention of Biafra separatist leader Kanu
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Justice Ministry Shuts Down Calls for Mandatory DNA Testing Amid Gender Bias Debate
[Namibian] The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations has ruled out mandatory DNA testing following calls from members of parliament (MPs) to address paternity fraud.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source: