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The footballer defying grief to serve her country
Just days after the death of her husband, Blessing Illivieda joined a Nigeria training camp to honour his memory through the game they both loved.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:
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South Africa: Questions Over Tripling of Gauteng Health's Security Budget
[spotlight] In just two years, the Gauteng health department's spending on security has more than tripled. We try to get to the bottom of the ballooning bills and what it means for governance in the department.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Africa: A Crisis-Stricken UN's Frantic Hunt for Low-Cost Locations - Away From New York & Geneva
[IPS] United Nations -- In the US, the success of a business enterprise or the value of real estate is reflected in a repetitive and alliterative phrase: "LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION".
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Vows to Deal With Corrupt Individuals With Unexplained Wealth
[New Zimbabwe] VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has vowed to deal with corrupt business people with unexplained or untraceable wealth, calling their operations muddy and economically corrosive.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Cote d'Ivoire: African Union Court Denies Cote d'Ivoire Opposition Leaders' Appeals
[RFI] The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to overturn bans on their running in the country's upcoming presidential election.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Central African Republic: Dozens Killed in Central African Republic School Stampede
[DW] An exploding electrical transformer sparked panic at a high school in Bangui as thousands of students arrived to sit their baccalaureate exams. Dozens of students were killed and hundreds more were injured.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Kidnapped Teen Found Alive in Free State - South African News Briefs - June 27, 2025
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Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Are East African governments uniting to silence dissent?
Cases of repression in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have fuelled concerns about possible collaboration.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Kipyegon falls short in sub-four-minute mile bid
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon fails in her attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile at Nike's 'Breaking4' event in Paris.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Namibia Launches Second Global African Hydrogen Summit
[NIPDB] The second edition of the Global African Hydrogen Summit has been launched in Windhoek yesterday with the international event set to take place from 9 to 11 September 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia, under the theme ''Ambition in Action: Fuelling Africa's Green Industrial Revolution.'' The inaugural edition hosted in Namibia last year brought together over 1500 attendees from over 75 countries and over 150 global...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Namibia: NIPDB Welcomes Realignment to Ministry of International Relations and Trade (MIRT)
[NIPDB] Today, H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced that the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) will henceforth resort under the Ministry of International Relations and Trade (MIRT). The NIPDB welcomes this strategic alignment, which is part of a broader effort to streamline the government's economic development agenda and to enhance coordination across key institutions that drive...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Namibia at the USA-Africa Business Summit: Gateway to Southern Africa's Emerging Markets
[NIPDB] Namibia made a compelling case for investment at the "Invest in Namibia" Forum, held on 24 June 2025 in Luanda, Angola, as part of the 17th USA-Africa Business Summit. Her Excellency President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered a powerful keynote, highlighting Namibia's constitutional commitment to a mixed economy, job creation, and inclusive development. "Namibia stands ready for you to bring your...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Crush kills 29 pupils taking exams after blast in Central Africa
The explosion occurred at an electrical transformer near where students were taking final exams.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria's major tax overhaul explained
The government argues that the new system should help poorer families as well as boost revenue.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Egypt: Egypt, Poland FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Investment
[Egypt Online] Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, held a phone call with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Szykorski on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Egypt: Egypt Steps Up Gas Supplies to Industry After Energy Crisis
[Egypt Online] Petroleum Minister Karim Badwi underlined on Thursday, June 26, 2025, the importance of intensive efforts exerted over the past period and continued coordination between the ministry and other relevant bodies as part of the fourth axis of the ministry's strategy.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Central Africa: MSF Responds to Cholera Outbreak Following Gold Discovery in South Kivu
[MSF] In early May, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched an emergency response to a cholera outbreak in Lomera, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, where a gold rush and poor sanitation fuelled rapid spread of the disease. Over 8,000 people were vaccinated and more than 600 patients received treatment, as teams worked around the clock to provide care and improve access to clean water.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Tunisia: Fire Erupts in Plastic Factory in Medjez El Bab, Beja
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Beja -- A fire broke out on Wednesday evening at a plastic manufacturing unit located in the industrial zone of Medjez El Bab in the Béja governorate.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Uganda's Energy and Mineral Based Industrialisation Opportunities
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- When Charles Oleny Ojok, Deputy Executive Director at the National Planning Authority (NPA), took to the podium at the Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals (UCEM) Budget Breakfast Meeting on June 20, his remarks and presentation left no doubt about government's vision for the energy and extractives sectors.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Senate Confirms Non-Indigene As Rivers Election Commission Chair, Ndume, Others Kick
[Premium Times] Senator Abdul Ningi said there were many competent Rivers indigenes who could have been nominated for that position.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Kemayah, Sawyer, Broh, and Top Ndma Officials Jailed in Expanding Rice Scandal
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, former GSA Director-General Mary T. Broh, former Deputy Foreign Minister Thelma Sawyer, and former Executive Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Henry O. Williams, along with three senior NDMA officials, have been incarcerated at the Monrovia Central Prison by Criminal Court "C" at the Temple of Justice,...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Maluach's rise from South Sudan to 10th pick at NBA Draft
Khaman Maluach only took up basketball aged 13, but the refugee from South Sudan has been drafted to join NBA side Phoenix Suns.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Kemayah, Broh, Others' Lawyers Denied Access to Clients At Monrovia Central Prison
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Lawyers representing several former high-profile government officials currently detained at the Monrovia Central Prison say they were denied access to their clients by police and correction officers.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Former Foreign Minister, Others Arrested Over Corruption Allegation
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dee-Maxwell Kemayah, former General Services Agency (GSA) Director General and ex-Acting Monrovia City Mayor Mary Broh, and National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Executive Director Henry O. Williams have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of over 25,000 bags of rice donated by the Saudi government to Liberia.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Liberia: UL President Donates U.S.$10k to West Point Women
[Liberian Observer] In her quest to advance gender equality and women's empowerment, particularly among economically challenged women and girls, Dr. Layli Maparyan, President of the University of Liberia (UL), has donated US$10,000.00 to the West Point Women for Health and Development Organization (WPWHDO).
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Violence in North-Central Nigeria Reveals Systemic State Failure
[Premium Times] Durable solutions to end deadly attacks in Benue State will remain elusive if the crisis continues to be misdiagnosed.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: NCDMB, Dangote Refinery Inaugurate Joint Committee to Deepen Local Content
[Premium Times] The inauguration marks a pivotal moment in fostering strategic collaboration between both institutions and a significant move to reinforce local content development in the oil and gas sector.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Fact-Check - Did Notorious Bandit Bello Turji Announce Plans to Attack Enugu, Port Harcourt?
[Premium Times] Many people, mainly from the South-east, have been circulating a video clip in which Mr Turji purportedly announced plans to begin terror attacks in Enugu and Port Harcourt.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Federal Govt Establishes Orthopaedic Hospital, College of Education in Gombe
[Premium Times] Governor Yahaya says the facilities will ease accessibility to healthcare and education
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: One Killed, Others Injured As Bomb Explodes in Imo Community
[Premium Times] The latest incident occurred barely seven months after two people were killed in another bomb explosion in the sta
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Police Invade Sirleaf's Home to Arrest Former Official
[Liberian Investigator] Liberian police broke ranks with established protocol Tuesday when they invaded the private residence of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf--without notice--to arrest her longtime ally, Mary Broh in connection with an alleged scandal involving thousands of bags of rice donated by Saudi Arabia.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: CMOC completes acquisition of Cangrejos Gold Project, marking strategic entry into gold sector
[35Nord] CMOC Group announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of 100% equity in the Cangrejos Gold Project in Ecuador, marking a major milestone in the company's strategic expansion into the global gold sector. The transaction closed on June 24, 2025.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Broh, Williams Arrested in $425k Saudi Rice Diversion
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Former Monrovia Mayor and Director of the government's General Services Agency (GSA) Mary Broh and Henry O. Williams, executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), have been arrested by Liberia's Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce in connection with the alleged diversion of over 25,000 bags of rice donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Alleged N1.9bn Fraud - How Ministry Director, Surveyor Siphoned Contract Funds - Witnesses
[Premium Times] The witnesses took the court through the statement of accounts of the defendants detailing inflows of funds allegedly traced to the federal government.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Ally of Cameroon president, 92, quits 'broken' government to challenge him
A close ally of Paul Biya, in power for four decades, challenges "one-man" rule in the country.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source: