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Rwanda confirms talks with US about taking in migrants

Rwanda's foreign minister says his country is in the "spirit" of giving migrants "another chance".

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

β€˜When brothers fight to death a stranger inherits their father’s estate’

Professor Bonang Mohale received the Diamond Award for Global Educational Leadership from the The Not Alone Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia, in the US, this month. This is his acceptance speech.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

South Africa expects an ample grain harvest this year

The recovery of crops bodes well for consumers as prices should come down

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Zimbabwe: Minister Urges Mnangagwa to Visit Ailing Healthcare System

[263Chat] Minister of Youth Empowerment Development and Vocational Training, Tino Machakaire has ignited a storm with a scathing critique of the the country's healthcare system expressing concern over the dire conditions and growing public outcry.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Presidency Faults AfDB's Adesina's Claim of Nigerians Better Off in 1960s

[Leadership] The Presidency has rejected a recent assertion by the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who claimed that Nigerians were better off economically at the time of independence in 1960 than today.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenyan whistleblower faces lawsuit, death threats after exposing $2bn airport deal

President William Ruto scrapped the deal because of public outcry following Nelson Amenya’s exposΓ©

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Conservation maps show world’s largest mammal migration β€” and the urgent threat it faces

Newly released maps trace the epic journey of millions of antelope across East Africa and the pressures that endanger it

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Kenya government condemns 'shameful' shoe-hurling at president

The footwear hit the president on his outstretched arm as he spoke at a public rally.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

ANC Gauteng bets on internal renewal to lift 2026 election prospects

Internal polls forecast at least 40% of votes in the local government elections, while warnings against factionalism abound

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Kenya: Uncertainty Looms for Kenya Following Tense IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings

[IPS] Nairobi, Kenya -- Reflecting on this year's IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, one word lingers in my mind: uncertainty. The shifting global geopolitical landscape loomed large--none more so than the US administration's initial threat to withdraw from the Bretton Woods institutions.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: A Basic Income Support Grant Can Address Extreme Poverty and Inequality in South Africa - Economic Model Shows How

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65. This puts it among countries with the most unequal distribution of spending globally.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: 4 Police Officers Charged With Murder of Baby Pendo, 39 Protestors

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Four Police officers have been charged with the 2017 murder of baby Pendo and 39 other protestors.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ticking all the boxes: The GWM Haval Jolion Pro

After the successful entry of the Jolion in 2021, the Pro offers a more stylish exterior with all the technology needed to keep consumers happy

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Africa: What Is The State of Global Press Freedom in 2025?

[AI London] Around the world, journalists are being silenced, jailed, and disappeared - simply for doing their jobs. From Guatemala to the USA, Russia to Pakistan, governments are increasingly resorting to authoritarian practices, weaponizing vague laws, judicial systems, and brute force to suppress press freedom.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Covid and crackdowns slash ivory and pangolin scale trade

Trafficking of endangered wildlife is down sharply since 2020, the Wildlife Justice Commission finds

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Africa: Mauritania's Sidi Oud Tah To Unveil Vision to Lead the African Development Bank

[allAfrica] Nouakchott -- When Sidi Ould Tah addresses the media on Tuesday, May 6, he will use the opportunity to position himself as the next president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Mauritanian is one of five candidates seeking to replace Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina, whose tenure as head of the AfDB ends in August 2025.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ethiopian Nigussie breaks Belfast Marathon record

Ethiopian Tilahun Nigussie wins the Belfast Marathon in a new event record of two hours, 13 minutes and 37 seconds after dominating the race.

Published on: May 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan for first time, army says

It is the first time RSF attacks have reached the city, which is the de-facto capital of the army-led government.

Published on: May 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Seven killed in South Sudan hospital and market bombing, charity says

Doctors without Borders (MSF) said its hospital was attacked as fears grow of a return to civil war in South Sudan.

Published on: May 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africa

"He is a God [who approves] of polygamy," rang out as a congregation celebrated 55 marriages over Easter.

Published on: May 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

New post for Togo leader could see him rule for life

Faure GnassingbΓ©'s new role has no official term limits and his critics say it is a "coup d'Γ©tat".

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges

Ali Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials".

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

The Soul in the machine: Holding onto our humanity in a tech-driven world

In a world rushing toward automation, one city’s cultural celebration reminds us that connection, spirit and story are still our most vital technologies

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

New inquiry into whether prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes were blocked

Successive ANC-led governments have been criticised by some for prioritising national reconciliation ahead of justice for victims

Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

'I was born Ivorian' - bank boss barred from running for president tells BBC

Tidjane Thiam is challenging a court decision removing him from the electoral roll ahead of October's poll.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Tidjane Thiam: It is not for the regime to eliminate opposition leaders

Tidjane Thiam has been banned from standing in October's elections in Ivory Coast. So what is his next move?

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Ugandan judge jailed in UK for keeping housekeeper as slave

Lydia Mugambe kept a young woman as an unpaid nanny and maid at her home in Oxfordshire.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguard

The bodyguard of opposition leader Bobi Wine went missing five days ago, leading to fears for his safety.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Hairy situations: The bald facts

The barber’s mental health advice might be a cut above the barman’s but let’s not split ends about men’s suffering in this regard

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Tanzanian priest - and government critic - brutally attacked

The attack on a Catholic priest comes amid rising political tensions ahead of October's elections.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

South African woman guilty of kidnapping and trafficking daughter aged 6

Joshlin Smith's disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Namibia: Electoral Commission Budget Presented for Upcoming Elections

[Namibian] Statement by the speaker of the national assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, delivered on 29 April 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Matiangi Declares 2027 Presidential Bid

[Capital FM] Kisii -- Former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has declared he is ready to run for the presidency come 2027.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Parliament Moves to Consolidate Education Funds to Enable Free Basic Education

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parliament has initiated a landmark process to consolidate all existing education bursaries and funding streams in a bid to pave the way for free and compulsory basic education in Kenya.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica