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Ethiopia: Silent Ghosts, Loud Paranoia - What Haunts Somali Region Leadership?
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) today stands not as a movement of accidental convergence but as a calculated alliance forged through political maturity, compromise, and vision. In this equilibrium, two political figures--Adem Farah, Head of the Coordination Center for the Development of Democracy with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister and Vice President of PP, and Ahmed Shide, the...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:
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Rwanda: How Rabbits Changed Fortunes of Rwanda's Top Breeder
[New Times] In the moderately hilly area of Nyamirambo, Nyarugenge District in Kigali, thousands of rabbits, ranging from newborn kits to full-grown bucks can be seen comfortably moving in hutches made of rust-resistant wire cages.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Africa: 'We're One Family' - Ghana's Adubea On Team Unity, Inspiration and Wafcon Goals
[CAF] A key figure for the Black Queens, Princella Adubea is set to take part in another Women's Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana, this time as a leader within a squad that has come of age. The striker reflects on her role as a mentor, the team's evolution, and the influence of head coach Kim BjΓΆrkegren, as Ghana sets its sights on a long-awaited first continental title. In an interview with CAFOnline.com, she speaks...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:South Africa: 12 Killed in a Bus Accident Near Vryheid - South African News Briefs - June 17, 2025
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Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: We Are Sick and Tired of Earning Peanuts - Teachers Stage Protest Over Poor Salaries
[New Zimbabwe] Dozens of teachers under the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) in Manicaland, Monday, staged a protest over paltry salaries and poor working conditions.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Sudan in danger of self-destructing as conflict and famine reign
The war is in strategic stalemate, but Sudan is no-one's priority - an orphan in a region that is ablaze.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Africa: PMI's Sub-Saharan Africa Smoke-Free Vision Gathers Momentum
[allAfrica] Despite facing the global regulatory challenges on tobacco products, Philip Morris International (PMI) is intensifying its efforts to transition smokers across Sub-Saharan Africa from cigarettes to smoke-free alternatives. The company's Area Vice President Sub-Saharan Africa, Branislav Bibic, remains optimistic about the continent ' s readiness to embrace innovative technologies.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Kenya's deputy police chief steps aside amid uproar over blogger's death
Eliud Lagat has been under pressure to resign after lodging the complaint that saw the blogger's arrest.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Ethiopia Warns of Security Threat From Egyptian Troops in Somalia
[Shabelle] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's army chief warned on Saturday that the deployment of Egyptian troops to neighbouring Somalia poses a growing threat to Ethiopia's national security, amid heightened regional tensions.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somali, Qatari Defence Ministers Meet in Doha to Boost Military Cooperation
[Shabelle] Somalia's Minister of Defence, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, held talks on Monday in Doha with Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, H.E. Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, during an official working visit aimed at strengthening bilateral defence ties.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Ouattara Poised for Fourth Term Bid As Opposition Pushes Back
[RFI] CΓ΄te d'Ivoire is preparing for a contentious presidential election in October as President Alassane Ouattara's supporters rally for his likely re-election bid. Meanwhile, opposition groups are demanding a fairer contest and the reinstatement of barred candidates.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Africa: AUC Chairperson Convened & Presided Over a Session of the AU Peace Fund Executive Management Committee
[African Union] This morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf convened & presided over a session of the AU Peace Fund Executive Management Committee. He received a comprehensive briefing from H.E. @dagmawit_moges, Director-General of the @AUPeaceFund, & H.E. @Bankole_Adeoye, Commissioner of @AUC_PAPS, on the strategic and progressive utilisation of the Fund.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Court Halts Isiolo Governor's Impeachment Debate
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court in Isiolo issued an order stopping impeachment of Governor Abdi Guyo pending hearing and determination of case before it.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Israelβs offensive in Iran breaches the Geneva Conventions
The airstrikes are about more than Iranβs nuclear capacity; they are aimed at the network of supporters of Palestiniansβ right to exist
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Malawi: Democratic Progressive Party Questioned About Use of Public Funds
[Nyasa Times] The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is under growing scrutiny after revelations that it received over K360 million in taxpayer money over the past five years--and has failed to provide a single report on how the funds were used.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Slain Taxi Bosses Remembered As One More Dies and Two Still Critical
[Scrolla] A fifth taxi owner has died in hospital after last week's shooting at Mfuleni taxi rank, leaving one more owner and a passenger still injured. Codeta says the violence started when members resumed a route they are legally allowed to run but were blocked by another association.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Kenya: When Healthcare Pushes You Over the Edge
[Capital FM] We often think of healthcare as something we turn to when we are unwell. A service we access, a system we rely on. Yet for many Kenyan households, healthcare is something far more precarious: a financial cliff.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: 'The Survivors of the Yelwata Massacre Are Terrified and Lack Everything'
[Agenzia Fides] Abuja -- "The survivors of the massacre are terrified; they have suffered and seen unspeakable violence" Father Remigius Ihyula, Coordinator of the Development, Justice and Peace Commission of the diocese of Makurdi, in the State of Benue (in the central-eastern part of Nigeria) told Fides referring to the massacre of a group of displaced people hosted at the Catholic mission of Yelwata, in the local...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Tanzanian Opposition Leader to Represent Himself in Court Over Treason Charges
[RFI] Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu told a court on Monday that he had been denied his basic legal rights and that he would defend himself against a treason charge that carries the death penalty.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Malawi: Former President Muluzi Resolves Lungu Funeral Dispute
[Nyasa Times] Former President of Malawi, Dr. Bakili Muluzi, has played a pivotal role in resolving a tense standoff between the Zambian government and the family of the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, bringing an end to days of uncertainty over funeral arrangements for the fallen statesman.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Chad: Chad Now Faces Cholera, Along With Food Crisis, Says UN
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Chad is facing a dire food crisis that is reaching breaking point in the east of the northern African country, and a new threat of cholera looms, says the local UN Humanitarian Coordinator, François Batalingaya.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa's Heavy Rains in Dry Season Leaves 29 Dead
[New Times] At least 29 people were killed over the weekend by heavy rains in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), local authorities said Monday.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Malawi: Drug Imports Draining Malawi - Pharmaceutical Stakeholders Push for Local Manufacturing Revolution
[Nyasa Times] Pharmaceutical stakeholders in Malawi have issued a strong call to action: invest in local drug manufacturing or continue facing drug shortages, foreign exchange crises, and a flood of substandard imports.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:South Africa: South Africans in Iran Urged to Register With the Embassy
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African government has encouraged all citizens currently in the Islamic Republic of Iran to contact the Embassy in Tehran to ensure that they are registered with, and that their whereabouts are known to, the Embassy.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Heavy rains in dry season cause havoc in DR Congo's capital
At least 29 people were killed in Kinshasa as homes were swept away in unusually big downpours.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:(Re)centre youths in city planning
Spatial barriers, which translate into transport and data costs, put financial strain on job-seekers
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Boakai Govt Starves War Crimes Court As Staff Go Months Without Pay
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Five months without pay. That's the grim reality facing staff of Liberia's Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court, an institution once hailed as a cornerstone of President Joseph Boakai's justice and reconciliation agenda.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: TFF General Election Set for August 16
[Daily News] ...Nomination process begins today
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Kuria's Intended Swap From Ruto's Advisor to Jubilee Party Chief Puzzles Miscalculating Kega
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- East African Legislative Assembly MP Kanini Kega has laughed off a declaration by Moses Kuria, expressing interest in becoming the Secretary-General of the Jubilee Party.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: What's in It for You? The Budget Breakdown
[Daily News] Dodoma -- EVER wondered where your taxes actually go or why fuel prices shift like moods on a Monday? Welcome to the world of the national budget and precisely, the government's master plan, shopping list and economic GPS all rolled into one.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Zambian ex-president's family settle funeral row with government
The row caused consternation with some wondering how they should mourn former leader Edgar Lungu.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Liberia Included On a List of 36 Countries for Potential Us Travel Ban - Foreign Minister Nyanti Says Government Is Engaging the Trump Administration On the Matter
[FrontPageAfrica] The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has included Liberia on a list of 36 countries whose citizens will be banned from travelling to the US according to a draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, a U.S. media outlet.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Government worried about safety of South Africans in Iran
The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Africa: FAO and WFP Early Warning Report Reveals Worsening Hunger in 13 Hotspots
[WFP] Rome -- Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Africa: U.S. Envisages Adding 25 More African Countries to Travel Ban
[RFI] US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States - 25 of which are on the African continent - according to an internal State Department cable issued over the weekend.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: