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Central African Republic: First ICC Sentences for CAR Militia Leaders 'Fall Far Short'
[RFI] Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have convicted two men of leading Christian-dominated militias in attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013 and 2014, on Thursday, and sentenced them to up to 15 years in prison.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:
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Ethiopia: Party Politics and Experience in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A glance at the texts written about Ethiopia to date suffices to show the prominent place that tales of warfare hold in its history. It is also unquestionable that most of these wars were sparked by intrigues for power. This phenomenon has shaped the country's political culture into a culture of war.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Opposition Party EPRP Calls On Government to End Military Responses to Political Dissent
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) has urged the federal government to cease using military force to address political demands and called for an immediate end to the targeting of civilians under the guise of warfare.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Over 50 Homes Damaged By Flash Floods in Gambella City Following Heavy Overnight Rainfall
[Addis Standard] More than 50 homes have been damaged in Gambella city following heavy rainfall that fell overnight on Thursday, triggering flash floods in several neighborhoods, residents told Addis Standard.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:'Ghana gives me more than football'
Born in England, Ghana forward Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah explains what it is like to be a diaspora player at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: Strengthening Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in an era of Global Trade Disruption
[Afreximbank] The share of bilateral exports between Africa and the Caribbean, despite extensive shared history, has never surpassed 6%, according to an ITC and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) study, leaving much room for growth of up to $2.1 billion within the next 5 years according to new studies. Key to this growth is adding value in priority sectors, such as minerals, processed food, , manufactured...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Standard Bank sweeps the board at 2025 Euromoney awards
Standard Bank has once again demonstrated its leadership as the best bank in South Africa and Africa after receiving 26 accolades across its continental footprint at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025. At an awards ceremony hosted in London, Standard Bank was recognised for its excellence in corporate & investment banking, customer experience, SME banking […]
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:A first for Morocco or 10th for Nigeria - who will win Wafcon final?
Hosts Morocco face Nigeria in the final of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, with both teams looking to make history.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: African Development Bank and Opec Fund Partner to Strengthen Environmental and Social Safeguards Across Africa
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development have unveiled a strategic partnership to enhance environmental and social safeguards across Africa, launching a continent-wide capacity-building initiative in Vienna, Austria.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: African Development Bank and Casablanca Finance City Host Strategic Dialogue to Accelerate African Economic Integration Concluded By the Casablanca Call to Action
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank and Casablanca Finance City (CFC), Africa's leading financial centre, have jointly organized a high-level strategic dialogue in Casablanca to accelerate private sector engagement in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Morocco: Morocco's Alleged Dollar Diplomacy Is Yielding Dividends
[ISS] More and more countries - and former SA President Jacob Zuma - are backing Rabat's plan for autonomy for Western Sahara.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Operation Vulindlela: Big on policy but low on results
Only 3% of reform work under phase two of the economic readjustment initiative has been completed, about 27% is delayed or off track, and 53% is under way
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Drowning - a Silent Killer Claiming Ugandan Lives, Especially Children
[Nile Post] As the world commemorates World Drowning Prevention Day, health and safety advocates are raising alarm over the rising number of drowning incidents in Uganda, particularly among children and young people.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Lawyers, Actvitists Defend Judiciary Amid Museveni's Threat
[Nile Post] A group of lawyers, activists, and civil society leaders has strongly condemned President Museveni's recent remarks attacking judicial officers over the granting of bail, warning that such statements threaten the rule of law and the independence of Uganda's judiciary.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: 'A Shot That Would Stop Sperms for 24 Months'
[Nile Post] A new male contraceptive is shaking up global conversations around reproductive health--and its potential could be felt in Uganda, where family planning remains largely centered on women.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Boakai Reaffirms Liberty Corridor Vision, Positions Liberia As Gateway to the Atlantic for West Africa
[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has restated his commitment to making Liberia the Atlantic gateway for its landlocked neighbors, framing the Liberty Corridor as the centerpiece of his administration's regional economic strategy.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Benin: Benin Names Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee Ambassadors to African-Americans
[allAfrica] Benin has appointed American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer and author Tonya Lewis Lee, as ambassadors for African-Americans in the U.S.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Africa: Most Child Deaths Are Preventable So Why Are They Still Happening?
[allAfrica] Global efforts have cut under-five deaths, but preventable child mortality remains a major challenge
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Court Orders Police to Pay #EndSARS Protesters N10m Over Rights Violation
[Vanguard] A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to pay N10 million in damages to some #EndSARS protesters for the violation of their fundamental rights.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Trees, tresses and teamwork: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Southern Africa through the South African Medical Research Council marks a decade of malaria research and collaboration
As Southern Africa works toward the World Health Organization’s goal of eliminating malaria by 2030, the region continues to face major challenges, including cross-border transmission, limited resources, and insecticide resistance. However, amid these difficulties, a significant milestone will be celebrated this month: the 10th annual Southern Africa Malaria Research Conference. The event, hosted by the […]
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:ExpertOption: Africa’s trusted platform for confident, flexible online trading
Online trading is accelerating across Africa, opening up new opportunities for people to grow their income, diversify investments, and gain access to the global financial system. Leading this transformation is ExpertOption — a powerful trading platform built with transparency, flexibility, and ease of use at its core. Whether you’re completely new to trading or have […]
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Discover how AI-Powered analytics are revolutionising retail Forex Trading in 2025
The foreign-exchange market has always rewarded traders who can process information faster than the competition. In 2025, that advantage increasingly belongs to those who deploy artificial-intelligence-driven analytics. South African retail traders, once limited to basic charting packages and delayed economic calendars, now enjoy real-time pattern detection, sentiment scoring, and predictive order-flow models piped...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:NWU vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West
NWU is building the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine, and Prof Tyobeka says pairing it with the planned North West academic hospital would benefit the province.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Mitchell's Plain Launches New Youth Safety Programme - South African News Briefs - July 25, 2025
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Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Sahel Region - African Union Appoints Special Envoy
[HRW] Nairobi -- Opportunity to Boost AU Engagement, Promote Human Rights
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Success is spelt Sarkodie
The Ghanaian musician is label-free, legacy-focused and making global moves that are on his own terms
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Mineral Wealth Must Benefit All Zimbabweans, Not Just a Few - Mnangagwa
[New Zimbabwe] Deputy Finance Minister David Mnangagwa has said the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill represents a bold step toward equitable economic reform, insisting Zimbabwe's vast mineral wealth must uplift all citizens, not only a privileged minority.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Nomisupasta and Rapsody: The collab that took 13 years
When Rapsody finally came to South Africa to record her latest album, something deeply meaningful and long-awaited took shape.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Egypt marks 73rd Revolution anniversary
Egypt’s ambassador to South Africa said the two countries will work for economic liberation
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Cryptic Crossword JDE 490
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Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Watchdog blames 'disproportionate force' by Kenya police for protest deaths
The Ipoa links most of the 65 deaths over four days of demonstrations to actions by the police.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Digital Wars - Hate Speech Against Women in Sudan
[Ayin English] Sara* is still scarred by her memories of fleeing Omdurman, back in 2023 after Sudan's war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sparked off in mid April the same year. Her home was looted and partially damaged from shelling. Like many civilians trapped in the war, Sara and her family took a perilous journey to leave the country, sharing a vehicle with neighbours. The journey was...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:West Africa: EU, Editors Collaborate to Fight Fake News, Disinformation
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the European Union (EU) are collaborating through a one-day training programme for editors and media executives to stem the negative impact of fake news, disinformation and misinformation in the Nigeria media landscape.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Liberia: ' Don't Ask to Be Minister If You Can't Handle the Job.'
[New Dawn] The outgoing President of the African Development Bank, or AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has urged cabinet Ministers not to request a ministerial job, knowing fully well that they can't handle the pressure that comes along with the job.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source: