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Ghana: Accra to Host First-Ever ESG, Sustainability Conference
[Ghanaian Times] Stakeholders in the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and sustainability space across the globe are converging in Accra for the first ever international gathering on ESG and sustainability reporting conference.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:
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Ghana: Ghana Must Reignite Commitment to Malaria Elimination
[Ghanaian Times] As Ghana joins the global community to commemorate World Malaria Day (WMD) today on the theme "Malaria ends with us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite," it is important that the country recommits itself to eliminating the disease.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Be Guided By Rule of Law in Processes to Remove CJ From Office - GBA
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has urged actors involved in the process of the removal from office of the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Torkonoo, to let the rule of law be their guiding principles.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: Zaumu Unveils Africa's First Creator-First Digital Marketplace in Nairobi
[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- A new digital platform designed to transform the influencer economy in Africa has been launched in Nairobi.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Hoops and rhymes boosting Africa's creative economy
The Basketball Africa League is is leveraging the power of entertainment to help grow the game on the continent and boost Africa's creative economy.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Govt's Lukewarm Approach to Enforcing Supreme Court Ruling Could Undermine Campaign for UN Security Council Seat - Experts Warn
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- When President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung took the oath of office on January 22, 2024--administered by Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh--they swore to uphold, protect, and defend the Constitution of Liberia.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Advocates Warn Trump Administration's Plans to Shut Offices Devoted to Global Justice and Human Trafficking Will Be Big Blow to Liberian Victims
[FrontPageAfrica] Human rights advocates working on transitional justice and human trafficking in Liberia say they are shocked by this week's announcement by Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, that the US government will shut down the Office of Global Criminal Justice and the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, both of which have played significant roles in Liberia in recent years.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Boakai's 'Functioning Quorum' Gambit a Blow to Judicial Integrity
[FrontPageAfrica] PRESIDENT JOSEPH BOAKAI'S national address Thursday following the Supreme Court's decisive ruling on the House of Representatives impasse was an opportunity to reaffirm the executive branch's fidelity to the Constitution and judicial authority.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Kogar's By-Election Win Seals Koung's Status As Prince Johnson's Political Successor
[FrontPageAfrica] Nimba County -- When the National Elections Commission (NEC) on Thursday declared Representative Samuel Kogar the winner of the Nimba County Senatorial By-election, it was more than just the end of a vote count. It was the beginning of a new political chapter -- one that signals the solidification of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) as the dominant force in Liberia's second most...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: More Nigerians to Sink Into Poverty By 2027 - World Bank
[Premium Times] "Importantly, poverty in resource-rich, fragile countries (which include large countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria) is expected to increase by 3.6 percentage points over 2022-27, being the only group in the region with increasing poverty rates."
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Court Orders Arrest, Remand of Six Cbex Promoters Over Alleged $1 Billion Ponzi Scheme
[Premium Times] The court ordered the arrest of some identified CBEX promoters following a request by the EFCC.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: Calls for Urgent Action to Address Delays in Africa's Malaria Vaccine Rollout on World Malaria Day
[1Day Africa] Lusaka -- On World Malaria Day, an international observance commemorated every year on April 25th to recognize global efforts to control malaria (a disease that puts 3.3 billion people in 106 countries at risk), 1Day Africa, an advocacy organization dedicated to accelerating life-saving medical research, is raising concerns about the slow pace of malaria vaccine deployment across Africa. While the R21...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges
The 65-year-old suspect is also charged with visa fraud while seeking to become a US citizen in 2003.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: We Finally Have A Shot at Ending Malaria, But We Must Scale Up To Save Lives
[allAfrica] Almost six years ago, we embarked on a journey to address one of the deadliest diseases on the African continent - malaria. In 2019, Burkina Faso, where nearly 5,000 children die from malaria every year, became the centre of the R21 malaria vaccine Phase II trial. What began as a scientific challenge for my colleagues and I, turned into a historic public health achievement that we can all take pride in.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: Price of Key DR-TB Medicine Drops 25% as TB Alliance's Multi-Manufacturer Strategy Expands Access
[allAfrica] TB Alliance's third licensed manufacturer makes pretomanid available through the Global Drug Facility, further improving affordability and access
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Opposition Members Arrested as Leader Faces Trial
[DW] Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party CHADEMA, faces trial for treason. His party has accused Tanzania's president of resorting to authoritarian tactics.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila's Return to Congo Fuels Tensions Amid Truce
[DW] The Congolese government and opposing rebel movements have agreed to a ceasefire. It comes at a time when tensions have reached a boiling point following reports that former President Joseph Kabila had returned to Congo.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Power Utility Eskom Suspends Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - April 25, 2025
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Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Global Health Agencies Warn of Rising Disease Outbreaks Amid Vaccine Funding Cuts
[Premium Times] They are urging governments and donors to support global efforts to protect lives and sustain vaccination programmes.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somali Army Repels Al-Shabaab Attack in Middle Shabelle - Military Official
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The Somali National Army on Thursday said it had repelled a dawn attack by Al-Shabaab militants on the village of Wargadhi, located in the Masajid Ali Gaduud district of Middle Shabelle region.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Brumskine Slams Appointees for Attacks On Supreme Court, Warns of Regional Fallout
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Cllr. Charlyne M. Brumskine has condemned presidential appointees in the Executive Branch for publicly attacking the Supreme Court of Liberia, warning that their conduct not only undermines the judiciary but also damages President Joseph Boakai's image across the region.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:ANC U-turn over tax that threatened South Africa's government
The finance minister drops a planned VAT increase after one party in the coalition government goes to court.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Liberia's $500m MCC Dream On Shaky Ground Amid Looming U.S. Shutdown of Agency
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Just months after President Joseph Nyuma Boakai triumphantly announced Liberia's eligibility for a second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact worth up to $500 million, a POLITICO report has cast a looming shadow over that hard-earned victory. The report, published Tuesday, reveals that the MCC is on the verge of being shut down by the U.S. Department of Government...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Namibia: NIPDB at the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC)
[NIPDB] Let's meet at the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) | The 7th edition of the NIEC is underway at the Windhoek Country Club, convening global energy leaders, policymakers, and investors to advance the continent's energy future.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:South Africa and Ukraine woo each other - as relationships with Trump turn sour
Volodymyr Zelensky ends an historic visit to South Africa to counter Russia's influence on the continent.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Renewed RSF Shelling Kills At Least 55 in North Darfur
[Dabanga] El Fasher /El Malha / Bara / Babanousa / Wad Banda -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of killing at least eight civilians and injuring dozens in a shelling of residential neighbourhoods in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on Tuesday. A day earlier, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) reported that a separate RSF artillery barrage had killed 47 civilians.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Burkina Faso: In Burkina Faso, Traoré's Legacy Could Extend Beyond Popularity and Promises
[ISS] The challenge will be translating the country's rich mineral resources and promising economy into stability and development.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Africa: Vaccination Progress Helps Save Millions of Lives in African Region
[GAVI] Brazzaville / Geneva -- An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer.In 2023, vaccination saved at least 1.8 million lives in the African region, nearly half the global figure of 4.2 million. These advancements have been possible thanks to government efforts and the support from partners including Gavi,...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group
This is the deadliest known attack since insurgents began operating in Benin at the beginning of the decade.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Mathematics to Remain Compulsory in Primary and Secondary Schools
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has clarified that Mathematics will remain compulsory in primary and secondary schools.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Children Born to Liberation Fighters in Exile Demand Inclusion
[New Era] The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs has recommended that the Ministry of Defence and Veterans' Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, amend the Veterans Act to include all children born in exile.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Steenkamp Enters Khoekhoegowab Storm ... Says No Language Is Superior to Another
[New Era] A storm is brewing at the Auas Primary School in the heart of Katutura, where disgruntled parents and community members and the school's management are at loggerheads. It is alleged that the staff and principal are plotting to remove the Khoekhoegowab (KKG) language from the school. At the centre of the brouhaha is principal Toini Nauyoma, the alleged orchestrator-in-chief of the move.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Namibia: N$1b Transnamib Locomotive Tender Blocked
[New Era] Transport minister Veikko Nekundi has halted the procurement of 30 locomotives from a company in the United States by TransNamib.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Hope Restored As Sagnarigu Community Dam Is Dredged
[Ghanaian Times] Some residents of Sagnarigu in the Tamale Municipality of the Northern Region have welcomed with great relief of the successful dredging of the community's only dam, a vital water source.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Ghana: 2 More Petitions Filed for CJ Removal?
[Ghanaian Times] Two more petitions are believed to have been filed at the Presidency, seeking the removal of Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Torkonoo, from office.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: