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Kenya: Gachagua Urges Families of Gen Z Protest Victims to Stay Away From Commemoration March

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged families of Gen Z protest victims killed last year to stay away from the commemoration march set for Wednesday next week.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Sudan: 1,346,935 Citizens Receive Cholera Vaccination in Khartoum State

[SNA] The Federal Chamber for Monitoring the Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Khartoum State announced that 1,346,935 people aged one year and above received the vaccination over the five days leading up to Saturday.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: All of Africa Today - June 16, 2025

[allAfrica] More African Countries to Be Added To U.S. Travel Ban

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Midterm - Confusion at Nigerian Senate as Akpabio, Bamidele Contradict Themselves on Number of Bills Passed

[Premium Times] While Mr Akpabio said during the joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday to mark the 2025 Democracy Day that 96 out of 844 bills introduced in the Senate were passed in two years, Mr Bamidele said it passed 108 out of 983 bills during the period.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Trafficking in Africa a threat to securing a continent fit for children

Children on the continent are trafficked, sexually exploited, forced into marriage, recruited into armed forces and made to beg

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

The future is now: A call to SA’s youth to build social justice

Young people need to have discussions with their peers who have become apathetic and disengaged and volunteer in our communities to create a just society

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

'People just assume I'm Tunisian' - the Irishman at Club World Cup

Raised in the Republic of Ireland, Ayman Ben Mohamed reaches the Club World Cup after an unlikely journey to Tunisian side Esperance.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Harness the potential of the continent’s demographic dividend

Partnerships between education institutions and the private sector, with the backing of policymakers need to develop a strong school-to-work pipeline.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Nigeria: Anger After Agriculture Ministry Calls for Prayers Over Food Security

[Daily Trust] Farmers, experts and other stakeholders have flayed the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security's calls for prayers and fasting to ensure the successful attainment of national food security objectives.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Namibia: Foreign Fishing Vessels Plunder Namibia's Horse Mackerel

[ISS] The country's rich stock is being illegally harvested by foreign-flagged vessels licensed to fish in Angolan waters.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Survey finds SA youth display financial savvy

Instead of splurging on luxury brands, young adults are buying homes and cars while carefully balancing their budgets

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

From struggle to superpower: A letter to SA’s youth to rise through STEMI

We need thinkers who can connect the dots between science and society, code and compassion, data and dignity

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools

A legacy of apartheid means some black students have to go the extra mile to get a decent education.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Why has Cape Town’s giant green residential building been cancelled?

The Fynbos, a vertical forest tower of 689 apartments, was initially planned for 142 Bree Street, smack in the city’s centre

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Early 2025-26 production prospects signal an ample global grain and oilseed harvest

This forecast is based indications of good harvests in key producing countries such as the European Union, Russia, Canada, Argentina, the United Kingdom and India

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

The women at the centre of Somalia's construction boom

Mogadishu's rapid expansion after decades of war is giving unexpected opportunities in a male-dominated society.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

At least 45 killed in central Nigeria raid

Conflict between nomadic herders and settled farmers over land and resources are common in the region.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Disbelief as Nigeria urges prayer to end food shortages

The agriculture ministry calls on divine intervention to achieve food security, angering many.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

South Africa ignore Aussie sledges to go from chokers to champions

South Africa's players show their mettle to ignore sledges from Australia's players as they go from chokers to World Test champions at Lord's.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

We need to rebuild the idea of the public

South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

South Africa win WTC to land first major title

South Africa beat Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship final to end their long wait for a major global title.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Congolese rebels want peaceful solution to crisis, UN says

These are the highest-profile peace talks the UN has led since M23 rebels took over the city of Goma.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Bitching and moaning. For a cause

This is an edited version of former co-editor Irwin Manoim’s speech delivered at a reunion of those who were there when the Weekly Mail, now the Mail & Guardian, was founded 40 years ago on 14 June

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

How Trump's Africa strategy may become a double-edged sword

US aid to Africa has been cut and now defence is in Trump's sights - but it may prove more costly.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Senior Kenyan policeman arrested over blogger's killing

An investigation is under way into what really happened to Albert Ojwang in a police cell.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

National Prosecuting Authority preparing to reinstate charges against Nulane accused

The supreme court of appeal held that the acquittal of officials and Gupta associates on fraud and money-laundering charges was a failure of justice

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Dry humour isn’t funny

Showers and dishes must wait – even the dog’s bowl is rationed – as Joburg experiences yet another sustained service delivery failure

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Nigeria pardons activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 30 years after execution

The deaths of the environmentalist and eight other campaigners sparked an global outcry in 1995.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Zambia: Zambian President Barred From Lungu's Funeral

[263Chat] Former sixth Zambian President Edgar Lungu family has barred President Hakainde Hichilema from attending President Lungu's funeral.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: Somalia Deepens Ties With Russia As It Distances Itself From Western Partners

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia has signaled a major shift in its foreign policy by strengthening diplomatic ties with Russia while distancing itself from its traditional international allies.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: Gene-Editing Breakthrough - UCT in Landmark Trial

[UCT] In a ground-breaking first for South Africa and the African continent, local patients are participating in a pioneering international gene-editing clinical trial that may revolutionise treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and potentially fatal genetic disorder.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Uganda: Judicial Appointments and Promotions - a Game of Thrones

[Nile Post] The Parliament watch website of April 2025, published a concern by law makers about what they described as discriminatory promotion practices within Uganda's judiciary where they claimed that competent and long - serving judges are being overlooked in favour of newer, politically connected appointees.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

West Africa: Ecowas Marks 50th Year Anniversary

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has celebrated its Golden Jubilee in Addis Ababa.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Sudan: RSF Militia Lures Young Men and Women Out of City for Recruitment - Army

[SNA] El-Fashir -- The 6th Infantry Division in El-Fashir has confirmed that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia is currently recruiting citizens and luring young men and women out of the city to the "Garni" area using local means of transport (carts) under the pretext of opening safe corridors and providing aid, exploiting the economic situation in the city.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica