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Funeral row causes chaos for mourners of Zambia's ex-president
Clashing ideas over how Edgar Lungu should be honoured have led to a political standoff.
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:
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Reported cases of child abuse and neglect rose to 26 000 in 2024-25
These included 9 859 cases relating to sexual abuse reported in all nine provinces
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:Scrap Chagos Islands deal and agree new one, UN panel urges UK
A UN human rights panel says the deal "fails to guarantee" the rights of Chagossians.
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:'We made history' - Senegal first African side to beat England
Senegal beat England 3-1 at the City Ground on Tuesday to claim a first win for an African nation over England in 22 attempts.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Schoolchildren swept away as heavy floods and snow hit South Africa
Three children have been found alive, with search and rescue operations suspended for the night.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: MTN Rwanda Begins 5G Network Rollout
[New Times] MTN Rwanda has initiated the rollout of its 5G network infrastructure in Rwanda, beginning with "strategic" select locations in the capital, Kigali.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: Experts - Digital Solutions Developers Must Prioritise Farmers' Needs
[New Times] African digital platform developers have been urged to adopt a user-centred approach in designing agricultural technologies, which will improve the experiences and needs of smallholder farmers.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: Rwanda Receives 70 New White Rhinos
[New Times] Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and African Parks on Tuesday, June 10, announced the successful translocation of 70 southern white rhinos to Akagera National Park.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Kenya: MPs Demand Audit of Nemis After Inaccurate Data Revealed
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The status of the actual number of learners in public schools in the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) remains uncertain, with MPs demanding the conclusion of the special audit of the system.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Nairobi Hosts Forum On Family Wealth and Governance
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Leading African family-owned businesses and private wealth experts will convene on June 11 at the JW Marriott for the Nairobi Private Wealth Conference (NPW), a high-level forum dedicated to intergenerational wealth transfer, governance, and global resilience.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Mutunga, Karua Sue Tanzania At Eacj Over Detention, Deportation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A group of prominent Kenyan lawyers and activists, including former Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga and Martha Karua, have filed a petition at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) against the government of Tanzania, accusing it of unlawful detention, denial of entry and deportation.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Russia to Offer 500,000 Scholarships to International Students, Including Nigerians
[Premium Times] "The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will increase the number of international students in Russia to 500,000..."
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Ex-Minister Accuses Governor of Forcing Lawmakers, Others to Join APC
[Premium Times] Mr Essien said Governor Eno had, before now, spread empowerment and appointments across party lines, "but the current moves to exclude or sideline those who refuse to defect with him could erode that legacy of fairness and compromise."
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: PDP Crisis Continues As Pro-Wike Leaders Reaffirm Anyawu As Party's National Secretary
[Premium Times] There has been an intense contest about who is the authentic national secretary of the PDP, between Samuel Anyanwu and a former PDP National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa/Central Africa - Bishops of Bangassou Call for an End to Violence in the Diocese
[Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- "We, the Bishops of Bangassou, together with the entire Catholic community, are deeply concerned about the violence affecting Haut Mbomou," emphasize Juan Josè Aguirre, Bishop of Bangassou and Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese in the south-east of the Central African Republic, in a pastoral letter read on Sunday, June 8, during the Mass in the parishes of the diocese in the...
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Bishops Demand 'Clarity On the Death of Albert Ojwang in Police Custody'
[Agenzia Fides] Nairobi -- "We are deeply disturbed by the tragic and suspicious death of Albert Ojwang while in police custody. His death is not just a personal loss to his family, but a painful wound to our national conscience and a reminder of the urgent need for accountability in our justice system," is what the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) expressed, demanding clarification on the death of Albert...
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Botswana: Boko Mulls Military Hub
[The Patriot] Just days after President Duma Boko announced Botswana's ambition to develop a military industry and a hub for military excellence, Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) hosted a delegation from the Air Force War College, Nigeria, and the Botswana Defence Force (BDF).
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Botswana: AI Agents Are Redefining Productivity
[The Patriot] At the turn of the 21st century, the idea of asking a computer to book a dinner reservation or summarize a report would have sounded implausible. Yet today, digital assistants like Siri and Alexa routinely perform such tasks. We now find ourselves at the beginning of a new phase: the emergence of autonomous AI agents, tools that go beyond responding to instructions and instead proactively manage tasks,...
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Mayor of Mogadishu Donates Medical Aid to Community Forces in Hiiraan, Reinforcing Solidarity in Anti-Terror Fight
[Radio Dalsan] MOGADISHU -- In a strong gesture of national solidarity and regional cooperation, the Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of the Banadir Region, Dr Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Muungaab), has formally handed over a shipment of medical supplies to the Community Defense Forces in Hiiraan, who are fighting alongside the Somali National Army (SNA) against Al-Shabaab militants.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Jigawa Rolls Out Bio-Fortified Seeds to Strengthen Nutrition, Climate-Resilient Farming
[Premium Times] The initiative, flagged off in Dutse, aligns with Governor Namadi's 12-point agenda and reaffirms his administration's commitment to enhancing food and nutrition security through sustainable agricultural development.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Africa: Mpox Remains Public Health Emergency of International Concern - WHO
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES review of WHO global mpox trends shows that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the epicentre, consistently reporting between 200 and 600 new weekly cases.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Nurses' and Midwives' Strike Brings Healthcare to Standstill in Ghana
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Director-General of Ghana Health Services, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, called on the country's Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) to reconsider their ongoing strike, reports CitiFM.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Strike Action Must Give Way to Dialogue
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghanaian Times has decided to devote today's editorial to the ongoing industrial action which has engulfed the country over the past week, bringing healthcare delivery dangerously close to collapse.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:South Sudan: MSF Permanently Closes Hospital, Ends Support to 13 Health Facilities After Violent Looting
[MSF] Juba -- Due to safety and security concerns, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to permanently close its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, as well as withdraw its support to 13 primary health facilities in the county. MSF suspended all its medical services on 14 April 2025 after armed individuals forced their way into the hospital and its offices, threatened both staff and patients, and violently...
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Blogger Ojwang Died During Struggle, Suicide Ruled Out - Autopsy
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- An autopsy on social media influencer Albert Ojwang shows that he died of head injuries, neck compression and multiple soft tissue injuries consistent with assault.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Liberia: 'Bury Your Mother Alone' - Late First Lady's Family Slams Daughter for Rejecting Weah's Condolence Gift
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The family of the late former First Lady Nancy B. Doe is accusing her daughter, Veronica Mamie Doe, of disrespect and division after she rejected traditional condolence gifts from former President George Manneh Weah.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Kenya Protests Erupt After Activist Albert Ojwang Dies in Police Custody
[RFI] Anger is mounting in Kenya following the death of Albert Ojwang whilst in custody. The activist was arrested on Saturday, subsequent to a complaint from the police, who accused him of damaging their reputation on social media. Activists have taken to the streets in protest, as Kenya approaches the one-year anniversary of daily uprisings against government corruption and tax reforms.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Koffa Calls Arson Allegation 'Basket of Lies'
[Liberian Observer] Former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has publicly rejected all charges linking him to the devastating December 2024 fire that gutted Liberia's Capitol building, branding the prosecution's case as "a basket of evidence of innuendos, lies, and misstatements."
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Cameroon: Cameroonian Police End Surveillance on Opposition Leader Kamto
[allAfrica] Police in Cameroon ended a two-day stakeout of an apartment block in Douala where opposition leader Maurice Kamto was staying after returning from a political rally in France that angered the ruling CPDM party.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Wife of Nigerian Senator in Money Laundering Mess in UK
[Premium Times] She told a UK court that some of the money involved was sourced by her husband, who had been elected as a lawmaker.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Court Defers Petition Contesting JKIA Adani-Deal to October 27
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The petition challenging the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) - Adani deal will now be heard on October 27 after the government was given more time to submit evidence confirming its cancellation.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Emergency Kits Run Out Alongside Hope for DR Congo Sexual Violence Survivors
[Care International] Nairobi -- The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has precipitated a humanitarian crisis marked by a sharp increase in rape and sexual violence against women and girls. Earlier this year, in the latest outbreak of violence, nearly 500 cases of sexual violence were reported in a single week, with over 150 involving children. Despite compounded factors such as insecurity and fear...
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Africa: Silverbacks Holdings unveils 9th Exit with Strong Returns, Highlights Regional Attractiveness at Bloomberg ABMI25
[Silverbacks Holdings] Livingstone, Zambia -- Silverbacks Holdings, a leading private investment firm focused on Africa-related companies in high-growth and underserved industries, announced its ninth profitable exit, this time from a partial divestment from its stake in Nigeria's Omniretail , a B2B commerce startup digitizing informal retail supply chains, recognized by Financial Times as Africa's fastest growing...
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Police Probe After Man Falls to Death from Hotel Sky - South African News Briefs - June 10, 2025
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Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Politicians accused of Liberia parliament arson bailed for $440,000
Three opposition politicians and the former speaker of parliament have been charged over last year's fire.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source: