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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanMalawi: Prominent Lawyer Khumbo Soko Urges Chakwera to Concede Defeat - 'I Think MCP Has Lost This Election.'
[Nyasa Times] Renowned lawyer Khumbo Soko has issued a blunt call to President Lazarus Chakwera, urging him to concede defeat in the just-ended election, saying anything short of that risks plunging the country into needless tension.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:
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Mali: France Suspends Anti-Terrorism Cooperation With Mali After Diplomat's Arrest
[RFI] Diplomatic relations between Paris and Bamako have deteriorated further, with anti-terrorism cooperation suspended and diplomats expelled on both sides.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Ghana Sued by U.S. Deportees for Unlawful Detention
[allAfrica] Eleven people detained in Ghana after being deported from the U.S. are suing President John Mahama's government.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Fans, food and fast feet: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Bester, Magudumana's Main Trial Set to Proceed - South African News Briefs - September 19, 2025
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Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Africa: João Lourenço Advances Dialogue Across Africa
[InfoWire] João Lourenço's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize resonates across the continent. Angola is not a distant actor; it is a neighbour to many and a partner whose choices shape regional organisations, the Great Lakes, and vital trade corridors. The nomination letter signed by Angolan academic Afonso BotÑz frames Lourenço's record in the plain language of method, not spectacle. He praises a ''firm commitment...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:At least 10 dead in Lagos high-rise office building fire
Some commercial workers in Afriland Towers jumped out of the third and fourth floors when the fire started.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:US deportees sue Ghana over 'illegal' detention
Despite opposition to the deal, Ghana's president says 40 more deportees will arrive from the US.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Africa: African Experts Urge Governance Reforms, Domestic Resource Mobilization, and Stronger Partnerships to Drive Economic Transformation in Transition States
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] African economists and development leaders have called for sweeping governance reforms, stronger domestic resource mobilization, and innovative partnerships to accelerate economic transformation across the continent's transition states.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Water and Health Centres Changing Lives in Kasaï
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Drinking clean water, receiving treatment in a modern health centre or seeing your children study in bright classrooms is no longer a dream in KasaΓ― province, in the centre of the DRC. Today, it's real life.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Malawi's parties warned not to prematurely declare election victory
The parties of both President Lazarus Chakwera and his main rival, Peter Mutharika, say they won Tuesday's poll.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Africa: Seizing Opportunity - How Africa Can Lead the Global Green Transition
[InfoWire] UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell urges African nations to seize the economic opportunities of new climate plans by investing in renewables, green transport, and climate-smart agriculture. With the right financing and adaptation strategies, he says, the continent can create millions of jobs, strengthen resilience, and position itself as a leader in the global clean energy boom -- while addressing climate justice...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:African pride as Rwanda prepares for cycling history
Rwanda will make history when it becomes the first African nation to host cycling's Road World Championships from 21-28 September.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Dorawar Na'abba PHC Partially Operates Without Drugs, Water or Toilets
[Nigeria Health Watch] Sickness is not the only battle patients face at Dorawar Na'abba Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. Pregnant women wait for antenatal care without access to a restroom, children line up for vaccinations while staff fetch water from nearby homes, and patients often leave without receiving their medications.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Ruto At Three - Lofty Promises, Fragile Gains and the Weight of Broken Pledges
[Capital FM] When William Ruto rode to power in 2022, he promised a new dawn for the "hustlers" who had long felt neglected by successive governments. Three years on, his record is a mixed bag: bold achievements overshadowed by stubborn failures that threaten to define his presidency in ways he did not intend.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Africa: Farmers Build Resilience with Genebank Seeds
[Crop Trust] In Ghana, farmers can generally get hold of just a few varieties of Bambara groundnut to plant. But this is beginning to change, thanks to a new way of connecting farmers with seeds from the national genebank. This is giving farmers a chance to grow varieties that may be more suited to their needs and farms, and encourages the cultivation of a key local crop that has been neglected for too long.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Africa: Early Net-Zero Action in Africa Brings Big Climate Gains - and Development Challenges, CATF Finds
[Clean Air Task Force] New research from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) explores how different timelines for achieving net-zero emissions could shape Africa's energy, land, water, and development future. The study, Exploring Net-Zero Emissions Pathways for Africa Across Different Timelines , uses the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) to examine how various levels of climate ambition affect the continent's growth and...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Kenya: The Kenyan Government Must Invest in Criminal Justice Reform to Restore Dignity
[allAfrica] After 34 years of navigating and working within the U.S. criminal justice system, where even the most basic standards like access to hot water, sanitation, health and sufficient food are generally met, it was a sobering experience to witness first-hand, the harsh realities of incarceration in Kenya during a visit to Lang'ata Women's Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Mkhwanazi Continues Giving Evidence On Day 2 of Madlanga Commission
[SAnews.gov.za] The second day of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has begun at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Tshwane.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: South Africa Calls On All States to Take Action to Halt the Genocide in Gaza
[SAnews.gov.za] The Government of the Republic of South Africa has welcomed the findings of the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry stating that Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Five SANDF Members and Two Zimbabweans Charged With Smuggling Cigarettes
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that five of its members and two Zimbabwean nationals will appear in the Musina Magistrate's Court today on charges of allegedly stealing smuggled cigarettes.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Higher Education and Takealot Sign Strategic Skills Development Agreement
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has signed a landmark agreement with leading e-commerce business, Takealot Group, to expand youth skills development, bridge education-to-employment gaps, and support workforce growth in South Africa.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Kubayi Orders Legislative Amendments to Make Sex Offenders Register Accessible
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has directed her department to attend to the necessary legislative amendments that will allow the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) to be generally accessible to the public.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Several Taxi Routes Closed in Response to Ongoing Violence in W Cape
[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Provincial Government has announced the closure of several taxi routes in the Cape Town metropolitan area for a period of 30 days due to ongoing violence within the industry.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Sassa Beneficiaries Take Up Biometric Enrolment Campaign
[SAnews.gov.za] More than 42 000 clients have been enrolled at 432 South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) local offices across the country since the launch of the Beneficiary Biometric Enrolment (BBE) rollout just over two weeks ago.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Accelerates Electrification of Gomora Informal Settlement
[SAnews.gov.za] The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Electricity and Energy Directorate has made significant progress in extending electricity supply to the Gomora informal settlement in Kuyga, Ward 40, as part of its broader electrification programme.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Lagos Orders Immediate Suspension of All Reclamation Projects Without EIA, Drainage Clearance
[Vanguard] ...Warns Developers Against Environmental Abuse, Gives 7-Day Ultimatum
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Uganda: UAE Slaps Visa Ban On Uganda Starting 2026
[Nile Post] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially placed Uganda on its 2026 visa ban list, effectively barring Ugandan citizens from applying for tourist and work visas to the Gulf state.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Botswana: Botswana Has Valued Good Governance As Much As Diamonds
[ISS] The country's trajectory shows that natural endowments are neither destiny nor curse; governance determines the outcome.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Calm Restored to Hamile Border - GIS
[Ghanaian Times] THE Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) disclosed that calm has been restored at the Hamile Border Post in the Upper West Region after disturbances involving some members of the local community on Saturday evening, September 13, 2025 erupted.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Togo leader's sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to family rule
Marguerite GnakadΓ© has become a vocal critic of Togo's long-serving leader Faure GnassingbΓ©.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Libya: More Than 100 Sudanese Refugees Dead or Missing in Shipwrecks Off Libya
[RFI] At least 110 people have died or gone missing after two boats carrying mostly Sudanese refugees sunk off the coast of Tobruk, Libya.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Court Reserves Ruling, As Tamma Challenges Double Indictment in U.S.$3.6m Fraud Case
[Liberian Observer] A major decision as to whether or not it is illegal on the part of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to indict TAMMA Corporation for the same offence twice was on Wednesday, September 17 reserved.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Boakai Suspends Deputy Minister Over Rape Allegation
[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has suspended Bryant McGill, Deputy Minister for Youth Development at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, after allegations emerged that he raped a 14-year-old girl, the daughter of the Ministry's deputy chief of security.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: DA Crushes Mk Challenge to Hold Durban Seat
[Scrolla] The DA won ward 64 with 3,197 votes, beating the MK Party's 1,141. The ANC came third with 516 votes in the Montclair by-election. The ANC accused the MK Party of intimidation, violence and busing voters. Police stepped in when ANC members clashed with an MKP supporter.
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