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Ghana: Health Minister Addresses Parliament On Long-Term Measures to Address Rising Monkey Pox Cases
[Ghanaian Times] In an address to Parliament, the Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, emphasized the growing concern over the re-emergence of monkeypox in the country.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:
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Ethiopia: Bakelo, Jara Camps' Displaced Report Prolonged Aid Delays, Worsening Shelter Conditions
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the Bakelo IDP center in Debre Berhan city and the Jara IDP center in the North Wollo Zone of the Amhara region say they are experiencing worsening humanitarian conditions, citing delayed food aid, deteriorating shelter conditions, and a lack of essential non-food support.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: In Nigeria's Water Tug of War, Cleanliness and Access Collide
[Nigeria Health Watch] In the quiet, peri-urban community of Kuje in Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital, Amina Hassan, 34, wakes up at 4 a.m. each day to join a long queue to fetch water.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Nigeria - Pardon for Executed Ogoni Nine Activists 'Falls Far Short' of Real Justice
[AI London] Responding to the announcement on Wednesday that the Nigerian government has pardoned the Ogoni Nine, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International Nigeria's Director, said:
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Govt Offers Three-Year Tax Holiday to Startups in Shs 72.4 Trillion National Budget
[Nile Post] The government has introduced a three-year income tax holiday for new, Ugandan-owned startup businesses, effective July 1, 2025.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Activists Call for Urgent Action Against Rising Child Labor in Uganda
[Nile Post] Child rights activists and government officials have called for urgent and coordinated action to combat the growing crisis of child labor in Uganda, warning that the practice continues to undermine national development and entrench millions of children in poverty.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Sports Budget Rises Sharply
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government has made a significant investment in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports for the fiscal year 2025/26, with a budget allocation of 519.66bn/-, a remarkable increase of 82.1 per cent compared to last year's budget of 285.32bn/-.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: George Masaju Is Tanzania's New Chief Justice
[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Judge George Mcheche Masaju as the new Chief Justice of Tanzania, replacing Prof Ibrahim Hamis Juma, who has retired after more than seven years at the helm of the Judiciary.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:UN credibility crisis: The US veto shields Israelβs destruction of Gaza
The United Nations Security Council needs reform. The US has, since 1946, exercised its veto more than 80 times, many of those to block resolutions critical of Israel
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Egypt: Egypt Detains Pro-Palestinian Activists Ahead of Gaza Solidarity March
[RFI] Egyptian authorities have detained more than 200 pro-Palestinian activists who arrived in Cairo by plane as part of a solidarity march to Gaza to push for increased humanitarian aid access to the enclave. A convoy that left Tunisia for Gaza is currently blocked in Libya.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Municipality Slams 'Dangerous Lies' About Dam Causing Flood Deaths
[Scrolla] Municipality denies viral claims it opened dam gates that caused floods, killing 78 people. Officials warn that dangerous misinformation is spreading panic and confusing affected communities during the crisis.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Eastern Cape Intensifies Relief Efforts After Extreme Weather Claims 78 Lives
[SAnews.gov.za] The Eastern Cape Provincial Government, in collaboration with municipalities and social partners, is providing essential relief and recovery services to the communities affected by heavy rains and strong winds that have battered the province since Monday.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Helen Zilleβs mayoral bid divides DA
Democratic Alliance federal leaderβs possible comeback as Joburg mayor also rattles rivals
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Africa: Why Anti-Trafficking Measures Alone Won't Save Africa's Pangolins
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria accounts for the largest volume of detected pangolin scales illegally traded from Africa. Between 2010 and 2021, 190,000kg of scales - representing nearly 800,000 African pangolins - were seized in shipments linked to Nigeria, despite a ban on international trade.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Journalist Tesfalem Released From Detention
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- Prominent journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, founder and editor-in-chief of the online outlet Ethiopia Insider, was released from police custody on Friday, 13 June, after being held for several days despite three separate court decisions granting him bail.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Kenya: President Ruto Pledges Govt Commitment to Protect Kenyans From Rogue Police Officers
[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- President William Ruto has pledged the government's commitment to protect Kenyans from rogue police amid mounting accusations of brutality and impunity after social media influencer Ojwang's murder while in custody.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:The law is not neutral β it serves power or it serves the people
Elite corporate law firms have acted as if transformation is optional. The legal fraternity must take a clear stance in support of social justice and equality
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Digital occupation: How surveillance technologies repress dissent from Gaza to Cape Town
This creeping form of observation marks a dangerous evolution in how power is exercised and dissent controlled
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Burundi: Burundi's Ruling Party Sweeps Parliamentary Elections
[allAfrica] The ruling CNDD-FDD party in Burundi won all 100 seats in a parliamentary election, securing over 96% of the votes in all provinces. The electoral commission reported only minor irregularities, though opposition parties and rights groups condemned the process.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Global March to Gaza is a moral reckoning
More than 2,000 people β 55 from South Africa β have converged in Egypt in a show of international solidarity
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Africa: All of Africa Today - June 13, 2025
[allAfrica] Zambian President Barred From Lungu's Funeral
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Lesotho: Mass Lay-Offs At Lesotho Garment Factories As U.S. Tariffs Bite
[GroundUp] After the Trump administration's threat of 50% import duty on Lesotho, orders have dried up and production lines have shut down
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Africa: World Fails to Meet 2025 Child Labor Target
[DW] Despite global gains on combatting child labor, sub-Saharan Africa still has the highest number of underage workers, highlighting deeper challenges with the continent's fast-growing economies.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Dozens Dead as Boat Capsizes in Lake Tumba
[DW] Severe weather and overcrowding are believed to be the reasons the boat sank. Deadly boat accidents have become common in the waters near the African country.
Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source:Legal win for son tricked into moving to Africa by parents
The boy travelled to Ghana from London in March 2024 after being told a relative was ill.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: "The Algorithm Increases Harmful Content's Reach, Raising Exposure and the Risk of Real-world Harm"
[Civicus] CIVICUS speaks with Mercy Mutemi, a Kenyan tech lawyer at Nzili and Sumbi Advocates and legal counsel for petitioners challenging Facebook's role in hate and violence in Ethiopia.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Burundi's ruling party wins every seat in poll as rivals say democracy 'killed'
Burundi is set to have a one-party parliament following a poll that the opposition says was rigged.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: City Cassation Court Upholds Third Time Bail for Journalist Tesfalem - He Remains in Police Custody
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Addis Abeba City Administration Cassation Court has rejected a police appeal against the bail granted to journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, founder and editor-in-chief of the online outlet Ethiopia Insider, and upheld the rulings of two lower courts.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Uganda Increases Health Sector Budget to Shs 5.87 Tn in Fy 2025/26
[Nile Post] Uganda has significantly increased its health sector allocation to Shs 5.87 trillion in the 2025/26 national budget, marking a major rise from last year's Shs 2.95 trillion.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Aspiring Leaders Return Expression of Interest Forms At NUP,Emphasize Fair Venting Processes
[Nile Post] New aspiring leaders continue to gather at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters to return and pick their expression of interest forms, marking the beginning of the party's internal selection process ahead of the 2026 elections.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Windstorm Kills 6, Injures 30 in Taraba
[Daily Trust] A severe windstorm in Garba-Chede, a town in Bali Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, has claimed no fewer than six lives and left 30 others wounded.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Arrest Warrant Issued Against Activist Boniface Mwangi Over Failure to Appear in Court
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- An arrest warrant has been issued against activist Boniface Mwangi over his failure to appear in court to take plea in an assault case.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Somalia: 'We Are Not a Transitional State' - - Govt Calls for Dissolution of C6+ Group
[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu, Somalia -- In a bold diplomatic move, the Federal Government of Somalia has formally demanded the dismantling of the C6+ international coordination group, declaring that the era of transitional oversight in Somalia is over and no longer reflects the country's current political reality.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Sh4.2-Trillion Budget for 2025/26 Unveiled in Parliament
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi is presenting a Sh4.2 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, with the government targeting to raise Sh3.3 trillion in revenue and bridge a Sh900 billion deficit through borrowing and grants.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Eastern Cape Floods Claim 57 Lives As Four School Children Still Missing
[Scrolla] Eastern Cape flood death toll rises to 57 people, with four learners still missing after a minibus taxi was swept away. Government ministers visiting affected families while EFF blames provincial government for poor infrastructure and slow response.
Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source: